Why the heck does my car sometimes start, sometimes not??!!? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

240sxspeedracer1 · 12-06-2001, 09:56 PM

I have a '90 240sx.  It cranks good, but sometimes it doesnt crank at all.  It has nothing to do with the battery or the alternator but this is the problem....
When i go to crank it, it doesnt even make a cranking sound(like if the battery was dead)  then I shake the car(I jerk my body forward to move the car) and then it turns on fine.  What the heck kind of problem is that?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?  I dont understand it at all..  So when I shake the car, I crank it and it turns on perfectly, no problems while running either...help me, somebody told me its the ignition switch...is that possible?

12-06-2001, 09:56 PM	#1
240sxspeedracer1 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: jerzzzz Age: 43 Posts: 494 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have a '90 240sx.  It cranks good, but sometimes it doesnt crank at all.  It has nothing to do with the battery or the alternator but this is the problem.... When i go to crank it, it doesnt even make a cranking sound(like if the battery was dead)  then I shake the car(I jerk my body forward to move the car) and then it turns on fine.  What the heck kind of problem is that?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?  I dont understand it at all..  So when I shake the car, I crank it and it turns on perfectly, no problems while running either...help me, somebody told me its the ignition switch...is that possible?