# Volvo 1999 S70 Intermittent Start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 16, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977 "2011-09-16T23:31:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vihama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Vihama](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vihama)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977/1 "2011-09-16T23:31:59Z")

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Increasingly, my s70 won’t start. Turn key and nothing When this first occurred this spring I had it towed to my mechanic. He found that a starter cable was starting to detach. He re attached and started all summer with a few exceptions. Now this fall it is not starting every couple of days. Turn key and nothing. Have if towed to the mechanic and it starts fine. So should I have the starter replaced? Any guesses on what else it could be? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Vihama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Vihama](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vihama)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977/2 "2011-09-16T23:33:43Z")

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Volvo s70 question

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**Author:** ![oldbodyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@oldbodyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldbodyman)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977/3 "2011-09-16T23:55:42Z")

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Did he replace the cable or repair it? If he repaired it, I would start by replacing both cables ( ground and positive battery cables ). Also have the starter and battery tested at that time.

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**Author:** ![Vihama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Vihama](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vihama)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977/4 "2011-09-17T01:33:27Z")

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Thanks. He re attached the cable end to the cable. He did not replace the cable.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-1999-s70-intermittent-start/67977/5 "2011-09-17T17:43:33Z")

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I suggest you clean the battery connections using a battery post cleaning brush. If that doesn’t help then there may be a problem with the safety switch. See if it will start in neutral. If that works then the safety switch needs to be checked and possibly replaced.