# Car is having issues starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-is-having-issues-starting/134928>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [February 18, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-is-having-issues-starting/134928 "2019-02-18T22:06:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tab2019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Tab2019](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tab2019)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-is-having-issues-starting/134928/1 "2019-02-18T22:06:01Z")

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Ok guys I have a 2006 mercury milan, we had a -54° a couple weeks ago and ever since then my car has been acting crazy! Sometimes it’ll start right up other times it takes four times sometimes it needs a jump. I took it to auto zone and they said everything passed as far as my alt starter and battery… What the heck could it be? It’s driving me crazy

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-is-having-issues-starting/134928/2 "2019-02-18T22:10:23Z")

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If it’s having a hard time cranking, clean battery terminals. Clean starter terminals and clean ground cable (the other end of the cable that goes to your negative battery terminal).