Hi all. First time i have posted. First of all i have owned a TH sports and a TJ sports both of which were great cars. I now own a 12/05 380VRX 48000klms. Great car but it has one problem. Sometimes after a short drive (can be two minutes) and you turn the car off than go to start it again it will turn over fine but not start. This can happen five to six times than all of a sudden it will start fine no spluttering so to speak. Have taken it to the mitsubishi dealer and all they did is hook the computer up to it and it showed no fault codes so according to them it must be fine!!!!!!:wtf: Obviously there is something there. Has anyone else had this happen to them. Iknow that this is a problem with the early model magnas as it happened to my tj it ended up being the immobiliser thanks to this sight i worked it out for myself and fixed it myself.No thanks to the workshop. I dont really want to muck around with this car mainly because it is still under warranty. I just want something to go back at them with. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Mate I had the EXACT same problem. We found out that it was the ETAC unit that is clipped to the side of the fuse box. Check to see if that is your problem. It may be just a little loose.

battery may be due to be changed

Loose connection to your computer?

Thanks for the feed back. Will check all three options. Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question. ETAC?? What does it stand for.

ETAC:Electronic Time and Alarm Control
It basically controls the electrics in the car AFAIK

I found a work around on this

before twisting for ignition let the electrics come on in ACC/on for 10 secs than turn car on

Works everytime

I found a work around on this

before twisting for ignition let the electrics come on in ACC/on for 10 secs than turn car on

Works everytime

Actually this is a good idea to do always, whether there are starting issues or not. Basically turning the IGN ON without cranking and waiting until all the idiot lights go out, except alternator and oil press, helps the ECU by allowing it to "wake up" and go through the equivalent of a boot sequence. With high tech cars/race cars this is a normal starting sequence and I've always done it after having the electronics tech guys explain how it helps ECU function. Apparently some of the new big power truck and bus diesels are the same. I'm told that without the ECU boot up these engines just will not start.

Cheers,
Alan

thats where I got the idea from Alan, Racing I so wanted to be a race car driver

^ Agree 110% with the above two posts. ALWAYS give the ECU a few seconds to boot before attempting to start the car :)

P.s. I sometimes have the starting issue when I don't hold the key down long enough and the engine misses its first crank and doesn't start. Then it will take 5 seconds of cranking to start on the next attempt. One would assume it's flooded from the first unsuccessful start and needs a bit longer crank the second time :) (Also, I can smell fuel!)

^ Agree 110% with the above two posts. ALWAYS give the ECU a few seconds to boot before attempting to start the car :)

P.s. I sometimes have the starting issue when I don't hold the key down long enough and the engine misses its first crank and doesn't start. Then it will take 5 seconds of cranking to start on the next attempt. One would assume it's flooded from the first unsuccessful start and needs a bit longer crank the second time :) (Also, I can smell fuel!)

100% agree