2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue Starter

2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE
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HALTINNERU
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Electrical problem
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue Front Wheel Drive Automatic 250000 miles

Starter keeps running after the engine starts
Jun 13, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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Check the purple wire at the starter solenoid S terminal, engine running, use a voltage tester, is the wire hot? If it isn't, I'd suspect an issue with the starter itself. Some of the national brand autostores will check the starter for you. Take it off and take it to them. The ignition switch should be spring loaded in the crank position, when the vehicle starts and you release the key, it goes back to the run position. The purple wire at the starter solenoid should not be hot, with key in the run position.
Jun 13, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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