# Car won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/4327>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starters, ignition\
**Created:** [September 8, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/4327 "2007-09-08T17:47:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Elizabeth\_Collier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b77776/32.png) [@Elizabeth\_Collier](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Elizabeth_Collier)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/4327/1 "2007-09-08T17:47:57Z")

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I have a 1996 Toyota Camry with 115000 miles. Recently, I turned the key and nothing happened, no sound, nothing. I turned it again, and it started fine. This has happened 5 or 6 times in the last 3 weeks. What might be going on?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/4327/2 "2007-09-08T17:52:33Z")

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The first thing to do is remove the battery cables and the clean the connections using a battery brush. If that doesn’t solve the trouble then check wiring to the main power panel along with the ignition switch connections.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/4327/3 "2007-09-09T00:09:15Z")

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and the ignition switch.