need help... go in my cobalt sc and it wont start. I still have juice the lights and radio come on. But when i crank it, all it does is make a low click noise....I checked the battery and it seem ok....what do you guys think it may be. I have roadside service picking it up tomorrow to take it to the dealer.

 

Sounds like the battery is dead.

The battery prob has enough power to run the accessories but not crank the engine

 

it "seems ok"? elaborate....

did you try boosting it?

 

Click would be the starter?

 

I tried boosting it and nothing. I find it strange for the battery to die so soon. I only have like 26000 miles on that baby..

 

sounds like starter if its just one click. hack could also be right. its one of those two things mentioned above

 

kool thanks for the info...guess its heading to the dealer tomorow....

 

It could also be a bad ground. I have a bad ground in my car. If i drive around with the seat folded down i can hear the ************ sparking all the time, and once in a while I'll go to start the car and it'll die on me.

FYI, if you can jump from the trunk, do it. The grounds in the engine bay suck and there is rarely a good enough connection to jump from the front end, I always jump from the back cause I get a good connection everytime

 

yea i boosted from the back, but nothing. sucks too i wanted to hook up my projector lights tomorrow, instead i have to take it in for service...

 

try jumping the starter motor while someone turns the key. if it starts up like that then it's a bad starter. just make sure you ground away from the starter. that would be my guess if it's clicking, and a jump from the battery didn't help. either that or it's just a bad connection somewhere. go through the basic battery maintenance, take off both wires from the battery make sure they're clean, make sure the post that they connect to is clean, re-tighten them and try again.

 

will do Thanks..........

 

Checy the Ignition fuse under the hood. Mine went randomly and it wouldnt start till i replaced it.

 

i am having the same problem project freeze did u learn the fix i have tried all of these things already? wtf all i did was lower my car then bam wouldnt start after i finished went i turn the key it just clicks and if i hold the key down and clutch pushed in it just clicks and clicks and clicks every time it clicks all the lights flash in the car none of my lights are dim my hid's are still bright"? anybody got any answers or suggestions i dont know how to jump the starter well damn

 

my battery sucks to i'm thinking its just the battery jsut make sure your clamped on well and let it charge for a minute mine did this too

 

if you think its the starter have someone try to start it while you tap the starter with a hammer or a hard plastic mallet.(Dont hit it to hard so as not to dent it)
If it is the starter this should get it started unless it (the starter)fried.
But mind you this is to get it started and will still need replacing if this works.
Also check that there is 12 volts at the starter with a meter when you are trying to start it.
Check the continuity of the ground with the meter while you are there as well.
If there is no voltage then its sometingg else.

Another thing you could check is the connections on the battery to make sure they are tight.

 

I had the same problem the battery drained from the freezing cold I waited till it was warm enough and I jump started and it came on but it got cold again so I swapped the batterry and put a kenitec and no problems since lol

 

ya ive tried to tap the starter and nothing the battery is tight i dunno what the deal is i will try to find a volt meter and check the voltage to the starter

 

check fuses and relays?

 

yep every fuse not the relays hmm i need to go grab a volt meter to check the relays

 

do you have one you can use?

 

Change the battery if it starts its the battery if not thab its definatly some else wrong or maybe its too cold for it to hold a charge

 

If your battery froze it would do it in and wont be reliable.
When a battery is low and it gets really cold it will freeze and ruin it.
Check the battery voltage with a meter if you dont have 12v the battery will have been froze and short out the plates in one of the cells and you will read 10v if you lose one cell.(2 volts per cell on a standard battery,6 cells X2 =12)

You should still be able to boost it wih another car but you will have to leave it connected for a while befor you try and start it.

If you dont have another car you could put a portable heater in the trunk facing the battery for a while and heat it up.

 

yes i got a volt meter in my work truck

its not to cold i live in texas and 2 weeks ago i jumped in the car when it was frooze over and started fine im going to get my volt meter and check relays and go pick up a battery
keep me posted with more info you guys! thanks for the help so far if this works i will let everyone know

 

bro had the same problem yesterday and today yesterday after the battery was unplugged for a bit it started up fine, today that didnt work noticed that my radio would not go off though i could hop in car and listen to radio without key or anything so i thought maybe that drained my battery, so we unplugged the fuse for radio and my car starts fine...i know wtf problem not solved but my car starts and ill take it from there. Try and see it wont hurt

 

ill try to unplug my indash also its not staying on but could be a short maybe