1994 Explorer Satrting Issues
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1994 Explorer Satrting Issues
Everytime I Turn The Key To Start It Makes A Single Click And Thats It. The Car Headlights Turn On The Door Beep Goes Off And Makes All Normal Power Sounds Prior To Ignition But Just Makes A Single Click At The Starter And/or The Relay Switch By The Fusebox But Nothing After. Installed New Starter....nothing. Installed New Relay...still Nothing. Changed Battery....nothing Again. Im Starting To Think Its Fuses Or Something But They Looked Fine.
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Originally Posted by kelling23
Everytime I Turn The Key To Start It Makes A Single Click And Thats It. The Car Headlights Turn On The Door Beep Goes Off And Makes All Normal Power Sounds Prior To Ignition But Just Makes A Single Click At The Starter And/or The Relay Switch By The Fusebox But Nothing After. Installed New Starter....nothing. Installed New Relay...still Nothing. Changed Battery....nothing Again. Im Starting To Think Its Fuses Or Something But They Looked Fine.
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I am having THE EXACT same problem as we speak..except it started doing this more and more over the past 6 months..just gambled with it (hence my name) and it finally STB for good last night. Installed a new ignition module today (fun)..clicks louder but still no start. Began taking out the starter but gave up due to lack of clearance for the wrenches I have..I'm beginning to suspect the ground wire too, it's pulled away a little at the battery terminal. Check for wire loom melted on exhaust manifold too, I've been reading online ALL night and that happend to someone else to that had identical symptoms.
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This sounds just like another post from earlier today!
Check the connections, especially the grounds. Check the battery (Autozone does this for free I believe). Many times you will see normal functioning of lights, radio etc that don't pull major amps but the car won't start. It will obviously be worse when it gets colder as it needs all those cold cranking amps! Many times loose connections fail when the vehicle tries to draw these higher amps.
Check battery. Clean and tighten all connections (at battery, relay on the fender and at the starter). Check for corrosion or damage to wiring from battery down to starter.
If this fails I think your probably looking at a failed relay (on the passenger side fenderwall) or a solenoid (on the starter).
BUT FIRST...
I can't tell you how many times I've solved this issue on other people's vehicles by tightening/replacing the negative battery terminal connection!
Check the connections, especially the grounds. Check the battery (Autozone does this for free I believe). Many times you will see normal functioning of lights, radio etc that don't pull major amps but the car won't start. It will obviously be worse when it gets colder as it needs all those cold cranking amps! Many times loose connections fail when the vehicle tries to draw these higher amps.
Check battery. Clean and tighten all connections (at battery, relay on the fender and at the starter). Check for corrosion or damage to wiring from battery down to starter.
If this fails I think your probably looking at a failed relay (on the passenger side fenderwall) or a solenoid (on the starter).
BUT FIRST...
I can't tell you how many times I've solved this issue on other people's vehicles by tightening/replacing the negative battery terminal connection!
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