Hey everybody! We purchased a 2007 RDX with 107,000 miles just over a month ago and it seems that the start has already gone out. We are two days away from needing to use it for a road trip when this happened and I'm needing to fix this quickly if possible.
Let me explain the situation to make sure I am on the right track thinking it is the starter. When we first purchased the vehicle I noticed that it would sometimes take 3 or 4 cranks before it would turn the engine over. To me, that seemed abnormal but it seemed to always turn over. I work from home so at one point the car sat in the driveway for several days with no use. I went to start it and it started to crank up but didn't turn over and you could literally hear the starter losing power. I immediately tried again and it just clicked, it seemed the starter didn't fully engage. I checked the voltage on the battery and it came up low (can't remember the reading exactly). I proceeded to jump the car with another car I own and it started with the normal 3 or 4 cranks. I let it run for a few minutes and I turned it off. Immediately after this I tried to crank it without jumping it and just the click. So I tried to jump it again and this time it wouldn't even start with a jump!
I figured it was the starter but the easiest thing I could think about doing was replacing the battery. I purchased a brand new battery, put it in, and no go, same thing. Just a click when I attempted to start. At this point I figured it had to be a starter. I took the battery back and spoke to a man at the auto parts store and shared all this information with him. He said, it's your starter, no doubt.
I'm a DIY kind of guy but don't consider myself to be a mechanic by any means. If I am given diagrams and how to then I am up to any challenge. I can't seem to find a how to guide for replacing a starter with an RDX. I need help locating the starter and honestly I am not even sure that it is the issue here.
I've got 2 days to figure this out or my family is SOL so hopefully someone is able to assist me with this. I really appreciate it in advance!
Let me explain the situation to make sure I am on the right track thinking it is the starter. When we first purchased the vehicle I noticed that it would sometimes take 3 or 4 cranks before it would turn the engine over. To me, that seemed abnormal but it seemed to always turn over. I work from home so at one point the car sat in the driveway for several days with no use. I went to start it and it started to crank up but didn't turn over and you could literally hear the starter losing power. I immediately tried again and it just clicked, it seemed the starter didn't fully engage. I checked the voltage on the battery and it came up low (can't remember the reading exactly). I proceeded to jump the car with another car I own and it started with the normal 3 or 4 cranks. I let it run for a few minutes and I turned it off. Immediately after this I tried to crank it without jumping it and just the click. So I tried to jump it again and this time it wouldn't even start with a jump!
I figured it was the starter but the easiest thing I could think about doing was replacing the battery. I purchased a brand new battery, put it in, and no go, same thing. Just a click when I attempted to start. At this point I figured it had to be a starter. I took the battery back and spoke to a man at the auto parts store and shared all this information with him. He said, it's your starter, no doubt.
I'm a DIY kind of guy but don't consider myself to be a mechanic by any means. If I am given diagrams and how to then I am up to any challenge. I can't seem to find a how to guide for replacing a starter with an RDX. I need help locating the starter and honestly I am not even sure that it is the issue here.
I've got 2 days to figure this out or my family is SOL so hopefully someone is able to assist me with this. I really appreciate it in advance!