letoii
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer Sport
I have an intermittent problem with my 1999 Explorer Sport 2WD. Some days it will not start or crank. I turn the key and nothing from the engine.
Sometime after a key turn I hear a single click from the steering wheel area.
The battery works fine, all lights and radio comes on.
The THEFT light blinks, not rapidly, about every 3 sec.
If I keep turning the key, the car will eventually start. Sometimes it takes 10 tries, sometimes 100. Sometimes it helps to shift into neutral, or from park to neutral, and back to park.
Once the car starts and runs 20min, it will start OK for the rest of the day.
This usually happens after a colder night, but I'm in San Diego so it never really drops below 40F.
My mechanic replaced the starter, ignition switch, solenoid, some kind of electrical junction box, but the problem still persists.
Any advice?
Sometime after a key turn I hear a single click from the steering wheel area.
The battery works fine, all lights and radio comes on.
The THEFT light blinks, not rapidly, about every 3 sec.
If I keep turning the key, the car will eventually start. Sometimes it takes 10 tries, sometimes 100. Sometimes it helps to shift into neutral, or from park to neutral, and back to park.
Once the car starts and runs 20min, it will start OK for the rest of the day.
This usually happens after a colder night, but I'm in San Diego so it never really drops below 40F.
My mechanic replaced the starter, ignition switch, solenoid, some kind of electrical junction box, but the problem still persists.
Any advice?