Intermittent No Start-Help

[CHSurvivor]

Drove it all day....no issue. Get home. Go to move into garage after parked 5 min. No start. All lights, bells whstles on...but turn key...nothing.
hmmm
Put in nuetral...same thing...back into park....and it starts....

strange....pull in garage....same thing...no start in garage....wait a few min...fires up....

Bat good....bat terminals tight...cant see anything visually....

No engine lights when running....just nothing happens when key forward...

Help...I dont wanna leave my wife stranded somewhere,
03 MM

[jwibbity]

loose shifter cable?!?

[CHSurvivor]

Just bought car. Got week ago. First time this has happened. Weird.

[jwibbity]

if the cable is loose and doesn't fully "seat" into park the car won't start, but if you jiggle it or in your case cycle from neutral back to park it might work

[CHSurvivor]

I think it was a fluke. Once in garage I didn't move shifter. Twice it didn't start. Once it did.

[RF Overlord]

Starter relay getting intermittent.

[CHSurvivor]

Where is that located? Pic please?

[Vostok]

Sounds like intermittent starter to me. This is what mine did before it failed. Some key turns worked, some didn't.

If you hear a 'click' but no start that means the plunger is engaging but not cranking the engine.

If you hear nothing then the plunger is not engaging at all.

OEM is good.

$112.79 after core is returned

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...256&cc=1387829

If you're good with your hands...it's 3 or 4 bolts (top one sucks) but overall not bad. All you need is a socket set with a couple of extensions.

[Vostok]

Starter relay getting intermittent.

Where is that located? Pic please?

Yes. Probably not a bad idea to eliminate the possibility.

I'm leaning toward whole unit...those seem to fail more regularly than the relays/fuses.

Fuse box under the hood, passenger side.

Owners manual will guide you to the proper relay if you have it...

[Vostok]

On the back side of the fuse cover there is a diagram representing the fuse box lay out. Find "302" which is the Starter Solenoid Relay. Switch it with one of the other big relays with the same part number. 301 is blower motor, 303 is air suspension, either of those are fine to swap around for trouble shooting.

[CHSurvivor]

Yesterday, I cleaned the starter cables. Slight green on positive one, removed nuts, wire wheeled,penetrating fluid and a shot of krown rust spray, picked up a starter relay for $9.
Fingers crossed....
Will post if i have more issues....