That's a first for me. Must have a short in the starter or the relay. I would change the starter relay first, and if the problem is still there, then change the starter. One of them has a short. Or, possible the ign. switch has a short and might give continual contact. Check that first.
The starter kill wire is blue and red and is located in the ignition switch harness on the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The wire can be disconnected at the harness or at the starter itself.Ê
If the battery is good and the starter is good, then you must have a wire disconnected somewhere.
three bolts, make sure the battery is disconnected first!gmjim
wires on the starter are criss crossed
Look to see if the ignition plug to your starter did not come loose or un plugged. Since this is on the same side, possible disconnect of the starter ignition wire became disconnected
If you can hear your starter motor turning but not the engine you have some teeth missing on the ring gear. If you can hear nothing, not even the starter motor solenoid clicking into place, you have a connection problem between ignition switch and starter motor.
There are a few things that can be wrong bad battery connection will allow low amp power but fail under a large load like starting. disconnected or frayed starter wire bad starter bad starter relay bad starter solenoid bad ignition switch
No noise when you try to start the vehicle usually indicates a dead battery, or a loose or disconnected cable/wire at the starter, solenoid (starter relay switch), or ignition switch.
The starter solenoid on a 2002 Mercury Sable is typically located on the starter motor itself, which is mounted on the rear of the engine near the transmission. To access it, you may need to lift the vehicle and remove any obstructions. The solenoid is usually a cylindrical component attached to the starter, with electrical connections leading to the battery and ignition system.
1. Dead battery (2) Loose or disconnected cable (3) Burnt out fusible link (4) Starter is stuck (5) Bad ignition switch or wiring
ignition tumblers are worn out. replace ignition switch. Having disconnected the positive battery cable to shut the starter off,I replaced the starter relay fuse. Reconnected the battery, but it would not turn over now although I could hear the starter click. I decided to replace the starter. As soon as I dropped it down off the block and turned it to remove the electrical lines there was a old rusty bolt lodged between the two terminals. A new starter and that,s that.
It is probably caused by the ignition switch internals shifting (I had a similar problem before) and it turned out to be the ignition switch)