New starter

Asked by Car_man83 Sep 18, 2018 at 09:45 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

New starter installed, started and ran good 2 times right after but now have a
dead battery.  took the battery in and they say it checks good.  Can the wiring
be bad or crossed and cause a battery to not charge?

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Mike answered 6 years ago

Bad battery cables, check engine grounds and don't rule out a defective starter it happens.

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