ciccio2018 0 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I have a Chevrolet Spark, 2013, 1.0 Petrol with 13,000 miles on it. Just this week, as the cold weather starts, my car intermittently won’t start. It turns over, and eventually starts. Once started and warm, its ok. I see lots of posts online for similar issues, but none shows a definite fix. Lots of battery swaps, alternator and plugs, even talk of keys but all have swapped lots of parts without confidence. I have had the battery tested and its ok, dug out the second key, although key doesn’t make sense if its only from cold. There are so many posts online ref this issue, yet nobody has a fix. Any help would be good. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexandre Dubé 7 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Hey! Sorry to hear about that! You could have a look at some of these videos from ChrisFix, they might point you in the right direction as to where and what to look for! It actually really helped me to diagnose a problem I had with one of my cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhuDCVIydw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRfPupikHT4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC409CU7mU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDIlwbx0B-s I hope this helps, Alexandre Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 How cold are we talking? Link to post Share on other sites
ciccio2018 0 Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) I’m in the UK. This morning is -0.5°. the “only when cold” comments appears to be a red herring….a coincidence. I decided to leave the battery on charge overnight, and this morning it started straight away. That still doesn’t point to battery. Its only not started on 2 occasions. The first was early morning, the second was late afternoon. I will get it serviced again, but meanwhile any suggestions will be very helpful. Edited October 29, 2018 by ciccio2018 Link to post Share on other sites
sessingø 0 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Mine did the same when it was cold and the air was very humid. A new battery and spark plugs wires fixed it. Try the spark plugs wires first, if you have a leak - even a small one, the battery will need extra power to compensate. Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Dockrey 97 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Being this thread is almost a year old I am sure he either got it fixed or traded it off lol. Link to post Share on other sites
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