# Pontiac Vibe - ignition

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, vibe, ignition\
**Created:** [August 31, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882 "2009-08-31T14:29:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jdb007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jdb007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdb007)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/1 "2009-08-31T14:29:33Z")

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Recently, starting my car is a crapshoot! Seems to start fine in the AM, but later after driving awhile and stopping, re-starting does not happen. All electricals sem fine, but no turnover. New battery, strong altinator…Help?

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/2 "2009-08-31T14:50:15Z")

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What does happen, and what doesn’t, when you try to start it? Sounds? Sights?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/3 "2009-08-31T14:52:49Z")

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What Model Year Is This Vibe?

CSA

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**Author:** ![jdb007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jdb007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdb007)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/4 "2009-08-31T15:04:46Z")

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All electricals come on, but no ignition buzz or turnover…

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/5 "2009-08-31T15:12:03Z")

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Vibes are all the same 03-08, and I doubt this is an 09 we’re talking about.

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**Author:** ![jdb007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jdb007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdb007)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/6 "2009-08-31T15:21:12Z")

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This is a 2003 model. Again, new battery, strong altinator…why is starting so haphazard??? Thanks, Dave

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**Author:** ![markmast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@markmast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markmast)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-ignition/35882/7 "2009-08-31T16:31:37Z")

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Try cleaning the battery cables