At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.
Try to start car sometimes and it wont start and says service vehical if you wait a little bit it starts battery tested and it is fine car only has 29876 miles on it
2003 ion 2 somtimes when you try to start car it says service vehical and wont start but if you wait a while it starts up
- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box above.
- Better answers use proper spelling and grammar.
- Provide details, support with references or personal experience.
Tell us some more! Your answer needs to include more details to help people.You can't post answers that contain an email address.Please enter a valid email address.The email address entered is already associated to an account.Login to postPlease use English characters only.
Tip: The max point reward for answering a question is 15.
If you can get the car to start with a jump from another vehicle, then I'd drive it to the nearest place that can test the battery when you get the car started, or pull the battery and get it load tested. Likely your problems are with a bad cell within the battery and you just aren't getting the amps you need to start the car. It may read 12-14v, but can't put out the juice required to turn it over. The clicking is the lack of power..there's enough to cause relays to work, but just barely, which causes them to cycle on and off.
I believe the problem is a bad starter solenoid, mounted on your starter. The electrical contacts inside it may be pitted and a little burnt, causing it to sometimes connect and sometimes not. It's a common problem and can be aggravated or caused from your loose battery connections.
You have to pull the starter off and separate the starter motor and the solenoid, if you just want to replace the solenoid. Some resourceful guys say you can sand or emory cloth the contacts, and turn them a bit till a new, clean contact surface is available. If you're in a git-n-go mood, swap in a new or used starter with solenoid attached.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. -Niels Bohr
If you recently changed the battery make sure everything is connected the right way. After that it is most likely the fuel pump that needs replacing. It takes a while to start because it take it a while to get the fuel to the ignition.
If the battery is boiling while engine is running,the alternator is over charging,the battery maybe bad now,this can cause the plates in the battery to fry,have the battery load tested on an electronic tester,not an analog ,cause it can blow up,make sure the battery cables are on the battery correctly,if this was any help,at all,please rate,and thank you,
have you replaced the battery? If not they do get bad cells, If you have? Do a voltage test on battery before you start it and after, Before should be 12.5 or close to tht, And running should be 14 or close to it, If not bad altenator, If both of those check out? Has the vehical got a stock stereo? Sometimes amps and subs kill a charging system, I`ll be waiting for your repost to continually try to help you. Good luck, Sam
×