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03-12-2015, 09:57 PM
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Need Starter Advise ASAP
What could it be. Does the starter go bad or could it just be a relay somewhere? 
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03-12-2015, 10:08 PM
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The solenoid on the starter is the relay that sends current to the starter motor. Most likely you need a new starter.
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03-12-2015, 10:14 PM
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^ Could very well be this.
Do of course check all fuses, and I would also try shifting to N and try to start, and back to P, if it starts it might be the neutral safety switch. Give the starter a thump with a piece of wood and try to start it, sometime it gets the starter started and will at least confirm that's the problem.
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03-12-2015, 10:58 PM
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Update, I thought I somehow fried the PCM, so I had to disconnect the batt and wait 20 mins the touch the cables to short. It fixed the problem and now I am able to attempt starts.
What happens is everything looks normal as it comes on, then when starting all I hear is very light clicking. Sounds like igniters to me. But not even a groan out of the starter. Somebody please help. I have a important road trip planned.
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03-12-2015, 11:38 PM
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You should add your vehicle to your signature so others know what you have and are asking about.
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03-13-2015, 12:18 AM
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Starters do not always give warning when going out. Slow cranking would be a dying battery.
If you turn the key and you hear a rapid clicking when attempting to start, it could be a weak battery as the starter is trying to engage. If you are turning the key and nothing happens it could be a bad starter.
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03-13-2015, 12:28 AM
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I just got under the car and had my wife try to start. There was definitely a sound coming from the starter, but no crank. It was a light click, not as loud as I have heard in other types of cars when the solenoid is working but not turning.
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