Just click, or the machine-gun click-click-click-click-click

Try swapping relays around? I'm not sure how many 30a relays we have, but that's the easy way to check that. I really wanted to say battery, but if you had it checked.... Are the battery -> starter connections all solid too?

 

Possibly the starter solenoid. The service manuals have steps on how to test the starter. I'd test it first before buying a replacement.

 

possibly the starter solenoid. The service manuals have steps on how to test the starter. I'd test it first before buying a replacement.

+1

 

did u check to see if the battery fuse is blown?...it sits at the battery in the positive battery cable. It happens sometimes. Id rule that out if you havent already

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This is usually due to a poor ground connection of the car battery. For some reason the Tiburon likes to corrode its negative battery terminal and doesn't give the engine substantial grounding for the starter motor. The clicking you hear is the solinoid of the starter working, however the start itself will not turn over unless it has a good connection to ground.

Do the following.

1: Take off bot the negative and positive battery terminal
2: Using a wire brush or something abrasive (steel wool) and clean both the battery terminals, and the connectors
3: Reconnect to the battery

The car should start up right away for you. If it doesn't take the Grounding Strap found at the back of the engine connecting to the cars firewall and do the same to clean it up. If the problem persists let us know. I find I need to clean my terminals around once a month. A very common issue with the Tiburon not starting.

 

The clicking you hear IS the starter solinoid working, but like I mentioned above the started isn't getting the required ground due to corrosion. Clean up those terminals & you should be on your way =D If you do require a new starter (they VERY RARELY fail on the Tib) I have one sitting in my basement I bought when I had this exact same issue i'd sell for a good price. Needless to say it didn't need to be installed.

 

do you get power when you turn the key to on? if so you might also want to try the safety switch under the clutch pedal, that was my problem a while ago when my car wouldnt start

 

so i know im bumping a very old thread but today my wife called me and said that the car wouldnt start for her..... she said if she holds the key turned and then pumps the clutch it will start .... or if she lets the clutch out pushes it back in it will start after doing it two or three times? i was wondering would that be due to the Clutch Pedal Ignition Lock Switch
here is the part i looked up at autozone

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...-Switch/_/N-jkfc6Z9cjtk?filterByKeyWord=clutch+safety+switch+&fromString=search

 

i got the same fricken problem today, you have to tap on the starter solenoid and it will crank over... but how do i fix this stupid problem

 

your starter is dying and it will need to be replaced, you can rebuild it aswell.
one or more of the armatures of commutators have burnt out and when you hit it it moves the commutator to a live one and that allows you to start the car, eventually another one will fail and another one then you will not be able to start your car.

so i know im bumping a very old thread but today my wife called me and said that the car wouldnt start for her..... she said if she holds the key turned and then pumps the clutch it will start .... or if she lets the clutch out pushes it back in it will start after doing it two or three times? i was wondering would that be due to the Clutch Pedal Ignition Lock Switch
here is the part i looked up at autozone

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...-Switch/_/N-jkfc6Z9cjtk?filterByKeyWord=clutch+safety+switch+&fromString=search

yes i had this very same problem. if when you try and start the car nothing happens no clicking or anything the clutch safety switch can be the culprit. it happened to me, very very annoying, cheap and easy fix tho

 

she could just need the clutch replaced, or re-adjusted

 

the clutch is darn near new lol.... from what ive been reading im thinking its the switch bc she said it makes no noise what so ever and after one or two tries it will fire right up

 

I know this thread is old, but it recently flooded where I live due to storms. During the flood I only hit one really big puddle, my car did not stall out. When I got home I parked the car. When I went to work the following night my check engine light came on. It did not blink, just stayed on. When I started the car the next morning after I had got off work the check engine light was still on. I went home parked the car. Both times when I drove the car while the check engine light was on I did not feel a decline in power, or the car operate out of the norm. When I woke up and went to work the following night, the car started giving me starting issues. I would just click. This was a single click, not a multiple click. I can start the car if I keep attempting to turn it over it will eventually start. I have no clue where to start for replacing parts... any suggestions? Could this be a case that the parts still may have moisture in them after 48 hours?

 

First, make a new thread.
Then let the help flood in

 

It definitely isn't your starter or battery. I have the same problem and it is definitely in the clutch pedal. I am currently looking into it as well and I think the clutch safety switch or clutch pedal ignition lock switch is the problem as is mentioned in a couple of replies.