Please help pinpoint why car won't start(not steering column lock)

molamann

Hey everyone, a couple of months back my car wouldn't start due to the steering column lock failure and I was able to "fix" it by banging on the unit and pulling out the fuse(thanks to the info I gathered here).

Today, my car wouldn't start again except the symptoms are very different from the steering column issue. When I try to start the car as normal, I can hear the car crank as normal along with the ignition switch cycling all the way through "ON", except the starter would simply die when it should be starting.

My main suspect right now is obviously the starter because my car started cranking a lot longer than usual to start right around the time I pulled the fuse for the steering column. I didn't mind the extended cranking duration because I've read pulling that fuse extends the car's "startup diagnosis check" so I assumed it was normal.

Should I even bother reinstalling the fuse or jump starting the battery? My car is out of warranty so I am trying to do everything in my own power before I have to tow it out of my apt garage.

Thanks.