What is this Loud Click noise when turning on ignition?

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Old 08-07-2015, 11:07 AM
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What is this Loud Click noise when turning on ignition?

Hi all,

I have 2013 Acura TSX 5MT at 17700 miles...

I will call Acura today later on but before, I want to know if anyone had the experience the same...

In the morning, when I tried to turn on the ignition, it started but make one big loud click noise... I drove around to do an errand and it started okay.. .

does this mean there is something wrong with the battery or perhaps transmission?

All I did prior was to put on the handbrake and just did car wash a day before and I have not done anything stupid in regards to spraying engine bay or anything like that...

I mean, the car is practically new...

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I'm confused by your facts .. was the noise from cranking the ignition .. or by putting the car into motion?


Originally Posted by dwk331

All I did prior was to put on the handbrake and just did car wash a day before and I have not done anything stupid in regards to spraying engine bay or anything like that...
If by putting it into D or R: the clunk is from the brake pads and rotor welding itself together from the wash/dry. I get it all the time when I wash my car and don't move it for awhile.

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Originally Posted by ulrblitzer
I'm confused by your facts .. was the noise from cranking the ignition .. or by putting the car into motion?




If by putting it into D or R: the clunk is from the brake pads and rotor welding itself together from the wash/dry. I get it all the time when I wash my car and don't move it for awhile.
when you turn on the engine, within that one second, there was the loud single click noise..
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Sounds like a grind?
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Originally Posted by t3hhcaptain
Sounds like a grind?
not sure a grind... but more of like when you change gear, you know that clicking, but much more noticeable...
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There could be a loud click when you hit the Start point of turning the key, as the solenoid pulls in for the starter. I have never noticed mine, maybe yours is acting up. You should hear it right before the starter starts turning.

Sorta the click of a REALLY dead battery, not even enough to spin the starter.

If it is before you hit Start, or after the Starter is turning, this is not the right answer.
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thanks for the responses

and oh, i just came back from 300 miles trip back and i haven't had any problems or any weird causes...

I think there was minor mechanical issue... i'll update soon cause I am at only 20% for the next oil change.
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thanks for the responses

and oh, i just came back from 300 miles trip back and i haven't had any problems or any weird causes...

I think there was minor mechanical issue... i'll update soon cause I am at only 20% for the next oil change.
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maybe somebody planted a bomb?
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