Engine does not crank when turning the key?

2008 NISSAN SENTRA
250,000 MILES • 2.0L • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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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.
Sep 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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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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Sep 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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