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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 04:21 AM
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Default Re: New owner from Vancouver, Canada

Well I bought the neat little car and drove it around town and to work today. I noticed a couple issues with starting the vehicle. I turned the key a few times to start the car and it wouldn't even turn over. Pulled the key out, put it back in and it started fine...

Later on, I stopped after the car warmed up and tried to start it again 5 minutes later. The engine turned over and over and over, then only fired and started when I released the key. This happened a few times during the day and seems pretty strange for a car with 440 miles on the ticker.

Drove to work and the car sat all night cooling off. Went to start it up and it cranked and cranked, then when I released the key, it sputtered and fired up.

Did a search and found some things on RCM and crank and cam sensors, but nothing specific about my issues.

Any ideas? I'm hesitant to take it back to the dealer. I mentioned it to their service guy and he kept talking about depressing the clutch. No ****, almost every car has the clutch safety switch.
 
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