2006 h3 won't start

[justintaylor]

I have a 2006 h3 that won't start, when I try and start it the throttle body makes a clicking sound and the car won't turn over. I can't jump it or anything. The battery is reading just fine as the radio and everything works just fine. Any suggestions on what I can try?

 

[Bigunit]

Bad battery terminals. Are you still running the OEM battery terminals?

 

[justintaylor]

I believe they are yes. I will replace the terminals tomorrow and try that out.

 

[Bigunit]

Please do and let us know if that fixes your issues.

 

[alrock]

Could be a broken battery too where it's putting out enough voltage to run accessories but not start the vehicle. Do you have an aftermarket alarm on there?

 

[derian06]

Could be a broken battery too where it's putting out enough voltage to run accessories but not start the vehicle. Do you have an aftermarket alarm on there?

X2 everytime i've had that clicking it was always the battery. Try getting a jump and see if it starts.

 

[joekicksit]

Sometimes my 06 H3 does the same thing and I literally just lightly push my shifter knob? ( idk what its called) forward towards the radio and then turn the key and it turns on every time!

 

[chaos254]

Check the connections and test the battery. The radio and lights can work even though the battery doesnt have enough cca to start the truck

Like derian said, can you jump it to get it started?

 

[justintaylor]

On my way to the local store to get new connections now. I have tried jumping the vehicle and it will not start. I will see what happens with the new battery connections shortly!

 

[Mb30sdl]

He did say he can't jump it. Starter?

 

[chaos254]

He did say he can't jump it. Starter?

I should learn how to read

 

[alrock]

I've had batteries so dead that they took 20 minutes on jumper cables to start.

 

[rascole]

Passlock possibly? Is the security light blinking in the dash? Computer will not allow the starter solenoid to engage if you are too low on voltage, but attaching some jumper cables should have fixed the low voltage issue. Confirm the clicking noise, the throttle body shouldn't make any noise.

 

[Can007]

This has happened to me once or twice and it has to do with the ignition switch malfunctioning and send the wrong signal, resulting in the security setting to kick in. I had to wait about 15min and try again and it turns on.