Press the start button on and then I hold it down to start and it goes straight to goodby?

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Okay, no crank, no start. I have a good battery in the car I push the start button, and everything comes up like it's supposed to and soon as I put my foot on the brake pedal and hold down the start button it goes straight to goodby and turns off. It doesn't try to start, or anything just says goodbye.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023 AT 5:14 AM

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Tiny
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If your 2013 Kia Optima only says "goodbye" and does not start when you press the start button, it suggests an issue with the vehicle's starting system.

If the battery is okay let's run a CAN scan to see if any codes are stored.You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is a guide to help you test the battery and how to change it out in case it fails the test, also you can take the battery to the auto parts store so they can test it as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

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Friday, December 22nd, 2023 AT 12:05 PM
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Thanks for the information and I appreciate it. I'm not sure yet but I'm leaning towards the brake light switch. I couldn't get any power to the brake switch fuse. So, I'm going to start with a new switch and see what happens. Thanks again and I will let you know if I get it fixed.
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Friday, December 22nd, 2023 AT 2:29 PM
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Okay, here is how to change the brake light switch out to help us find out what's going on. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 AT 10:30 AM
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It's still doing the same thing when you hold down the push button and try to start it says goodbye.
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 AT 4:16 PM
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Okay, so is the post above I show you how to do a CAN scan which needs to be done. Please get back to me with the codes so we can fix it and check the battery as well.
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 AT 9:48 AM
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I have checked all fuses and relays and all good. I changed the break switch, and it still does the same thing I press the start button on and then I hold it down to start and it goes straight to goodby and that's it, it turns back off and in getting power on the starter but it's not turning over.
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 AT 10:56 AM (Merged)
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Hi,

That's an interesting one. I have a question. You indicated it is getting power to the starter but not turning over. That usually indicates the starter motor itself has failed or the engine is locked.

When you try starting it, do you hear a click at the starter motor?

Take a look through this link and let me know if it helps:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Let me know.

Take care,

Joe
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 AT 10:56 AM (Merged)
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I didn't hear any clicking when I was trying to start it, but the girl who owns the car her boyfriend said a wire the small wire was off the starter and he's putting a new one on it. So, I'll let you know if that works with a new starter. Thanks
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 AT 12:32 PM
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Yep, this will cause the starter not to work, if this does not make a difference we need to run the codes.
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Thursday, December 28th, 2023 AT 7:49 AM

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