Solara wont start

by **gcode** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 8:56 pm

Man last night my solara would not start, its a 2000 v6 with 53000 miles on the engine, the i jumped the car and the lights and power came back what seemed like full blast, and I tried to crank her and she just kept on making a clicking sound everytime i tired to start, my battery terminals are clean and I have been told to tap on the starter, which we even attempted, any ideas??

by **99solarai4** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 9:30 pm

Test your battery and check for a good connection at the starter. Good luck.

by **impactX** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:53 am

Clicking sound = battery

Prolly not enough juice on the battery, measure the voltage. If it should start if you jump start with another car, if the battery is dead, the car will go dead soon after you jumpstart it.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:16 am

if the battery is dead, you can still drive it w/ all the electronics working due to the alternator. It most likely will NOT recharge your battery enough though...

The average battery will last about 4 years. 5 absolute max (safely w/o risking a dead battery in the near future) If you can jump start it, that means the batt. was dead... if you still can't start it from a jump... something fishy is about!

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:29 am

Get it checked at autozone, pepboyz, etc! in my celica, when the alternator died..it took the battery with it...so get it looked into!

by **Big_Red** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:14 am

Last time i had a problem like that the starter had jamed. It may sound silly but if thats the case get a something like one of those rubber mallets and give the starter motor a few knocks while trying to start it. Just be sure not to damage it.

by **krook** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:30 pm

my friend who works at sears say that those batteries (the oem ones that come with the car) usually don't last very long, some even end up blowing up according to his experiences.

as mentioned earlier, i'd say to check the battery.

by **onefiend** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:14 pm

my toyota battery at 40k miles is leaking battery acid :-?

and the oem batteries at the dealer go for around $90-120, damn

by **Missay** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:40 pm

impactX wrote:Clicking sound = battery

You got it.

If it's making the clicking noise and STILL not starting after you've jumped it you either:
a) need a more powerful jump (just to get it to a dealer/auto place to get a new battery...chances are it will die out as soon as you turn the car off)
b) need to clean the terminals and re-jump
c) tow time! *call me :wink:

*

Website · by **ICrazyChrisI** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:18 pm

I've noticed my Solara won't start/stalls as well. I still have my original Toyota battery at 58k miles. And when it does start, it'd idle real low and shutoff. Maybe time for a new battery?

by **impactX** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:10 pm

Missay wrote:
impactX wrote:Clicking sound = battery

You got it.

If it's making the clicking noise and STILL not starting after you've jumped it you either:
a) need a more powerful jump (just to get it to a dealer/auto place to get a new battery...chances are it will die out as soon as you turn the car off)
b) need to clean the terminals and re-jump
c) tow time! *call me *

Can I call you? j/k

by **geminimouse** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:56 pm

I have a 99 v6 solara and had the same problem at 64k miles. It was hard to get it started for a month then it just didn't start at all. Turned out to be that the starter went bad. Got a new one for $200 and it's fine now.

by **guest** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 1:32 pm

when starter is making clicking noises and you've checked all cable connections and battery and if those items have checked good. it means starter contacts and solenoid on the starter are burned. can usually get by with replacing starter contacts, if you can find someone to do the job for you, it will be a very inexpensive job, around 130 dollars. toyota starters do not usually go bad. toyota source

by **Astro** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 4:43 pm

What ever you do replace the battery, it is definately time.

by **msangapu** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 1:32 pm

My 1999 SE V6 (53k) is having problems starting..
it'll just sit there making these fast clicking noises.. and then i have to step on the gas a few times and eventually it will start... but i'm just wondering why it's doing this.. i don't see the battery light come on after it starts up? what gives....

i'm gonna have the mech. look at it today while i'm gettin my oil change.
but please do give comments and suggestions.

thx
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