Why does your 2002 Silverado on occasion will not start but has power to the starter and ignition relays by the feel of a click there?

Answer 1

I have the same problem on a 2002 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, 6 litre engine. I have taken it back to the dealer numerous times. No faults is what I'm told each time. Finally the warrenty run out and still the same priblem. I turm the key sometimes 200 times before it starts??? Engine does not turn over. Realy clicks and that's it. It does eventually startbut it fuststrating. I changed the ignition starter relay still no good. I called around for a starter and a gentlemen at Joes electric in Edmonton Alberta Canada told me he theres factory defective starters out there, he keeps 20 starters for replacement. I got it for 180 canadien and so far so good??? Just for a bit more history, I have had the truck since new, it started failing to start when it had 9800 klms on it. it was very intermittent. Once in a while, but the od time it would not start for numerous tries(up to 200 turns on the ingnition. I took it to the dealer and they seem to just hook it to the computer and run some sort of fault test??? They never found anything, I don't thing they tried to hard. Once warrenty was up I new it up to me. it was good from may of 2005 and just started doing it again. Like I said above I changed the relay, no diffence and now have changed the starter. P.S my truck only has 72000 klms on it, less than 50000 miles. It been a problem and I'm not 100% sure I found it?

Answertake some good quality jumper cables and connect the ground terminal of your battery to a good ground on the motor or frame. you can do this right over the still connected ground cable. sometimes the ground cable can be corroded up inside the sheathing where you can't see it. that''l make for a poor ground.

of course be very careful not to allow the jumper cables to arc or get caught in any moving parts when you start it.

i hope that helps.