GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Step

Action

Normal Result(s)

Abnormal Result(s)*

1

Perform the battery check. Refer to Battery Check .

Battery OK.

Refer to Battery Not Operating Properly .

2

Turn the ignition key to START.

An audible click is heard, followed immediately by engine cranking.

    • Starter solenoid does not click and the engine does not crank. Refer to Starter Solenoid Does Not Click .
    • Starter solenoid clicks, engine does not crank. Refer to Starter Solenoid Clicks, Engine Does Not Crank .
    • Engine cranks/cranks slowly, but does not start. Refer to Engine Cranks/Cranks Slowly, but Does Not Start .

* Refer to the appropriate symptom diagnostic table for the applicable abnormal result.