Q: When I go to stat my car I hear a clicking noise but it does stat. Could this be my starter? I can hear it in the drivers side

asked by on May 20, 2017

I went to start my car and heard a clicking noise . It does start i changed mutt starter in November the nose is conning from the drivers side. Could this be my starter again?

My car has 177000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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