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Thread: Starting problems

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    Starting problems

    Wondered if anyone has experienced this. This has happened on a weekly basis, I will go to start my car and nothing. The display comes on but no turning over, no clicking. I'll try several times and still nothing. Then I'll wait a few minutes or go come back to it and it fires up. Battery has been replaced.

    Has anyone experienced this? Is there an immobilizer that I'm not aware of?

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    I would start by checking the battery connections. Make sure they are clean and securely attached.
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    There is a switch at the clutch pedal that has to be activated to start the car.
    I sometimes don't get the clutch in far enough to activate it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dcrothers View Post
    There is a switch at the clutch pedal that has to be activated to start the car.
    I sometimes don't get the clutch in far enough to activate it.
    Thanks. I had read about the clutch switch. So when the no-start happens, I will go out of my way to really press down on the clutch. Very strange and unpredictable.

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