i Have a newish chrysler voyager and was snowing for the last 2 days. But when I went to start it i just makes very loud clicking noises and the speedomiter says i am going 140mph+ and reving over the limit when i am not even moving and a little red light near the steering wheel normally use for when the alarm is on is flashing. but the car does not start. what could it be?
Thanks
2007-02-08 20:51:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds like a dead battery.
Did someone leave a door open or a dome light on?
The wierd lights are the result of too littl power to make them operate correctly.
2007-02-08 21:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by mindbender - seeker of truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clicking noise you hear is the battery, the starter or the ingition switch. First, I would try jumping the car off. You can do this by getting some jumper cables or a jump box.
If you use a jump box: follow the directions on the box.
If you use cables, attach red cable to red side of battery, and then black to black side (during the time you are touching the cables to the battery, DONT touch the black and red cable parts together or it will shock the crap out of you!!) on the starter vehicle- which can be running. Then, do the same thing to your vehicle (red to red/ black to black), which should be off. Try to start your vehicle using the key turn. There is no need to step on the gas unless the engine turns over and starts. If the car starts, leave it running and remove the cables, again- remember not to touch the two colors together.
Drive the car around the block for a few minutes to charge up the battery. You might want to consider having the battery checked if it fails to start up again on its own.
If that doesn't work, look underneat the car and find the starter, Gently tap on it with a wrench then try to start the car. If it starts up, then it is your starter. Sometimes excess snow can knock the starter loose- I've seen it done with mud before. If you have to keep tapping on your starter every other time you start the car, you will need to have it replaced. You can look up your type at autozone.com and buy one, then have a mechanic put it in.
If you don't get your car ready for cold weather (like changing your oil and making sure your antifreeze is good, you can have a number of problems with your car. Antifreeze keeps the water tank from freezing up. If the water tank freezes up and you run your car, there is no water to cool off your engine- which can completely ruin your transmission... If that is the case you are going to have to take it to a mechanic
2007-02-08 21:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by slaughter114 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many times when it's very cold, old batteries die. Especially if they've not been charged a lot recently.
The clicking you're hearing is the solenoid for your starter, which is trying to get juice to start you engine, but there's not enough.
You might be able to charge your battery enough to get her going again, a trickle charger overnight is good, or sometimes a jump start from another car might do it. But if you've had this problem, it's time to get another battery so this doesn't happen again. You could just buy another battery that's already charged, for example.
Check your oil,, too. If you have summer oil, it will be too thick in very cold climates to allow your engine to turn over to start, which I think is happening the the North East, right now.
2007-02-08 21:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YEa if your car is clicking Then your Battery needs Charging, This could be due to Not being used & the Alarm Has Drained the battery of you have a Wire Earthed Somehwere Causing a drain, Either way just Either Charge/Jump you battery with another car or Perform a jump start.
Benji
2007-02-08 20:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Ben D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our cars sit outside all the time on campus. I have new mustang. I have charged my room mates car this week becaue fo the same reason
the clunking noise is the starter unable to turn over.the battery
your car's battery became drained from the exterm cold/wind that we have had here lately. or possible the car is more than 2-3 years old, which is old for a battery
get someone with cables to jump the battery, to recharge. run car 5 minute to recharge battery.
then get a new battery, with more cold/windy nights, it is time for your car to get a new battery.
2007-02-08 21:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Wicked 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your battery could be going . The cold weather is hard on batteries , the older the battery , the weaker it will become .
I would suggest a new one and make sure you didn't leave a light on or sometin , if this is the case , then charge the battery you have if possible .
2007-02-08 20:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by Bodinejcs 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-02 23:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally the click means low/no battery power
2007-02-08 20:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by CA_Burn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋