# 2000 Grand Marquis keeps cranking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-grand-marquis-keeps-cranking/76316>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, grandmarquis\
**Created:** [December 24, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-grand-marquis-keeps-cranking/76316 "2012-12-24T22:09:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Nvrdun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@Nvrdun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nvrdun)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-grand-marquis-keeps-cranking/76316/1 "2012-12-24T22:09:16Z")

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I have a 2000 Grand Marquis. Yesterday I turned the key and the starter didn’t crank. Everything else came on like it is supposed to. Radio, dash, warning lights, etc. After trying a few times, it started but the starter wouldn’t disengage. I had to disconnect the battery for it to stop. I changed the ignition switch and cycled the key, but when I try to hook the battery back up, the starter immediately begins to crank. Even when the key is off and out of the ignition. Ugh!

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-grand-marquis-keeps-cranking/76316/2 "2012-12-24T22:26:16Z")

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I would suspect either a stuck starter solenoid (mounted integrally on the starter assembly) or a faulty starter relay, located in the underhood fuse box, I think. See if your owner’s manual specifies which is the starter relay and unplug it to see if that helps.