car is having starter problems help!
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Originally posted by shoebox
If banging around on the car makes it work, I would lean toward the ignition switch or the connector(s) to it. Next time it does it, hold it in START and bang on the side of the steering wheel. If it cranks, it's probably the switch. There is a replacement procedure on my Tech Page.
If banging around on the car makes it work, I would lean toward the ignition switch or the connector(s) to it. Next time it does it, hold it in START and bang on the side of the steering wheel. If it cranks, it's probably the switch. There is a replacement procedure on my Tech Page.
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i just hit the steering colum/switch... nothing... when i put it to start i see the low trac and brake lights go off, and when i let go from start they go on again so the switch knows i'm turning it..
sometimes i hear a 'click' when i put it the key on 'on' and now i dont hear that... anything to do with it?
sometimes i hear a 'click' when i put it the key on 'on' and now i dont hear that... anything to do with it?
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Mine is an auto, so its not the clutch safety in my case, and i do always hear an audible relay click. But no starter cranking 
Why is it all of a sudden were all having the same problem... no one else had this before and found a fix
It deffinatly sounds like a common problem. Im gonna do some more searching on a couple websites. Im new to 4th gen Fbodies in particular so anyone more familiar with a couple good sites should try lookin around too. Its a common problem it seems, so theres probably a common solution that works right? Now we just gotta find it 
Why is it all of a sudden were all having the same problem... no one else had this before and found a fix
It deffinatly sounds like a common problem. Im gonna do some more searching on a couple websites. Im new to 4th gen Fbodies in particular so anyone more familiar with a couple good sites should try lookin around too. Its a common problem it seems, so theres probably a common solution that works right? Now we just gotta find it
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If you hear a click, the starter solenoid is engaging and either is not passing current or the starter isn't working. One other possibility is battery cables/connections. Get someone to listen to the battery as you turn the switch. A sizzling sound means a bad connection. Battery cables can get "cancer" and go bad on the inside-that is fairly common. If you whack the side of the starter with a hammer and then it works, then it is the starter that is bad.
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Originally posted by JohnD
If you hear a click, the starter solenoid is engaging and either is not passing current or the starter isn't working. One other possibility is battery cables/connections. Get someone to listen to the battery as you turn the switch. A sizzling sound means a bad connection. Battery cables can get "cancer" and go bad on the inside-that is fairly common. If you whack the side of the starter with a hammer and then it works, then it is the starter that is bad.
If you hear a click, the starter solenoid is engaging and either is not passing current or the starter isn't working. One other possibility is battery cables/connections. Get someone to listen to the battery as you turn the switch. A sizzling sound means a bad connection. Battery cables can get "cancer" and go bad on the inside-that is fairly common. If you whack the side of the starter with a hammer and then it works, then it is the starter that is bad.
i'll jack the car up and and hit it on the side, thing is its got a brand new starter in there...
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Re: car is having starter problems help!
Mine's having this problem too...
didn't start until I turned the key on and off 5-10 times... worked for the rest of the day...
next day, wouldn't start at all.. (even after 30 attempts)
Had a tech over, tech started testing the wires in the engine compartment.. while I tried turning it on and off... and suddenly it worked
he couldn't really continue testing...
Needless to say, I'm sure I still have the problem, and it will strike when I'm in a very inconvenient place...
sooo... any updates? Anybody cure theirs???
didn't start until I turned the key on and off 5-10 times... worked for the rest of the day...
next day, wouldn't start at all.. (even after 30 attempts)
Had a tech over, tech started testing the wires in the engine compartment.. while I tried turning it on and off... and suddenly it worked
he couldn't really continue testing...
Needless to say, I'm sure I still have the problem, and it will strike when I'm in a very inconvenient place...
sooo... any updates? Anybody cure theirs???
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Re: car is having starter problems help!
Just to let everyone know, you CAN replace the solenoid.
http://www.dbelectrical.com
A local shop to me that does internet business. They're very knowledgeable, just give them a call. My new solenoid cost $32.
http://www.dbelectrical.com
A local shop to me that does internet business. They're very knowledgeable, just give them a call. My new solenoid cost $32.
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