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Ignition problem?

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  • Start date Start date Oct 23, 2008
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I have observed this on several occasions. It occurs during cold start, after i drove it around for a while and after i drive it around and stop for a bit and then start again.

Sometimes when i turn my ignition, my 02 mustang gt seems to struggle to start. I would have to hold on to the ignition in order for it to start successfully. What can be causing this? Starter issue? It has never fail to start yet, but it seem to have to take an extra second or two to completely start. Please help me diagnose this problem.
 

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Could be the idle air valve going bad. An extra second or two isn't really an issue.
 
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I have 26K on my mustang gt. Should the idle air valve be going bad this soon?
 
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