My car is not doing anything. It was making a wierd noise every once in a while.I had the battery tested& it was fine, So I think it might be my stater. Help!

If you have to jump a car once, then you need to stop
& do some testing to find some problem,anything,make
that repair & continue on

Jumping a battery is almost an unsafe practice,it can ruin the
car electronics ,the battery in time & is never a fix for anything

First off have the battery tested, just because it has enough juice to light the dash and the radio doesn't mean it has the 100 amps needed to run the engine starter motor. Autozone and others do battery testing for free.

Try cleaning your terminals at the battery, even if not corroded. In my years as an alarm/radio installer I have come across this problem constantly, especially on GM vehicles.

A 2006 should have about one more year of life in its original battery, but if you have left the lights on a few times and run it flat, the original battery may be dying. Maintenance free batteries don't tolerate deep cycling very well.
It is common that an old battery will have enough voltage to run the lights and radio and so forth, but fail to put out enough amps to crank the engine.
If the car will start with jumper cable assistance, replace the battery.
Leave the jumper cables on while you replace the battery to keep the computers powered up so you don't have to reprogram anything afterward.
You will likely find that the original size battery in this car is a little unusual. Not all vendors sell it and if they do, the one they have may have been sitting on the shelf for some time. There are several battery sizes (group #s) that will fit in this spot. I choose a more popular size so I get a better deal and a fresh battery.

IT JUST MITE BE YOUR CRANK SENSOR I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM

on some older cars i've actually tapped the starter with a hammer (not real hard but a good tap) and that seemed to work. its only to get it started. don't assume that it will fix the problem though. you need to get a new starter and/or solenoid.

There are 2 areas of concern here:

First, a loose belt, or one that is burnished & cracked can handle basic charging but cannot deal with the increased load without squealing as they just can't get traction. This is why old belts need to be replaced sometimes even thought they look fine in the general sense. As contaminants are absorbed into the belt, the surface just gets slick and deteroriates.

Secoond, if the battery is weak, or the alternator is weak, or if you just have bad connections, it will cause an excessive load on the belt that can even damage a good belt. Test your battery & make sure you have clean connections to make sure the battery can receive voltage from the alternator, as well as supply voltage to the starter.

I suggest that you inspect the charging system, possibly have the alternator & battery tested off of the car, if a new belt properly installed doesn't stop the noise. If you do decide to replace just the belt, while itis off, rotate each & every pulley to test & make sure nothing else is putting an excess strain on the belt.

good luck

An alternator going bad will drain your battery in a few hours of driving, and it will not recover. A battery going bad might give some trouble starting the car, but once under way, it will recharge, and work for many weeks until it finally dies. A bad connection on the 2 power cables to radio (ignition & live battery) will trip the corresponding fuse, so that is not the problem. You might have bad speaker connections, and it will sound like you describe, but it will NOT drain the battery. My best advice is 1) Disconnect the radio for a day or so, and see if the condition improves. 2) With a voltmeter, test the battery voltage just after shutting down the car. It should read 13-14 volts. Then test it one hour after that, and it should read 12-13 volts. Should voltage read below 12, then you have either an accessory draining the battery, or a short circuit.

IF ITS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WONT TURN OVER.CHECK BATTERY CABLE FOR TIGHTNESS AND NO CORROSSION. THE BATTERY VOLTAGE. SHOULD BE 12.5 VOLTS.IF NOT HAVE IT CHARGED AND TESTED.IF ITS GOOD HAVE ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT.IF BOTH IS GOOD HAVE THE STARTER REMOVED TO HAVE IT AND THE STARTER SOLENOID TESTED.NOTE DUE TO LOCK OUT FEATURE.TURN OFF RADIO SO YOU WONT LOSE CODE WHEN YOU DISCONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.

I think you need to bring that thing to a transmission shop. it is a bit surprising that a 5 y'old car would have a bad trans but maybe a transmission shop can save it. GL