i went to start my car after washing it(i lisinined to a little music at volume 5 while cleaning interior for 30-45 mins) and i tryed starting it and all i here is click click click and it repeats when i try and start it.

is this my battary being dead or something worse??

 

battery is dead

 

clean the battery connections first.

 

wait option number 2 .. check your fuses ... could have gotten soemthing wet (starter) or IGN fuse.

 

Wouldn't the first thing that comes to your mind would be to jump the car? You have the original battery and you just listened to music for a long period of time now your car wan't start. It can't be flooding cause it is not turning over so...... come on dude..... a little common sense should kick in.

 

yes thats the first thing that came to mind but at that time where was no other car home and i was also calling friends to come jump start me. But i thought that with my spare time i would see if it could be anything else wrong, just like you had time to leave a useful comment.

 

jumping the car may only be a temporary fix. if there is fuzz on the terminals its time to disconnect and clean them.

 

I would check your battery connections first then get a jump, if your car starts from a jump it eliminates your fuses and leaves you with getting a battery.

Nate

 

^+1, I think if your battery can still be recharged, some Kragen's do it for free. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Clicking means dead battery.

 

The battery can be recharged yes, but it wont hold a charge like it first did since it has drained the majority of its power. Learned by experience with my Honda while putting pedals in it on a hot day, and I ended up getting a new battery not to long after. If your vehicle is still under warantee you may be able to get a battery, its commonly 3 years 30,000 some odd miles so you may want to call Mazda to get info on that since I am unsure.

Nate