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According to Amazon I bought this [Denso ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J61RORQ)starter in 2018
No problems since
Pros: no problems since
They want $514 for an oem so I went with a Denso hopefully it works, it was around $330
Pros: cheaper than OEM
A reman Denso starter is a reasonable compromise.
Pros: reasonable compromise
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
Mine did the same thing recently. I would turn the key and everything would light up, car would act normal, but the starter wouldn’t engage. I replaced the starter with a reman Denso unit off of RockAuto and I’ve been good to go since.
Pros: easy job to do
Vehicle:
Toyota
Thank you all for the tips and advice. I've ordered a Denso (OEM) starter. I'm relived we ruled out the flywheel.
Pros: relieved, ruled out flywheel
Subaru dealer tech in Australia, here we're having lots of starter motors failure going on.
Your vehicle being a 2020 on a factory battery means the 12v battery is nearing the end of it's service life, also that means your car has an available PAK file update for the TCM module that allows extra time for engine restart.
Pros: PAK file update available
Cons: starter motors failure
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Our 2018 just caught the whir of death tonight. 60k on the clock. Any suggestions on what brand to replace it with. Bosch and Denso both have options for the car.
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 60000 km
Im going on my third now at 114K Km last time i replace was before going camping 2021 now december 2024 have to replace again
Cons: multiple replacements, frequent failure
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 114000 km
We had problems with the auto on/off (not starting; laborious starting). We got a new starter and fuel injector installed.
Cons: laborious starting
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
I assumed my starter was going out so I replaced it with a new Denso one and it fixed the issue for maybe two weeks. After that it started to not crank first try and would take a while, now it’s almost every time I start it, it takes a while. I hear the starter spin and click every time so I assume it’s just not engaging the flywheel.
Pros: fixed issue for two weeks
Cons: issue returned, not engaging flywheel
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