Andyinchville1
Veteran Member
Hi All,
I had not use my car in a few weeks and when I went to start it I came to find that my car was totally dead.
I figured it was the dash cam that killed it so I put the car on charge...
I was able to use the car that day figuring my driving would charge the battery up from the 80% charge the battery charger says the battery had.
Anyways the next day when I went to use the car the car acted as though it were totally dead ... just a faint clicking noise from under the car.... I assume the clicking noise to be a starter solenoid but the starter motor itself never turned the engine
With that I put the charge on the battery again until the charger read that the battery was fully charged.
I tried to start the car again this time noticing a very strong clicking sound but not only that but the dash lights were flashing...
Normally I would have associate the clicking sound with a bad solenoid but I've never noticed dash lights ever flashing along with the noise...
I haven't checked to see the state of charge of the battery yet but what do you think this could be? ... are there any funny relays that a Volkswagen has that could be causing this noise?
My battery is only a year-and-a-half old but the starter as far as I know is original...
For what it's worth I've never had problems with the battery or the starter until the other day.
As a side note I have a scan gauge in the car and disappointingly the charging voltage seems to be around 13.1 or 13.2 volts ( it used to read is high is 14.4 volts but gradually over the two years he alternator has been on the car it's steadily going down).... I did hook a multimeter to it while the car was running and the voltage the multimeter reads is about two or three tenths of a volt higher then what the scan gauge reads..
But despite all that the battery charger says the battery is fully charged...
I hate to buy a brand new starter if it's not necessary so maybe it's something else on a Volkswagen that could cause th e clicking and no start issue?
Could it be a failing clutch pedal safety switch not allowing full voltage to the starter solenoid or some other obscure relay?
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Andrew
I had not use my car in a few weeks and when I went to start it I came to find that my car was totally dead.
I figured it was the dash cam that killed it so I put the car on charge...
I was able to use the car that day figuring my driving would charge the battery up from the 80% charge the battery charger says the battery had.
Anyways the next day when I went to use the car the car acted as though it were totally dead ... just a faint clicking noise from under the car.... I assume the clicking noise to be a starter solenoid but the starter motor itself never turned the engine
With that I put the charge on the battery again until the charger read that the battery was fully charged.
I tried to start the car again this time noticing a very strong clicking sound but not only that but the dash lights were flashing...
Normally I would have associate the clicking sound with a bad solenoid but I've never noticed dash lights ever flashing along with the noise...
I haven't checked to see the state of charge of the battery yet but what do you think this could be? ... are there any funny relays that a Volkswagen has that could be causing this noise?
My battery is only a year-and-a-half old but the starter as far as I know is original...
For what it's worth I've never had problems with the battery or the starter until the other day.
As a side note I have a scan gauge in the car and disappointingly the charging voltage seems to be around 13.1 or 13.2 volts ( it used to read is high is 14.4 volts but gradually over the two years he alternator has been on the car it's steadily going down).... I did hook a multimeter to it while the car was running and the voltage the multimeter reads is about two or three tenths of a volt higher then what the scan gauge reads..
But despite all that the battery charger says the battery is fully charged...
I hate to buy a brand new starter if it's not necessary so maybe it's something else on a Volkswagen that could cause th e clicking and no start issue?
Could it be a failing clutch pedal safety switch not allowing full voltage to the starter solenoid or some other obscure relay?
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Andrew