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Old 04-27-2008, 07:22 PM   #1
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Turn Key to Start?
Ok so I put the key in and it didnt crank. Turned it back then cranked it again and it fired right up. Drove away. Then it did the same thing when I go back in again. I didnt have to play with the shifter at all to get it to crank, but I'm thinkin it could be NSS....it starts in P and in N. I donno, seemed odd. It has never done this before.

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Old 04-27-2008, 07:23 PM   #2
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Could be the ignition switch is going bad, starter relay, or starter solenoid.

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Old 04-27-2008, 07:27 PM   #3
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that's the same thing that happened to mine, the wife was at grocery store, called and said it was dead and wouldn't do anything. she tried it several times to no avail. as soon as I got there I turned the key and it started right up. when I removed the switch it was burned all around the connector plug.replaced it and now it works fine.
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Old 04-27-2008, 07:51 PM   #4
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that's the same thing that happened to mine, the wife was at grocery store, called and said it was dead and wouldn't do anything. she tried it several times to no avail. as soon as I got there I turned the key and it started right up. when I removed the switch it was burned all around the connector plug.replaced it and now it works fine.
Hmmm, well the second time I turned it both times it started. 1st time nothin, turn back right away the crank again and boom, it fires up. Weird....
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Old 04-27-2008, 08:00 PM   #5
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Loose or corroded battery terminals will cause that problem.
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Old 04-27-2008, 08:52 PM   #6
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Loose or corroded battery terminals will cause that problem.
Really? Ill check it. Baking soda and water kills corrosion correct?
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Old 04-27-2008, 09:16 PM   #7
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That's a good sign your Starter Solenoid is starting to fail.

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Old 04-27-2008, 10:28 PM   #8
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My subaru is starting to do that again... once in a while you get the nice clunk of the starter solenoid, but no power to the starter motor... with how many miles it has (about a third a million), I'll ignore it unless it really dies.

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Old 04-28-2008, 11:55 AM   #9
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That's a good sign your Starter Solenoid is starting to fail.

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Yeah? Is that hard to replace?
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Old 04-28-2008, 12:36 PM   #10
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Yeah? Is that hard to replace?
No.
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Old 04-28-2008, 01:31 PM   #11
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How much does it cost? Do you have a pic of where it is?
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