99lego Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 When I turn the key the brake, seatbelt, and door lights ignite on the dash but when I turn it all the way they dim, along with any interior lights, and all I hear is clicking like the relay is bad. No spark or crank. The car has been doing this intermittently for a few weeks. I just replaced the starter and now I'm about to have a coronary 'cause she can't get me to work tomm. '99 leg w/ 160k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sounds like you might have bad connections at the battery. or a dying battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulogious Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Dead battery. Get it tested and most likely replaced and you should be good to go! Any local auto parts store should be able to test the battery for you... Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpar Mod Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Intermittant sounds like it either is bad terminal(s) at the battery or a short internally with the battery. If the battery is relatively old (4 years or more), I'd replace it along with both terminals. This should rectify your problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Also check for excessive corrosion in the battery cables, most noticeably the ground which grounds back at the bolt that goes through the transmission bell housing.... I have seen this cause odd issues more times than once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Battery and/or Connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Poor battery connection. Check the cables at both ends for tight and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Bad battery (no electrons for a bad battery) bad cable/s bad grounds dirty terminals All of the above. There was probably nothing really wrong with the starter as that is usually just the contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99lego Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Bad battery (no electrons for a bad battery)bad cable/s bad grounds dirty terminals All of the above. There was probably nothing really wrong with the starter as that is usually just the contacts. I was in a huge rush this morning so I grabbed a room temp ~65 deg. Pepsi and poured it on the contacts. Cranked them down a notch and BOOM!!!! Back in buisness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I was in a huge rush this morning so I grabbed a room temp ~65 deg. Pepsi and poured it on the contacts. Cranked them down a notch and BOOM!!!! Back in buisness. Then you need to take off the terminals and do a REAL cleaning to them. There has been extensive talk on CarTalk about this and no one knows why it works. Usually it is baking soda and water. Either way clean the terminals with a terminal brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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