# Car won't start on the first try

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-on-the-first-try/5655>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 8, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-on-the-first-try/5655 "2007-10-08T17:40:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![cmkuno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@cmkuno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cmkuno)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-on-the-first-try/5655/1 "2007-10-08T17:40:04Z")

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My '93 Dodge Dynasty recently began refusing to start on the first try. Instead, I just hear a quiet click noise, almost like the battery is dead. But if I try it again, it starts up just fine. I had the battery and alternator checked, and I’m told they’re fine.