I've had the 8 for a few months now and am still learning how to take care of her. I was hoping maybe some of you could chime in an help me out.

As of late, she's been sounding very weak. When I lock her, the sound produced is very faint. And now when I try to start her up she won't even try starting. There will be no noise when I turn the key into ignition and there's a *clicking* noise with the needles on the dashboard just flickering around.

I haven't driven the car in over two weeks and I'm not sure if that'll play a part in this.

I pulled the battery and went to O' Riley's and got the battery checked there (since I still have warranty for it) and the test showed that the battery was still good. The battery terminals are corroded and I'm going to clean them up later today. Can y'all help a newbie out? (or at least point him in the right direction?) thanks!

 

if the battery is good and charged make sure the terminals are cleaned and tightened

 

++1 on what 200 said

 

UPDATE: Terminals were hella corroded. They started to dent too so I ended up going to an O' Riley's and picked up a universal set of them. As I was trying to replace them I ended up losing the rods which held my battery tie down in place so I had to get replacements of those as well. I have the worst of luck, but she's all well and running now. Thanks again for the help guys!

 

thats what we are here for. glad it was an easy fix. its a common issue and you should get battery terminal spray

 

Yes, and I have learned that the best way to remove the rods is to unscrew them nearly all the way, leaving the nut on, and rotate them out of the holders on the tray.
I did the same thing the first time I removed the battery.
Took me about an hour to find it.

 

Careful that those rods didn't fall into the radiator fans. You don't want those to become jammed.