I have a rapid clicking when I try to start my vehicle, what's wrong?

Answer 1

That rapid clicking you hear is the starter solenoid. Your battery terminals are corroded, or loose. Or, you're battery is partialy discharged.
What's happening is, when you turn you're key to the "start" possition the starter solenoid coil is activated pulling the contacts inside it together and sending voltage to the starter itself.
Now the problem is, a starter uses up to 460 amps. That's a lot of power. So anyway, when the starter tries to turn, it pulling more power than the battery can supply. The voltage drops, the solenoid does'nt have enough power to stay engaged and releases. Then the starter disengages allowing the solenoid to get the voltage it needs, and it does this over, and over realy fast. That's what the clicking noise is. Your starter solenoid. Charge your battery, or get a jump start.
If you get a jump start, DON'T rev up your engine. You could burn up the alternator on the car jump starting yours. And ALLWAYS hook up the negative jumper cable to your car LAST.

Answer 2

you are going to choose your battery middle ought to you have have been given it replaced besides so take it on your well known vehicle aspects save and function it checked. in spite of if that's merely actual they are going to fee it for you. I genuinely had a battery that would desire to (weakly) crank a Toyota Corolla as quickly as that regular risky. themes like this are not consistently the battery. generally the battery connection or perhaps the floor twine might additionally be corroded and not enable the perfect flow of recent to the starter. The starter solenoid might desire to be risky, ignition wires may be shorting or different. consistently commence via checking the battery connections for corrosion and then the battery. examine for corrosion on the grounding factor and then circulate to the starter solenoid. actual it is your battery. you will ought to start and run your vehicle some even in spite of if that's merely sitting in a parking deck over a era of months (to hold the battery from discharging deeply). this is merely actual to power it in user-friendly terms slightly even in spite of if that's one hundred feet or much less just to get the fluids moving and shelter the brakes from siezing.

Answer 3

That is an idication that your battery is very low. Maybe you left a light on or didnt close a door completely.

Or your alternator isnt charging or your battery is bad.

Try to charge your battery or jump start the car and let it run for 20 minutes.

Hope this helps,

Answer 4

It could be alot of things,battery,starter,solenoid,alternator,try taking it to a auto parts store like Auto Zone or whatever is near you and alot of times they will take time to check it for you . I would do this first before trying to replace anything. Hope this helps.Good Luck!!

Answer 5

Yes dead battery but DON'T try to charge it up with the alternator. Jump start it and drive right away to a charging station.

Answer 6

Your battery is dead. Recharge it, and if it does not take a charge, ie. it should read 13.5v or more when charged, you will have to buy a new battery. If it takes a charge but then dies in the car again, you have a problem with your charging system, ie. the alternator.

Answer 7

it may be your battery needs replaced or charged this will cause the solenoid not to get enough juice to keep it engaged

Answer 8

you either blew the motor worst case, or could be the timing chain,battery neds charging, or maybe a head gasket blew.

Answer 9

possibly the timing belt broke take the distributor off and when you try and turn over if points dont move your timing belt is broke

Answer 10

dead battery/corroded battery cables/bad starter solenoid any one of these will cause this.