# Renault Duster not starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 15, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803 "2019-10-15T19:37:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Blastitwithpiss\_158591](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blastitwithpiss\_158591](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blastitwithpiss_158591)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803/1 "2019-10-15T19:37:27Z")

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Hey forum,

I recently bought a 2015 Duster (2wd, 50km on the clock), and it’s not starting. It passed its test only 2 weeks ago. I bought it from a private seller and then this happens.

Any idea what it is? Doesn’t appear to be a battery issue.

I hope streamable links are permitted on the forum. Please see the video below:

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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:** [October 15, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803/2 "2019-10-15T20:13:27Z")

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> [@Blastitwithpiss\_158591](#):
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> 2015 Duster (2wd, 50km on the clock)

I’d be a _bit_ (no, actually _quite_ or _extremely_) skeptical of the super low kms for its age. That’s slightly more than a marathon run! 🏃‍♀️  
Was the car wrecked and sat and then repaired?

> [@Blastitwithpiss\_158591](#):
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> Doesn’t appear to be a battery issue.

How so? Explain.

Unless this vehicle got a new battery, I’d be skeptical of a battery that old in a vehicle that wasn’t used much.  
_ **CSA** _  
🌲🕶🌲

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803/3 "2019-10-15T21:23:33Z")

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> [@common\_sense\_answer](#):
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> I’d be a _bit_ (no, actually _quite_ or _extremely_ ) skeptical of the super low kms for its age.

Yes, but I’m willing to bet at least the price of a cup of coffee that the OP meant to tell us that his Renault has **50k** km on the odometer.

Perhaps the OP can clarify the actual number of km for us.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803/4 "2019-10-15T22:17:07Z")

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It’s a Renault, enough said

> [@Blastitwithpiss\_158591](#):
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> It passed its test only 2 weeks ago.

Test ❓ Which test ❓ Math,science, biology ❓

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/renault-duster-not-starting/150803/5 "2019-10-16T02:00:20Z")

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When you say it doesn’t start, do you mean it cranks ok — that rr rrr rrr sound with the key in start – but won’t catch and run? Or is this a _fails to crank_?