Went to go start my car the other day. It started but it has some trouble idleling in the morning. When it died I tried to start the car again... I turned the key I got a single "click" and nothing... no cranking nothing.

I threw the battery on the charger it said the battery was almost fully charged. So I pulled the starter out and took it to my local Schucks. They tested it and said that it was "fried". I bought a new starter and installed it.

The car started once but died because it wasn't warmed up. Hit the starter again... single click... nothing. I'm worried that if I pull the starter back out and take it to Schucks there going to tell me its fried again.

Is there anything that could kill a brand new starter like that or could there be something else I'm overlooking and schucks just wants me to buy new starters.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

check all connections that they are clean and tight.

does your lights and radio come on. lights on bright come on?

if so, sounds like an ingition switch problem. need a voltmeter hooked up at the small wire from the ignition switch and a good ground. make sure the positive leads of the hook-up are insulated and not touching anything else. turn the ignition switch and see how the voltmeter reacts (make sure it is set to read 12 to 14 volts DC).