# 95 Buick Riviera - having trouble starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-buick-riviera-having-trouble-starting/67921>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** riviera, buick\
**Created:** [September 14, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-buick-riviera-having-trouble-starting/67921 "2011-09-14T19:07:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tammyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@tammyg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tammyg)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-buick-riviera-having-trouble-starting/67921/1 "2011-09-14T19:07:16Z")

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95 Buick Riviera Supercharger … when turn blinker on, car dies…or won’t start at all. Have to try several times and wait for indicator lights on dash to come on and for the door/key alarm to sound before can turn over car. Sometimes have to turn steering wheel til wheels are straight. Son started hitting/shaking steering to get it to start. Ignition Control Module?

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-buick-riviera-having-trouble-starting/67921/2 "2011-09-14T19:13:36Z")

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Sounds like ignition switch.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-buick-riviera-having-trouble-starting/67921/3 "2011-09-14T20:53:27Z")

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The ignition switch is on the steering column with wires running up the column. The turn signal stalk also has wire running down the steering column. You are going to have to drop the column down and take a look at all the wires to see if there is broken insulation causing an intermittant short. You have to be careful of the air bag on the steering wheel. Somehow movement of the steering wheel is causing an electical short and has nothing to do with the ignition module.