Engine does not crank when turning the key?

Tiny
SALIH.REZALI
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  • 2008 NISSAN SENTRA
  • 2.0L
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 250,000 MILES
My car won’t crank over. There are no lights on the dash at all, it doesn’t crank when turning the key, but the hazards work and the car chimes when I have the key in it and the door open. Lights don’t work either. I recently bought a new battery and since the problem has started I have changed the entire steering column thinking it was the ignition switch. It did nothing.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 AT 3:40 AM

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Tiny
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So with this kind of problem the first thing you should do is check the fusible links. Here is a guide to help and the link locations in the images below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Also, make sure that all power wires going tot he battery are connected, if you can upload an image of the battery and terminals I can see what the problem is. Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 AT 9:32 AM

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