# 92 Caddillac Fleetwood does not start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-caddillac-fleetwood-does-not-start/26756>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fleetwood, cadillac\
**Created:** [February 21, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-caddillac-fleetwood-does-not-start/26756 "2009-02-21T15:19:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kiranc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kiranc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kiranc)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-caddillac-fleetwood-does-not-start/26756/1 "2009-02-21T15:19:49Z")

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Clicking noise when trying to start and it does not start. lights and radio all work. Could it be stater/ alertenator or battery

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-caddillac-fleetwood-does-not-start/26756/2 "2009-02-22T02:02:26Z")

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It could be a low battery or bad connection to it causing the trouble. Clean the battery posts and the inside of the cable connections using a battery post cleaning brush. If the car still doesn’t start have the battery load checked to see if it is bad or needs charging.