in the morning I turn the key and just get a click like the battery is dead I do it 2-3 more times and it starts, the battery is fully charged thats not the issue but once it starts I can drive all day and it starts up fine but after leaving it overnight, when I go to start it in the morning same thing. is there a starter relay thats getting moisture in it? or is the starter going bad? and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

The contacts inside the starter solenoid seem to be the weak spot in the starter.

Try putting a battery charger on overnight so that you have closer to 13 volts cold in the morning vs 12 volts.

With the battery closer to 13 volts cold, I anticipate that you will start on first try. If so, then follow that procedure for a few days and if with the battery full up, you always get a first start, that infers the contacts being the problem.

LR sells the solenoid separately; Denso sells the contacts separately, or you can buy a new starter.

It took me at least year to figure this out by the way - never did get stranded, just was never certain of it starting.

Incidentally, your battery regardless of how new/good it may be or how far you have driven, the battery is never fully charged; the charging system by design cannot seem to fully charge the battery - that is just the way it is. Yes, the engine should always start etc but the only way to get the battery fully charged is with a battery charger.

I use a CTEK US3300 as an overnight trickle charger. Parked, it needs near three days at 3.3 amps continuous to get the battery to a fully charged condition, or at least such that the CTEK regards the battery as fully charged.

In the case of your 3, charging systems are not designed the way they used to be; the priority is now on emission controls, not battery charging.

 

Thank you!