Tackle Car Startup Clicks A Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide

It's probably a dead battery. I had to replace one in my Mazda last month. My wife drove it home from work & 5 minutes later, it wouldn't start ... A battery issue can be one of the more common causes of a rapid clicking noise when starting the car. So begin with the easiest step: visually inspect the ... Easy way to test the alternator though is to unplug the battery while the engine is running, if it dies you have a bad alternator. Over on ... The clicking suggests a fault in the solenoid. You might have a good battery and a good starter but a bad solenoid. If you can reach it, whack ... More often than not, anytime you hear a "clicking" sound while trying to start the engine the problem is either: 1) a weak battery, 2) a ... The clicking is a classic starter sound anyway. If you're REALLY cheap, there may be a starter rebuild kit out there, but that's more likely to leave you ... I've had the same symtoms that you describe, the clicking noise/failure to start and then when you try later, the vehicle starts with no problem ... When a starter makes a clicking sound but does not turn the engine, this is almost always what's happening: the starter solenoid moves the gear ... A good loud heavy clunk type click is likely to be the starter solenoid switching in/on but not always getting power to the starter motor proper. Single click usually means the contactor on the starter is connecting, but (obviously) the starter is not turning.