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- 2013 Ford Fiesta
Good day,
I have a 2013 Fiesta with the automatic transmission.
Every once in a while I will have to turn the key 5 or 6 times to get my vehicle to start, even though I do turn the key slowly so that the computer can do it's checks.
The starter sounds good when it starts and doesn't lag or drag when starting, the battery is only 1.5 yrs old, I've replaced the ignition relay in the fuse compartment, and I've replaced the battery ground cable with a higher quality cable.
When this happens, I hear a single click at the turn of the key and nothing more.
I notice this mostly on days when I do a lot of food order deliveries which of course means a lot of starting, stopping, and starting of the vehicle again sometimes 30 times a day.
The engineering of these cars is absolute crap. I've seen videos where mechanics have placed additional ground cables to fix issues.
Just curious as to what people think?
Could it be a bad starter or bad ground or maybe some screwed up protection setting?
I have a 2013 Fiesta with the automatic transmission.
Every once in a while I will have to turn the key 5 or 6 times to get my vehicle to start, even though I do turn the key slowly so that the computer can do it's checks.
The starter sounds good when it starts and doesn't lag or drag when starting, the battery is only 1.5 yrs old, I've replaced the ignition relay in the fuse compartment, and I've replaced the battery ground cable with a higher quality cable.
When this happens, I hear a single click at the turn of the key and nothing more.
I notice this mostly on days when I do a lot of food order deliveries which of course means a lot of starting, stopping, and starting of the vehicle again sometimes 30 times a day.
The engineering of these cars is absolute crap. I've seen videos where mechanics have placed additional ground cables to fix issues.
Just curious as to what people think?
Could it be a bad starter or bad ground or maybe some screwed up protection setting?