Reply With Quotecould be an intermittent starter solenoid or possibly the battery going dead. i
had the same thing happen on a 98 grand am last year. changed starter and no
go, it was the battery. the reason starter was changed was because trying to
jumper the starter solenoid, it would just spin and not engage flywheel
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- 02-08 07:05 PM #1BLueCoBraGuest
Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
On my way to my dad's retirement party in my 95 GP w/3.1 ended up stopping
to get gas. Turned off engine like I always do, filled up, go to leave
and... nothing. No clicks or anything. Pushed car out of fueling area &
popped hood.
I'm no mechanic btw, I'm in NY, 18 degrees with snow on the ground. Couldn't
see starter due to the aero paneling plus I was in my dress clothes.
Anyhow, tried 3 more times, nothing. Sitting there thinking for bout a
minute, went to leave (forgot bout starter for that split second) and it
fired right up!
Never had any problems before this at all. It's been starting normally after
this too. Happened yesterday, Saturday afternoon.
The car's driven every day of the work week, has started for me uneventfully
up until now.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Should I get a new starter or maybe have a garage look at/replace the leads?
TIA
BLueCoBra
- 02-09 12:33 AM #2GTGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
- 02-09 01:34 AM #3TjGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
Could be pass key
"GT Grand Prix 00" <com> wrote in message
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- 02-09 02:52 AM #4JanGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
In article <supernews.com>,
bluecobra@*nospam*intergate.com says...
Same thing happened to my husband's 97 Sunfire. He finally had it towed
and the mechanic turned the key and it fired right up. They couldn't
find anything wrong and it hasn't happened again. Must be those pesky
little gremlins making the rounds.
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Cheers!
Pepper's Mum
- 02-09 04:55 AM #5ParadoxGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
"Tj" <nospam.rr.com> wrote in message
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no, pass key will just make the car die after starting.
and
trying
- 02-09 05:24 PM #6Bon·ne·villeGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
Sounds like bad connections at the bat or starter or a bad ground. Yeah
pass key would let it run for 3min then it would die. Maybe even look
into the neutral switch.
In article <c0776v$13igur$news.uni-berlin.de>,
com says...
- 02-09 11:13 PM #7BLueCoBraGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
"Paradox" <com> wrote in message
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Well after it started again at the gas station I drove it straight for over
20 mins on the thruway with no problems. Same thing after the party, jumped
in the car and 20+ mins straight home with no probs.
It started when I went to work and again when it was time to go home.
Maybe it was just the temperature at the time, dunno.
(more below)
going
flywheel
I don't think it's the battery or the alternator because I'm not getting any
dimming of the lights or anything like that. When I start the car it turns
right over with no hesitation or slowness.
When I use the turn signals there's no dimming of the dash lights or
anything.
But one thing I should point out. Ever since I've bought the car used last
September, seems like the turn signals are slow to flash on and off. Maybe
this is indicative of something possibly related?
When I go to make the appointment to have the outer tie rods replaced I'll
have them check out the starter, battery, etc.
Thanks for the insight and info
BLue
- 02-10 04:22 AM #8ScottGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
Same thing happened to my '93. After putting up with it for several years it
was getting worse so I figured that it was time for a new starter motor.
When I got the cables off I saw that there was heavy tarnish on them. I
cleaned the terminals and the nuts with scotch brite, reassembled it and
returned the starter motor. It cranks better than ever and has not
malfunctioned in the last two years.
There is a service bulletin that says this could be due to a bad neutral
safety switch on automatic transmission.
"BLueCoBra" <bluecobra@*nospam*intergate.com> wrote in message
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Couldn't
after
uneventfully
leads?
- 02-10 05:26 AM #9HarryGuest
Re: Starter; worked, then nothing, 3 tries later worked again?
Once the starter starts the car its job is over. It has nothing to do
with the vehicle's ability to run 20 miles or 375 miles.
Your brushes in the starter might be worn down and grounding out on the
comutator. Quite common, especially if its the original starter. It
could also be the solenoid or other internal starter parts, a bad
ground, corroded wire, battery
Many things for you to check tomorrow.
good luck.
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1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE, 3800 V6
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