I have a 2000 Durango that has had an ongoing starting problem for the last few months. Sometimes it starts right up, sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't start right up, the starter engages the flywheel and it clicks once and then does nothing. When it does that, I just turn the key multiple times until it starts.
At first I thought the battery might be going bad, but it tested OK at Autozone. At that point I was thinking maybe the starter was going bad.
The new thing that happened really has me puzzled: the other day I turned the key, the starter cranked but then acted like it was losing power and then got it back again. It didn't start and then the car lost all electrical. No clock, no headlights, no dash lights, no radio, no nothing.
So, here's my train of thought at that point:
Did the battery just die? Batteries don't die all at once, so NO.
Is the ignition switch bad? The headlights won't even turn on and those should even without the key in the ignition, so NO.
Did some fuse blow somewhere? No headlights, so NO.
Is the PCM bad? F@#k, I hope not.
I went back in the house and started searching like a mofo on this forum and read a few threads about bad ground connections, so I thought that could possible be the problem. I went out and messed with/tightened all of the grounds I could find and voila, it started right up.
The only problem is that by the next day the no-start was back so I think my f-ing around with the grounds was coincidental.
What does this sound like to you?
At first I thought the battery might be going bad, but it tested OK at Autozone. At that point I was thinking maybe the starter was going bad.
The new thing that happened really has me puzzled: the other day I turned the key, the starter cranked but then acted like it was losing power and then got it back again. It didn't start and then the car lost all electrical. No clock, no headlights, no dash lights, no radio, no nothing.
So, here's my train of thought at that point:
Did the battery just die? Batteries don't die all at once, so NO.
Is the ignition switch bad? The headlights won't even turn on and those should even without the key in the ignition, so NO.
Did some fuse blow somewhere? No headlights, so NO.
Is the PCM bad? F@#k, I hope not.
I went back in the house and started searching like a mofo on this forum and read a few threads about bad ground connections, so I thought that could possible be the problem. I went out and messed with/tightened all of the grounds I could find and voila, it started right up.
The only problem is that by the next day the no-start was back so I think my f-ing around with the grounds was coincidental.
What does this sound like to you?
