# 2004 Ford Escape - Sometimes it will not start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-escape-sometimes-it-will-not-start/182138>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [January 26, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-escape-sometimes-it-will-not-start/182138 "2022-01-26T20:12:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hawkeye09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8c91f0/32.png) [@hawkeye09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hawkeye09)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-escape-sometimes-it-will-not-start/182138/1 "2022-01-26T20:12:11Z")

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well not start some times

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-escape-sometimes-it-will-not-start/182138/2 "2022-01-26T20:24:14Z")

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My crystal ball says… we are going to need more info than that to help.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-escape-sometimes-it-will-not-start/182138/3 "2022-01-27T02:45:24Z")

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@weekend-warrior is correct. For “starters” (pardon the pun), does it crank and not start or just not crank?