Originally Posted by
emilio
My girlfriends Mirage has a lot of issues. We recently replaced bent rims and tires because the steering wheel was shaking only to find out that the steering wheel still shakes above 60mph. Now we're running into some new issues. Sometimes the car turns on, sometimes it won't. The battery has been tested at AutoZone and is only 5 months old, they said it's not the battery (We live in Florida). Last night the car wouldn't turn on. I tried to jump it but wouldn't turn on even after 15 min of trying. This morning the car turns on without fault....I'm thinking it could be the starter or some type of starter relay. The car has really bad electrical and constantly blows fuses so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a relay, but it could be the starter.
Does anyone know where the starter is located? I haven't been able to find any documentation online.
Anyone else have a shaking steering wheel past 60mph?
Anyone have similar issues with car turning on only sometimes?
I would suspect that you have corrosion in the wiring connectors underneath the driver's left foot. There was a recall for this issue. Have you had the recall completed? This has been a issue in wetter climates. I'd start there first.
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