94 Sentra starting problems 1.6 auto

Been having problems starting lately - slow to crank. One day it didn't crank at all - no sound, nothing. Jumped the battery, exact same thing, nothing. Went to Pep Boys to buy a starter and installed it, a bit of a pain but got it installed. It started right up. Drove the car for about 1/2 an hour to do some errands - turn the car off and re-started a few times and it was fine - then I stopped at a traffic light and the car stalled as I was approaching the stop light. And it has not started since. It's different from the first time - when it made no noise at all - this time it makes a whirring noise as if the starter is turning, the engine does not turn over at all just this whirring noise from the starter. Tried jumping the battery, exact same noise.

Now I am stumped. Isn't the starter's only function is to "start" the car? Once the car is running the starter serves no function, or am I wrong? Since this time it stalled while the car is still moving, it can't be the starter? Or am i wrong?

 

Your right and it sounds like you got a bad reman starter. The solenoid is no good on the new one. just get it replaced under the warranty.

 

You're right that is it's only job. The new one has a bad solenoid by the sounds of it. Return it and get the new one under the warranty. Good luck.

 

Sounds as though you have two issues going; possible bad starter plus something else that caused the stall at the light. Get the starter problem fixed first, then see if you have any further problems with stalling.

 

It was the starter. So far, the stalling has not happened. Will revisit this thread if the stalling comes back. Thanks.