Mustang Owners Club Australia Forum
Technical & General Discussion Area => Mustang Chat Room => Topic started by: math on March 26, 2023, 07:34:54 pm
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Hi there,
I have an issue with my mustang gt 2017 were the at times my engine wont crank over. It's very unusual as it won't happen straight away but after a short trip ill turn it off,then turn it back on and it won't crank over. I have taken it to multiple mechanics and telling me they are unable to find the issue. I was hoping to try my luck out here. I have attached a video.
Any feed back would be much appreciated.
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It sounds like an issue with your neutral safety switch. Forgot to ask if it's manual or auto?
cannot see any video.
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Its manual. Sorry it won't let me upload the video on here,I will keep trying.
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I’d imagine by now the original battery has been replaced?
If not it’s time.
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Yes, the battery has been replaced along with new terminals.
Battery has been checked over by a reliable source. Issue still occurs.
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Have a look high up on the clutch pedal and see if the is a switch, may prevent you starting the car in gear.
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Hi.
Yes I have looked at the clutch switch and it seems fine. The problem seems to occur when the vehicle has warmed up. So its a bit of a funny one. I can start it ten times out of ten and its fine. I'll go for a drive, then turned it off , then try turning it on again and it may or may not crank over.
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Hi Math,
Ive got a 2017 gt but thankfully havent got the same issue. Yours sounds like your starter or cable to the starter is getting hot and wont take the charge / turn the engine.
Have you recently put a custom set of headers on ?
My early mustang had a set of headers and same as your symptom, would start the engine cold, but not when it was warmed up. Fix was to put a heat insulator blanket over the starter, has been good since.
Not sure if this helps you , but good luck in getting a fix.
Regards
Mark
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Hi Mark.
Thanks for that, it does make sense why that issue would occur. I will look into this further.
Thank you!