When I try to start the car, It seems as though I have enough power to run the car, but all i get when i turn the key is a click, anybody have any ideas of what i can do to get this car running soon. If it is the starter, where is it located, exactly?

Ok, so I tried jacking the car up and beating on the starter while someone cranked it over. Didnt work. I also tried giving it a roll to jump it off, pop the clutch, and all that jazz. Didnt work. It is still clicking once when i try to turn it over. I also tried jump starting the car in the back and the front. Didnt work. Will someone please help me out. i have to have this car running before monday. Its my only mode of transportation to work. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

 

have you tried giving it a jump or charging the battery?

 

Sounds like you got a dead battery my friend.

 

I tried jump starting it, it didnt even try to turn over after sitting for a min with the jumper cables on, still just clicked. I dont know if its the starter, or maybe the clutch pedal sensor.

 

Maybe have the battery tested before you go any further.

 

ok sounds good. I did notice almost everytime I shut the car down, all the gauge needles twitch, is this a common thing, or no?

 

Mine do. I hope it is haha. But they stop after a few `twitches`right

 

yeah, i didnt know if it was common. if the battery was going bad, wouldnt the jump start at least try to turn the car over?

 

Was the connection good. And were you boosting directly from the battery or using an alt. location.

 

pretty sure the connection was good, and i tried both from the battery, and the alt connection point

 

The needles twiching is your ECU shutting down...

try jumping the car again and make sure you have a good connection your ground could have been bad, you never know or your battery just failed

 

did you try push starting or bump starting?

 

missed this post, but it never hurts to try again, jumper cables get cut/dmged?

 

But the ticking noise definately sounds like a battery thats cooked. Happens all the time at work.

 

Tested the cables, they were good. I can take the battery and get it tested tomorrow. What chance do you think it is a starter or a clutch sensor vs. the battery

 

do your dome lights come on?

that is the first thing? do your accessories work? if not = battery...should tell you right there

 

90% sure. Are you still under warranty

 

push start it!

 

All accessories still work. I mean everything, up to par.

I am still under warranty, and i already tried to push start it

 

Weird dude.

 

try disc the battery for a few min maybe there is a fault on the car and wont let you start...i dont know im out of idea since there isn't much else u can do

doesn't make much sense but wont hurt to try

its 3am here so im off to bed, hope you get this sorted...GL

 

alright, I appreciate it. Im probly gonna take the starter, battery, and clutch sensor in and have them all checked if anyplace is open tomorrow

 

It's a dead cell in the battery. If you have a dead cell in many circumstances you can't jump the car. Just because you have enough power to run the accessories doesn't mean the battery is good. My money is on the battery. However, there is a very slim chance that it may be the starter solenoid. Get a decent battery like a DieHard battery or an Interstate battery. Don't get an Optima battery they are completely junk IMO. I have one in my Camaro and I've been through 4 batteries in 3 years.

 

Ok I really do appreciate it. But if it were a dead cell in the battery.why would it just quit out of nowhere, I came home after running errands, and went out to the car about 2 hours later and all this was happening

 

Well in short cold damages a battery and heat kills it. You live in Washington so I'm guessin you have tough winters and pretty warm summers. So your climate is pretty tough on batteries. If it was hot today that could have put it over the top. A dead cell can pop up at any time. It's not a gradual loss of power when it goes. You wouldn't have noticed it when your car was running because once your car is running your alternator runs the car and you could actually take your battery completely out of the car and it would still run...