Hey folks, Thank you ahead of time for any advice you can provide. I'm a noob in terms of auto repair, but a generally pretty handy person so I'm hoping I can do this repair myself.
Out of the blue, my '04 Matrix wouldn't start. I turn the key, the engine cranks, but just keeps coughing (Is that an accurate way to describe it? It makes noise like it's about to start, but doesn't.). So I turn it off, try again, and push it to about 7 or 8 coughs. No luck. On the third try, it coughs like 3 times and starts.
I cleaned the corrosion on my battery terminals, but that did not improve the situation at all. Once the car starts, it operates normally. No issues on acceleration, idle, etc. but now I'm afraid of just getting stranded somewhere.
I recorded this, which is a best-case scenario.
Thank you!
Maybe Dave
Out of the blue, my '04 Matrix wouldn't start. I turn the key, the engine cranks, but just keeps coughing (Is that an accurate way to describe it? It makes noise like it's about to start, but doesn't.). So I turn it off, try again, and push it to about 7 or 8 coughs. No luck. On the third try, it coughs like 3 times and starts.
I cleaned the corrosion on my battery terminals, but that did not improve the situation at all. Once the car starts, it operates normally. No issues on acceleration, idle, etc. but now I'm afraid of just getting stranded somewhere.
I recorded this, which is a best-case scenario.
Thank you!
Maybe Dave