Car won't start — clicking noise in Flint, MI
A rapid clicking or a single hard click when you turn the key almost always means a dead or weak battery. The starter is trying to engage but there isn't enough power to crank the engine.
📍 Serving Flint
Available in Flint and surrounding Michigan areas. Request help and TowGo dispatches the nearest available pro to your exact location.
Try a jump start first
If you have cables or a jump pack and a safe spot, a jump start takes about 5 minutes.
⚠️ Safety first
Never let the red and black clamps touch each other while connected. If you smell rotten eggs, see corrosion bubbling, or the battery casing is cracked or swollen, stop and request service instead.
- 1Park the rescue car nose-to-nose with yours (engine off) or ready your jump pack.
- 2Connect RED clamp to the dead battery's + (positive) terminal.
- 3Connect the other RED clamp to the good battery's + terminal (or the jump pack's + lead).
- 4Connect BLACK clamp to the good battery's − (negative) terminal.
- 5Connect the last BLACK clamp to a bare metal bolt or bracket on your engine block — NOT the dead battery's − terminal.
- 6Start the rescue car (or switch on the jump pack) and let it run for 2–3 minutes.
- 7Start your car. If it cranks and runs, remove the clamps in the exact reverse order.
- 8Drive or idle for at least 20 minutes to recharge the battery.
Get a jump start dispatched
A TowGo pro will come to you and jump the battery on the spot. No tow needed.
- 1We'll send the nearest available driver to your location.
- 2Stay with your vehicle in a safe, well-lit spot if possible.
- 3Have your keys ready so the driver can confirm the battery holds a charge.
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