Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting starter not cranking engine

95 contour sat for about 11 days while on vacation. When tried to start it yesterday, it made loud buzzing kind of sound...sort of like when you try to start when already running. So I assume starter motor is spinning but not turning engine at all.

Based on what I found from searching forums sounds like this is starter problem, but seems like an unusual cooincidence that this would pop up suddenly after having car sitting for a week and a half. Any chance this is just weak battery, after sitting for all that time? Or is there definitely a problem with starter motor.

I figure I should give it a try with jumper cables once before push starting and taking it in for repair. I assume that buzzing is gears grinding...how quickly is that likely to cause further damage?