My car kinda died today... the accessories would turn on but the engine wouldnt turn over.
I got a jump and then the engine would turn over..


When I would switch between High Beems & Low Beems the accessories would pause (like it would kinda reset, the cd would restart itself like it skipped or something.)

Is this a problem with the starter or the battery?

 

battery...if it was the starter it wouldnt start if u jumped it

 

Well, if you jump it and it start then it sounds like the battery to me. I would get the battery tested.

 

cuz my step dad said that it sounded like the starter had a loose wire, but i was thinkin like you guys because if the car would start with a jump then it would be the battery..

 

well if the accessories' power was fluctuating, then you can rule out the starter.

 

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Exactly. If it was the starter, it wouldn't even start.

 

If the solenoid clicks once then its a crap *** battery. Even if it reads 12 volts static then you can be dropping 7 volts (or more!!!0 during cranking.....which will not turn the starter over. Had the same thing happen to me earlier today as a matter of fact. Just fill the water up and then stick it on a charger for a couple of hours.

 

i just baught a new battery...
$90 for a optima (not a bad deal)...better keep stay alive for awhile

 

it could be ur alternator..