Engine URGENT! starter won't disengage!!!!

URGENT! starter won't disengage!!!!

Where is the start for the 99 corolla. The starter won't disengage for my car.... has anyone else had this problem....? What do I do?

edit: i have no key in my car and i have the negative to the battery unhooked and when i hook the negative to the battery it tries to start without the key in.

please help!

The starter is on top of the transmission in front of the engine block. Maybe you have a short in your ignition wiring harness?

that happened to my car while back...it needed a new starter and then it was fine...

The plunger is staying engaged, It will damage the flywheel. Starter replacement should do the trick just try to get a good one. Re-Mans can be total junk.

They can be repaired if you have a local shop. Contact kits and clean plunger.

Has it been on occassion clicking and not starting before this happened ?

oh god i hated when that happened. I would turn the ignition and i would hear nothing but a click every key turn.

Yea i would go to turn the key and nothing would happen and that was 2 days ago. then it got worse... and then today when I went to put in my new battery I turned the car on and it made this aweful sound like clicking.... then I turned the car off and it stayed like that. Then I took the negative off the battery and put it back on (without the key in the ignition) and it kept clicking. So I tapped on the starter lightly and it stopped. Hopefully that's all I needed to do. =\ I don't want to buy a new starter.

I would be very careful !!! If you were getting a single click with each attempt to start it was more than likely the starter contacts worn. And the plunger could stick again. Keep a close eye and ear on the situation !

Smash on it with a hammer and then try it again. I once had a starter in my old truck do this and I beat it silly until it disengaged and then it never happened again Actually maybe you should just buy a new starter

my starter had a problem too. had to replace it.

yea, had the same problem.. the solenoid were stuck on ended up almost burning out the starter motor. The best thing to do is replace the whole assembly, its a easy enough job to diy.

just replace it..you solenoid is prolly bad. just go buy a new starter.