Won't start .. click noise.
06-17-2009, 01:47 PM
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Won't start .. click noise. Car is an '01 WS6.
Every so often I get in and try and start the car, and the only thing I hear is a click from what sounds like the starter. When I'm turning the key it clicks and the gauges and everything go down as if the car was off. It takes a couple times of this for it to actual go ahead and crank/start. Any ideas? I'm thinking something with the battery maybe? But, it's a brand new Optima Red Top.
Every so often I get in and try and start the car, and the only thing I hear is a click from what sounds like the starter. When I'm turning the key it clicks and the gauges and everything go down as if the car was off. It takes a couple times of this for it to actual go ahead and crank/start. Any ideas? I'm thinking something with the battery maybe? But, it's a brand new Optima Red Top.
06-17-2009, 03:15 PM
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Check the terminals/have the battery load tested first, just to eliminate them as the problem. Most batteries have a free replacement warranty for 36 months. Make sure it's at least a 690 CCA.
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06-18-2009, 03:16 PM
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mine did that..Would not crank just a click,but would start after a couple of times..it ende up being my starter relay.Replaced and now it fires up every time
06-19-2009, 09:56 AM
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Yeah I'll have to check that out once it gives me 5 minutes of no rain. Sounds the exact same as mine john. I'm gonna check that out thanks guys!
06-19-2009, 09:15 PM
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The click sound could be a bad connection at the battery itself. The connection may not be strong enough to allow the amps drawn by the starter to be pulled. Also I believe that optima was bought out and the newer ones are not as good as they once were.
06-21-2009, 08:02 PM
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Had the same problem with an Optima Red Top. The battery just wasn't that "great" and eventually just got weaker. Sometimes would start, other times very slow. Replaced with Sears' latest best battery (Die Hard Platinum?) and haven't had any issues since.
I've just never had much luck with the Red Top batteries.
I've just never had much luck with the Red Top batteries.
06-22-2009, 11:37 AM
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I had this problem a while back, it would click and the gauges would do the same thing, if I wiggled the positive battery cable it'd work good again for a while..... turned out to be my positive battery cable, don't ask how, but the connection that leads away from the battery and down near the starter went bad, looked like it had some corrosion on it. Got a new positive cable, put it on and never had the problem again.
06-23-2009, 08:45 PM
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I'm gonna have to do some more searching. I tried the starter relay and that didn't work. I'm gonna look into the terminals tomorrow but I just replaced one of them last weekend so I know it isn't that one.
