Try checking the battery cables and battery clamps to make sure you are getting a good connection to the starter. Do a voltage drop test to check the cables. You can find instructions for a drop test online.
Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery, remove the two bolts from the starter, drop the starter enough to disconnect the wires from it and remove the starter from the engine.
Several possibilities: 1) battery does not have enough voltage to turn the starter; 2) faulty starter motor; bad battery connection.
Several things a weak battery , the terminals on the battery are not tight enough or a bad starter.
When the battery does not have enough voltage to turn the starter over it will sometimes make a clicking noise.
Yes, if the battery is weak it will not provide enough electrical energy to properly operate the starter.
Yes. Without sufficient charge, the starter will not have enough amperage to crank.
No, unless you were hit hard enough to damage the battery or battery connections.
Sometimes there can be enough power in the battery to run electrical things but not enough to start the engine. You need to get the battery tested to see if it will hold a charge.You can try to jump start it using another battery. If it will not start this way,try charging the battery first before going on to the starter. If it turns out to be the starter, you can have it rebuilt. This can run about 20.00-40.00.
Battery may be low on charge or NG. Battery has enough juice to engage starter drive into flywheel but not enough juice to turn engine sufficiently to start so it gets stuck. If it is left in that mode for long it will toast the starter.
If the starter is "clicking" then check the battery to make sure that is has enough juice to turn the starter. If the battery is good. It could be your starter solenoid is bad. Most of these are built into the starter nowadays. You will have to have the starter changed. I am betting on the battery especially if it is older. Another culprit could be your alternator failing to charge your battery.
A low or dead battery will have this effect. There is enough juice in the battery to activate the solenoid in the starter (causing the clicking sound), but not enough to turn over the engine. A jump start or a replacement battery may be needed if the battery is no longer capable of holding enough of a charge even when being jumped.
There is two options not enough power it the battery or a bad starter