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My starter is not crank the engine over?

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KEN L
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It sounds like the battery is dead, here is a guide on how to test it.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Please let us know what you find so it will help others.

Best, Ken

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:32 AM (Merged)
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ANTONIE1984
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Hello so the issue I am having is sometimes my car start and sometimes it domt I have taken it to the dealer and they put a new battery new electronic throttle body and alternator on so with my car I can drive somewhere to in for a little while come out and the car dont start I can wait a few hours go back out side and the car starts right up I have had it put on the machines by shops and it seems the computer and everything is working fine and not giving off any error codes
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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JOETECHPRO
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Hey ANTONIE1984,

What you will need to do is to check at the starter motor to see if you have voltage on the exciter wire when cranking and it is not starting.

There will be two wires going to the starter, the smaller of the two is the power for the solenoid which switches the starter on. You need to find out if you have power here.

You can use a test light to perform this check.

If you are not getting power to this wire then you have a control system fault. If you are getting power here then you either have a ground issue or the starter is bad.

I would suspect your starter. Please read the guide below on starter motor issues.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Regards, Joe
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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TIAMARIE01
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Okay so I went to start my car and it wouldn't start or turnover so I had someone jump it off and it worked. I let it run for a while turned it of and it crunk right up. Came outside a few hours later and it wouldn't start again. Now it won't jump either? I just got this car three months ago. New battery. Can someone help please. I heard it could be the starter relay needs to be replaced could that be true?
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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Starter relay would be very uncommon. First you have to look at the rest of the symptoms and clues. Do the interior lights and head lights work? Does the instrument cluster come to life? If everything else works, the neutral safety switch / transmission range sensor would be a good suspect. If everything is dead, follow the smaller battery positive wire to where it bolts to the under-hood fuse box. Be sure that connection is clean and tight.
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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HENRY MENDEZ
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I had just got home turned the car off was working gone had just drove three hours out of town when I got back in and tried to start it was like a power surge everything came on then two seconds later it would not start. Everything was weak power when I was able to get a jump all I hear was a clicking noise when I pulled the jumper cables off it loses power again.
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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Check battery for condition including load test most places do for free. if it is a bad battery you may have set security system off so try a reset. See link.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 AT 8:36 AM (Merged)
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RENEE L
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Hello Henry,

Here is a link to helpful information from this site that features written instructions, pictures and a video explaining how to load test your battery yourself. If you need further assistance please come back to 2CarPros.com. We are always happy to help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-battery

Thank you for visiting 2CarPros.

Kindest regards,

Renee
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