hi all i need some help with my 2002 bon 3.8 L / ok on sunday wife was warming up her car and then got in and went about 2 blocks and called me and said car died and will not start so whent to jump her and after trying for 10 min nothing but click click .so needed to get new battery any way so got that put in and the same thing click click so i looked at starter and it was hot and smelled burnt so took in and yes it was fried so new starter and so here we are with no starting ....grrrrrr . the motor will turn over but very slow and then maybe a revolution or two then battery drains hmmmmm (any ideas) pulled the plugs and then tryed but not much of a change . i thought motor might have froze up but it will turn over but not much...help please!!!!!

Do this lights in the car dim when you crank it? If so, check the battery cables, both ends of both cables. Clean up and corrosion and tighten them down. Also pull back the boot a bit and look for corrosion under there. If so, you may need new battery cables. But try cleaning them first. I have a few tests.

https://www.gmforum.com/trouble-shooting-test-procedures-141/testing-charging-system-279494/

https://www.gmforum.com/trouble-shooting-test-procedures-141/testing-negative-battery-cable-279492/

https://www.gmforum.com/showthread.p...81#post1399451

See if any of these help.

thanks i will check all the connections tomorrow i was thinking that maybe a relay or somthing may be bad but then i would not be able to turn over motor right ?

If the relay was out, it would not crank at all. Slow cranking of clicking tells me low voltage, and that comes from a dead battery, worn out starter, or corroded cables.

ok good well i think i will have to check all connections / i have new battery and new starter so i will start there . i will post back tomorrow with my findings.

Good luck.

thanks i would pull my hair out but i dont have any lol

I pulled all mine out years ago.