Dead starter?

Tiny
JR47
  • MEMBER
  • 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 257,900 MILES
Is my starter done for or is it the battery? Everything comes on when I turn it over but when trying to start it, it clicks. I drove it yesterday and every thing was working just fine and I know I didn't leave anything on in the car but when I tried to start it this afternoon that's when it started doing this.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 AT 4:52 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
  • MECHANIC
  • 110,055 POSTS
Hi. The clicking sounds like a dead battery. If all the lights are coming on, make sure the belt didn't break. If it is good, remove the battery and charge it. Then, take it to a parts store and have them load test it. That will determine if the battery is bad.

Lets start there and let me know what you find.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 AT 5:51 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Starter Content

Starter
GUIDE
Starter
An en­gine starter is con­structed as a high torque, high am­per­age 12 volt mo­tor fit­ted with an elec­tri­cal so­le­noid and Ben­dix gear which is used to ro­tate an en­gine be­tween...
VIEW MORE