Car not starting

Asked by acehood110191 May 11, 2015 at 04:14 PM about the 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis 4 Dr GS Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car will start an unpredictable number
of times when the fuel pump relay and the
ac cutout relays are tinkered with.

I have new battery new starter new solenoid
new fuses new fuel pump relay new battery
terminal eyeloops new alternator . I have
tightened all teeth on relay boxes I've
cleaned all ground wires and tightened.
Theft prove out is good keys are good
ignition and transceiver good etc.

Any ideas? Desperate

6 Answers

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inspect the underside of the power distribution box that has the fuel pump relay for corrosion or loose wires, also check the condition of all ground connections.

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Replace spark plugs if not working get new coil packs/spark plug wire/connectors whatever u wanna call it....

Let me ask y'all this. I cleaned the relay box ground really good but it didn't start. I then pulled the relay and put it back in. The car has been starting ever since. Is there any possibility that after the ground was put back I kind of reset it by pulling and plugging relay back in? In other words did I fix the problem by cleaning the ground wire even though it didn't start immediately after?

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