No Start Sounds Explained and How To Fix!

Is Your Car Not Starting? Is It Clicking or Grinding or maybe it's making no sound at all? In this video we cover all the most common sounds a car makes when you turn the key and it just won't start up. Make sure to watch through to the end because whether it's an electrical or a starter issue we show you how to diagnose and fix the problem!
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[@stansbruv3169]

I’m 50 years old and somehow I never learned these things. Thank man. Just subscribed. Excellent content.

[@BudgetMechanicHawaii]

Thanks man 🤙🏽

[@cattyhatty7574]

Great video helping us identify the sounds with sounds! Very thorough W vid!

[@shyland4534]

I really appreciate you. You totally should have a car shop went through every sound and found my problem

[@cavyman]

Very helpful video, thanks so much!

[@philduoos2961]

Great summary of sounds! Thanks!!

[@grassrunner7983]

Finally! A starter solenoid sound !!! I've been looking for that. Thanks man

[@arkansasturin8144]

Many trivial thing on start of thr video, but later some more details. Very good content, self diagnose. I just want to say you do marvelous job for DIY guys and younglings. And even old guys like me, its nice to back up my diagnose with your vudeo. Stay great bro!

[@levarm1842]

I just had my car make no noise but, had lights it turned out it was the clutch bushings behind the clutch not engaging preventing it from being start. It broke and it had to be replaced.Thanks for video!

[@andreasmuller6373]

You helped me so much, i finally found out what the reason for the grinding noise in my car is and why it wont start.

[@herbertmartinez7639]

What was it

[@patrickthomas6170]

great video thank u! Dreading the day my Toyota Seq 5.7 v8 , needs a starter, its quite the job im told

[@soul_relay]

Can you please do a video to explain CREEP GROAN in cars slowly braking/coming to a stop, going, creeping along in start stop traffic etc. I've been searching for solutions and there doesn't seem to be any.. yet there are a LOT of people commenting asking about it. So if there is no solution, then CREEP GROAN explained may be the next best thing...Unless you DO have a solution...then you'll be a fucking hero! Thank you!!

[@mattphipps1368]

I've had to replace three starters in various cars for various reasons. I hate having to track the real reason behind a no start condition.

[@matthewdennis8615]

What island are you on? If on Oahu, is there a way to get in touch with you about maybe getting some work done on my 2007 Dodge Magnum SRT8?

[@Regularcitizen1]

Can the grinding sound be a one time thing? I had it happen on my F-350 gasser the other day, has not done it since.

[@AS-sn5gf]

I think i have the zinging issue, how emergent is this? should i go to the mechanic right away? my car is running fine just makes that loud noise occasionally on starting, but not always. usually first time i use it that day. I dont want to neglect my car, just money is tight these days.

[@LastPinster]

What about if it makes just one click like in your video ,can I determine that it is the starting motor and not the alternator? Can I determine anything about the alternator if the car just makes one click ? I guess not but had to ask

[@eugenesilguero8496]

2002 Chevy Silverado 4.3 it quit running I couldn’t get no spark when cranking so put a new distributor and crank sensor new coil new spark wire new spark plugs I got spark out of the coil but no start can you please see if you can help me get it running again please

[@daredeardeal7901]

What about nss switch? Can it be 1 click nothing? Now is starting again? D3 was on when wouldn't start, that's gone now....

[@vonetvonet390]

I broke down last week ,went somewere then after 5 min the car didn t start ,bought a new battery all was good for 3 days .now red light battery came up on dash and car doesn t start again .what can it be ? It s a 2004 honda crv

[@GEMININCAPRICORN]

I have all my lights my horn sound loud but nothing but a click code b269a aith a lock on the theft help

[@nighttimestalker]

Rhythmic like clicking even after changing the battery. Battery was old and did test weak. So we changed it thinking it was just that. Alternator is also pretty much brand new. It got replaced last September. It'll click 4 or 5 times then stop. Then I can turn the key back off. Then turn it again, and it usually fires up.

[@threadtapwhisperer5136]

My dads 2006 suburban is doing what sounds like this exact same thing that you have goin on. Sometimes, the suburban sticks on startup, hangs in cranking mode But sounds like it only has spark Noticing a stronger smell of fuel. We know the pump is good, and the pressure it puts out meets spec. Done went through the body/firewall ground/used some left over 2ga stereo amp wiring I had to fortify the suburban wiring and provide a clean and crisp super stable electrical signals. Sorry, I dont have tips for you just yet, I can tell ya that the suburban has 3.2 year old battery, here in mid Florida, that likely means the battery is going dead, ita fully 95 and brutally humid these days,.... I havent had a single battery last beyond 3 years And right now, both the alternatot and battery reliably test good. Even under electrical loads Now, if you have a chevy truck/van type vehicle, know these few things: 1-the cam sensor and the crank position sensor control the ignition coils and fuel injector pulses. I beleive its cam sensor for the ignitions spark timing and rhe crankshaft position triggers the fuel injections. Might be vice versa. 1a=the 5 volt reference wire is about 78% of the time, what I Find when there's cranking, no start, but my dad's daily driver suburban fires up on the secondrry to start a every time. 2-again, if you are struggling with a GM truck v8 and 4-6-8-10 speed transmission, a few other dumb circuits that burned me for days before I found them were 2a- the coolant temp sender 2b- the mass airflow sensor needing a pampered bath in mass airflow cleaner and super soft Touches when q-tippin those tiny little electric things 2c-MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, and that the PrNdl sensoor can without fault SEE that the transmission is in park. -aint proud of takin a week and a half to finally deduce the transmission position switch, or neutral safety switch. Now, for 2 kinda black magic fuckery real weird things to check over: If you gave a Chevy/)GmC truck or van, go find your Fuel Pump Driver/modulation module )modula, oblongata.. hah) Typically, this expensive pulse width box speeds and allows the fuel pump RPM, But GMC said "ima let my nuts hang" and barely put some fake rubber feet in the module. Theres 2 super critical GROUND wire locations: A pillar, driver side, underneath, on the body mount that should be there. 1 thick like 10ga size wire, 2 addiyi9baly gnd wires that arefor the gauges and . And one other Ulta finicky ground location is on trucks, between the cab and the start of he truck bed. Hope at⁶o5 A nearly far too short anemic braided wire waits there to be a pain I

[@nighttimestalker]

@@threadtapwhisperer5136 I've got an old 09 Dodge caliber with the 2.0 in it. Nearly 180k miles. Brand new battery dropped in the other day and alternator changed last fall after the last one went out. It's been cranking more accurately since the battery swap. But it still does that click time to time. It did yet yesterday. Could hear the click from the engine bay 3 times then it just fired up. My next thing will be changing the coils and spark plugs. Both are honestly due for it at this point.

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

I have all lights but no sound at all from my starter.

[@habibrahman664]

I have the same issue, car won’t make any noise 1st try it will crank 2nd try then 3rd try starts sometimes 1st starts I was told by autozone to change my alternator so I did but did not help, then I changed the battery put a brand new from autozone but still same issue. Any suggestions what should I do?

[@save2rave61]

I’d say there’s a wiring issue. That would need to be diagnosed

[@save2rave61]

Or change your starter

[@forbidtreez]

So my car clicks and it has a new started and new battery terminal cables and it still clicks any ideas?

[@blondeyedboy]

Thanks for your youtube channel!!! Super useful! Thanks

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

I didn’t connect the battery in my computer after adding mem to it. It can happen.

[@user-qe3li3jo9i]

😊

[@Duchess1285]

My problem is battery dies if I turn off the truck, no lights, no sounds, I have to jump it every time. I am going to buy a new battery to see if it's the alternator. Note: I'm a65 year old woman. Is it easier to get a kit to change the brushes or have the alternator replaced?

[@daveisdead]

If your battery still dies after you buy a new one, you might have a parasitic draw somewhere

[@ZacharyLynch-lc6qm]

Alot of you on here that are having no noise should checknout your ignition switches

[@user-wc6zl8hx4v]

should i check that if my car starts with a jump? i’m so confused because my battery is 1.5 years old, car doesn’t start without a jump, engine tries to turn over then it clicks and gives up, i had a loose terminal for a while but rn i’m torn between pumping gas in my running car or just turning it off and going to sleep in this lot

[@josephstroud-oj6tj]

​@@user-wc6zl8hx4v did you get your car fixed yet? If so what was the problem?

[@akarrickable]

lol. RAAAWWWWRRRR!

[@ClaudiaCorrea-en7kv]

Thank you for the video really helpful, specially when you can't take it to the machine to check it out.. My question is can I have installed my new starter wrong¿ Because it was fine at first and it's been only a week and Im starting to hear a clank noise when I start my car. Can it be a bad starter? Or I installed it wrong? 🫤

[@k1llshot]

My 03 Camry has the following intermittent issue: Turn the key, nothing happens and no sounds. Do it several times, same result. Eventually, it works, but sometimes it takes up to 30 minutes of attempts. Doesn't matter if it's been sitting overnight, or I just drove it, then go to start it 15mins later. Battery is new. I think it's either starter or ignition switch...? When it does start, the starter sounds strong. It "feels" like a connection isn't happening, until it eventually does. Help!

[@MaryCumbersnatch]

Bad starter, you have dead spots. Every time you turn the key, it moves forward just a little. Eventually, you hit a live spot, and the starter engages.

[@kristi5052]

Thank You for having, AUDIO, a Sound to compare what it is I'm hearing. which is that ScrEeechh sound ~ loud enough that, in a parking lot, others can hear it. 😬🫣🤫