car wont start
everytime i turn the key, it just clicks
light come on/radar comes on/clock comes on
prob the starter right?

 

try to jump it. the acc. will come on sometimes even if the battery is too low to start it.

 

Make sure your battery connections are good and that battery is charged.

If battery and connections are good, the cause is most likely worn starter solenoid contacts. They wear at each start due to electrical arcing. Fix is to either replace starter or replace the solenoid contacts inside the solenoid (starter removal required).

If you want to repair the solenoid, try Sherco Auto Supply for contacts. They have a website and online catalog. You will need the old contacts to be sure you order correct contacts.

good luck

 

It if clicks, its most likely the starter. Our Cadillac starter went out four times, so I'm pretty accustomed to the sound.

 

ok so: I took the battery cover off and found that the positive plug was corroded, so I cleaned it off and put some de corossive crap on it. Then my dad tried jumping it and it still didnt start. So i went inside and went back out and tried it again a few times and still nothing. Came back out, tried it once but nothing, then I just left the key in for like 30 seconds cause I was paying with my hu, and I tried it again and it started. I have no idea why? I took the key out and kept starting it and it worked fine...

 

its your starter....

 

wasnt this part of the recall thing too? my car does it, doesnt bother me much.

 

if it is your starter it will click over and over

look in the yellow pages, I was able to find a place to rebuild mine for cheaper than buying a new on and they painted it black too at no charge

 

It's def the starter, just had mine replaced with a brand new one for $200. If it clicks it's def the starter, you can get it to start, just try crankin it like 4-5 times, it'll start. My alternator guy showed me that, you have a bad spot in the starter, crank it 4-5 times it'll start. Def the starter though

 

dammm
will it be able to always start after like 4-5 clicks? Cause i got it to start and ive started the car up like twice tonight with like 3 hour intervals
or should i just get it replaced asap?

 

Starter

 

It's definitely the starter unit, replace it, it will suck @$$ when you're stuck far away from home/help...it happened to me once, I was going south to san diego and after stopping to expunge...it didn't start and i had to pay $400+ for towing back to OC and replacing the unit...

moral: Fix it and fix it now...

 

It shouldnt be too hard to fix, afterall its sitting right there.

 

Replacement solenoid contacts are < $15 for a lifetime supply (10 each). Repair requires use of a soldering iron (100 w or better) and only modest mechanical skills.

good luck

 

For a while, but it'll just get worse. Like I said b4, that means that you have a bad spot in the starter, cuz you are passed it now, and you're starting again. Same thing happened to me, but I got mine replaced, cuz I have to be able to start my car. Just get it fixed, maybe your blue paint killed your starter, i painted my eb around the same time you did, and my starter kicked Just playin man