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I have a 2006 Base Corvette, two weeks ago, car wouldn't start so I cleaned the battery connections and it solved the issue for a few days. Last week on Thursday morning, car would not start. So I went ahead and bought a battery swapped it out. The car still would not start. I put the battery on the charger in case it had been sitting in the shelf to long. Car still would not start. So I was resigned to buy a starter on Friday. I got home and decided to check it, car started right up. I moved it down the driveway to get some stuff out of the garage and moved it back. Started effortlessly each time. So Saturday morning, would not start, Saturday afternoon, would not start. Sunday morning would not start. Sunday Afternoon it started right up, and this morning it started right up.
When it chooses not to start the cluster goes dead for a few seconds and I do hear what I think is the solenoid clicking.
My plan is to jack it up check connections and if everything looks ok, go ahead and just put a new starter on it. Other option is to replace the wires. Or to heck with it and replace both the starter and the wires.
How do the battery cable ends look? Mine did this a while back and I figured out if I gave the connector a good twist everything would light back up and it would start. The ends were degraded quite a bit and were extremely cheap/thin to begin with. I ordered new cables but the new ones were so cheap looking I couldn't bring myself to install, so I chopped the ends off the cables and replaced them with new (aftermarket) ones. Never had a problem since.
Could be a ground issue also
It's common for the solenoid on the starters of these cars to start coming off from all the heat from the exhaust. I'd check for that while you're at it.
Last edited by schpenxel; Apr 3, 2017 at 01:38 PM.
Remove the cable from the starter and clean the connection points there as well. Also check the enginie to frame grounds for corrosion and clean as needed. It sounds like a ground problem.
I have a 2006 Base Corvette, two weeks ago, car wouldn't start so I cleaned the battery connections and it solved the issue for a few days. Last week on Thursday morning, car would not start. So I went ahead and bought a battery swapped it out. The car still would not start. I put the battery on the charger in case it had been sitting in the shelf to long. Car still would not start. So I was resigned to buy a starter on Friday. I got home and decided to check it, car started right up. I moved it down the driveway to get some stuff out of the garage and moved it back. Started effortlessly each time. So Saturday morning, would not start, Saturday afternoon, would not start. Sunday morning would not start. Sunday Afternoon it started right up, and this morning it started right up.
When it chooses not to start the cluster goes dead for a few seconds and I do hear what I think is the solenoid clicking.
My plan is to jack it up check connections and if everything looks ok, go ahead and just put a new starter on it. Other option is to replace the wires. Or to heck with it and replace both the starter and the wires.
Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.
I had a 2005 that had a starting issue I was able to fix myself. When the engine does not start, does it spin freely without firing or does it fail to turn over at all? If your symptoms are the same as mine were, I'll share my fix with you.
I had a 2005 that had a starting issue I was able to fix myself. When the engine does not start, does it spin freely without firing or does it fail to turn over at all? If your symptoms are the same as mine were, I'll share my fix with you.
Cstapp99, I am having this issue in my 2008 corvette it just spins but sometimes catches then just dies.
check the clutch switch behind the clutch i have had many problematic starts because of it. usually its moves a little so slide it up, slide it down and wiggle the wires connected to it. and see if that will help.
I bet it's the selonoid....just put the starter in and be done with it
Mine did the same thing ... and here is what I found when I dropped the starter 1/2 an hour before i was suppose to leave for the track .... I should have just dropped it as soon as I started having the no start issues ...
and it was not caused by heat from my headers as they were only on a few weeks at the time of failure .... this was caused by my stock exhaust and the Cat that is stuffed right up there between the starter and the frame..
if you don't have headers it will take you no longer than 30 minutes to do if ubare good with tools
Starting Issue - Ideas Needed
