# My car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car/35035>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [August 14, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car/35035 "2009-08-14T02:12:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![ittsmeray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@ittsmeray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ittsmeray)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car/35035/1 "2009-08-14T02:12:58Z")

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my 2001 nissan altima cut off and wont start back up. i checked and its not getting any fire.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car/35035/2 "2009-08-14T03:49:53Z")

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Oiy vay.  
By saying “its not getting any fire”, I take it to mean “no spark”, right?

OR do you mean the engine won’t fire up as in “run”.

Did it stop suddenly or stumble along before dying?