CAR ONLY CLICKS, WIL NOT CRANK UP WHEN TURNING KEY, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT STILL WILL NOT START

Asked by NeNe Nov 24, 2013 at 04:24 PM about the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I just had my tranny replaced about 1 week ago at a licensed dealership... all of a sudden it got really cold out michigan weather i drove my car from work and parked it in my garage about 2hrs later i get ready to go and it will not do anything, only a small click, the lights come on, the radio work the battery was replaced a week ago when the tranny was replaced, i have driven the car on the highway  at least 3 times at about 30 miles each after the repair and it drove fine... any suggestions as to what i can try myself before taking to a shop im a young woman that knows very little about cars.

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Get the charging system checked. Battery might be run down, but is probably okay if its only a week old. But have your mechanic check the connections at the starter, which was removed and replaced during the tranny work. Could be as simple as that.

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With Any electrical problem check the battery cables First! They are often forgotten after major work or can loosen up. If they are tight then move on to the other excellent options mentioned

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My car started doing same thing couple weeks ago. Dash comes in so does radio. My stereo was jacked out of it what could be my issue

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I had the same problem just recently. Oddly enough, it turned out that The A/C Compressor was completely Locked up so and there was no crank... Before figuring this out, I ended up replacing the starter, switched out the battery and was about to change out the ignition switch and module. My neighbor told me to try to crank the engine by hand using a Socket and pry bar. Freaking thing would not turn. I took off the Serpentine belt and tried it again and there was no issue. I checked to see what was and wasn't spinning and the A/C Compressor was the issue. Hope this helps and good luck.

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