# Starter click (intermittent) **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** liberty, jeep\ **Created:** [June 13, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-click-intermittent/50249 "2010-06-13T12:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cdellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@cdellis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdellis)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-click-intermittent/50249/1 "2010-06-13T12:36:53Z")
Hi, I have a 2002 liberty that usually starts fine. The battery is less than a year old and sounds strong when starting. 19 times out of 20 the car starts fine but on the 20th time i hear a click and that’s all (no start). If I turn the key again a few seconds later it starts fine. This morning I heard 6 or 7 clicks before starting as usual so my worry meter has now moved into the red zone. Any ideas? Chris ---
**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-click-intermittent/50249/2 "2010-06-13T12:42:50Z")
The first thing I’d try is take apart battery connections and clean them good. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starter-click-intermittent/50249/3 "2010-06-13T13:39:32Z")
After cleaning all the battery connections, I would have the starter checked out. This type of problem is often called a “flat spot” by mechanics; depending on the position of the armature, there may or may not be contact, and hence the “no start”.