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The 1999 Chevrolet Malibu is part of the fifth generation (1997-2003) manufactured by General Motors. This is the first smaller, front-wheel-drive Malibu that General Motors put back on the market after the Malibu line was temporarily discontinued in the early 1980's.

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The car is trying to start when connecting the battery without the key

Car trying to start when connecting battery without key. I replaced the starter. What else could be wrong?

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The starter relay in your fuse box could be welded. I would try removing it and seeing if it stops. If it doesn’t stop, there is a short to positive in the wire going down to the starter solenoid. If it does stop, I would try installing a different relay; often the horn relay or some other relay will be the same as the starter relay. If when you put in a known good relay, the starter still turns when you aren’t trying to start it, we’ll know it’s a problem with the control circuit to the relay, most likely a key switch.

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