2001 Dodge Intrepid starter trouble

2001 DODGE INTREPID
100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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J.STIEG
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I am having trouble with the starter when attempting to start the car at the ignition. I know that the starter is good because I bypassed the starter relay and it rollsover fine, I also did a voltage check to see that the starter relay was getting a signal from the ignition switch and it was. The only way I can get the starter to spin from the ignition inside, is if I ground the wire coming from the pcm and going to the relay, then the starter will funtion. So I cant figure out why the pcm wont ground relay on its own?
Dec 9, 2008 at 11:35 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
Good question... I would go back one more step and have the ignition switch checked (not the key / tumbler). There may be a problem there.
Dec 14, 2008 at 12:51 AM
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