1999 Corolla Starting Problem

I know there have been discussions on this topic but I can't seem to
find a definitive answer.

I only hear 1 click when turning the ignition. This especially happens
in the morning after not driving for the car for several hours. After
turning the key several times, the car will start like normal. Later
in the day, the car starts on the first try. THEN, the other day, the
starter would not stop cranking after the car was started, even after
turning off the car. The only solution was to pull the battery cables.


I took the car to the shop and everything started working fine (go
figure). They even tested it first thing in the morning and the car
started fine. They told me, without witnessing the problem firsthand,
that it's either a bad starter or starter relay. Does anyone know
exactly what is causing this? Starter, solenoid, starter relay,
ignition switch???

Thanks.

"64bird" <rbadra@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1159911752.943990.52290@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I know there have been discussions on this topic but I can't seem to
> find a definitive answer.
>
> I only hear 1 click when turning the ignition. This especially happens
> in the morning after not driving for the car for several hours. After
> turning the key several times, the car will start like normal. Later
> in the day, the car starts on the first try. THEN, the other day, the
> starter would not stop cranking after the car was started, even after
> turning off the car. The only solution was to pull the battery cables.
>
>
> I took the car to the shop and everything started working fine (go
> figure). They even tested it first thing in the morning and the car
> started fine. They told me, without witnessing the problem firsthand,
> that it's either a bad starter or starter relay. Does anyone know
> exactly what is causing this? Starter, solenoid, starter relay,
> ignition switch???
>
> Thanks.[/color]

You should ignore the response from anyone who claims to know exactly what
is causing the problem unless they have looked at your vehicle first hand
and had a volt meter and ammeter on the vehicle while the condition
occurred.

On the other hand, there are some common causes of the condition, and so one
can check certain components while the condition manifests itself. I would
check the starter relay, battery, battery cables (including clamps and
ground connections), starter, and ignition switch, in that order.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)