Hey, I noticed the past few days when ive been trying to start my car ive been having toubles getting it started, and i went to start it tonight and
all it would do it click, and the starter solenoid gets hot and just clicks.

I do have a viper 781XV with remote start installed.


Any suggestion?

 

Dumb question, but are your lights working? Battery maybe?

 

Seized starter??

Was it grinding at all the last couple of days?

 

Lights work and dont go dim when i try to start, tried jumping it and that never worked, battery fully charged.

 

Its been making a funny grind click noise when ive tried to start it 1st time would make noise 2nd time would start. . the past few days and tonight when i tried to start it all it did. click and wouldnt turn over or try

 

Does it sound like the teeth on the starter are broken? If so be carefull or you could chew up your flywheel.

I would check Voltage drop from battery + to starter + and bat - to starter ground. Both should be less than .5 volts. If both check out ok and all connections are tight I would condemn the starter.

 

DUMB Question:

could it be the remote start messing it up? does anyone know what the remote start module is looks like and is located? would it star if i disconnected it or would i have to re-wire the whole thing to bypass it.

 

sounds like the starter, some part of it. try pulling it off and making it work just with jumper cables from the battery. if you have a spare stick or something stick that on the starter teeth and push. if it grinds up the stick its good, if not you need a new starter.

 

dont really have time to be pulling my car apart tonight, i was thinking of pulling it to the stealership tomorrow by my work, and try use my 100k bumper to bumper warranty, but hopping they wont give me hassles, (lowering, Custom Exhaust piping, Intake, etc.)

 

any Ideas What it could be?

 

If its clicking and all your other accessories have power then I would say it almost deffinitly your starter.

 

siren, give this a shot.

If you have an auto put it in nuetral and try starting it from there.

 

Yea... I had to do that on my 89. It ended up being a relay. Havn't had that problem on my 00 though.

 

put it in neutral did not start

 

get a long rod and a hammer put the rod on the starter housing hit w/ hammer while someone trys to start the car it will most likly start

 

this has happend to me before. battery is charged, just keeps clickin when i try to start the car. it's time to replace your starter.

 

I would maybe try starting it with your remote start....if it starts with your remote start then the remote start is a little fubar....the only reason I say that, is when I installed my remote start, you have to cut the starter wire, so the starter kill is active..and if u used the remote start to start it, it would disable the starter kill.. or, maybe something came loose with the remote start install stuff..