Vehicle won't crank

Tiny
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1999 Chevy Suburban, 120,000 miles, 5.7 liter engine, 4-wheel drive.

Several weeks ago, I got in the truck and ran some errands. The truck started and ran fine, with no problems. I came home and when I went to restart the truck a couple of hours later, it wouldn't start. The starter was clicking, lights and radio came on, but it would not crank. We replaced the starter and nothing. We replaced the battery, and it started right up. Thought the problem was solved. Two weeks ago, we went to start the truck and, once again, it wouldn't crank. We have lights, radio, etc. You can hear the starter clicking, but it will not turn over. It will not even attempt to start. We replaced the battery again, thinking that maybe something was draining it, but still nothing. So, with a new battery and a new starter, any suggestions? At this point, I can't even get it anywhere to have it fixed unless I have it towed. Can you imagine how much it will cost to tow a Suburban? HELP!
Friday, January 19th, 2007 AT 6:05 PM

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Tiny
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The inverse to the question "How much does it cost to tow?" Is "How much would you have saved?"
That's besides the point however.

You need power from the Ignition switch, through the transmission range switch.
Do you have that?
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Friday, January 19th, 2007 AT 9:56 PM
Tiny
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Could be your alternator alot of times the alternator will go out and thats what charges your battery if its bad then your battery will just keep dying I would replace the alternator and charge the battery
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007 AT 10:48 AM

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