run2thesun

Hi,

I have a 1990 Max GXE. I tried starting my car tonight but it doesnt start! It has a brand new battery (3 months ago). I have never had problems starting it after I replaced the battery. When I try to start it I hear a click-click-click sound but the engine doesnt crank. The lights and everything else works fine. And yes, I tried searching the forum but I think the search function is disabled right now cuz it doesnt work. Can anyone help me? I really need the car by tomorrow morning Thanks.

Nismo

iTrader: (18)

even if the battery is new, it doesnt mean its good. brand new batterys can go bad also. If you can, hook up a meter to it and see how much voltage the battery has.

Dev

iTrader: (5)

could be battery like he said...or alternator

leave your stereo on...and see if anything dims...then its a power supply problem.

other wise its your starter probably.

run2thesun

Hi again,

Well since the car wasnt starting today, I gave it a jump and it started. But all the electric things werent working properly. The wipers were working slowly, windows rolling up slowly and the defrost was barely working at all! I think I'll give it to a mechanic today but what I dont understand is how could all this happen with a new battery? Or could it be some other problem like the alternator?

Sprint

iTrader: (10)

have someone test the battery and the altenator..

Donkey®

iTrader: (3)

I have a similar issue. Do you have an aftermarket alarm or stereo? After working under my dashboard for a week I figured out that my alarm was draining my battery for some reason. I basically ripped the whole thing out and re-installed it (along with an Optima) and have not had an issue since.

run2thesun

I have an aftermarket stereo and speakers. I installed those about a month before I started getting problems with the old battery and replaced it. Hmmmm, you may have a point about the stereo draining the battery. I might have to look into that