# Starter Problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-problems/38252>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [October 17, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-problems/38252 "2009-10-17T23:21:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jeanne188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jeanne188](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeanne188)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-problems/38252/1 "2009-10-17T23:21:45Z")

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I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla and it won’t start in the morning if it is cold or rainy. I have recently replaced the battery and starter and I am still having this problem. When I turn the key in the ignition the radio comes on, the lights work, etc. but the car won’t start and when I turn the key off, the car makes a shaking kabum, kabum, kabum noise and dies.

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**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:** [October 18, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-problems/38252/2 "2009-10-18T03:44:24Z")

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Spark plug wires would be the first thing to try. Distributor cap an rotor number 2 if applicable.

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**Author:** ![jeanne188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jeanne188](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeanne188)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-problems/38252/3 "2009-10-18T14:20:30Z")

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THanks, we’ll check out the spark plug wires and distributor cap.