# 2014 Ford Pickup - trouble starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-pickup-trouble-starting/139282>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-pickup-trouble-starting/139282 "2019-04-26T10:24:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![majoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@majoni](https://community.cartalk.com/u/majoni)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-pickup-trouble-starting/139282/1 "2019-04-26T10:24:10Z")

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ford 2.2 diesel 2014 starter starts after several tries otherwise it engages and spins like one way clutch is poor.New generic starter does not even start like bendix is not reaching ring gear

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-pickup-trouble-starting/139282/2 "2019-04-26T12:34:23Z")

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> [@majoni](#):
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> New generic starter does not even start like bendix is not reaching ring gear

Probably a defective starter.