# What does this sound like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 22, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-does-this-sound-like/30834 "2009-05-22T18:03:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vecuong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/4da419/32.png) [@vecuong](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vecuong)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-does-this-sound-like/30834/1 "2009-05-22T18:03:16Z")
[http://www…v5AY2snaBs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5AY2snaBs) ---
**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-does-this-sound-like/30834/2 "2009-05-22T18:29:38Z")
Sounds like it could be normal. Is this a new sound? Go to the dealer and have them start up the exact same year/make/model and see if they all do that. Other than that I’d have to guess the sound is coming from the starter motor. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-does-this-sound-like/30834/3 "2009-05-22T21:49:35Z")
I’m not sure that I hear anything very unusual. However, if you keep using the starter motor like this, you will probably have an early failure of that component. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-does-this-sound-like/30834/4 "2009-05-22T22:35:39Z")
If I would hazard a guess it might be the starter motor is disengaging a tad late or slow, and the flywheel tooth hitting the starter motor tooth.