1997 Dodge Neon - Crazy problem, dont think any1 is goin 2 know what 2 do but plz try

[Mathew420]

Hi, I'd appreciate any help at all. I have a 1997 Dodge Neon and first off my battery would drain when I go to sleep overnight, but sometimes itd last for days. We fixed that by pulling the fuse to my A/C that was under the hood (big square fuse that was accompanied by about 5-7 others probably) (it was keeping in the on position, you could actually hear it click on and off if you wiggled the fuse). That was over with though after we pulled the A/C fuse. Then, sometimes when you turned the key it would just click, banging on the starter working, or bypassing the selenoid (by touchin them 2 nuts together on the starter/selenoid) but now, the starter has been replaced and it does the same thing sometimes (it wasnt replaced long ago but I think its the same case, I just dont get why the last one was dead complately and this one is working one and off if its not completely the starter thats the problem, do i buy a brand new starter? is something slowly breaking the starter?), and bypassing the selenoid doesnt even work sometimes, you dont even see a spark when you touch them to nuts together which I was told you should, no doubt about it. Since I've installed the new starter It only DIDNT start at all ONCE, thats when nothing would work, from banging to bypassing the starter/selenoid, but a few times, when I turned the key itd click, then I turn the key again and it would start. Is this a power issue or what? I have a subwoofer and amp connected to my battery (one wire) that both shut off when the car is off. The battery is brand new its definitely not the battery ive also checked the volts and all of that. The starter, its my second one...I just dont think its the starter again and neither does my friend who has been dealing with cars for a long time. I think it may be another problem in that fuse box thats under my hood, but then, again, why was that starter dead completely? Damn what I should have did was checked if that last one would power up when connected to a power source. Anyway, Thank you so much for reading all of that, I'd appreciate any help or suggestions at all.

[jason-1995fbody]

check your ground cables hell check all your cables from the battery all the way to their end
make sure they are tight and clean any currosion you see can go a lot further than you think
if the starter is not getting enough juice to it it creates a higher load inside of it cousing it to fail prematurely
i hope this helps also if the starter dies again have it tested to be sure

[Wollf]

Run a jumper right from the poss on battery to the signal wire on starter , if it turns over your starter is ok , if it doesnt starter is shot (probly) of course other things could stop a starter turning over like overfilling an engine with oil , or having a seized engine , but you dont sound like someone who would have let either of those things happen.

[yale329]

Clean all grounds really good and there are lots.I your starter relay okay? Is your ignition key sloppy or loose?
Good luck.
Just a dad fixing and fixing my sons neon.
Good luck, Wayne