# 07 silverado starting::

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-silverado-starting/68942>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, silverado1500\
**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-silverado-starting/68942 "2011-10-25T19:38:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dick28540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dick28540](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dick28540)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-silverado-starting/68942/1 "2011-10-25T19:38:07Z")

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every so often when i start , the dash lights came on but no start,(no noise) second try worked but the radio reset to 1200 and bad date, this happenes about every 20 starts , this truck have remote start

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/07-silverado-starting/68942/2 "2011-10-25T19:48:54Z")

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If this is the original battery, have it tested at Advance or Autozone. I just replaced a 4 year old battery on a 2000 Blazer. The previous batteries lasted 3.5 years apiece.

Ed B.