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I have a 2001 grand am it wont start, the lights turn on with the key but once you turn it to start, the lights flicker and wont even try to turn over, we got the starter checked and its good, i tried to jumpstart it and got nothing, leaning towards solenoid next but want to see if anyone has any advice

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Could be solenoid or also the connections. Make sure there is good ground connection from battery to engine and check the big hot cable from the battery to the starter. If you want to troubleshoot, try jumping directly to solenoid terminals. if it doesn't crank from solenoid terminals, the solenoid is bad. Be careful to set the tranny in neutral or park and set the parking brake before doing this, and also be careful not to short the jumper cables!!

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