Chevy Malibu 2004

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Asked by Danny Oct 13, 2018 at 01:22 PM about the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2004 chevy Malibu is been having issues
starting. Battery seems fine had it checked and the
engine once its on it doest turn off. Based on what
I've read it might be the starter but I would like to
hear some more opinions.

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Note the diagram. Use a test light and check those fuses for voltage. There is also two relays, the run/crank relay and starter relay. Because there are no terminal numbers for those relays in the diagram, makes me think the relays are soldered into the fuse box, so we can't remove. Make sure battery has a full charge and connections all good. 12.6 volts is a generic spec for a full charge. As far as the starter motor, see terminals B and S at the starter motor, if you use a remote starter button on those terminals, see if starter motor will crank the engine? You don't need the key, just make sure the tranny is in park or neutral and parking brake is set. If it cranks, the starter motor should be ok. In the old days, we used a long shank screwdriver across the B and S terminals to see if starter will crank instead of remote starter button. When problem is ongoing, did you try cranking in neutral? There is a neutral switch for automatic tranny. I could go on and on, but, think I'll stop for now.

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