# Pontiac vibe '03 wont start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-03-wont-start/83732>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 15, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-03-wont-start/83732 "2014-02-15T23:54:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lugnut11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lugnut11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lugnut11)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-03-wont-start/83732/1 "2014-02-15T23:54:35Z")

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Vibe won’t start, I think it might be the safety switch

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-03-wont-start/83732/2 "2014-02-15T23:59:42Z")

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Does it just click or does the starter spin the engine and just not start? If it is your neutral safety switch, move shifter from park to neutral and then try to start it. If it starts it’s the switch.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-03-wont-start/83732/3 "2014-02-16T00:58:11Z")

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_"Vibe won’t start, I think it might be the safety switch "_

Thx for the report.