Okey dokie...my girlfriend has a 97 saturn sl2.
It won't start. It makes a rapid ticking sound when the key is turned. The battery is less than 2 months old. The obvious guess after battery is the starter. I replaced the starter and same thing still. The battery terminals are good and there's no obvious sings of corrosion. I also tried jump starting the car and same thing (battery went dead from trying to start it) charged the battery and it don't hold a charge.
Is everything good except the shot battery? Did they sell us a crap one? The battery charger said it had a charge and the car I used to jump it was fine.
The altenator should be good right? If it was bad the thing would start with a jump. I have no idea what could be wrong and I'm sure with 300 million people in the US someone should know what's going on. Thankyou in advance.
It won't start. It makes a rapid ticking sound when the key is turned. The battery is less than 2 months old. The obvious guess after battery is the starter. I replaced the starter and same thing still. The battery terminals are good and there's no obvious sings of corrosion. I also tried jump starting the car and same thing (battery went dead from trying to start it) charged the battery and it don't hold a charge.
Is everything good except the shot battery? Did they sell us a crap one? The battery charger said it had a charge and the car I used to jump it was fine.
The altenator should be good right? If it was bad the thing would start with a jump. I have no idea what could be wrong and I'm sure with 300 million people in the US someone should know what's going on. Thankyou in advance.