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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Buran
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From: Central Florida
Default Shipping company can't start my car!

OK so I am having my car shipped from MA to FL by Dependable Auto Shippers. Everything was cool until the car arrived their hub in Morrow, GA where is say for almost a week. So I finally call to see what's going on and I am told that "Oh, your car won't start and we now have to process this car as such which takes longer" Mind you I am talking to a DAS customer service rep and not with the people that actually work at the hub. So I am put on hold as the rep contacts the hub. She comes back and tells me the thier are notes on the dash with one saying "do not remove key from ignition" and " the key has to be jiggled up and down a couple times before it starts."

I then called the the previous owner to see if there was any problems with the car when it was loaded. He said that what he did to start the car was to turn the ignition on twice then the turn it again and it would start. He said that's how he always does it. I thought that was odd but whoever loaded the car had no problem and when the car at stopped at hubs previous to be loaded onto a different carrier there was also no problem.

So I did some searching on here and found topics about how the wheel locks and how you have to move it some for the key to turnover. I also saw one that said a dead battery in the fob will cause the car not to start.I have explained these things to the rep today and she would forward that information and the she would call me back when she hears something.

Are these guys doing something wrong? Can leaving the key in the ignition cause the battery to drain in the fob? If you guys have any suggestions that could help me out I would really appreciate it! If they can't get it started my only option is to go pick it up myself.
 
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