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First off, thanks in advance for reading this. My car has been acting like this for a while and never became a problem until now. She has about 47k on the odometer and is a '01. When I would start the car in the morning, it would hesitate while trying to turn over. I guess the best way to explain it is by the rhythm when starting the car. Once you hit the start button, it makes that about 3 consecutive cranking noises before the car turns over and starts. What happens in my case, on occasion, is it struggles to get past the 3 cranks before it starts. There's like a half second pause in between each one before it finally starts.
This morning, after I got to work and parked, I wanted to move the car back a little more. The car won't start at all. What I'm getting is the sound of the car trying to start in very long intervals. I had a tsb done on the spark plugs last year when I purchased the car used. I'm suspecting it's an electrical problem but am not 100% sure. Can someone please provide some feedback/input as to what my problem may be?
Again, thanks in advance for all your help.
Paul
This morning, after I got to work and parked, I wanted to move the car back a little more. The car won't start at all. What I'm getting is the sound of the car trying to start in very long intervals. I had a tsb done on the spark plugs last year when I purchased the car used. I'm suspecting it's an electrical problem but am not 100% sure. Can someone please provide some feedback/input as to what my problem may be?
Again, thanks in advance for all your help.
Paul
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Thanks for the quick replies everyone. It TRIES to turn over, but never starts... There is power cuz my dash lights up and radio works... I have a full tank of gas so I don't think it's that... I went downstairs during my break to see if she'll start and it stuttered for a second but she did start... I checked the battery through the little window but couldn't really see a color based on the chart displayed on the battery... I'm gonna run by sears after I get off and get it tested... Thanks everyone for the input... Hopefully it's just the battery and nothing more like starter or anything... I'd rather spend $100 than like $400
I'll keep everyone posted one what happens... In the meantime, if anyone can suggest anything else for me to check, please do so... I appreaciate all the feedback...
Thanks again
Paul
I'll keep everyone posted one what happens... In the meantime, if anyone can suggest anything else for me to check, please do so... I appreaciate all the feedback...
Thanks again
Paul
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Originally Posted by ricecooker1280,Sep 19 2005, 07:35 AM
it struggles to get past the 3 cranks before it starts. There's like a half second pause in between each one before it finally starts.
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This is pretty funny because I have a 2001 Spa S2000 also, with almost the same mileage (48k) , live in So Cal, and I had the exact same problem yesterday.
I think it's just the battery getting old. I noticed though that if I turned off the car, and then put my top up, I wouldn't be able to start it the next time. So remember to keep the car running when you put the top up or down until you get a new battery.
I think it's just the battery getting old. I noticed though that if I turned off the car, and then put my top up, I wouldn't be able to start it the next time. So remember to keep the car running when you put the top up or down until you get a new battery.
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Originally Posted by pantyraider,Sep 19 2005, 10:08 AM
This is pretty funny because I have a 2001 Spa S2000 also, with almost the same mileage (48k) , live in So Cal, and I had the exact same problem yesterday.
I think it's just the battery getting old. I noticed though that if I turned off the car, and then put my top up, I wouldn't be able to start it the next time. So remember to keep the car running when you put the top up or down until you get a new battery.
I think it's just the battery getting old. I noticed though that if I turned off the car, and then put my top up, I wouldn't be able to start it the next time. So remember to keep the car running when you put the top up or down until you get a new battery.
Paul
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UPDATE
Just got home from Sears and sure enough, it was the battery... He said the charge was at like 6 amps (or whatever measurment is used for voltage) which was significantly low... Swapped in a Die Hard Gold (that's all they had) and viola, my baby started as if she had a new heart Just want to extend a very sincere THANK YOU VERY MUCH to everyone on the boards, especially to those who provided suggestions.... It's times like this that makes me proud to be a part of a great community, even if I'm not as active a poster as others are here....
Thanks again and have a good one
Paul
Just got home from Sears and sure enough, it was the battery... He said the charge was at like 6 amps (or whatever measurment is used for voltage) which was significantly low... Swapped in a Die Hard Gold (that's all they had) and viola, my baby started as if she had a new heart Just want to extend a very sincere THANK YOU VERY MUCH to everyone on the boards, especially to those who provided suggestions.... It's times like this that makes me proud to be a part of a great community, even if I'm not as active a poster as others are here....
Thanks again and have a good one
Paul