Originally Posted by onmark
Often, with the clutch depressed, turning the key won’t start the car. Dash lights come on but that’s it. However, it seems that if I release the clutch, depress it and then turn the key again, the car will usually start... Any ideas?
The Clutch needs to be fully depressed (before turning the Key), and I mean fully depressed, in order to engage the Start sequence.
That means somewhere on that Clutch Pedal assembly there is a switch that physically engages to inform the electronics to move forward and start the engine.
It might be as simple as a bad/intermittant switch, or an adjustment.
Couldn't hurt to look in that area, while moving on to the "Ignition Key Fix"...
*** Just realized that MikeR beat me to the punch on the Clutch Sensor...But it couldn't hurt to hear it twice...lol... ***