So I have an 01 S and recently it began to not start on ocassion...

what happens is when you tun the key eything comes on as normal however when you press the button the radio turns off just like as if it was going to start but it does not even begin to try to turn over...

yet it is able to be pushed started with noproblem and once started run perfect...

Yet the next time i get in it might start fine with no problem....

Any ideas all help would be thanked !!!!

 

when was the last time you replaced the battery? try cleaning the terminals before going anywhere else

 

cleaning the battery wouldnt hurt for a start.

 

The starter motor is far and away the largest amp draw on the car. A weak battery OR poor connections at the cables will not allow enough current to the starter. But it doesn't take any battery power at all to keep the engine running once it has been started. THe alternator supplies enough current for that.

So check for a loose battery cable connection(s). If they are all tight, get the car to Autozone or someplace like that where they can check the battery.

 

BATTERY

 

REDRICE23 Posted on Nov 17 2006, 08:22 PM
Assuming you mean the Start Button, during that you may have heared a clicking noise too?

Battery.
Connections and/or battery itself (it is 5 years old at best)

 

connections were checked and batter tested and both are good.... someone had mentiond someting like the solinoid in the starer any imput on that ?

 

yes the start button, and yes there is a clicking sound....not as in trying to turn over but just a clicking sound that happens as you press the start button....

 

You mentioned you tested the battery. Did you take the battery to a place such as Sears that perform battery tests or did you simply see if there was voltage across the terminals? I ask because you may get voltage accross the terminals even though the battery is dead.

 

no i took the battery and had it tested (at 2 different places) and both came back as a good batery