My car tries to start when I hook up the battery with no keys in the ignition.

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Asked by Trexter Mar 24, 2013 at 02:12 PM about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 2-Door 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I realized it when I hooked up my brand new starter, I pulled out the starter relay and it still does it. It is hooked up
correctly. What could be wrong

20 Answers

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This video might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGem9YsjCRQ

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177,705

Brand new starter - i would suspect an wiring error. Sounds like battery power is going directly to feed the solenoid fire signal.

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It was a remanufactured starter so I took it back and paid 20 extra dollars and go a brand new one that was slightly different and it works just fine. Now to fix or replace my injector problem

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So was it your starter that was the problem??

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2008 replaced starter and truck wants to start on own

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im having that issue right now with it starting i hope its a wire touching something i have a 1991 chevy cavialer u think it muight be the wrong starter???

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they said they gave me a 4 banger starter for the car i have i hope its just a wire thing ius there a certain position the wires have to go in??

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? I replaced my alternator and my starter with brand new try to hooking up my battery and it's trying to start with key turned off is anybody know

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My 2004 Chevy tahoe tries to start when I put the battery cables on the battery what can I do to fix it ?

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GuruTF73B mines is doing the same exact thing I believe that something is grounding my starter so we are about to take it out and try again I will let u know if that's what it was

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Mine is doing the same thing what did u do too fix it

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Mine moterhome dose the some thing.i didn't take the old start out someone else did an pu the now one in.so I went out to start it an it just made a clicking noise.so I look at it an there was no hot wire going to starter.so I Huck one up.an now it starts dut the only way I can get it to stop is by taking the battery cable off

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I had the same problem but solved it. What I found out was, the bottom positive closes to your relay was touching the relays outer lip of the relays housing. I put two washers first then the three positives on top followed by a locker washer. Problem solved !

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02 camry did the same thing after putting in a new starter. did it twice with the key out. i put the key in and turned it to on and back off then to on [not start] and put the ground cable back on and it was fine

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The positive wire and the wire leading from the ignition are touching just had this issue yesterday its an error with instilation

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While replacing the battery, my car 2009 Toyota Corolla started automatically even without the keys, it was crazy. I put the ignition key tried to stop the engine but it didn't, didn't know what to do. then unintentionally, I pressed the brake pedal, it stopped then everything is back to normal.

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This just happened to me. I have a Dodge Durango 2005. Arnold’s accidental brake pedal saved the day!

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I have. A. 6.0. Truck 07. Hd gmc. Problem with sttarter. So. I. Put. A use. 2002 starter from a surbarban and i was charging the battery with. The negative wire off. As sonn. I put the startter and i put the negative wire to the battery it. Starded by it self so. I took. The starter out. And. I put. Twoo wassas on the. Possitive cable. Thst goes to the starter and. It.works

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I have a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 2wd every time I connect the battery the truck try to start itself what can I do

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