# 2009 Saturn Vue - Starting issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-saturn-vue-starting-issues/123885>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saturn\
**Created:** [August 28, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-saturn-vue-starting-issues/123885 "2018-08-28T14:44:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jenny51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Jenny51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jenny51)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-saturn-vue-starting-issues/123885/1 "2018-08-28T14:44:53Z")

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car won’t start unless i open the hood.  
radio flickers on and off.  
traction control light comes on and then if i make a quick stop for gas or something it won’t start again.

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**Author:** ![boilerengtn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/boilerengtn/32/6955_2.png) [@boilerengtn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/boilerengtn)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-saturn-vue-starting-issues/123885/2 "2018-08-29T10:45:03Z")

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If you’re able, an easy thing to check before calling a mechanic is checking the battery connections. Bad connections caused by looseness or corrosion can do crazy things. I had a starting problem once, called AAA, and the tow truck driver disconnected the battery, cleaned them, reconnected, and it started like a champ. I felt like a goof but learned a lesson.

I’m not much of a mechanic, but that’s the first thing I’d do. If that doesn’t work, then I’d listen to what other posters put up here and probably end up getting a mechanic to check it out.