# Car won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/66595>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 26, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/66595 "2011-07-26T17:40:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Luvnbrynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Luvnbrynn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Luvnbrynn)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/66595/1 "2011-07-26T17:40:51Z")

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I have a 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. For the past week when I start to crank it it will just click one or two times then crank. Today it won’t start at all just clicking. Any suggestions on things I could check or could it just be the starter?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/66595/2 "2011-07-26T18:18:55Z")

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How old is the battery?

If you can get it running with a jump-start, take it to an auto parts store and have both the battery and the charging system tested.

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**Author:** ![FordMan59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@FordMan59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FordMan59)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/66595/3 "2011-07-26T19:12:51Z")

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Check your battery connections, connections at the grounding point and at the starter to make sure they are all clean and tight. Clicking of the solenoid is usually a sign of a weak battery or poor connection.