2001 Mercury Mountaineer "bad starter noise" Questions

...that can be bad or is this a startr problem. Any help appreciated either battery is bad with no reserve amperage power or teh starter is bad or the earth cable from the chassis to the engine is ...

Once every few times it may tick one tick. Is the starter or alternator bad? You have a bad starter if all your connections are good and your battery is measuring 12.7 volts and above with engine off

...things work my 2001 mercury mountaineer won't start it makes no noise but all the interior lights windows radio and other electrical things work Your ignition starter is

AND FOR CORROSION,A BAD GROUND OR BAD CONNECTION WILL CREATE ENOUGH RESISTANCE TO PREVENT STARTER TO CRANK OVER ENGINE. IF BATTERY HAS 12V DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD,IT COULD HAVE ON 100 CCA'S, NOT ENOUGH

even jumping it wouldn't start please help?!? Starter solenoid or just a starter bad, sometimes this comes out of nowhere but usually you can hear it start cranking slow shortly before failure

...with good battery do you hear any noises ??? start with a bad connection and then fuses/relay and then switch or starter do the dash lights come on when you turn the key on ??? this will get you ...

...for a failed starter or it's solenoid , after it stops & you have nothing ? Could be your loosing throttle position, if a sensor or ignition coil is bad,that will shut it down Check for OBD ...

bad connection problem. since you have replaced the battery ,did you clean the battery terminals?follow your positive cable to the starter solenoid check that all connections are tight , you might try

...starter in gear or start it in gear. If this switch gets a bad spot on the contact, it can keep it from starting. It will only allow the starter to work in park and neutral. If it starts in neutral, ...

...starter is heading south. There could be other mechanical problems but I would suggest the battery is dead to the extent of replacing. It dosen't take too much to run most electrical components but ...