# 2004 Cadillac CTS won't crank

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-cts-wont-crank/131786>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cts, cadillac\
**Created:** [January 1, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-cts-wont-crank/131786 "2019-01-01T17:16:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Perry31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@Perry31](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Perry31)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-cts-wont-crank/131786/1 "2019-01-01T17:16:32Z")

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My car won’t crank, the starter is good, the alternator is good, and the battery is good. What could be the problem?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-cadillac-cts-wont-crank/131786/2 "2019-01-01T18:03:40Z")

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> [@Perry31](#):
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> the starter is good, the alternator is good, and the battery is good.

How do you know this? How many miles on the engine? Does it grunt when trying to crank it? Or just nothing?