# She won't starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-wont-starting/61985>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, batteries, starters, alternators, maxima\
**Created:** [February 28, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-wont-starting/61985 "2011-02-28T03:50:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BigTaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@BigTaco](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigTaco)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-wont-starting/61985/1 "2011-02-28T03:50:46Z")

</div>

my car won’t start. It would try to turn over occasionally, The battery checks out. i tried to jump start it bypassing the battery with no results. multimeter reads current though cable going from battery to alternator. what is wrong with my car??

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-wont-starting/61985/2 "2011-02-28T12:01:27Z")

</div>

You need three things to make the engine run: Fuel, spark, and compression.

Which one don’t you have?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-wont-starting/61985/3 "2011-02-28T12:01:38Z")

</div>

Does it every start? Does it not turn over at all, except for the occasional time? Has someone checked the battery connections (removing and cleaning the contacts at both ends or each wire? Remember to check the ground cables as well as the + cables. How was the battery checked?