# Galant will not start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 16, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020 "2009-01-16T16:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geoffatkin12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@geoffatkin12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geoffatkin12)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020/1 "2009-01-16T16:18:34Z")
2002 Galant which sometimes starts and sometimes won’t for no apparent reason …it started a few weeks back he would start it and drive great then return to the car and it wouldn’t start so he would leave it for 1 hr then all good again ? but now it struggles to start at all …and often won’t ? any ideas ? ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020/2 "2009-01-16T19:15:00Z")
You really need to define no-start a bit better. It helps to narrow the possibilities down. Engine does not crank at all? No noises or clicks at all? Starter motor cranks the engine over slowly or in a normal manner? Cranks over fine but no coughing, sputtering, etc? Automatic or manual transmission? ---
**Author:** ![geoffatkin12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@geoffatkin12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geoffatkin12)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020/3 "2009-01-18T16:11:10Z")
Ok , sorry …it just clicks most of the time and sometimes sounds like it may catch but doesnt at the last second. It is auto . From reading different comments on different sites this seems to be a common fault but nobody has a firm answer to what it is , some people have changed batteries / starters/ o2 sensors . Any help would be great . Thanks ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020/4 "2009-01-18T17:44:10Z")
Remove the 02 sensor from your list of items that could cause a no crank,no start condition, it is still not clear if we are dealing with a no/intermittent crank or a crank no start condition. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/galant-will-not-start/25020/5 "2009-01-19T03:41:18Z")
If by clicking you mean the started clicks but does not crank then it could be the starter. If it cranks but does not start then we have a different list.