Fried starter

CKG6

MEMBER
2017 GMC TERRAIN
3.6L
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
60,000 MILES

Starter just fried out from the inside on my vehicle. It was doing this weird hesitation starting thing mostly in the morning every day for a few weeks. One day in between it was completely fine. What would cause the starter to fry out like that? Like it was being overworked or something.

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ASEMASTER6371

MECHANIC
52,797 POSTS

Good morning,

This could be due to a bad battery, dirty battery cables or loose connections.

I would load test the battery first and clean the cables.

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

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

At this point, I would replace the starter motor.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

I attached the procedure below for you.

Roy

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