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Depending on the vehicle year it can keep power going to the distributor and possibly ruin it. The starter only gets engaged when your turn the key past "start" position.
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Can a bad starter cause the car to stall while driving?
No. A bad starter would cause the car not to start.
What would cause a positive battery cable to burn up?
bad starter or bad connection to starter or bad ground on battery or starter
Will a bad starter cause a grinding noise before going out?
A bad starter might make a noise. The starter could also go bad with no noise or warning. However if the starter is making noise then there is a problem that could cause failure at any time
Will a bad battery drain your starter?
Your starter is incapable of being drained. It is an electric motor. However a bad starter can drain your battery
Will a bad starter cause check engine light to come on?
No. ] it most certainly can cause the check engine light to come on. Not per say as it being a bad starter but if the wire connections r dirty or the connection aint connected good. exspesally on a manual trans. I beg to disagree. I have never seen a bad starter set a check engine light. Not once.
Will a coolant leak cause a starter to go bad?
No.
Your 94 Jeep Cherokee has no power going to the coil what would cause this?
bad starter or starter solenoid.
Can bad brakes cause your car not to start?
No bad breaks can not affect the starter or the motor. Nate.
What can be the cause if your car won't start and it clicks?
Weak battery, bad connection Bad starter
What can cause a 1990 Lexus LS400 not to start?
Bad starter... Bad Alternator... Bad battery... maybe a fuse.
What would cause a new starter not to work on a 1996 VW Jetta?
bad battery. bad ignition switch bad solenoid or the new starter is faulty,has been known to happen
Why Truck will not crank but battery juice is good?
Sounds like a starter issue. Bad wire to the starter could cause it.
