Q: The nissan starts, battery indicator goes down quickly then car shakes and shutdown with high voltage battery indicator on
When I start the car, it works as should be، and the sound of the gas engine comes out , then after seconds the battery cursor moves down quickly then the car shakes and turns off . I tried to change the small battery but that didn't work .
My car has 88000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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