# 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-in - Clicking When Cold/No Start?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 25, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478 "2019-10-25T08:43:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nowkumagay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@Nowkumagay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nowkumagay)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478/1 "2019-10-25T08:43:20Z")

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After I parked the car for the night next morning I hear a sound and then the sound turn into a clicking sound . I push the starting bottom tnen the noise turn into a low himm but not started I shut it off and as I got out the clicking went on again I went to the fuse box and disconnect the white wire and the clicking stop but it don’t start and the battery is dead, what may be the problem?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478/2 "2019-10-25T13:11:50Z")

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> [@Nowkumagay](#):
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> I hear a sound

What kind of sound?

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> disconnect the white wire

What white wire? And why did you disconnect it?

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> and the battery is dead

The starter battery or the hybrid battery? Did you try and jump start it? Did it start?

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> what may be the problem

With a complicated car like this and the very limited info you posted the list is almost endless. If you are going to fix this yourself, I’d say don’t. But if you’d like to try, we need a lot more information.

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**Author:** ![Nowkumagay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@Nowkumagay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nowkumagay)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478/3 "2019-10-26T04:09:47Z")

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Thank you for your response . It was the 12 v battery drain out due to a fan speed switch got stuck and if that happen the AC stays on. I got a buster and Avery thing is ok. Great car.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-plug-in-clicking-when-cold-no-start/151478/4 "2019-10-26T04:14:42Z")

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At six years old, it might be due for a new battery. I’d get it tested.