# Picky Starter

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/picky-starter/36693>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, suburban\
**Created:** [September 15, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/picky-starter/36693 "2009-09-15T18:56:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![beautifultamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@beautifultamy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beautifultamy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/picky-starter/36693/1 "2009-09-15T18:56:18Z")

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I have a 1999 Chevy Suburban and it is having a hard time starting. Sometimes it starts just find but if I leave the air conditioning or fan on it has a real hard time starting. I have to turn everything off and try again. It seems worse when I am running around with lots of parking. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/picky-starter/36693/2 "2009-09-15T20:02:56Z")

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How old is the battery?

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**Author:** ![beautifultamy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@beautifultamy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/beautifultamy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/picky-starter/36693/3 "2009-09-15T20:11:46Z")

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One year old