2000 Chrysler Concord 3.2L wont start

Question

I have a 2000 Chrysler Concord, 3.2L engine. I tried starting my car today and all I heard was a click everytime I try to start it. Now all the lights in the car comes on alright, the horn works fine, lights super bright, but when I try to start, its a click. I DON'T know whats wrong with because the last time I started it which was tuesday, it started perfectly fine. Now I have a power wire that was running my amp hooked up to the positive part of the battery. I disconnected it today and when I tried to start it 5 hours later I started getting this problem. I dont know if that was the cause but PLEASE ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. Also someone told me to turn off on off on 3 times for a code and I got a 1684 code from the odometer which when I looked up meant battery has been disconnected since last start. SO PLEASE I NEED HELP ASAP. ANYTHING thank you.

Answer 1

I would suggest you remove the battery terminals and clean the terminals and battery posts till they shine.

Answer 2

That aged vehicle probably needs the electrical charging system's circuit over hauled and that could be part of the problem you're having now.You'll need to check, for corrusion or rust and maybe clean the system with a small file, fine sandpaper , small wire brushes the battery, starter, alternator posts, connections and connectors, plus the engine block ground, clean or replace any and all ground wires,plus use new screws etc in connecting the grounds ,and create new ground wires or ground connections when their too rusty etc to remove.If you want to spend the time it's well worth it to take out the relays , and fuses with the battery disconnected and clean their connectors, especially any fuses etc located under the hood. Plus clean , re-gap or change the spark plugs , clean the connectors  inside the spark plug wires with a flat head small screwdriver, just be careful not to scrape the wire itself inside the connectors and be sure to clean the ignition coil connectors too.Plus I highly recommend changing the gas filter especially if you've not been changing it on a yrly basis.

Don't even worry about any old grounds if you made up new ones as long as their not in the way and you've it done right.

Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way it might not be a bad idea to pick up a service manual  for that vehicle. I'd highly suspect the problem is related to bad or corroded or rusty connections especially if the parts you've been replacing are battery's , starters and alternators etc.