2004 Tahoe No Start

[RowdyBowtie]

Okay I bought a 2004 Tahoe 6 months ago and every now and then I would get in it and it wouldn't crank. I'd wait about 5-10 minutes and it would eventually. Well since yesterday it won't crank at all. I've replaced the battery today, and still no starting. All the lights, gauges, radio and air conditioning cut on. When I turn the key it makes one click. I've hit the starter with a hammer, and nothing. I've checked the fuses, and they're all good. The only thing I can think of is it can be a bad ground somewhere? Please help, I need a permanent fix because every forum I've seen the solution to their problem is always different.

[RowdyBowtie]

Fixed. I guess I wasn't hitting the starter hard enough. Needs to be replaced.

[certified22]

I'm with Doug starter probably still good I believe in those cases your supposed to hit the solinoid not the starter I might be wrong or I guess you can hit the starter hard enough to vibrate to the solenoid and make those little copper contacts in there come unstuck but if it was randomly not starting and would eventually start sounds like loose wiring never hurts to change out starters though

[Doug_Scott]

You will likely find that once you get the starter off that it had either a loose wire connection or stud in the solenoid, or was simple not making a good connection to the engine(ground connection). Take a good look at the ground cable from battery to engine as well, look at the connection of the lug to the cable for any corrosion.