Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Help, my car won't start

Oh you have to love batteries.

I am almost positive your battery is dead, dont believe what Autozone/Walmart/etc. people tell you, they just told you that so they wouldnt have to work on your car ( I used to work for Wal-Mart and would get complaints against all the techs giving them bad information)

The first time you tried to start and then you removed your neg. battery cable - that reset all your load options. It turned off your radio - amp, whatever. They were all reset to "off" so the only thing drawing power was the starter. But then after driving a short trip - the alternator stored a little power in it - not enough though because when you turned everything back on and tried to start it again - the "clicking" listed above is the starter not getting enough voltage. "clicking" is always a sign of a bad cell or battery that is about to leave you stranded.

If its a grinding or whiirrrrrrrr - its your alternators teeth not finding its mark - you are either missing a bolt (causing the alternator to sag and not be level) or its gone my friend.

Replace your battery - thats most likely your problem.