# 96 Geo Prizm Starter problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-prizm-starter-problems/59427>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** geo, prizm\
**Created:** [January 2, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-prizm-starter-problems/59427 "2011-01-02T21:22:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![OSUFelton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6a8cbe/32.png) [@OSUFelton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OSUFelton)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-prizm-starter-problems/59427/1 "2011-01-02T21:22:09Z")

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The starter in my Prizm was locked continuously on when I turned my car off. No matter what I did it would not shut off. I made it stop by removing a battery cable but not before it burned up my starter. I replaced the starter and the car worked fine for a couple of weeks. However, I heard the car making sounds like it was trying to start and discovered the starter was locked on again. I was able to unhook the battery before it burned up the new starter but now can’t hook it back up without it continuing to stay on. I have read that it could be the starter relay. If that is the case I haven’t been able to locate exactly which relay it is. Any help would be hreatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-prizm-starter-problems/59427/2 "2011-01-03T07:07:41Z")

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Your owners manual should have a diagram showing the location of the fuses/relays.

Or plan B: Open the hood & pop the lid off of the relay box. Flip it over, is there a diagram there?

When it would’nt stop cranking did you try shifting to reverse or drive? Did it stop cranking?

Do you have the start circuit wiring diagram?