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Sent to Car Experts August 14, 2006 5:36 p.m.

My 1999 Ford Taurus usually works perfectly, but there are random times when it won't start. It just clicks when I turn the ignition. I still have power to lights, radio, etc. although the power usually goes off for a few seconds after I have tried to start it. I have replaced the starter and colonoid and that is not the problem. The battery and cables have been tested as good. I have also tested all the fuses and relays. Sometimes if I just wiggle the battery cables around it will start up. But sometimes it won't start up at all. We thought there might be a short but could not find a bare wire. We were getting charge off of the car frame.

Most recently as I was driving down the freeway the car started puttering and wouldnâ€™t accelerate well and the AC stopped working. I pulled over to check things out and while the car was idling it would randomly rev slightly on its own. It seems to be an electrical problem, but we canâ€™t pin point it.

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1999 Ford Taurus

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new starter/colonoid, battery and cables, fuses and relays

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Status: Closed Value: $8

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August 14, 2006 5:50 p.m. (13 minutes and 15 seconds later)

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Greetings!
sounds like u have a bad starter. An intermitant starter will work sometimes, all of a sudden not work, then start working again. U will need to catch it when it is not working and make sure u have batt voltage on both terminals when cranking. If batt voltage is present and the starter is not working, then the starter is bad and will need to be replaced!

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Sent August 15, 2006 10:00 a.m. (16 hours and 10 minutes later)

Sorry, I told you in the message that I have already replaced the starter and I have a new battery and cables in place. Not only did I try putting a new starter in, but I had the existing one tested and it was in perfect condition.

P.S. How do I get my deposit back?

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 15 2006 at 10:01am

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August 15, 2006 5:41 p.m. (7 hours and 40 minutes later)

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