Whats wrong with my car?

Asked by AshMarie100 Feb 25, 2019 at 01:25 AM about the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car shut off. Tried starting lights come on speedometer
goes forward but it clicks once n wont turn over whats
wrong with it?

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Most of the time this is a battery issue that strong enough to power the solenoid which is the big click youll often hear but cant put out enough amps to spin the starter.. or the contacts inside the solenoid are so badly damaged when its engaged it never delivers power to the rest of the starter

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