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Starter just clicking

Parked truck for a few months. Battery died due to a bad rewiring by a dealership after an accident 1 year before. Noticed the gear shift light would stay on so something was always connected even after engine was turned off and would eventually drain battery (usually in about 6 weeks). Would normally connect to 2nd vehicle and start truck every few weeks. Anyway, 7 months into this (after 1 month unattended, not starting it) could not start truck... starter just clicks. What could go bad after battery is dead?

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Your best bet is to replace battery with a new one. If a battery stays discharged for that long its probably got a dead cell. Removing any light bulbs that stay on will help some. A low or bad battery will damage the alternator (full fielding) as well as the starter (arcing at the brushes).

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It clicks repeatedly while holding the key in Start, or just clicks once?
Sounds like the solenoid for the starter is kicking in, hence the click noise, but the starter itself is either stuck or dead.

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SOURCE: gear shift indicator breaks

its the Prindle and it needs to be set in Neutral like middle the white nob then put back in Park then run the gears see to see if they line up . hope this can help.Need to drop steering to put new one in

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SOURCE: 2005 Lincoln Aviator

On my 2004 Aviator, the indicator was lit all the time, and it did kill the battery if I didn't drive it every day. The dealer stated it should only remain lit for 20 minutes, and replaced the shift assembly. Sounds like they shortened the illumination time to 10 minutes.

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Put a crank position sensor on ,car finally started with a jump start took the cables off and died now all it does is click

NO CAR TOLD YEAR,MAKE OR MODEL NOR VIN#
BATTERY IS DEAD. WHY AND HOW WHO KNOWS?
WE CHARGE THEM USING A TOOL CALLED CHARGER

AND IF THAT FAILS TO MAKE OLD BATTERY CRANK ENGINE
THE BATTERY IS REPLACED. NOW.

EML IS CALLED CEL.SES AND MIL LAMP
IN ENGLISH IT IS CHECK ENGINE LAMP.
IT JUST STARTS SO THERE IS THE 1 KEY TEST DONE.
WHEN IT STARTS AGAIN
WE WHIP OUT THE OLD DMM,VOLT METER.
AND CHECK BATTERY LUGS FOR 13 TO 15VDC AT IDLE
BELOW 13VDC THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD OR ITS FUSES BLOWN.

THERE ARE 6 CAUSES OF NO CRANKS.
FUSE] BLOWN
BATTERY DEAD (IT IS)
KEYSWITCH BAD (ST PIN)
PRNDL SWITCH BAD (AKA. PARK NEUTRAL SWITCH)
CRANK IN NEUTRAL NOW, DOES ENGINE START?
STARTER RELAY BAD
STARTER BAD.
OR ANY WIRE ABOVE CONNECTED.

OR BAD BATTERY CABLES OR LUGS LOOSE OR RUSTY.
THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD IF ALTERNATOR FAILS
OR ITS BELT IS LOST OR SLIPS OR ALTERNATOR FUSES BLOWN
MOST CARS IF ALT FAILS AND WE DRIVE 30 MINUTES AND ENGINE DIES, FOR DEAD BATTERY./ NIGHT TIME LESS.
AT IDLE THE DAYS CHARGE/BATTERY LAMP MUST NOT GLOW.
IP CLUSTER LAMP
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Fuel relay

Short answer, your batter is bad. or is disCHARGED:
Long.:

wont crank?
no engine, cranks ,unless the starting system works.
unless pushed fast, like my car or i park on a hill and coast jump my car.(M/T tranny rule)

NO crank, is the true failure here:
slow Cranks are , bad battery , or a discharged battery , due to bad charging system or parked for 3 months or longer.

so ill assume its NO CRANK.
I turn the key TO START and the starter fails to CRANK.
the starter motor is dead. (key clue 1)
so i attach a set of jumper cables to my Caddy, running and this car
now cranks and RUNS (you left that out. above, huh? runs)

turnsover means nothing, because the engine starter turns over
and the engine can turn over and the engine can run,
once running the EFI system SUSTAINS runninng.
so there are 4 states there. (4 phases )

No cranks #1 reason to be slow , are a bad battery
so I charge that battery, and see how if it cranks , now?
it dont crank means a bad battery
it does work( crank) see how long it works.../?
if it dies again, or better, check the cars Alternator for by measuring
accross the battery terminals running , with any volt meter.
13.3 to 15vdc is a good alternator running the engine.
if NOT, the charge system is bad. (system)

On some cars the IMMO can block Cranking or for sure blocks
fueling after 2 seconds. So. watch the IMMO light on the dash.
Immo is the Immoblizer. option.





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2003 Saturn Vue with a identity anti theft system. Replaced my battery a few months ago. Couple weeks ago noticed a little difficulty starting up. Last week wouldn't start just clicking noise. Jumped...

Anti-theft system has nothing to do with it . Battery cables , maybe , Park neutral safety switch possibly ! With anti-theft system problem you wouldn't a click or anything , that is if the anti-theft disables fuel or the starter . Plus the SECURITY light would be on if it were a anti-theft system problem . Your best bet , take it to a qualified repair shop that knows how to do starter circuit testing >
Starter Voltage Drop
How to voltage drop test starter motor circuit

And what's this identity anti theft system ? No such thing ! The vehicle has a content theft an vehicle theft deterrent system !
This system disables fuel not cranking of the engine. The VCM/PCM will not disable the fuel due to any BCM message for the remainder of the ignition cycle.
If the VCM/PCM does not receive the same password from the BCM as the last learned one, the vehicle will start and then stalls due to the Fuel Lockout.

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Our 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee randomly won't start.

change the wires that go to the starter i had the same problem fixed now with no problems
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Car makes clicking sound when i try to crank it

the rapid loud clicking sound is the solenoid on your starter motor. usually indicating that the starter motor is defective or the battery needs charging or replacing at this time of year older batteries tend to die due to the cold.

1 test battery, look at battery and see if it has a window on top if so see if it is green if not it most likely needs replacing, test by switching on headlights and then trying to start the car if the lights dim or go out when you turn the key this indicates the battery is bad, if the lights stay bright this indicates a problem with your starter motor.

I hope this was helpful.
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a single click usually means the starter. multiple rapid clicks while the key is in start position usually means battery...if battery bad, could be due to alternator, but you likely would have noticed a battery light on the dash while driving before.
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