# Starter bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, batteries, starters, blazer\ **Created:** [June 22, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-bad/50722 "2010-06-22T21:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![regis990](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@regis990](https://community.cartalk.com/u/regis990)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-bad/50722/1 "2010-06-22T21:06:10Z")
So, for the last ten days or so, my car has been struggling to start. It has been sluggish in turning over, headlights and dash lights dim…so it’s like there’s a lot of juice being pulled to start the car. Well, today I go to start the car after work, it does the same sluggish start, then I heard what sounded like metal grinding on metal, and the car won’t start at all. I can turn the key and get all the electrical stuff to work, windows…dash lights…etc…but the car won’t turn over. I don’t think it’s the alternator, I just replaced that and it’s not the usual clicking sound associated w/ a bad alternator. II think this is a starter that’s gone bad, but I’m not 100%. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-bad/50722/2 "2010-06-22T22:42:19Z")
Check the battery, and battery connections and connections to the starter motor. How old is the battery? many auto parts stores will check the battery and starter motor for free.