# 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander - Well, it wasn't the starter

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mitsubishi\
**Created:** [December 6, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100 "2021-12-06T17:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tam56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tam56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tam56)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100/1 "2021-12-06T17:20:58Z")

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Mitsubishi Outlander not starting a new starter was put in and the car still won’t start .

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100/2 "2021-12-06T17:34:34Z")

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Did you try shifting into neutral to see if it’ll start?

Tester

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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:** [December 6, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100/3 "2021-12-06T19:19:33Z")

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Yet ANOTHER perfectly good starter tossed in the bin because of a bad diagnosis by a poor mechanic.

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**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mitsubishi-outlander-well-it-wasnt-the-starter/181100/4 "2021-12-06T20:25:18Z")

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More details would help. Does it crank but not start? Does it not crank at all? If the latter, the battery or the alternator are usually the first places to start. If it cranks but doesn’t catch enough to start, something something in the fuel or electrical systems is often the culprit. Can you be more specific?