# 2008 Chevrolet Malibu - Starter and battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-starter-and-battery/150942>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-starter-and-battery/150942 "2019-10-17T18:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Melinda41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Melinda41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Melinda41)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-starter-and-battery/150942/1 "2019-10-17T18:32:43Z")

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I changed the starter an when I started my car the battery light was on. Before changing the starter it was not on.

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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:** [October 17, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-starter-and-battery/150942/2 "2019-10-17T22:53:28Z")

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Sounds like you didn’t do something correctly when the starter was replaced.