How can you tell if your starter goes bad

Asked by Ineedhelps May 26, 2019 at 03:27 AM about the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car is a Pontiac and it's making a clicking noise
when I try to turn it on I'm trying to determine is
that the starter

4 Answers

65,510

First try removing and cleaning battery if that does not most likely the starter. Also battery maybe bad have battery and alternator may not be charging have both tested.

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starter could have oxide on the solenoid. replace the solenoid and the starter would be good. in most cases.

26,835

Clicking indicates the starter is not receiving enough voltage to actually spin the engine. Check for and clean off any corrosion on your battery connections and have your battery checked. You may want to try jumping the car from another. If it works, it is another indicator that the problem is the battery.

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I have a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix I went to start my car and it went to crank over and then it didn’t and now it’s not cracking at all

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