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if you try to start the car and it does not start and you hold it in the turn on position do you hear a noise like gears running if so you need a new starter 135 at auto-zone is what i paid for mine but if you don't hear the noise it could be the solenoid
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Car starts sometimes but sometimes it just clicks usually it will start after about ten tries what could be the problem?
start with checking the battery, next check the solenoid,next check the starter motor.then check ignition switch
Clicking in a car and won't start?
the solenoid is broken. sometimes if you strike the starter motor sharply this cures the problem.
Can you start your car by crossing the solenoid of the starter?
If the key is on and the shift is in park you can safely start the unit by engaging the solenoid with a short jumper wire.
Why will a 91 Lincoln Town Car start with a screwdriver touching the solenoid but not with the key manually?
Not to bash on the last answer, but, the starter solenoid probably isn't at fault here. If it will start with the screwdriver then the starter solenoid is functioning. It either does or it doesnt. The answer lies in circuitry back from the solenoid to the ignition switch. You could have a bad ignition switch or neutral/safety switch.AnswerDefective starter solenoid.
Will the transmission solenoid make the car not shift sometimes?
That is one of many possibilities
1997 Ford Contour The display is not lit sometimes and the car will not start It will start if you jiggle the battery Once it went out while driving What are the possible reasons?
That sounds like a corroded or dirty battery terminal. It could also be a bad connection at the solenoid or even a corroded cable.
Your 98 Honda Passport wont start up why?
There could be many reasons as to why this car will not start up. The battery could be drained, the starter, starter solenoid or alternator could be going bad, or there could be an issue within the fuel system.
Where do you touch the starter solenoid with a screw driver to start the car?
solenod
Can the solenoid be the problem why your car doesn't start?
If it doesnt turn over it can be
Why do when your car sit it starts right up and after it runs for awhile it wont start like the starter is bad or something?
"hot start" issue. Could be the solenoid, or starter itself.
Your 1993 Mercury Topaz sometimes will not start you turn the key and nothing but try again and it may or may not start but you can put the car in neutral and it will start just fine?
Bad neutral safety switch? Weak starter solenoid?
When you tried to start your car it just made clickingng noise 1993 mercury sable the head lights didnt dim when i tried to start the car?
It could be a weak battery. The starter solenoid may be defective. If so a rebuilt starter could cure the problem.
