Sluggish

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its got plenty of juice.....but when I turn the key I can hear a click.....it sounds like its coming from the fuse area.....this has happened before....but after just trying to start it and pushing on the clutch a lot it started.......do yall think it could be the safety switch so the car can't be started in gear....or maybe the starter.....I drive my car everyday

Rossi17

Just a click everytime you turn the key? Thats your starter.

Sluggish

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after I posted the 1st time and called work I went back to sleep.....I got up at about 10 and went outside to try again.....sure enough it started.......wtf.......has anyone had this happen...whats the problem

krayzie7th

when you drive it and then turn it off and try to turn it back on right away does it start? because if dont your started might be heating up and you have to let it cool down for it to start again.I would think if its your safety switch then probably wouldnt start at all.

Sluggish

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the car had been sitting over night so the starter couldnt have been hot........i have started it up about 7 or 8 times today without problem

Shallow Bay

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Make sure you check both of your battery cables. There was a small amount of corrosion on my negative battery cable and it would cause intermittent starting problems like you described.

razorclaw99

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ye its ur security ...same **** with my 97 trans..ill push in the clutch and turn it ..it'll act like therees no motor..but 30 seconds later after unlocking and locking it..it will work

styoung

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a daed spot in the starter? if its a dead spot than it wont start sometimes but others it will.

Sluggish

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i was thinking that.........i tried it, but didnt wait........i will try waiting if it happens again and disconnecting the battery

Shinigami2x4

It is your starter. However, your starter may still work even though its bad if you sit there and turn the key it "may" start but it wont do that forever. Get a new starter and itll fix your issues

razorclaw99

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i dont think it is because sometimes it wont even make a noise ...as if all u had was a body of a car and no motor

Shinigami2x4

Thats what my camaro did, when i went to turn it - Nothing. No crank no click, did it 10+ times and it would randomly fire up. Tapped the starter when i was inspecting it when it was acting like that and it fired right up = dead starter or bad relay

svendorrian

There is something called a clutch position sensor,

and in my 4th Gen Trans Am the engine will not start unless the clutch is in a certain position just short of being pushed all the way in....

I would first push the clutch all the way in, then back it out a little before I turn the key.

Other than that I would say that your starter is failing, a dirty connection somewhere in the vehicle that could also disrupt the starting sequence through the computer, or something to that matter.

razorclaw99

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..........o.................

99corvette

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My car its starting and the security light comes on, what did you do to fix yours?