# Wont start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 28, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639 "2008-11-28T15:07:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![leoalford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@leoalford](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leoalford)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639/1 "2008-11-28T15:07:42Z")

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on 2011 chevy prism.i cant get it to staart,lights and ignition go on but it wont crank.is there a reset switch somewhere?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639/2 "2008-11-28T15:23:12Z")

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How did you get a car that was made 2 years from now? Is that you Marty McFly? What happened to the Delorean?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639/3 "2008-11-28T15:24:46Z")

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Just kidding. Check all the fuses under the hood and under the dash.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639/4 "2008-11-28T17:40:45Z")

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Is this a manual trans car? (see how its important to include this info) could be the clutch switch.

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**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:** [November 28, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start/22639/5 "2008-11-28T20:53:25Z")

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It could be a safety switch (Transmission/brake/clutch) or a bad battery or battery cable/contact.

So far today we have had a 2011 and a 19994 🙂