# 2004 Kia Sportage - What to check? Starting issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-sportage-what-to-check-starting-issues/126955>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-sportage-what-to-check-starting-issues/126955 "2018-10-17T14:23:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MichaelLennox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@MichaelLennox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelLennox)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-sportage-what-to-check-starting-issues/126955/1 "2018-10-17T14:23:31Z")

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vehicle intermitantly fails to start although it cranks over, after leaving for a while it will start.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-kia-sportage-what-to-check-starting-issues/126955/2 "2018-10-17T14:41:06Z")

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Crankshaft position sensor maybe, fuel pump maybe…

Maybe if you tell us more about you vehicle and your problem we could help more.