Ever since I bought this van I have been sticking money into it. When it would not start on the first try last month I went out and bought a new battery. It started on the first try for a week. Now it takes me at least 4 times to get it started. I spent $135.00 on the battery and now it is something else. I am so mad because I have a lot of doctors appointments to be at and I don't ever know if this van is going to start or if I am going to be stranded somewhere. The starter is over a $100.00 dollars and the alternator is $97.00 plus a core charge. How do they expect you to afford to buy the parts for this problem. I don't know what to fix to make this problem go away. If someone knows please make a comment.

We could not get the ignition key to start the car and were stranded for hours, not wanting to pay for a tow truck. Had to call a tow truck anyway and when he arrived he took a stapler and banged on the key towards the steering wheel. Then the key turned and started the vehicle. I immediately took the van to the dealership and they installed a new aftermarket ignition switch. A week later it did the same thing again but I decided to bang on it to get it to work. I asked several mechanics and two said I should have had both parts to the ignition switch replaced at the same time. After a lot of continual banging, it finally started to work again if we turned it just right.