# Rolls over on its own but doesn't start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, equinox\ **Created:** [September 5, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626 "2020-09-05T19:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carol-209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Carol-209](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carol-209)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/1 "2020-09-05T19:35:03Z")
I was sitting in vehicle while waiting on someone, key in ignition. I was on my phone and I hear vehicle roll over. This is the second time its happened any ideas of why? Vehicle has 116387 miles 4 cylinder AWD ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/2 "2020-09-05T19:37:05Z")
Can you clarify rolls over? ---
**Author:** ![Carol-209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Carol-209](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carol-209)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/3 "2020-09-05T19:38:17Z")
Tries to start. ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/4 "2020-09-05T19:48:45Z")
1968 Land Rovers are known to do that. Since we know nothing about your car we can only guess. Likely you have a push to start button and while on the phone accidently hitting the button with your knee, maybe ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/5 "2020-09-05T19:50:38Z")
Steve may be on to something about having remote start and activating it by accident . ---
**Author:** ![Carol-209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Carol-209](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carol-209)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/6 "2020-09-05T20:06:58Z")
No i have a key to start. ---
**Author:** ![Carol-209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Carol-209](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carol-209)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/7 "2020-09-05T20:12:02Z")
I have a key to start and remote start button k ![Screenshot_20200905-161122_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/2/729428dc9f5ff30abcea501b05f0ff5fb6cd4f59.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/8 "2020-09-05T23:05:01Z")
My money is on a problem with the remote start button ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rolls-over-on-its-own-but-doesnt-start/169626/9 "2020-09-06T00:45:38Z")
If the bushing or bearing in the end cap of a starter get worn out enough, the armature can ground against the case and self energize. This can be very interesting in a standard shift vehicle. I had a 72 ford tractor with a 534 cubic inch gas engine move a 43 ft, trailer with 20 tons of steel on it 30’ into the back of the trailer in front of it while I was showing the paperwork to the receiving clerk. A good thing I had the clerk as a witness that I was not in the cab.