Car won't start and makes a clicking sound...

[Robert Chompson]

Hey guys, my car won't start. All it does it makes a clicking sound. The only way for me to start it is to hook up a battery charger, which when removed, goes back to clicking. I was told it could either be 3 things. Battery, alternator and or my starter. Any ideas?

[93forestpearl]

Do you have the voltage light illuminated on the dash when it does run?

Does the car run after you jump it and your booster is removed?

[Robert Chompson]

No, I didn't see a light come on. It happened when I was on the freeway yesterday, right before my exit. I tried using my turn signals and my lights, but they wouldn't show that i was using them, let alone turn on. And my car would kind of bog down a bit and not want to stay in gear when I was doing these things, so I just didn't use them. I got home and turned my car off, waited a few min and tried to turn it back on but it didn't turn. Just made a clicking sound.

[93forestpearl]

It sounds like you battery is dead, but there may be a reason for it to be dead, like a bad alternator. Unless for some reason the battery simply gave up the ghost.

[Robert Chompson]

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Gotta wait till Monday to get it looked at. Thanks for the help. I guess I have to put some pics up soon. I was looking at pics on here and some of these Legacy's are so nice. Time to get mine done.

[93forestpearl]

I'd bring both your alternator and battery into an Advance, Oreily, or Autozone for them to test.