Cranks over briefly

Asked by Shaneav Feb 11, 2019 at 04:23 PM about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

97 silverado 2x4 cranks over briefly then stops.
Battery is good. With boost charger connected
same problem.

1 Answer

26,860

Make sure battery has a full charge and all connections good, not just at the battery, all ends. At the starter motor, two voltage circuits, one should come from battery, hot all the time. The other circuit should go hot when relay is energized. There two sides to relay, the switch side, right side in diagram. Then the control side, left side in diagram. The control side needs voltage and ground to energize the relay. For testing you could unplug the relay, use jumper wire between terminal sockets, switch side, The top wire on switch side is fuse protected and hot all the time, I believe. If you try the jumper wire, make sure tranny is in park or neutral and parking brake is set. It should crank the engine. Now if you think the starter motor itself has a problem, you could remove it, lay it on the ground, hook up jumper cables properly from charged battery to starter, voltage and ground, at the least, it should kick out the drive gear and spin. If it won't even do that, something wrong. Some of the national brand auto stores will test the starter for you, if you take it to them.

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Rowefast
    Reputation
    10,410
  • #2
    John Carson
    Reputation
    9,580
  • #3
    Andrew Olsen
    Reputation
    9,500
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used GMC Sierra 1500
141 Great Deals out of 7,708 listings starting at $4,944
Used Ford F-150
305 Great Deals out of 13,676 listings starting at $3,888
Used Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
28 Great Deals out of 1,540 listings starting at $509
Used RAM 1500
482 Great Deals out of 19,381 listings starting at $3,995
Used Toyota Tundra
28 Great Deals out of 929 listings starting at $10,698
Used Dodge RAM 1500
3 Great Deals out of 79 listings starting at $5,000
Used Toyota Tacoma
38 Great Deals out of 829 listings starting at $9,975
Used Chevrolet Tahoe
17 Great Deals out of 773 listings starting at $7,499
Used Chevrolet Colorado
28 Great Deals out of 1,138 listings starting at $4,951
Used GMC Sierra 2500HD
30 Great Deals out of 2,075 listings starting at $7,997
Used Ford F-250 Super Duty
26 Great Deals out of 749 listings starting at $9,995
Used Dodge Charger
35 Great Deals out of 828 listings starting at $5,995
Used Chevrolet Camaro
13 Great Deals out of 471 listings starting at $11,999
Used Jeep Wrangler
130 Great Deals out of 5,983 listings starting at $2,995
Used RAM 2500
52 Great Deals out of 2,633 listings starting at $4,995

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.