Starter turning on its own

Asked by mrandrepaul Jun 05, 2018 at 03:46 PM about the 1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 420

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi, I own a 97 e420 and recently the starter
went out. I replaced it with a new one but
when I reconnected tge battery it started
turning over by itself without the key being in
the ignition. What could be the problem?

4 Answers

40,015

yes , the + is making contact with the solenoid wire , pay attention to details , easy fix

Wires were touching, thank you so much, now that weve fixed that, the starter is working but there's no fire from the engine

40,015

you have no spark ? check any large fuses under the hood by the batt. something may have blown out from power surges or gone bad by pure coincidence , like many things in todays' world cars can't handle diversity

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