|
|
|
saturn starter wont disengage
|
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 12, 2011, 5:39 PM
Post #1 of 23
(2673 views)
|
|
saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
I have a 2002 SC2 with a starter problem that has me stumped. recently I went to shut the car off and the starter just started cranking in all key positions except in the run position...then it just idles like normal. I replaced the ignition switch and had it rekeyed as it was worn out anyway. I also replaced the ignition module while I was in there. My thought being that must be the problem because the starter runs in all key positions.... that did not fix the problem. Also, when I unplug the ignition module while the engine is cranking...it still keeps cranking. Does that mean the problem is a short somewhere?
Thanks for any advice
Scott
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 12, 2011, 6:14 PM
Post #2 of 23
(2664 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Ignition module? What would that have to do with starter operation?
Did you replace the ignition switch or the ignition lock?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 12, 2011, 7:02 PM
Post #3 of 23
(2657 views)
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
I replaced both. The key switch is unrelated i'm sure but it has been getting harder to get the key to turn for over the last few months. As long as I was replacing the module where I thought the problem was I also changed out the lock.
scott
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 12, 2011, 7:04 PM
Post #4 of 23
(2651 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
What module do you keep referring to. There is no module involving the starter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
Mr.scotty
Enthusiast
Oct 12, 2011, 8:10 PM
Post #5 of 23
(2642 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
--------------------------------------------------------
Your only as good as your tools!
(This post was edited by Mr.scotty on Oct 13, 2011, 7:48 AM)
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 13, 2011, 3:03 AM
Post #6 of 23
(2638 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
I have not tried that yet. I will see what that does today
thanks
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 13, 2011, 3:06 AM
Post #7 of 23
(2638 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
the part I am refering to is actually the switch that is bolted to the end of the ignition key assembly. Perhaps I should be calling it a switch rather than a module.
thanks
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 13, 2011, 3:13 AM
Post #8 of 23
(2635 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Don't waste your time looking for relays or fuses specifically for the starter it doesn't have any and people should know what's in the circuit before posting stuff like that.
Yes, that is a switch that you are referring to. Is this an auto or manual trans?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
Mr.scotty
Enthusiast
Oct 13, 2011, 7:47 AM
Post #9 of 23
(2628 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Sorry, your right HT.
Had a bad night last night.
--------------------------------------------------------
Your only as good as your tools!
|
|
| |
|
|
Old 396
User
Oct 13, 2011, 11:28 AM
Post #10 of 23
(2619 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Scott22sc,
As far as the remedies are concerned, I agree with everything that has been said so far. The only thing I can add would be the obvious and simple, and that would be a defective starter.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 13, 2011, 1:57 PM
Post #12 of 23
(2611 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Manual...I was thinking about this today at work and am wondering why when I connect the positive battery cable it does not try to start. but after I turn the key once to engage the starter It wont disingage until I pull the battery cable. if I had a short wouldnt the starter take off as soon as I hook up the cable?
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 13, 2011, 2:56 PM
Post #13 of 23
(2605 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
You're just going to have to follow the circuit and determine where it's getting it's power from. Start with the trigger wire at the starter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 13, 2011, 3:23 PM
Post #14 of 23
(2601 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
thanks, I am heading back out with my multimeter. I was just running it and when I went to shut it off I took the positve battery cable off and then shut the car off about a minute later. it still ingaged the starter for a couple of revolutions. if power is not going from battery to starter it must be somewhere in the charging circuit right?
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 13, 2011, 3:30 PM
Post #15 of 23
(2594 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 13, 2011, 6:04 PM
Post #16 of 23
(2585 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
I think I found the problem. I had the key out of the ignition.connected the battery cable and jumped the starter solonoid with a screwdriver. that caused the starter to ingage and not disengage after removing the screwdriver. i'm guessing the hold in windings in the starter.
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 13, 2011, 6:10 PM
Post #17 of 23
(2580 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
That's entirely possible but it would also mean that you were totally wrong when you said it stopped when in the "run" position. The starter can't cause that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 14, 2011, 3:16 AM
Post #18 of 23
(2570 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
That is a good point. if it was still ingaged while the car is running it would be grinding which it is not. I think I will pull the starter and have it tested. Thanks again for all your help
scott
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 14, 2011, 3:21 AM
Post #19 of 23
(2567 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
That won't really tell you anything because the starter will act differently with no load. What needs to be done is remove the purple wire at the starter while this is happening and see if the starter keeps going. That would indicate a bad starter.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
dr.donut
User
Oct 14, 2011, 5:24 AM
Post #20 of 23
(2559 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
that selinioid is a relay, and I'll bet the batt. to starter cable is hot at all times, if it doesn't kick back when told to as long as it's in it's "engauged" position it will have power, don't buy cheap or rebuilt parts, (starters, alternators, sensors) ,buy new, ,the parts salemen in this area seem to think a garrantee means "no problems" and that I have time to swap out these parts when they fail after a month, as if buying inferior parts is business as usual, I go to the dealer, it cost more but you get what you pay for but to me it's a matter of principle
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 14, 2011, 7:17 AM
Post #21 of 23
(2553 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Just perform the test I suggested and don't buy anything yet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
scott22sc
Novice
Oct 14, 2011, 5:33 PM
Post #22 of 23
(2535 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
MY SATURN IS FIXED! ....thanks again. I pulled the purple wire and the problem was still there. I replaced the starter and it is working great.
Scott
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Oct 14, 2011, 5:39 PM
Post #23 of 23
(2532 views)
|
|
Re: saturn starter wont disengage
|
Sign In
|
|
Glad to hear you got it resolved.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
Auto Repair Home
SEARCH
WHO'S 
LOG 
Car idles funny but doesn't throw codes
Car stalling problem
2018 Kia soul. Knocking while accelerating.
p119f22 ‘Deterioration of the engine oil’ - 2017 Peugeot Boxer Euro 6 2.0 Blue HDi
