Has any one had a problem with your car going through starters, I think my car has burned another starter up and im curious to see if any one has experienced this and may have possible solutions or suggestions? This will be my 3rd starter in about 4 yrs, the last one was put on about 7-9 months ago!!!

 

what went wrong with them?/

 

Its possible, but unlikely, that the wrong pinion is on it, causing excess strain. But then again, it could be crappy design, etc.

 

yo, OP, do you have an aftermarkey Y pipe on your car?

 

for some reason they just stop working all together, first they started the car slow as if it had a weak battery then the just went all together i dont have an after market y pipe on my car

 

perhaps the starter could be working much harder due to another problem.

Where are you getting the starters from? Refurbs? I went to advance auto parts and went thru 2 starters before I got my money back because they refurbs I bought from them were bad.

 

I think I may be going down the same road.

 

now that you mention i did get them from advance auto, and they are the refurbed ones with the lifetime warrenty, also i did get one from them that didnt work from the beggining it never made it to the car so they may be selling faulty starters!!!!!

 

I once worked at a shop rebuilding starters and alternators. We refurb'd units and supplied locally owned auto parts stores around town. The process for a refurb'd was dissasembly, cleaning, inspection, replace parts (when needed), rebuild, paint, test and put in a box. New is always better, but a lot more costly.

 

I just installed a new starter in my '96 Maxima because sometimes, I would
turn the key and only hear the relay click. At these times, if I would
roll my car backwards a few feet, it would usually start right up. Recently, the problem was getting more frequent, thus the new starter. Now, the problem seems even worse with the new starter. Could it be that I got a defective starter from Autozone? I am hoping it is not my flywheel or signal
ring. Anyone with similar problems or probably correct bad news for me? Thanks.

 

Not sure Hickory Lane. I just fixed my starter problem. The O'Reilly boys replaced the starter I bought just 2 months ago with no problem. The wire that engages the starter just fell off. Bad solder job!!!

 

It seems like I have to replace my starter every 3 years but I don't mind since I bought the starter at Autozone with a lifetime warrantee .. but since I replace the stock one after that they have only last about 2 to 3 years so do the math and its been more than 4 ..

 

Hi,

I took the new starter I bought at Autozone out, and they gave me another rebuilt one. It worked for the last 3 days, but today I had the same problem. I had to roll my car until it would start. I guess I will run the codes. and see what comes up. At present, I am running my auto ac blower motor off my cigarette lighter. I need either a new "ac auto amp", or just a new blower motor resistor. Needed new ball-joints so I bought a control arm kit off
of e-bay motors. Drives like new, but I thought I got away without needing an alignment. Fried my tires. Got new Coopers.
I want to get an oxy-acetylene set-up for my work. Will that suffice for exhaust system work as well? My starter problem appeared well before my ac went bad. I just want to find an ac auto amp from a yard. It's like a part that gets no mention in the manual. Weird, but I'll be giving it some "Iris" paint sooner rather than later. Looking ratty, but running like a top once I get going.

 

changed my dying starter today. i got it for $112 and replaced it myself in about 1 hour. would have been half of that if i didnt clean some of the grounds. the car has never started better its real happy now.

 

The first thing I'd do is add a good ground from the starter to the chassis, bad grounds will toast starters.
It could just be bad starters, but I'd be checking electrical connections, make sure they are clean and well mounted, if the battery is not new, get it load tested (autozone, etc. should be able to do this for free).

 

NOTHING is good for exhaust system work, except replacement, but at least the "hot spanners" will allow you to remove it pretty damn fast. . . plus, when you feel shagged out after all that exhaust(ing) work, you can breathe the oxygen straight from the cutting torch. . .

 

I had problems with my starter too finally found a local parts dealer that gave me a live time warranty on it and ive done it so many times i can do it in there parking lot swap the core and off i go. not much help but maybe a heads up on looking for a life time warranty for further replacements

 

Are these symptoms similar. Im having startup problems for the 3rd time at 90K. Is my starter going down?

It would turn, but not fire up completely. It took 7-10 tries, but now my sister can't start it, so I have to check it out. It's definitely not the battery. This starter was a BOSCH reman.

Any other ideas or where to go for starters?

 

+1 Also if you go this route add a new ground from the battery to the chassis. I just ran the new cable from the battery negative to the starter bolt. Much much improvement in starting.

 

Any help for me?

Today , I would turn the key all the way, and the car wouldn't even start. Battery is new, so I don't think that's that. I hear clicks, but not like how the car would attempt to start.

Bad starter?

 

Fishy--

Does the starter turn at all? If not, do the idiot lights on the dash all light up? If yes, it may well be your ignition switch. They're cheap and easy to replace, but you might try putting a piece of electrical take in the flange slot first, to ensure a firmer contact. That worked for me. (This will make more sense once you look at the ignition switch.)

 

LIghts and everything is fine. Battery is optima we got 1-2 years ago, so I'm guessing that's still in good shape.

As for the starter, it seems like when I turn the key and hear the clicks, but no response from the starter type of thing. I'll try have someone turn as I listen in.

Pretty sure it's the damn starter as this problem occured long ago, but can't really remember the details.