# 1994 Toyota Corolla starter

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-toyota-corolla-starter/37780>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, starters, toyota\
**Created:** [October 8, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-toyota-corolla-starter/37780 "2009-10-08T02:48:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![markjobson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@markjobson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markjobson)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-toyota-corolla-starter/37780/1 "2009-10-08T02:48:36Z")

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My 88 year old father drives his Corolla about 4 miles/day. On occasion it will not start. The battery is fine and holds a charge. It is not due to weather. 99% of the time it is fine but on some mornings when you turn the key it makes a chatter. No cranking. When you jump it starts right up. At least two mechanics have failed to locate the problem. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-toyota-corolla-starter/37780/2 "2009-10-08T04:08:25Z")

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Depends on what you mean by a chatter. If is a chatter with an electrical sound like a weak battery gives and the battery is good then it is either bad cables on connections or the starter is saying good-by.If is a much louder and metallic sound it is a bad tooth or teeth on the flywheel or a cracked flywheel.