Pontiac Repair: 96 pontiac grand prix 3.1, starter solenoid, pontiac grand prix

Question
Hey! I was driving to pick up my husband car driving fine so I cut the car off to listen to the radio ok. The cut it back on and it started rite up I did that so the battery wouldnt go dead. So turned back to listen to radio husband come out 2 mins later tried to start the car it wouldnt come back on bought a starter that wasnt it battery good everything working on the inside getting fire to the battery to the starter. Please help!

Answer
Hi Yolanda:

yopu need to see if the car will crank over when the transmission is in the "N" position it could ahve a bad safety switch on the transmission and that is why it will not crank. I'll assume that is the issue you have her a no crank being that you replaced the starter. if it will not crank in "N" you need a 12Volt test light and check the power on the purple wire to the starter solenoid when someone cranks the car. if you have power tghere it should crank unless you have a bad starter solenoid or a bad battery cable. if you have no power there then you need to check it at the tranmission switch it's on the top of the transmission where the shift cable is attached. the crank power from the igniton switch comes in on the yellow wire and out on the purple. check that next and see where your loosing the power going to the starter when you have the key on "crank" good luck :-}