My car makes a clicking sound
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Asked by Dave Jan 20, 2016 at 03:12 PM about the 2001 Ford Expedition XLT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving in the car today.. I parked and went
into a store.. my girlfriend was listening to the
radio at the time.. when I came out she proceeded
to tell me that the radio shut off and the car
started. Making a clicking noise.. the clicking noise
sounds like its coming from the fuse panel.. when
u open the car door or close it. Or even try to start
it.. the interior lights start flickering and u can hear
the clicking. Sounds like ur hazards are on when it
clicks.. then when I try to start it.. the car clicks no
crank.. like its a dead battery.. not sure what the
flickering and the clicking mean.. any
suggestions?. Plz help.

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F_O_R answered 8 years ago

Sounds like a dead battery to me. Charge it and clean the battery terminates and cable ends, but if the battery is over 4 years old then it is almost certainly time for a new battery.

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taver91 answered 8 years ago

What he said. Your girlfriend ran your battery down to the point that it did not have enough juice left to start the car. Not her fault, but that probably did the deed.

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Dave answered 8 years ago

Thanks guys but it was the battery.. the battery is apparently 2 years old.. June 2013.. but I only had the car a year..i thought it might of been the battery.. except the flickering of the lights and the clicking sound coming from the fuse box. Threw me off.. never experienced all that before when a battery is dead.. new to me but I will remember this.. now I just got to figure out why I keep blowing my shift interlock fuse..

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GuruY49ZJ answered 6 years ago

I have the same problem.I put a new battery last night This morning the same thing was happening. Won't start and clicking.

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GarrettM3475 answered 5 years ago

Having the same issue but it's not the battery. heard it could be a GEM Module issue. Double checking if anyone else replaced the GEM Module and this fixed it.

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GuruHJ8LZ answered 5 years ago

Same issue.. I can have a full charge on the battery.. it will click till the battery dies. Put a new battery and same thing. Replaced tthe fuse that controls the windows and locks etc, no change clicking and then dead.pulled and left the fuse out Stopped clicking but still drained a fully charged battery. Any help would be amazing.. my email if you can help with any links that can help me track this down.. this is my Danes truck and they really want to go byebyes scared to get stuck with them in 100+ degree weather.. thanks in advance shannon.parsley19@gmail.com

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