I have a 2006 corolla, had same problem, just bought a new denso starter and no more troubles. Very easy to put the new one on actually, remove the fan on the front first for more space
Mine did this, it was the contacts internally in the starter motor, they wear down and make poor contact, I replaced it with a denso branded one, it never missed a beat
Finally decided to commit and replace my noisy startup starter with a Denso Reman. No the starter wasn’t dying, I purchased the car already making the noise, and have had it now for 3 years. I was just getting tired of hearing that grind noise when I start the car mostly in the winter.
This sounds like a cheap Amazon or AutoZone starter was used. Replace it with a Denso or OEM Honda part.
Honda starters are known to be finicky about voltage - they need that full 12.6v or they'll grind like crazy. I'd try a decent battery first before messing with the starter, way cheaper fix
I loved my 2011 but the parts I neglected started to come after me at 190k or so first it was the starter then the fuel pump was acting up every once in a while then the blend doors in the hvac started sticking
My 2018 Kona has had intermittent no start issues. For background I\u2019ve replaced the starter twice in the last 2 years, the most recent being in July.
Well first I will never again buy Detroit axle parts. They are the poster child of junk parts.
greetings 72 bug with rarely used new bosch starter/solenoid(play car not daily drive) walmart battery just went out of warranty and battery tester shows about 76% health. turn the key and i get clunk from starter. after about 15 clunks it will fire up. if i top off battery with charger it will fire up every time. about hour later it is back to clunk clunk clunk, vroom. digital cig socket voltmeter shows mostly about 14v down the road depending on speed. 'smart charger' says cell fault but battery checker says recharge. new battery needed?
Replaced the original starter with Mopar OE last February after it went out with roughly 106,xxx miles. Here we are December and it has failed again.
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