Your 2004 Tundra will not turn over Lights work battery fully charged When you turn key click everything dead?

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I have the same problem with my 2000 Tundra. I've seen a small amount of corrosion on the pos. terminal and cleaned it along with all the other connections. I thought that fixed it, but the problem has continued intermittently. The battery shows a full charge, the alt. seems to be putting out plenty of power, the cables are clean but sometimes it just "clicks". I have found that each time this has happened turning the key and making it "click" a few times in succession seems to "break" something loose and the engine will turn over and start perfectly. Could this be in the starter or solenoid? Sorry to have no answers, I'm looking for an answer to this one myself. I have the same problem with the same vehicle. Though now the turning the key trick isn't working and the car is sitting. :-( Help? The problem is the starter. You can take the starter off and take it to the nearest auto store and they can do a test on it. Most likely you will find the starter is binding and drawing too much amperage. The test will show that...If the starter doesn't spin during the test and does not show too much amperage it's the solenoid. To test a solenoid is easy, if you have a meter and electrical knowledge. Otherwise you have to take it off the starter if you think it's not engaging. If it starts sometimes and sometimes it doesn't and also if you hear a click with the battery fully charged it's the starter. I hope this helped. Jeff