# Car won't start (sometimes)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-sometimes/20311>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 4, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-sometimes/20311 "2008-10-04T01:03:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jtmcphee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jtmcphee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtmcphee)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-sometimes/20311/1 "2008-10-04T01:03:06Z")

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Sometimes in the morning I go out to start my car, the radio and all the sounds come on, the lights come on, I turn the car over and I hear one click. I took it for diagnostic testing and all the amperage checks out for the starter and the battery. However, they think it is the starter motor on its way out. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-sometimes/20311/2 "2008-10-04T01:10:17Z")

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Facts please, JT

Just in case it helps one of the experts, please tell us:

Car Make:  
Model:  
Year:  
Mileage:  
Engine size (if known):  
Automatic or manual:

Did they do anything other than test? Did they clean battery terminals or wire connections or anything?