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nighttowl · 03-28-2017, 08:42 PM

My car has had issues with hard starts when shutoff for a few minutes.

Today, i stopped at my wife's work for about 10 minutes, and I almost thought it was not going to crank hard enough to start. when it did start, the stabilitrack light was on and it didn't run good.

The battery voltage looks OK according to the gauge, but I suspect possibly either the starter or battery going bad.

Anyone have similar issues?

Candr3535 · 03-28-2017, 08:55 PM

Check voltage on battery. That is the first suspect...

winterboy8 · 03-29-2017, 05:49 AM

Search a little more on here, but to me sounds like could be a ground issue like so many others have seen.

2ss-booya · 03-29-2017, 12:29 PM

Starter might be fried.

STUNNAH · 03-30-2017, 01:13 AM

Recently we had a member that had close to the same problem...He chased every gremlin he could think of, some even twice...Everything he checked was tight and all the wiring was unharmed...Ended up being a broken connector on the negative post of the battery...He didn't mind us poking with him as being "blind as a bat"...Good luck in your search...

DDMac · 03-30-2017, 10:30 AM

It's the starter. I have the same issues. Waiting on my new starter to be delivered Friday. Changing the battery didn't help.

keving2873 · 04-25-2017, 04:36 PM

Question on this. I have replaced my starter 3 times now and about to do it a forth time in 4 years now. I have checked grounds and connections and everything looks fine. Battery was replaced a little less than a year ago with the most recent starter that is currently in it.

Nobody has been able to figure out a cause for the problem on mine yet, and I find it hard to believe I need to replace a starter once a year... I would love to hear any suggestions anyone might have.

Ponchonutty · 04-25-2017, 04:40 PM

Have you ever tested one of those starters you've replaced?

nighttowl · 04-25-2017, 07:59 PM

I have it happen again quite frequently.
Just today it did it, then had a stabilitrak error. it ran poorly and then the tach didnt work.
I restarted adn it was OK.

I am starting to think faulty battery.

Crash76 · 04-25-2017, 11:03 PM

Headers might be heating up the starter too much...

Candr3535 · 04-25-2017, 11:24 PM

It's the headers frying the starter......wrap the starter

cowmaro · 04-26-2017, 06:24 PM

Are starters common on these cars? Heat damaging them or something?
(And for you smarta**es I mean starter problems)

03-28-2017, 08:42 PM	#1
nighttowl Sarcasm loading -------- Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: TX Posts: 1,808 View My Garage	Hard starts at op temperature. My car has had issues with hard starts when shutoff for a few minutes. Today, i stopped at my wife's work for about 10 minutes, and I almost thought it was not going to crank hard enough to start. when it did start, the stabilitrack light was on and it didn't run good. The battery voltage looks OK according to the gauge, but I suspect possibly either the starter or battery going bad. Anyone have similar issues? __________________ "The salesman actually told me to stop getting it sideways during the test drive" 2018 MBM ZL1 1LE - Stock 2014 CRT ZL1 574 rwhp, 537 rwtq - SOLD 2010 IBM SS Camaro VVT L99 w/ TR6060 swap, 489 rwhp, 444 rwtq - SOLD

03-28-2017, 08:55 PM	#2
Candr3535 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black Vert M6 #5591 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Galloway,NJ Posts: 747 View My Garage	Check voltage on battery. That is the first suspect... __________________ 695 RWHP / 660 RWTQ @ 13.5 PSI Dyna-Tech Headers Ceramic Coated w/Super Flo Cats, JRE Custom Rough Idle Racing Cam Package and 125 RWHP Pulley Kit w/ 28% pulley, Custom Tune by Ted, ID850 injectors, JMS Fuel Booster, NGK Plugs, MSD Plug Wires, Roto-Fab CAI, Roto-Fab Big Gulp, Elite Catch Can, Mild to Wild, 90mm VMaxx Ported Throttle Body, Skip Shift Elim., D3 Coolant Resevoir, Separated Clutch Resevoir, and Fuzzy Red Dice..

03-29-2017, 05:49 AM	#3
winterboy8 Drives: 2015 ZL1 Blue Velvet Metallic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 720 View My Garage	Search a little more on here, but to me sounds like could be a ground issue like so many others have seen. __________________ Roto-Fab CAI, ARH LT, SW 3" catback, JRE tune, Elite-2 CC, VMAX TB, Big Gulp, WW II relo, Lingenfelter S/C reservoir

03-30-2017, 01:13 AM	#5
STUNNAH "BEASTM*DE" Drives: 2013 ZL1 Black Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,655 View My Garage	Recently we had a member that had close to the same problem...He chased every gremlin he could think of, some even twice...Everything he checked was tight and all the wiring was unharmed...Ended up being a broken connector on the negative post of the battery...He didn't mind us poking with him as being "blind as a bat"...Good luck in your search... __________________ Vengeance Racing Stage 1 Kit 575rwhp, 569 rwtq... Rims powder coated gloss black...BFG'S Comp 2 A/S... Dual 10" Kicker Comp S Subs 1200w...

04-25-2017, 04:36 PM	#7
keving2873 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 701 View My Garage	Question on this. I have replaced my starter 3 times now and about to do it a forth time in 4 years now. I have checked grounds and connections and everything looks fine. Battery was replaced a little less than a year ago with the most recent starter that is currently in it. Nobody has been able to figure out a cause for the problem on mine yet, and I find it hard to believe I need to replace a starter once a year... I would love to hear any suggestions anyone might have. __________________ 2023 Black ZL1 Awaiting Allocation 476whp 455trq / Tuned by Tom Wong CAI Intake with ADM Scoop, Borla ATAK cat-back, ARH 1 7/8 Headers and HF Cats Custom Comp Cam 231/234 114LSA 617/598 lift, Katech timing chain Apex Catch-can VMAX Ported Throttle Body 20" Niche Essen's wrapped in Michelin PSS 315/295

03-29-2017, 12:29 PM	#4
2ss-booya Drives: 2015 SS Sedan M6 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,086	Starter might be fried.

03-30-2017, 10:30 AM	#6
DDMac Drives: 13 Hennessey ZL1, 15 Mustang GT PP Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 7	It's the starter. I have the same issues. Waiting on my new starter to be delivered Friday. Changing the battery didn't help.

04-25-2017, 04:40 PM	#8
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Have you ever tested one of those starters you've replaced?

04-25-2017, 07:59 PM	#9
nighttowl Sarcasm loading -------- Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: TX Posts: 1,808 View My Garage	I have it happen again quite frequently. Just today it did it, then had a stabilitrak error. it ran poorly and then the tach didnt work. I restarted adn it was OK. I am starting to think faulty battery. __________________ "The salesman actually told me to stop getting it sideways during the test drive" 2018 MBM ZL1 1LE - Stock 2014 CRT ZL1 574 rwhp, 537 rwtq - SOLD 2010 IBM SS Camaro VVT L99 w/ TR6060 swap, 489 rwhp, 444 rwtq - SOLD

04-25-2017, 11:03 PM	#10
Crash76 Team 913 Drives: '14 ZL1, '15 Jeep GC, ‘22 Ram 2500 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA, Central CA Posts: 1,119	Headers might be heating up the starter too much...

04-25-2017, 11:24 PM	#11
Candr3535 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black Vert M6 #5591 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Galloway,NJ Posts: 747 View My Garage	It's the headers frying the starter......wrap the starter __________________ 695 RWHP / 660 RWTQ @ 13.5 PSI Dyna-Tech Headers Ceramic Coated w/Super Flo Cats, JRE Custom Rough Idle Racing Cam Package and 125 RWHP Pulley Kit w/ 28% pulley, Custom Tune by Ted, ID850 injectors, JMS Fuel Booster, NGK Plugs, MSD Plug Wires, Roto-Fab CAI, Roto-Fab Big Gulp, Elite Catch Can, Mild to Wild, 90mm VMaxx Ported Throttle Body, Skip Shift Elim., D3 Coolant Resevoir, Separated Clutch Resevoir, and Fuzzy Red Dice..

04-26-2017, 06:24 PM	#12
cowmaro Drives: 2012 M6 ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: CNY Posts: 35	Are starters common on these cars? Heat damaging them or something? (And for you smarta**es I mean starter problems)