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Old Jan 19, 2021 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by zeeth2800
I have had this happen on two occasions now.
My truck will randomly not start. No click or turn over or anything. Get lights on the dash but nothing when i turn the key.

Then all of a sudden on maybe the 8th try or so it fires right up without a issue?

Opinions on what this could be?
CTM it has a recall and is linked to the antithieft system, also door lock. So any water finding its way into the door can cause this issue.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2021 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Donny Pinto
CTM it has a recall and is linked to the antithieft system, also door lock. So any water finding its way into the door can cause this issue.
also can be a damaged key or transponder ring, if the plastic on the ignition key is damaged there is a chance the chip under the plastic is not working properly. If the key is not damaged a faulty corresponding ring ( goes around ignition and reads code from key) is bad.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2021 | 06:33 PM
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What type of transmission do you have? If its a manual transmission. It maybe the safety neutral switch on the clutch master rod.
 
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