car wont start

2006 FORD FREESTYLE
154,000 MILES • 1.2L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ROBERTALEE
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when turn key it wont start upon entering it it makes a ticking noise
Oct 26, 2014 at 6:35 PM
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STRAILER
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This sounds like the battery can be going out or low on charge or you have a bad battery connection. Here are two guides to help us get started.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

Feb 13, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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NOTATARD
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I used the guides and found out the battery was bad once I replaced it everything works.

Feb 13, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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