Thread: ignition woes

It is possible but I had zero symptoms before cranking it just now it started great with no hiccups before, but I do agree, based off my description it does sound like a dead starter.

Originally Posted by steelholder

It is possible but I had zero symptoms before cranking it just now it started great with no hiccups before, but I do agree, based off my description it does sound like a dead starter.

as scotty said, they can sometimes not show any symptoms and sometimes they are but we dont notice. i had a ford taurus that had a symptom that would show would be a real quick hesitation when turning the key. for a split second the starter would engage but not turn. if a person wasnt paying attenention they wouldnt notice until it just wouldnt start the car.

Thanks Scotty and Tom, today I put it neutral to push the car onto a sturdier surface to jack it up. I tried the key for hell of it and it started up fine. I wonder if pushing it rotated something in the starter or elsewhere. I drove it around turned off and on a bunch of times and it's perfect again. I suspect it will crap out in a bad situation in the near future and have reliability anxiety now..sigh.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Seems more like a wiring issue. Go over the power and ground cables and clean them up.

now its sounding like that. could even be internal in the starter but clean up them cables and see what happens.

I thought starter till he stated key getting stuck in ignition. That's a sign of low voltage. Make sure your battery terminals are clean and securely connected.

Any follow up on this? Did the issue return or figure out what was wrong with it? I'm having a similar issue.