Typically this means that the battery is flat.
It probably needs replacing the brushes could be going bad
solenoid
Weak battery or poor connection on the cables.
Hi, low charge or bad battery, bad cable connection at the battery (these connection need to be shiny clean between the battery post and the inside of the cable end.. you can get a cheap wire post cleaner at any parts store..
good luck
tim
so many tinggs
Okay so my starter clicks pretty loud when I turn the key but that's all it does. But when I hook jumper cables up and touch them right to the starter it works. What could that be