# Trouble Starting Ford Five Hundred **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ignition\ **Created:** [July 29, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411 "2008-07-29T22:46:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TQ1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TQ1976](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TQ1976)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411/1 "2008-07-29T22:46:33Z")
For the past several months, I have encountered difficulty starting my 2007 Ford Five Hundred. When I put the key in the ignition and turn it, the car will either start right away or the ignition will turn over but the car won’t start – almost like I’ve flooded the engine or something. When it does this, I usually end up taking the keys out of the ignition and trying again. This works. I have never NOT been able to start the car. It has always started for me after a try or two. Also, I don’t think its an alternator problem because I haven’t noticed any change in the speed of my blinkers. Any ideas what this could be? ---
**Author:** ![alex3324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@alex3324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alex3324)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411/2 "2008-07-29T23:30:21Z")
07 - Under warranty? Let the dealer figure it out. Are you running E-85 fuel? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411/3 "2008-07-30T00:04:41Z")
I agree that the solution to your problem should be spelled w-a-r-r-a-n-t-y. Don’t attempt to give the dealership a diagnosis, simply because they will ignore it. Just describe the symptoms and let them figure out how to resolve the issue. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411/4 "2008-07-30T01:09:12Z")
Have you tried a different key? I’m thinking that sounds like the VATSystem acting up. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trouble-starting-ford-five-hundred/17411/5 "2008-07-30T01:14:49Z")
As the others suggested. You bring it to the dealer. You tell the dealer what you have observed. You answer any questions. You don’t suggest what you think it is. A nice dealer will look like they are listening, but they aren’t. Chances are they have a prescribed procedure for almost everything and they are required to follow that procedure to get paid for their work under the warranty.