Ok so ive read probably 1000 issues similar to mine and I want to make sure of what I do before I try, considering my situation... Heres my story... Last year I noticed my car (usually in the mornings) would have a slugish startup, after about 3 days of this my car finally cut out while driving on the beltway @ 65 mph, I managed to get to the shoulder.. My brother came to give me a jump and it works, about 1 mile down the road it dies.. Jumping it only works untill I take the cables off then dies right away so I replace the alternator AND the battery.. ok so everything is sweet! Its like this for about a YEAR and suddenly my car is doing it again, with the slugish starts. Right now I have a battery and alternator thats less than 1 year old and my car wont start at all, even if I jump start it.
- Put in key turn to Acc. everything bursts into normal functioning order. Full brightness, dome light on, stereo comes on. (even before attemping a jump start, so it appears battery is at full charge)
- Turn ignition to start, ONE click sounds. But it isnt turning the engine, just one simple click.
- I dont have a volt meter so I dont have any way to test the actual voltage, but when I use any electronics it does not dim at any time during jumping or turning the key without jump start aid.
So what would you suggest I do in order? Im guessing from what I gathered abroad that its the starter/selinoid (which I understand is also hard to access). My car is stuck at the bottom of a pay to park garage so I would like to get it working asap.
Also 1 more thing to note, maybe its coincidence but the slugish starts happened about the same time I had a headunit cd player installed via best buy. Before that there wasnt a stereo at all. Also to note, I did try unplugging all fuses and uninstalling the headunit thinking maybe there was a short... Same thing as before so its most likely not the headunit.