# '99 Hyundai Elantra won't start on Fridays

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** start\
**Created:** [July 7, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374 "2007-07-07T02:34:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HyundaiGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@HyundaiGirl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HyundaiGirl)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374/1 "2007-07-07T02:34:19Z")

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Last Friday my 99 Hyundai Elantra refused to start after having been off for 5 minutes at a gas station. It would not jump, I had it towed and paid $300 for a new starter. Ran great for a week, and today (a week later) same thing happened. I drove to a restaurant, ate dinner and when I came out it wouldn’t start. When I turn the key nothing happens, although the dashboard lights come on and there is a soft clicking noise coming from around the engine. Did I get a bad starter job or is there something more serious going on here? Anyone had similar problems?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374/2 "2007-07-07T02:37:51Z")

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if it’s clicking it’s probably the starter again.i would suggest taking it back to the shop that did the work and have them check it out.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374/3 "2007-07-07T03:07:34Z")

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check your battery. Clicking is usually a dead battery

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374/4 "2007-07-07T04:08:32Z")

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My son’s Mazda pickup wouldn’t start one day. It just clicked. So he went to Advance Auto, got a new starter, and installed it himself. When he turned the key he just got the clicking noise. That’s when he had to break down and finally give me a call.

So I came over, checked his connections. Everything looked okay. But all you got was the clicking. So I attached my jumper cables from my car to his. He turned the key and just got clicking.

So I started my engine and told him to wait a few minutes while we transferred some charge. About three minutes later he turned the key and… his pickup roared to life!

He drove to Advance Auto and bought a new battery. He has had no trouble since. He also now has a perfectly good starter sitting on a shelf in the garage.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-hyundai-elantra-wont-start-on-fridays/1374/5 "2007-07-08T01:02:31Z")

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A battery’s life is about 4, or 5, or 6 years. If your battery has a few years on it, it could be ready for retirement. Many auto parts stores will do a battery and alternator check for you IN THE CAR. Let them check those.