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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 99 carrera with about 67k miles. All maintnance and service up to date. Recently ive had trouble starting it. It would act like the battery had no juice to start it or sometimes it doesnt even click, but after a couple tries it cranks over eventually. The gauge reads 12 volts before trying to start it then drops significantly when trying. Once its started it reads the normal 14 volts when driving. Anybody know what it could be and a way to fix it?? maybe a diy??

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Did you check the simple stuff like cable looseness, corrosion? You may be having a battery cell that is about to die.

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Like Cory (Tippy) stated ^, it could be that the battery is on its last leg. It could also be the ignition switch, which is a known, relatively common issue with the 996.

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