# 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 - Won't crank - clicks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-1500-wont-crank-clicks/169568>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, dodge, ignition\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-1500-wont-crank-clicks/169568 "2020-09-04T19:29:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Rsmcmillan1984](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@Rsmcmillan1984](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rsmcmillan1984)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-1500-wont-crank-clicks/169568/1 "2020-09-04T19:29:30Z")

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When I put the key in the ignition, it wouldn’t crank. The lights on the dashboard would show. I just had a fuel pump put in a few months back. It’s making a clicking sound. When I try to turn it over.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-dodge-ram-1500-wont-crank-clicks/169568/2 "2020-09-04T20:39:57Z")

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Most likely your battery is nearly dead. Enough juice to light your lights, not enough to crank the engine.