# Sometimes My Truck Won't Crank

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sometimes-my-truck-wont-crank/49648>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** chevrolet, trucks, 2500\
**Created:** [May 31, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sometimes-my-truck-wont-crank/49648 "2010-05-31T16:24:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sometimes-my-truck-wont-crank/49648/2 "2010-05-31T17:08:28Z")

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Does your truck have an automatic or manual transmission? If it’s an automatic just shift into neutral when you have the no-start problem. If it starts it’s probably a bad neutral safety switch. If it’s a manual then the neutral safety switch is on the clutch. It can cause the same no-start symptoms. Have you cleaned the battery posts and cables?

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