Battery cable or connections or starter . Voltage drop testing the starter circuit , view wiring diagrams to see what all is involved in the starting electrical circuit . What engine size ? 1.8l
Starter Voltage Drop
Free wiring diagrams here http://www.bbbind.com/free-tsb Enter vehicle info. Year , make , model an engine size. Under system click on engine ,then under subsystem click starting .Click the search button then the blue links one at a time . Check the main battery cable to the starter ,if ok ,check control side . Starter relay , controlled by the PCM / ECM - engine computer .
VEHICLE RELAYS Testing from the relay base
SOURCE: 1994 corvette wont start
Dunno if it is your problem but have had this same 'died without warning' effect from nothing more than a corroded battery clamp or terminal at the starter with the same problem.
A cheap multimeter will tell you if there is any life at all and by measuring at the terminals when having someone turn the key, then doing the same at the clamps themselves will tell you quickly if it is simply failed contact at the battery.
If the battery measures ~ 12.6 volts with no load (nothing turned on) and still the same with the key turned to start, then the terminals are at fault.
Something I have never seen before happened to one of our sons just yesterday; his Optima (costly) battery lost contact INSIDE of the battery!
It measured zilch until we dropped it on the ground (on purpose) then it measured normally 12.6 VDC.
We reinstalled it and again, as soon as he attempted to start the Jeep, even the underhood light went out and didn't come back on and the battery again measured 0 volts.
SOURCE: 1994 Toyota Tercel Starter Problems
sounds to me that you have an igniton problem not a starter problem and or if you have or had an alarm system could be cause if u do give me feedback and i will explain but seems that your starter is fine from what u say but if you think in terms of the elemts to start a vehicle batery gives pwoer to ignition which sends to starter which gives spark etc i would check you ignition system something is causeing a short and not alowing starter to function
SOURCE: My hyundai is a '02 elantra. Turn the key and all
Check the starter relay.
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