Intermittent not starting issue?

2002 CHEVROLET S-10

210,000 MILES

DAWN HADDOX

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1 POST

I'm a girl and have no clue about cars...for the past few years my vehicle has not been starting at somewhat regular intervals. You try to start and it's like everything's not working. You may have to try starting 10-15 times and, to date, it always has started eventually but I know that won't always be the case. Any suggestions as to what this problem might be?? Thanks in advance Ya'll, Dawn

Dec 22, 2022 at 9:02 PM

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Hi Dawn,

It sounds like the battery is bad or you have battery cables that need to be cleaned or tightened. If you can upload a short video of the problem, I can tell for sure what's going on.

Here are two guides to help you see what's wrong in the meantime:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

and

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

Here is how to change the battery out in case you need it in the images below.

Please reference this guide as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

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Dec 23, 2022 at 5:01 AM

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