Its a battery issue. You can take it to Autozone or a similiar store, they test batteries for free.
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2005 Starter Problem?
Helluva couple months. After a $700 brake job and $2,200 for a bad crank pulley that backed into the front cover and oil pan, I think the starter may be shot. Appears to be plenty of battery power and all I get is a click when I try to start. Tonight I hit the button 20 times before she turned over.
Sound like a starter?
Does anyone think I can change the starter in the garage?
Haven't seen a starter chnaged on anything newer than a 67 Camaro!
Sound like a starter?
Does anyone think I can change the starter in the garage?
Haven't seen a starter chnaged on anything newer than a 67 Camaro!
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you sure its not a bad ground/contact or a weak battery? clicking usually means not enough juice to crank over.
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$700 for a brake job??? **** you should have done it yourself in the garage!
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$700 for a brake job??? **** you should have done it yourself in the garage!
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And since you'll be working on your car you might as well clean the leads to the starter. My car did the same thing one morning. I thought it was my starter but after taking it off and testing it, it was still good. So i cleaned up the leads and VROOOMM!!!
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I had a re[placement battery from NAPA. Took it back there, they say the battery is fine. I tell them to check if they sold me the right battery last summer. They didn't! And of course, closest battery is 2 states away and not in until Tuesday. they gave me a new one of the wrong size and the car starts now.
Check engine light is on, though and they couldn't get their computer to connect with the car.
Check engine light is on, though and they couldn't get their computer to connect with the car.
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Tonight I hit the button 20 times before she turned over.
Sounds more like a loose connection, a bad solenoid, marginal brushes, bad commutator or windings. If not loose connection,replace the starter.
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