Tries to start, but won't
nrsmd
12-04-2005, 06:42 PM
1999 Suburban LT, runs well, but:
Intermittently, the Suburban refuses to start. The battery is charged, and the starter turns, but it won't catch. When I turn the key off to stop the starter, the car kind of starts (catches) for a second or less, then stops. Repeating to try to start the car gives the same result each time until the battery is too low to turn the engine over.
After several day, I tried the car again and it started like there was nothing wrong.
A friend mechanic said he thought the problem was a Crankshaft Sensor. I replaced it but several weeks later it hapenned again.
Any ideas?
Nathan
Intermittently, the Suburban refuses to start. The battery is charged, and the starter turns, but it won't catch. When I turn the key off to stop the starter, the car kind of starts (catches) for a second or less, then stops. Repeating to try to start the car gives the same result each time until the battery is too low to turn the engine over.
After several day, I tried the car again and it started like there was nothing wrong.
A friend mechanic said he thought the problem was a Crankshaft Sensor. I replaced it but several weeks later it hapenned again.
Any ideas?
Nathan
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