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Dead battery? Bad starter? Bad/dirty connections on battery cables? If you know the battery is good, you have to listen when the key is turned. if there is an audible "click" when you turn the key its mostlikely the starter.

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Q: Why won't the engine turn over when you try to start your 1989 Corolla?
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