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Intermittent not starting issue?

Tiny
DAWN HADDOX
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  • 2002 CHEVROLET S-10
  • 210,000 MILES
I'm a girl and have no clue about cars. For the past few years my vehicle has not been starting at somewhat regular intervals. You try to start and it's like everything's not working. You may have to try starting 10-15 times and, to date, it always has started eventually but I know that won't always be the case. Any suggestions as to what this problem might be? Thanks in advance Ya'll, Dawn
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Friday, December 23rd, 2022 AT 5:02 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hi Dawn,

It sounds like the battery is bad or you have battery cables that need to be cleaned or tightened. If you can upload a short video of the problem, I can tell for sure what's going on.

Here are two guides to help you see what's wrong in the meantime:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Here is how to change the battery out in case you need it in the images below.

Please reference this guide as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.
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