Clicking sound form 00 Chevy Tahoe

I have a 00 Chevy Tahoe that does not get a lot of use lately, I use it on the weekends. I have never had a problem but I get the clicking sound when I attempt to start the engine. I would like to assume this is a problem with the battery but the clicking dies out after cranking for a while. This car was running fine last week, it has been cold in my neck of the woods lately. Please help..... have you tried to jump it? yes, but I still get the clicking sound, could it be the starter? Thanks four your help in advance. get a small hammer and have someone tap onthe starter while you try cranking it. i will say it is the cables, for sure. Tried tapping on the starter but I still get no turn over, just that maddening clicking. The lights in the car seem to be functioning normally and the radio works. Any last suggestions or should I call the tow

Kauty wrote:i will say it is the cables, for sure.


explain please, I am a relative novice Have the battery load tested and check the cables where they attach to the battery. Tahe the cables off the battery and look between the battery and cables for corrosion. from your description, and saying clicking and no start, i concluded it was the cables were misplaced. ofocurse it could also be the battery getting weak like others suggested becuase it is getting colder and the car is not being used often.
If the clicking sounds very fast only on trun on, its something i that i experienced in someones car where i had disconnected the negative battery cable and placed it back without tightening the nut becuase i did not finish the job and was going to disconnect it again. So when i tried to crank it it clicked.
So my assumption is that there is something in the cables (could be corrosion) and all it needs is a wiggle, or a few taps on the terminals. But most definatly to cover all bases, do as way2old said and have the battery load tested too.

This may help you better understand: You might have power in the battery to run interior lights or radio, but not enough to activate the starter. Lets know what happens. take care Kauty wrote:from your description, and saying clicking and no start, i concluded it was the cables were misplaced. ofocurse it could also be the battery getting weak like others suggested becuase it is getting colder and the car is not being used often.

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This may help you better understand: You might have power in the battery to run interior lights or radio, but not enough to activate the starter. Lets know what happens. take care


Right on Kauty, turns out the cold weather put the final nail in my battery's coffin. Battery was dead, would not hold the charge after I eventually got it jumped. The reason I could not jump it myself was that my jumper cables apparently were too weak. I guess there are different gauges of jumper cables and thicker ones were needed to juice up the almost dead battery. I replaced the battery myself, got a nice one at the auto store and the chevy started right up. Ten mins work, prob saved myself 100 dollars. By the way, useful tip bring the old battery with you when you go to purchase another one, saved me 10 bucks.


I just wanted to thank GM_Mec, Kauty and everyone else involved for helping me out. I really am very impressed with this website and will be mentioning it to all my friends. Glad to hear your problem is sloved and thank you for getting back to us and asuring us that our suggestions were right. i hope every person learns something from you. Come back if you have problems or if you feel you can denefit someone with your past car problems. take care