[Spencer]

Hello, and thanks for letting me join this group.
I have a 2009 6 speed and have randomly had issues not starting on first crank. It seldom happens, but when it does it takes 8 or more attempts. When it fails, there is no sound at all not even the whirring sound you hear with a starter motor failing.
So my first thought was the clutch starter switch. However, it seems this had already been removed- you can see in photo where it would have been ?
I have replaced positive and negative clamps to battery, I have a new battery and Ican only think it is the solenoid on starter - so new starter ??
What has me most perplexed is that you still have to depress clutch, even though it appears that previous owner removed this entirely.

 

[speculator]

Hello, and thanks for letting me join this group.
I have a 2009 6 speed and have randomly had issues not starting on first crank. It seldom happens, but when it does it takes 8 or more attempts. When it fails, there is no sound at all not even the whirring sound you hear with a starter motor failing.
So my first thought was the clutch starter switch. However, it seems this had already been removed- you can see in photo where it would have been ?
I have replaced positive and negative clamps to battery, I have a new battery and Ican only think it is the solenoid on starter - so new starter ??
What has me most perplexed is that you still have to depress clutch, even though it appears that previous owner removed this entirely.

I have a 2010 cube also a 6 speed and have had similiar issue, all I do is usually shake the shifter or put it in first then start it. Then it works, Its a mystery

 

[GamblerZ]

Do you have an aftermarket alarm?

 

[Spencer]

No, I don't.

 

[Wondernaut]

Hello, and thanks for letting me join this group.
I have a 2009 6 speed and have randomly had issues not starting on first crank. It seldom happens, but when it does it takes 8 or more attempts. When it fails, there is no sound at all not even the whirring sound you hear with a starter motor failing.
So my first thought was the clutch starter switch. However, it seems this had already been removed- you can see in photo where it would have been ?
I have replaced positive and negative clamps to battery, I have a new battery and Ican only think it is the solenoid on starter - so new starter ??
What has me most perplexed is that you still have to depress clutch, even though it appears that previous owner removed this entirely.

I've got a 2010 automatic with the push-start ignition and it does that sometimes. I do the same as Speculator, except I shift to neutral, then back to park, and it cranks (weird).

 

[Spencer]

UPDATE : I put in a new starter and it fixed problem. It was the solenoid all along.

 

[Wondernaut]

UPDATE : I put in a new starter and it fixed problem. It was the solenoid all along.

Thanks for the info! I'm getting ready for an overhaul soon.