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2009 new battery, new alternator, new starter, no start

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Old Feb 23, 2025 | 03:14 PM
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2009 new battery, new alternator, new starter, no start

Might have made a rookie mistake and not cleaned the connection. But on the off chance, I figured I'd ask. After I installed the starter, it ran all day, on and off probably 10 times. Next morning for work, no crank, all the power is still there.
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Old Feb 23, 2025 | 04:02 PM
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Did you do anything near the fuse box? Try tightening the 4 bolts in the under hood fuse box they tend to get loose over time and the connections get loose.
Best way to go about it is to first loosen them then crank them down really really tight.
Why did you replace the battery, alternator and starter?
How many volts in the battery?
Old Feb 23, 2025 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Turner420
Might have made a rookie mistake and not cleaned the connection. But on the off chance, I figured I'd ask. After I installed the starter, it ran all day, on and off probably 10 times. Next morning for work, no crank, all the power is still there.
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Found it....the switch plug pushed in wrong, bent the pin....
LMAO @ me
Old Feb 24, 2025 | 08:14 AM
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Found it....the switch plug pushed in wrong, bent the pin....
LMAO @ me
So to took it back off, cleaned the connection, fixed the pin. Still only a single click. Battery tests at 12.06
Old Feb 24, 2025 | 08:23 AM
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Your battery is very low. Full charge should be 12.7-12.8 volts. Check the voltage at the battery and at the lug on the under hood fuse box. Also check the voltage at both spots while trying to start the engine. Voltage should be the same at both locations.
Old Feb 24, 2025 | 08:48 AM
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Single click? Like the relay is clicking but the solenoid is not? That would indicate a mix up in the wires at the starter.



The positive battery cable then goes to the alternator. Some HHRs have a fusible link between the starter and alternator.
Old Feb 24, 2025 | 05:55 PM
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Battery is low.
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