I had the car running, pulled into mcdonalds, turned the car off. pretty normal, then get back in, try to start it up, starts to crank slowly and dies. After that, all i get is a click everytime i try to crank it up. What is going on here? Jumping the battery didnt work. Checked my fuses and they were good.

 

maybe your starter is shorted...my friends civic had the almost same problem, the starter ground wire somehow wasnt screwed right on to the actual ground terminal, so it would sometimes start and sometimes die and not even start with a jump...

 

why out of nowhere? never had any problems with it before tonight

 

most likely its your starter...did you ever replace it?

 

yup, same thing happened to me. thaught it was the battery at first. changed the starter and cranked right up.

 

it could just be an omen of things to come for you if you continue to eat McDonalds...creepy.

 

Almost the exact same thing happened to me with my 95 Max.

Wife went into the store, came back out. Suddenly, nada. Engine wouldn't even crank, just click.

Dealership replaced the starter.

Been good ever since.

 

I say battery. Get it tested at Advance Auto or similar. Similar thing happened to me years ago in my Hardbody truck, except I had stopped at Hardees for lunch. Had absolutley no forewarning or anything. It wouldn't turn at all and it couldn't be bump started. Was tough enough jumping it off.

 

Check the battery first!!! Same thing happened with my Max, battery was just too dead to jump. Replaced the battery, all gravy.....

 

in my case, i got that clicking when trying to crank it. got a new battery and i've been running fine for 2 months now.

 

He got the battery tested and it's fine. I told him to try shorting the starter to see if it turns over, it doesn't.

 

forget the starter

TRY BATTERY FIRST!....dont even bother jumping it..put a brand new one in, chances are that it WILL start..if not THEN start knocking the starter

 

it's not the battery. it's the starter. 110% sure.

 

Take it to autozone for a free battery and starter check.... DONE...

 

: your starter a few times ...

But since you stated it cranked slowly then dies, sounds battery related. How about interior lights, are tehy working .. etc?

Check and clean all ground points.

 

If your a 5-speed, doesnt matter how dead the battery is, you can pop the clutch and start it up.

 

He's automatic ..... IIRC

 

same thing happened to me...first i thought it was the battery and had that replaced but then the car died again, and all i get is a little click, click sound

it's the starter...$150 plus core exchange at autozone.....make sure u count the teeth on the starter, mine's had 10...napa had a starter but it had 11 teeth....not sure if that makes a different but i went with the 10

 

If you get a single click, its your starter. If you get multiple clicks along with flashing dash board warning lights, its your charging system.

 

I get a single click. it's the starter, my battery checked out at AZ. towed it with my dads 4runner to my house, and there it will sit til i feel like replacing the starter. im just fed up with my car lately, and this isnt helping its case

 

I had same problem, went to shocks and said either the battery or the ground wires is not ok. went to other shop and found out the battery died lasted me since 1997 till 2004. I went to car audio shop and picked Optima battery for about $180, becuse i want to run car system in my max. vooommm.