Thread: New here with a GTP that won't start... sometimes.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Clean all battery connections, grounds etc on the battery, body and starter first.

That's the free thing to do, then past that it could be the ignition switch or something related to that.

Yeah done that

Originally Posted by Mitch R

Next time it does that try shifting into neutral and starting. If it starts then it's probably the nss.

Tried that, but from my understanding it can still not start in neutral with a bad NSS sometimes. (Depending on how the switch fails?)

Originally Posted by green97

Also next time it doesn't start try holding the key in the start position and the tilt lever with the other hand and move the column up and down.

I was helping a friend with a 97 and had an intermittant start issue like this. I checked the starter and battery wiring and all was good. Then tried moving the column and it started. Shortly after he sold it so never figured out what exactly it was.

Good idea.


So weird, it just started after not starting for 2 days. It was parked in my job's parking lot so I couldn't really do any diagnosing on it. Called a tow truck and it started right before the truck got there... grrr. Hard to diagnose the issue when the issue is gone. I tried jiggling wires around hoping to bring the issue back, no dice. Guess I'll just have to wait till next time it rolls around.


Key turned, nothing. Usually you'll get some indication the starter is trying to work (clicking or lights dimming) but it's just like nobody's home.