# Why won't it go!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wont-it-go/5243>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 28, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wont-it-go/5243 "2007-09-28T23:31:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Drizella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@Drizella](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Drizella)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wont-it-go/5243/1 "2007-09-28T23:31:04Z")

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My car will turn over but as soon as I take the key back and start trying to go, it just dies, despite my foot down on the gas or the car in gear. Yes it has gas, it is a standard and it is a 1984 honda civic hatchback. Is there anyone who knows what is wrong?

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**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wont-it-go/5243/2 "2007-09-29T00:06:03Z")

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Possibly a bad ignition switch. They are not that hard to replace. You don’t have to replace the lock cylinder, just the switch.