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On 10/26/2024 at 9:23 PM, Senior said:

There is a ticking noise coming from the left of the battery and the car will not start and no electrical devices are working.  When I hook up a charger the ticking stops and I can start the car and all is good until next time.  Any ideas?

 

 

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Probably a bad battery, poor battery connections, poor ground connection, or defective relay in order of likeliness high to low. Does the ticking happen with the key off or only with it on or attempting to start?

What you can do: Attach a battery charger and let it run for hours monitoring that it shows current going into the battery. If the van then will start suspect a bad battery. Go to an auto parts store and have the battery tested instead if that is easier.

Good luck let us know.

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On 11/3/2024 at 5:08 AM, RDinNHandAZ said:

Probably a bad battery, poor battery connections, poor ground connection, or defective relay in order of likeliness high to low. Does the ticking happen with the key off or only with it on or attempting to start?

What you can do: Attach a battery charger and let it run for hours monitoring that it shows current going into the battery. If the van then will start suspect a bad battery. Go to an auto parts store and have the battery tested instead if that is easier.

Good luck let us know.

Thank you for replying.  The ticking has been present when the car is off.  I will get it tested.  Regards

 

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