A discussion about repeated starting failures included a follow-up from another driver with a similar click-and-no-crank pattern. Their starter and battery checks had not revealed the cause.
What the report actually shows
A voltage-drop test identified trouble in the small start-signal wire to the solenoid. This was a separate contributor's reported experience, not a repair verified for the original questioner's car.
Reported outcome
That contributor reported reliable starts after installing a relay. The original vehicle's outcome remains separate and unconfirmed.
What to take from this case
Test voltage at the starter control circuit during the actual failed start. A battery and starter that pass isolated checks do not prove that the command reaches the solenoid.
This is a reported experience and an educational reading of its evidence, not a diagnosis for another vehicle. The original discussion is linked below; AI4Car has not independently inspected the vehicle.
Sources and further reading
Author follow-up · not independently verified
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