CountryBoy19
Grandmaster
Car: 2000 Buick LeSabre, 216k miles
Symptoms:
This just started last week... I went to jump in my car and nothing, starter won't even "click". Battery is good, starter hasn't given any indication of problems. Worked one minute, didn't work the next. I've gotten it to start a couple times since then by playing around flipping key on/off several times and just repetitively trying.
Suspects:
security system (PK3 key not working right???), transmission indicator switch (car thinks it's in gear??), starter relay failed, ignition switch failure?
What do I need help with? Seeing as how most of the involved components can be expensive to replace, how do I troubleshoot before replacing them? Start with the easiest/cheapest first and work up from there? Start from the top down (ignition switch working down to starter solenoid)? Or is there a likely culprit that I should check first?
Normally I would google this, but it's very hard to search for problems related to "car wont' start" because there are millions of unrelated hits and it's super hard to wade through them all...
Symptoms:
This just started last week... I went to jump in my car and nothing, starter won't even "click". Battery is good, starter hasn't given any indication of problems. Worked one minute, didn't work the next. I've gotten it to start a couple times since then by playing around flipping key on/off several times and just repetitively trying.
Suspects:
security system (PK3 key not working right???), transmission indicator switch (car thinks it's in gear??), starter relay failed, ignition switch failure?
What do I need help with? Seeing as how most of the involved components can be expensive to replace, how do I troubleshoot before replacing them? Start with the easiest/cheapest first and work up from there? Start from the top down (ignition switch working down to starter solenoid)? Or is there a likely culprit that I should check first?
Normally I would google this, but it's very hard to search for problems related to "car wont' start" because there are millions of unrelated hits and it's super hard to wade through them all...