Why is My Car Clicking and Not Starting?

It is always such a worrisome thing when your car starts to make funky noises, and for something like a clicking noise.

The reason why your car is clicking could change a lot based on what you are trying to do: are you trying to start your car? Is the car clicking while you are driving? Turning on the heater?

There are a lot of factors into why your car is making clicking noises.

If you hear a clicking noise when you are trying to start your car.

It is probably a battery. When there is a lack of power in the car, means that either there is low voltage or high resistance. In short, your battery is probably dead. Try jump-starting and/or charging it back up, and if that doesn’t work, then it might be time for a replacement. If the problem is high resistance, there could be corrosion on the battery, the electrical connectors and/or charging system, or even a loose cable. Before replacement, look at the terminals to check for corrosion and check the cables to make sure they are properly connected.

If you hear a clicking noise when you are turning on the heat or the A/C in your car that could be a sign that your system needs to have some maintenance.

One of the components of the system, the heater plenum, contains a mechanism called “blend doors” that regulate the mix of cool air to warm air as the user switches the controls from one climate setting to another. These blend doors run on an electric actuator that can produce clicking noises when it fails. The air conditioner compressor may also make a soft clicking noise if its refrigerant supply has run low.

You might hear clicking from the ignition or the exhaust

It could be because the system has lost its efficiency. If any piece of this system fails, the system can produce electricity to ground. This discharge can sound like a clicking noise. The spark plugs can also produce clicking noises on their own if they become loose.

All of these issues can cause great concern to the person whose car is clicking, have no fear they are all explainable and can all be fixed, and we at Newmans Auto can take care of you.