# 2006 mazda 3 occasionally won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda-3-occasionally-wont-start/30000>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 4, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda-3-occasionally-wont-start/30000 "2009-05-04T04:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![redmaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@redmaz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redmaz)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda-3-occasionally-wont-start/30000/1 "2009-05-04T04:13:54Z")

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my 2006 mazda 3 occasionally won’t start. I bought it Jan. 08. Once it started after a few minutes. Sometimes it takes a few hours. Have had it towed twice then it started next day. Had battery replaced but that didn’t fix it.