# Trouble cranking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-cranking/59655>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 7, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-cranking/59655 "2011-01-07T15:25:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![starter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@starter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/starter)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-cranking/59655/1 "2011-01-07T15:25:48Z")

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On two occasions this week after driving & parking the car,when I tried to start up again I turned the ignition key on & nothing happened.  
  
 The dash board dials swung wildly when I tried to crank. Both times I waited a few minutes , turned the key again & it cranked right over. It was not a weak crank like the battery was dead.Could it be a bad cell in the battery ?

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-cranking/59655/2 "2011-01-07T15:37:25Z")

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This is a duplicate post. I responded to this version: [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2184398.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2184398.page)

and then flagged this one. Hopefully it will go away.