Geffellz18
Senior Member
Seeking some insight from any pros on here:
2003 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 w/ 3.5L V6.
Issue is I parked the truck and it sat for a couple of months after taking it down to S. GA for a kayak trip in the Okefenokee.
It’s my off road toy so it doesn’t get driven often at all.
Went to crank it about 6-8 weeks ago and battery was dead-Ends up there is apparently a short somewhere because now if I don’t crank it within 3-4 days the battery dies. It’s a brand new battery.
The primary issue however is that the truck is now in limp mode, but isn’t throwing a code to engage the check engine light. Last time it was the crank position sensor so I changed it and was back in business.
I did run a live scan and there is one issue that continues even though there’s no CEL and it comes back even when I clear it.
P0550-power steering pressure sensor.
My question is will this cause the vehicle go into limp mode?
Also, any best practices for trying to diagnose the apparent short that keeps killing the battery. I have it on a trickle charger now to keep it charged.
2003 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 w/ 3.5L V6.
Issue is I parked the truck and it sat for a couple of months after taking it down to S. GA for a kayak trip in the Okefenokee.
It’s my off road toy so it doesn’t get driven often at all.
Went to crank it about 6-8 weeks ago and battery was dead-Ends up there is apparently a short somewhere because now if I don’t crank it within 3-4 days the battery dies. It’s a brand new battery.
The primary issue however is that the truck is now in limp mode, but isn’t throwing a code to engage the check engine light. Last time it was the crank position sensor so I changed it and was back in business.
I did run a live scan and there is one issue that continues even though there’s no CEL and it comes back even when I clear it.
P0550-power steering pressure sensor.
My question is will this cause the vehicle go into limp mode?
Also, any best practices for trying to diagnose the apparent short that keeps killing the battery. I have it on a trickle charger now to keep it charged.