fried starter

2017 GMC TERRAIN
60,000 MILES • 3.6L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CKG6
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Starter just fried out from the inside on my vehicle. It was doing this weird hesitation starting thing mostly in the morning every day for a few weeks. One day in between it was completely fine. What would cause the starter to fry out like that?? like it was being overworked or something.
Mar 30, 2021 at 2:06 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

This could be due to a bad battery, dirty battery cables or loose connections.

I would load test the battery first and clean the cables.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

At this point, I would replace the starter motor.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

I attached the procedure below for you.

Roy

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Apr 1, 2021 at 10:06 AM