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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Cars / November 2005

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Someone help please - 1994 GP intermittent starter solenoid CLICK

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Bill - 05 Nov 2005 19:34 GMT
If someone could help me with this I would really appreciate it.  I  have a
94 GP with a 3.1 that intermittently won't start, the solenoid just clicks.
I changed the starter/solenoid several years ago and it was fine for about 3
weeks and then started doing it again.

Last week, the frequency of the not starting, but solenoid clicking was
increasing so I changed the starter/solenoid again and the car started great
for about a week, and just now started doing the intermittent problem again.
How can changing the starter and solenoid fix the problem for a week or so
and then the problem comes back?

The fact that this has happened twice is too coincidental.  It seems that
somehow the solenoid is going bad after a week or two, but it makes it
difficult that it may start fine for 2 or 3 starts, and then clicks a few
times before it will start again.

I've cleaned all the connections, changed the ignition switch a year ago,
and never have been able to solve this.  I've just live with it.

With winter coming, it sure would be nice to solve the problem once and for
all.

PLEASE HELP, anyone!
=AB Paul =BB - 05 Nov 2005 19:56 GMT
> If someone could help me with this I would really appreciate it.  I  have a
> 94 GP with a 3.1 that intermittently won't start, the solenoid just clicks.
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>
> PLEASE HELP, anyone!

Dirty battery cables.
Silver Surfer - 06 Nov 2005 00:34 GMT
This reminds me of a similar situation with my daughter's '92 Grand Am.
Replaced the starter twice within about a week's time because of the
machine's recurring failure to start.  After the third such incident I got
out the schematics and physically tracked down every last wire in the
starting circuit.  Lo and behold a bare spot on the wire to the solenoid
turned up.

Evidently every time I replaced the starter the wiring harness was being
disturbed enough when the machine was jacked up that for a short time the
bare spot would no longer be in contact with the frame.  The car would start
just fine afterward and I would pat myself on the back for a job well done,
only to be frustrated a few days later after it failed to start once again.
The gist of it is that there had never even been a single starter failure
from the very first incident.  My face is still red.

Your problem may be caused by something totally different, but perhaps you
should take a look at what is being disturbed when you replace the starter.
Also be sure to have the suspect starter checked to confirm that it really
has or has not failed.

> If someone could help me with this I would really appreciate it.  I  have
> a
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> PLEASE HELP, anyone!
o2pz5y402@sneakemail.com - 07 Nov 2005 06:00 GMT
where are you getting the starters from?or buy a super battery!1000
crank amps is good for winter.check your battery to ground
connections.big and small.starters require very solid amp carrying
connections.one time i drove to an autozone for paint and came out and
nothing but clicks!!i literally had to replace my positive battery
connector end to get it started!!in the summer!!go figure!!worked fine
up until then!!not one misstart!!
phil neely - 08 Nov 2005 00:12 GMT
had same problem with my Toyota.  ended up being a short in the battery
cable.
> where are you getting the starters from?or buy a super battery!1000
> crank amps is good for winter.check your battery to ground
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> connector end to get it started!!in the summer!!go figure!!worked fine
> up until then!!not one misstart!!
 
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