» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,918 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,717 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,512 Views | | | | | 10-09-2007, 10:53 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3 | Car doesn't start - electrical? I've looked at similar posts but not seeing an answer. When I turn the key 1 of 3 things happens. 1. The car starts. 2. The car doesn't do a thing - not a sound, not a click, no turnover - dead silence. 3. Turning the key and holding it in the on position, there is a weak click which continues until the engine turns hesitantly and then starts - just barely (or sometimes doesn't start). I've had this issue for months maybe even a year. Sometimes it completely disappears. The last couple days the car doesn't start 90% of the time. I had found that when the car didn't start "jamming" the manual back and forth forcefully with the key in the 1 or 2 position changes something and the car will start. That worked reliably until a couple of days ago. At home I park on steep hill facing uphill. I never once until today had a problem starting the car while on that hill. There have been times that the key will turn freely in the cylinder when trying to start the car. That hasn't happened in the last few months that I can remember. Is this an issue with the ignition switch? The key? Any idea what it will cost to fix? Thanks! | | | 10-09-2007, 11:32 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Sounds like you'll need a new lock tumbler. Run a search, you should find what yo uneed. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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