What are the Symptoms of a Bad Starter?
One thing that needs to be understood before talking about bad starter symptoms is that they are very similar to symptoms of a bad car battery. So it is advisable that you first make sure that your car battery is in excellent working condition and fully charged. Know how to check car battery. Once you do that, starter problems diagnosis is considerably simpler. Here are the three prime symptoms. Car Won’t Start You turn the key to start the car, but there is clanking followed by no response. This symptom essentially points towards either a complete failure of the car starter system or a partial failure. This is one of the symptoms of a bad starter motor or a failed starter solenoid, which is inhibiting engine ignition. The only way out is to get the starter motor and solenoid checked and replaced if need be. It is better if you get the starter mechanism checked before things reach a stage of complete failure. Delayed or Labored Cranking When you turn on the ignition and you hear the ca
