Check for a loose or corroded battery cable Engine seized? Bad starter? Bad starter solenoid? Bad neutral safety switch?
maybee your battery is low The battery wouldn't matter there, the starter is having a problem
clicking noise when trying to sart engine usually indicates a flat battery.if the battery is not the problem ,the starter motor needs repair.
probably a bad starter. If it was a clutch safety problem it would not allow you to try and start your car. If your battery is good (and just because it reads 12.24 volts doesnt mean its good, it has to have the right output of amps also) then check your battery terminals and power and ground cables for good connections. If those are good then Id figure that loud clicking was your starter solenoid trying to engage the starter. If you have an external starter solenoid then you can try changing it out. If it is built into the starter then you need to look into a new starter. If you take your starter off you can take it down to a local auto parts store and get it tested before you go buy a brand new one. you can also get your battery tested at most auto parts stores.
poor battery connection or battery itself high resistance in battery cables would be some things to check plus beanch test starter itself
I have had my starter solenoid short out and go bad and keep on trying to start the engine even after I turned the key off. I had to disconnect the battery to stop it and buy a new starter solenoid and install it !
Starter that is going bad, out of time, or weak battery.
Possibly defective ignition switch or starter.
Possible causes include a weak battery, battery connections, and a failed starter.
It could be, a dead battery, dirty or loose battery connections, a bad starter, the engine is seized.
No car can start until it turns over. Meaning the starter has to engage. So you have at least one problem or more. You have to have a good battery and it has to be 12.6 volts and remain at 8-12 vol;ts while trying to crank. When you cut the ignition on - the instrument panel has to light up and when you go to "start " you have to hear a soleniod in the starter go clunk. No clunk? There is a problem in the circuit to the soleniod. Clunks - but no turn over? Bad connection from the starter to the battery or bad starter.
You may also have a faulty starter solenoid or starter Your battery is low, or you have a bad connection in your cables. -I would try to charge your battery first, but if that doesn't help then go ahead and have your starter looked at! :)
most likely cause is bad starter, one easy way is usaully when you beat on the starter while somone is trying to key it will start, had to do this many times to save people money on tow bills. Usually a bad connection on your battery post terminals or the starter. Clean the battery post terminals and try starting if that doesnt work try tightening the nuts on the wires connecting to the starter motor. This should help unless your battery is dead. It could also be that the ground on the negative side of the battery has come off. This just happened to my '93. I had to bend the ground connector some, so that it would fit onto the terminal, and tighten the nuts on the battery, but be careful as the battery sparked at my when I did this.