Starting Problems - Toyota Yaris Forums

oconna2 · 12-08-2008, 05:50 PM

Hi Guys,

I need your help!!!!!!! My mother's 2007 Yaris just will not start. When you try to start it the engine just makes a ticking noise and wont turn over. Its not a battery problem because all the lights are working. I changed the spark plugs and topped up the oil. The oil was VERY low when I checked it. Can anyone help.

Thanks

Tamago · 12-08-2008, 05:53 PM

sounds like a bad ground.. or your battery has a dead cell..

check ground, double check battery. the clicking is the solenoid not receiving enough amperage to fully throw the starter gear into the flywheel or flexplate

oconna2 · 12-08-2008, 05:57 PM

I will go back and have a look at the battery. Thanks for the tip

ddongbap · 12-08-2008, 07:50 PM

A low charged battery will still turn the lights on. It could still be your battery.

Based on that click sound you're hearing.

AznGouki · 12-08-2008, 08:56 PM

I'd put my money on the battery. Same thing happened to me before and I just refused to believe it was the battery.

iwantayarisnyc · 12-08-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by oconna2

Hi Guys,

I need your help!!!!!!! My mother's 2007 Yaris just will not start. When you try to start it the engine just makes a ticking noise and wont turn over. Its not a battery problem because all the lights are working. I changed the spark plugs and topped up the oil. The oil was VERY low when I checked it. Can anyone help.

Thanks

if you have a voltmeter check the battery, i forgot what the readings should be....

it could....be the starter...but your car is still so young....

could be a bad fuse somewhere

BUT i place my bets that your battery clamps are not on tightly and/or dirty.

Maybe you should try removing the clamps, negative first. And when replace, make sure the negative clamp goes back on last.

Leave it for couple of hours

Remember, you just reset ur computer, so it can drive differently. Also, i am not responsible for anything bad =)

slvryaris · 12-08-2008, 09:39 PM

Check the battery and then the starter. If its under warranty I would take it to the dealer.

Loren · 12-08-2008, 09:46 PM

Battery should read about 12-12.5 volts with the engine off. With the engine running, if the charging system is functional, it should read at least 14.

I agree, this sounds like a bad battery.

talnlnky · 12-09-2008, 02:21 PM

Even if the battery reads 12v or higher... it could still be a bad battery. Voltage is not the only thing that matters... amperage is also key. Its possible for a battery that has been fully discharged, and then recharged many times to no longer hold a full charge. If this is the case, your battery might not be discharging enough energy, or quickly enough to start the car.

Tamago · 12-09-2008, 03:55 PM

hey i bet it could be the battery! let's have another go-around where we all say the same thing! lol

voodoo22 · 12-09-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamago

hey i bet it could be the battery! let's have another go-around where we all say the same thing! lol

That's quite a battery of answers.

SailDesign · 12-09-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

That's quite a battery of answers.

Well, the current crop is, yeah...

ddongbap · 12-09-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

That's quite a battery of answers.

Thats a trippppple knee slapper.

IllusionX · 12-10-2008, 12:59 PM

i would like to know what he meant by "topped off" the oil....

i just hope it's not filled up to the filler top.. :P

Forrest · 12-10-2008, 04:23 PM

Batters up

natethegreat38 · 12-10-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ddongbap

Thats a trippppple knee slapper.

Where do you get your material?? ^^^ Shit's funny!!

natethegreat38 · 12-10-2008, 05:39 PM

BTW- I think it is the battery. HA!

12-08-2008, 05:50 PM	#1
oconna2 Drives: 2007 RED Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	Starting Problems Hi Guys, I need your help!!!!!!! My mother's 2007 Yaris just will not start. When you try to start it the engine just makes a ticking noise and wont turn over. Its not a battery problem because all the lights are working. I changed the spark plugs and topped up the oil. The oil was VERY low when I checked it. Can anyone help. Thanks

12-08-2008, 08:56 PM	#5
AznGouki Metsu Drives: NCP91 ; E36 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 154	I'd put my money on the battery. Same thing happened to me before and I just refused to believe it was the battery. __________________

12-08-2008, 09:46 PM	#8
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Battery should read about 12-12.5 volts with the engine off. With the engine running, if the charging system is functional, it should read at least 14. I agree, this sounds like a bad battery. __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

12-09-2008, 02:21 PM	#9
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	Even if the battery reads 12v or higher... it could still be a bad battery. Voltage is not the only thing that matters... amperage is also key. Its possible for a battery that has been fully discharged, and then recharged many times to no longer hold a full charge. If this is the case, your battery might not be discharging enough energy, or quickly enough to start the car. __________________

12-10-2008, 05:39 PM	#17
natethegreat38 Party like a Barack star Drives: '08 LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali Posts: 288	BTW- I think it is the battery. HA! __________________ i don't feel like creating another signature, yet. Give it another week...

12-08-2008, 05:53 PM	#2
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	sounds like a bad ground.. or your battery has a dead cell.. check ground, double check battery. the clicking is the solenoid not receiving enough amperage to fully throw the starter gear into the flywheel or flexplate

12-08-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
oconna2 Drives: 2007 RED Yaris Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	I will go back and have a look at the battery. Thanks for the tip

12-08-2008, 07:50 PM	#4
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	A low charged battery will still turn the lights on. It could still be your battery. Based on that click sound you're hearing.

12-08-2008, 09:39 PM	#7
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	Check the battery and then the starter. If its under warranty I would take it to the dealer.

12-09-2008, 03:55 PM	#10
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	hey i bet it could be the battery! let's have another go-around where we all say the same thing! lol

12-10-2008, 12:59 PM	#14
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	i would like to know what he meant by "topped off" the oil.... i just hope it's not filled up to the filler top.. :P

12-10-2008, 04:23 PM	#15
Forrest Drives: 08 LB BLACK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 244	Batters up

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