yo tengro problemo
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yo tengro problema
i think my sarter is going bad in my 99' 430. but the reason i post this is because i think could be somethiung else and i want to see if any one else had had this happen to them.
sometimes when i turn the key it will make the starting sound for like one second and then be dead. and then i will turn it all the way to off (owners manual says that u can not start from on, u must turn key all the way back) and then i will turn it back to start and it will start. now even more sometimes it wont even turn. but after i turn it off and try and start it agin it will start right up. also it doesn't even act up it just starts. now this is not every time i could go a month before it does this.
it is not effected by hot or cold starting it happens regularly
now the thing is there is no warrenty and i have the car on auto trader, what should i do, and what do u think is happening.
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seperate question..
i have the infrared "key" lol (my friends call it the male starter thingy ma-bob) what the story behind this key
sometimes when i turn the key it will make the starting sound for like one second and then be dead. and then i will turn it all the way to off (owners manual says that u can not start from on, u must turn key all the way back) and then i will turn it back to start and it will start. now even more sometimes it wont even turn. but after i turn it off and try and start it agin it will start right up. also it doesn't even act up it just starts. now this is not every time i could go a month before it does this.
it is not effected by hot or cold starting it happens regularly
now the thing is there is no warrenty and i have the car on auto trader, what should i do, and what do u think is happening.
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seperate question..
i have the infrared "key" lol (my friends call it the male starter thingy ma-bob) what the story behind this key
Last edited by my E430 rocket; Jun 15, 2004 at 11:26 PM.
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1996 E320
My '96 E320 does the same thing once in a while. The battery and starter have checked out fine. A couple of times the starter hesitation caused the time on my clock to change and the red and green lights on the rearview mirror to flash. I get the feeling there may be something going on with the onboard computer that can't be reproduced regularly.
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Could be the key. Try cleaning the end (red plastic part). Sometimes if thats dirty it will prevent the key from being recognized. Could also be a bad key, try the other one.
