On at least four occasions now a few weeks apart, only after the car sets overnight, it cranks but won't fire. The first time, I called a tow truck. The guy rapped on the gas tank and got the car started. After he shut it off, it would not start. After it was towed to the repair shop, it started perfectly all day long. So I picked the car up and it started fine for a couple weeks or so. Then one morning the same thing. We rapped on the tank with ignition turned on, and the car started again and was perfect for a few more weeks. One day the battery was weak. It was old and had corrosion. I installed a brand new battery and the car started perfectly for weeks. Then one day again the same thing happened after the car set overnight, it wouldn't fire even after rapping on the tank. The very same day several hours later, it started right up and has been working since. This was just a couple days ago. The repair shop man says that they can't diagnose what is going on as long as everything is working. Got any clues??
Aug 30, 2010 at 3:58 AM