My niece has a Ford Escape 1996. I was with her today. When she tried to start the car it made a noise. She turned the switch off and then tried again and it started. This also happened once before when I was with her. I will ask her how often this happens, but I am guessing it happens frequently.
Is there a chance that the trouble could be something other than replacing the starter?
Starter or solenoid are the two most likely causes.
"metspitzer" wrote: ( 1996 Ford Escape )
When I tried to start the car it made a noise. I turned the switch off and tried again and it started. This happened once before. Could the trouble be a bad starter? ____________________________________________
It could be a lot of things, but it is probably just corroded connections at the battery terminals. Before spending any money, try this:
1.) Take the battery cables off (NEG terminal first). 2.) Clean the corrosion from the battery terminals and the cable ends with a wire brush or a file. 3.) Reconnect the battery cables (POS terminal first).Good luck.
Rodan.
No. The grease in the solenoid is dirty and acts like glue. Eventually it won't engage at all, it will just click and won't start. Save a tow and replace the starter.
Yes. I have found a lot of times that the battery connection are not clean and tight corrosion can be a problem you can have the starter system check for free at most autozones if you have 1 in the area
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