HELP! Swift Sport not starting - any ideas?
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My wife has a 2009 Suzuki Swift Sport and for the last couple of months we have had intermittent problems starting it. I have tried a couple of garages, had a an auto-electrician inspect the car and called Suzuki but no-one has been able to resolve this issue, so I thought I would see if there were any PH folk who might have any bright ideas!?
The problem:
Occasionally, probably once a month, the car will not start. The ignition will turn over but the car will not start. The battery has recently been replaced and is in good health. We have had the alternator and all the electrics checked.
There are several reasons why the car might not fire up BUT when I attach jump leads from my car, the Swift starts straight away which to my mind rules out problems with spark plugs or anything mechanical.
If anyone on here has any thoughts on how to go about fixing this, I would love to hear from you! Cheers!
The problem:
Occasionally, probably once a month, the car will not start. The ignition will turn over but the car will not start. The battery has recently been replaced and is in good health. We have had the alternator and all the electrics checked.
There are several reasons why the car might not fire up BUT when I attach jump leads from my car, the Swift starts straight away which to my mind rules out problems with spark plugs or anything mechanical.
If anyone on here has any thoughts on how to go about fixing this, I would love to hear from you! Cheers!
Yes, the car will always start first time when using jump leads attached to another vehicle.
Jump leads are connected up as they should: live to live and an earthing point in my engine to an earthing point in the Suzuki.
The battery is brand new and I chose Bosch as I thought they were a decent brand.
Jump leads are connected up as they should: live to live and an earthing point in my engine to an earthing point in the Suzuki.
The battery is brand new and I chose Bosch as I thought they were a decent brand.
Edited by andyg109 on Sunday 9th February 12:05
Evening all!
Just a quick note to say thank you for all the helpful posts, especially JonRB for taking the time to put the photos up there and highlight the bits I need to be looking at!
The car has been starting alright (well, a little sluggish) since posting this but I will update once I've had chance to get under the bonnet in the daylight.
Just a quick note to say thank you for all the helpful posts, especially JonRB for taking the time to put the photos up there and highlight the bits I need to be looking at!
The car has been starting alright (well, a little sluggish) since posting this but I will update once I've had chance to get under the bonnet in the daylight.
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