# Bad starter?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-starter/64047>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [April 25, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-starter/64047 "2011-04-25T14:00:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![waggonerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@waggonerd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waggonerd)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-starter/64047/1 "2011-04-25T14:00:54Z")

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Ok, here’s the deal. My 2005 Chevy Impala is taking a long time to crank. Now after 10 minutes or so of either idiling or driving, the car stalls out. I am able to restart it. Replaced the battery and no change. Lights are not getting dim in any way so I figure it’s not the alternator. Could it be a bad starter?

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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 25, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-starter/64047/2 "2011-04-25T14:14:55Z")

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If the car is turning over it’s NOT the starter…also NOT the battery.

Ignition or gas…

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-starter/64047/3 "2011-04-25T14:16:23Z")

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Why does the car stall out? Nothing to do with a bad starter. How many miles on the Impala, what maintenance have you done? Intake manifold gaskets tend to go bad on these.

We need more clues.