# 2009 Toyota Corolla - Grinds when started

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-grinds-when-started/190239>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-grinds-when-started/190239 "2023-04-24T12:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SuzySmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@SuzySmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SuzySmith)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-grinds-when-started/190239/1 "2023-04-24T12:32:44Z")

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my 2009 corolla makes a grinding loud noise while starting the engine

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-grinds-when-started/190239/2 "2023-04-24T12:58:50Z")

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Real tough to diagnose problem over the internet.

Does the engine actually start? If not, it could be the starter and/or battery.

Record the noise on your phone and post it here.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-grinds-when-started/190239/3 "2023-04-24T14:44:46Z")

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+1

I’ve had starters in the way out make a screeching noise before they finally failed.