# Volvo dies on startup

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-dies-on-startup/83478>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** v70, volvo\
**Created:** [February 1, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-dies-on-startup/83478 "2014-02-01T22:23:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![wdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e274bd/32.png) [@wdn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wdn)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-dies-on-startup/83478/1 "2014-02-01T22:23:33Z")

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The car is a 2000 Volvo V70. About half the time when starting the car it turns over but immediately dies. If I hold the key fob next to the steering column and lock and unlock the car then the car usually starts the next time. Could this be a faulty antenna in the column for the immobilizer?