# Car Won't Start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, grandprix\
**Created:** [March 17, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068 "2013-03-17T17:24:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![steph8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@steph8](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steph8)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068/1 "2013-03-17T17:24:26Z")

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I drive a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. Yesterday, I drove to the store about 5 minutes away. When I went back to my car 10 minutes later, it wouldn’t start. Wouldn’t turn over, no clicking, just silence. Finally had to leave it there. When I came back 1 1/2 hours later, it started fine. Same thing happened to me this morning. Drove it 5 minutes, now it won’t start. What could it be?

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**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068/2 "2013-03-17T18:21:34Z")

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Corrosion on battery terminals? Could have internal corrosion on cable. Bad battery? Security issue? Theft-lock?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068/3 "2013-03-17T19:37:48Z")

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Park/neutral safety switch. Try jiggling the stick while the key is in the start position and see if it starts, or put it into neutral and try there.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/78068/4 "2013-03-17T21:23:56Z")

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+1 for @keith. This problem is as common as dirt.