2008 infiniti g35 AT
Please help with this issues.
Battery was dead when I got there.
Car has been sitting for a while.
I put a new battery on it.
As soon as the positive terminal touched the battery, the brake lights turned on and stayed on. Also you could here a constant ticking.
Furthermore. The push to start button indicated "locked" and I'm unable to switch the shifter into p r n d .
I'm attempting to diagnose it myself before bringing in the big boys.
Any ideas or would anyone care to share what I should do to continue troubleshooting this issue.
"The battery was dead when I got there."
Did you buy a car with a dead battery? I'm assuming private seller and you're looking to flip it?
Sounds like you have some electrical gremlins going on. Likely there is an issue with the anti-theft system which is causing your transmission lockout.
I hope you have a lot of time, a steady hand, and some hard liquor because chasing down the short is going to suck.
😅 thats a good one Mod man! Best advice I heard yet!
You are correct on your assumptions.
I also think it has something to do with the anti theft system. But I need to know how to bypass that. Or should I just take it to the dealer ? I paid 200$ for it.
Well, start looking for some shorts to ground. Take your time and look for any obvious signs of wire damage. Also, are you sure this was not a flood car? Lots of those on the market now due to all the severe flooding everywhere over the last 6 months.
I have started looking for wire damage . The car shows no signs of water damage .
I have looked everywhere on the internet to a similar issue but no luck.
This sure is a tough issue to fix.