My battery is fine, but last night after messing with my alarm and putting everything back together; the alarm was working fine. Now the car would not start; I have to push start it and once i got it started; i drove around for a bit last night. Then took it home, turned it of and it wont start. So is this a starter problem?

 

Well what happens when you turn the key, does it make any noise?

 

sounds like a wiring problem if that circuit somehow gets wired into your alarm, like the starter solenoid wire

 

Yeah, that happened to my bro when he had a cut off to his starter, well i think it was to his starter.

 

No there is no noise when i turn the key

 

Does it sounds like its cranking, because if it is, thats your starter.

 

no, no cranking either

 

check the wire that plugs into the starter from the wire harness. this exact same thing happened to me the other day. somehow the wire that plugs into the starter had wiggled itself loose. i plugged it back in and problem solved.

 

OK one thing....I dont know **** about these damn wires...Which wire are you talking about? Any diagrams or pics?

 

just look at the starter itself...there should be a wire that is wrapped in black that is plugged into the starter...if it's not plugged in you will see it hanging right where the starter is....trust me, you'll notice a wire that looks like it should be plugged in to something...just go out there and look real quick

the end of the starter that is the furthest from the transmission is where the wire should be plugged into...

pic of starter...



the wire that i am talking about is covered up by the grommet in that pic..the wire comes out of that grommet and plugs into the starter...

 

check yooo ignition fuse!!!!! i burned mine out once putin in a system.

 

Well i check the fuses that deal with ignition in the car and inside the engine bay and they are fine..Still no starting, i have to push start...the starter cables are fine too...

 

so how much do starter typically go for? New and used?

 

check your positive battery ground wire. follow it to the starter and mess with the connection. i just bought a new starter for my ITR and it was like $240 including the core charge. im gonna take it back, because the starter is most likely not your problem. its most likely a loose ground or something with the battery cables (either corroded or bad conncetion)

oh yeah, corrosion can be anywhere on the wires even if they look clean. replace or clean those and see what happens. much cheaper than buying a starter