Five Ways to Start a Car with a Bad Starter

Clean the Positive Connection Between the Battery and the Starter

The cables connected to your battery each have two ends. The positive cable connects the positive battery terminal to the positive starter terminal. If this connection is faulty, your starter won’t work.

Open your hood and find the starter on the driver’s side of the engine. Check the positive connection. Disconnect it with a wrench. Clean the starter terminal with a wire brush if you see any corrosion that could interrupt the flow of electricity. If a bad connection was the problem, your vehicle should now start.