Auto Parts: Clutch/starter switch, chrysler sebring, clutch pedal

Question
I think my clutch/starter switch has gone bad in my 2001 chrysler sebring. The car wont even turn over but it has a automatic response to everything else so i know its not the battery. the only thing i believe it can be with the clutch switch or the starter. When i go to start the car it makes no sound if i dont have the clutch pushed in. once i push in the clutch it makes a humming sound almost. how would i mayb by pass or take the clutch/starter switch out to see if it is the starter or not?

Answer
Hi Jason,

Too much extra work if ya ask me. Everyone wants to just replace parts, how about testing to see exactly what is wrong instead of removing impossible-to-reach switches to find out there was a loose connection at the starter.

Get a 12 volt test light or a multi-meter set on DC-voltage. ground the tester and probe the starter 'hot' wire at the starter while someone turns the key to the start position w/clutch pedal in and see what the tester reads. If it registers voltage, bad starter or solenoid and if no voltage present, trace it backwards to the switch and test the incoming power to the switch. Power present, bad switch, no power would mean going further back to the ignition switch.

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Thanks for the question, I hope this information was helpful to you.
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