My Starter Is Stuck On (1 Viewer)

[daddyo]

I have been having starter problems for a month now. It would just click, and it would take a few tries to get it to turn. It seemed better when it was warm, and it seemed to work better if I turned the key with snappy motion.

Just now, I got it to turn but then it kept on cranking even though I had removed the key. I had to disconnect the battery to get it to stop.

I got a new starter/solenoid to put in. Does that sound like the culprit, or does it sound like it is the ignition switch?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Andrew

 

[NocalFJ60]

Mine used to do the same thing until I put in a new starter. I serious doubt it is the ignition switch. Sounds like you are on the right track. The solenoid should fix the problem.

 

[gulp3000]

If your key springs back from "Start" to "On" like it should, it's probably the solenoid.

 

[IH8Wood]

Check for a ground short in the cable between the battery and the stater. It happened to me once with a Scout that I left in gear. The little guy cranked across the street and high centered itself on my neighbors wall.

 

[HntWhtTail]

I am not positive, but a bad plunger and or contacts might bind up and keep spinning pull your starter and take it apart, contact and plunger were only $11.00 and about 20 minutes work total fixed my starting problems.

 

[lovetoski]

For sure you need to rebuild the starter. This is a known issue with toyota starters. Rebuild parts are cheap, and it's easy to do. One bananna.

 

[daddyo]

Thanks for the replies, eveyone. I am quite glad to hear that it
probably isn't the ignition switch.

I will do a "trail repair" (it is in the parking lot at work) this week.

Andrew

 

[gulp3000]

Well, a bad ignition switch ($15.00 used) isn't so bad actually - if you had the choice between it and a starter.

 

[Skniper]

Identical problem on mine, do not replace the starter. Replace the contacts in the starter and probably drive it for 100K more miles. Maybe a $15 repair...with OEM.