# 1999 Ford Mustang - Special car with a starting issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-mustang-special-car-with-a-starting-issue/130927>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [December 16, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-mustang-special-car-with-a-starting-issue/130927 "2018-12-16T14:50:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![RichardEleck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RichardEleck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichardEleck)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-mustang-special-car-with-a-starting-issue/130927/1 "2018-12-16T14:50:41Z")

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I have the SVT ( aka Cobra) version. I love driving it, even to work when weather is good. It has almost 90,000 miles.I have had it for over 10 years. Lately it t has an intermittent starting problem. Two different garages have had it, each over many days to monitor and diagnose. Nothing found wrong. Sometimes when i turn the key it starts, sometimes nothing. The car ‘alarm’ light does not blink, no noise, no dimming of any lights. It starts when i roll it down a hill. At my request these have been replace; starter, ignition switch in column,and the switch when the clutch is depressed that allow the starter to work. On my own i replaced the battery (i had a new Civic once with this problem, the dealer found no problem, i replaced the battery and never had the problem again.) Intermittent starting problem still. ?replace starter relay? Could be a problem with the theft prevention system? Two garages have not found a problem. It has started just fine for them. Changing the battery may have reset something with the disconnect/reconnect?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-mustang-special-car-with-a-starting-issue/130927/2 "2018-12-16T15:59:28Z")

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I Dorothy it is the anti-theft If standard factory system.  
If, and it is a big if, there is a fuse that affects ONLY the anti-theft, you could try pulling it and see what happens, of course that might totally disable your Pony.