Replaced the starter, ignition coils, and spark plugs and car will still not start
Hi, yesterday I changed the spark plugs, ignition coils, and the starter (the stater was tested at autozone and failed the second time) today on my 2005 chevy Malibu (v6) and the car still won’t start. I checked the battery/terminals (from 2/25), wires, and cables and they seemed to be in good condition. There is no crank of the engine. Previously, for the last month I have been having to jump my car for it to start and now it will not start at all. I’m not sure if this is relevant, but around a year ago (when I got the new battery) the car randomly would not start and I had a truck my off but to get the car the truck revved their engine and I had to hit the gas to get my car to start. I changed the battery after and the car ran fine until a month ago. I began with not starting the first time I turned the key, then it would start the 2nd or 3rd time, to where it needed a jump, to now where it won’t start. The car has been having trouble accelerating, and is at about 210k miles
Posted Jan 8, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC