Christmas day I went out to my car I opened my back door ...


Christmas day I went out to my car I opened my back door the alarm system went off now my car will not start ,today I talked to someone they said to cross jump it it ran until the fuel ran out then it turned off Mechanic's Ass...

Christmas day I went out to my car I opened my back door the alarm system went off now my car will not start ,today I talked to someone they said to cross jump it it ran until the fuel ran out then it turned off Mechanic's Assistant: Have you tried locking and unlocking the driver's side door using the key itself? Ues Yes Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? A 2004 Nissan exterior Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your vehicle yourself? What have you tried so far? Yes,

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Brian
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Hello Brian, Nice to meet you!

Same here
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What year and Model Nissan is this? 04 Xterra?

04 xterra
Automotive Expert
So what does the truck do exactly when you attempt to start the truck?

Christmas day I went out to my vehicle and opened the back door the alarm system activated now nothing the car won't do nothing
Automotive Expert
When the alarm went off, do you recall which lights were flashing? 1. Head Lights? or 2. Parking Lights?

OkHead lights
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Take the mechanical key, and lock and unlock the drivers door and then try to start the truck and advise

We did that nothing happened

Customer attachment 12/28/2020 12:25:59 AM

Did you get that
Automotive Expert
File is not working. What is the file? So what does the truck do exactly? Does the ignition turn on? Does the engine turn over and not start?

engine not startWhen I cross jump it it did start until the fuel in the injectors was out
Automotive Expert
You jumped it backwards?

We think the security system locked it
Automotive Expert
You should never jump start anything backwards. You can damage control units. So if you jumped it backwards, you will need to check all fuses and Main Fusible link to see if any are blown! This does not sound like a security system. Does the Head lights work? Hazard Lights work and Horn work?

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