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Car wont turn over unless i play with key for hours

Old Dec 3, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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I have a 2003 impala that only starts when I play with the key for hours.today is a cold day and I can't get it to start at all.I have been having the car for years. and it always do this in the winter time. I bring it to the shop and it starts right up for the Mac so they ttell me nothing is wrong with my car. can somebody please help me !!!!
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 12:42 PM
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We need more information. Does it crank and not start or does it do nothing at all? Do the lights work? Do you hear a click? Give us more info.
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 4:26 PM
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leave it parked outside in the cold at the Mac shop. You must put the car into the conditions required to make the fault happen to diagnose it.
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Old Dec 4, 2016 | 1:46 PM
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insert WD40 straw where key goes ,give couple squirts insert key work lube into switch , do this couple of times , if this dosen't work you are out ,not much
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