Bad rebuilt starter from NAPA

[tubman]

Originally Posted by J Franklin

Anything you buy from any source can turn out defective. It isn't NAPA's fault at all.

This one came with a "Passed" Test Certificate in the box. There was no shipping damage that I could see. Don't get me wrong, I have had plenty of positive experiences dealing with NAPA over the last 50 plus years. I am pretty sure that NAPA does not do their own rebuilding, but outsources it. From a close inspection of said "Test Certificate", it looks to me that the rebuilding was not performed in the United States.