'08 TLC will occasionally and seemingly randomly not start. Upon push to start, I hear relay click, and either no crank attempt, or possibly the tiniest little crank attempt (tough to say sometimes). If I keep pushing start (usually 3-4 times) it will eventually start perfectly fine, no issues at all.
Last night I had to push start 10-12 times. I thought it wasn't going to work....then finally, it started up as normal like nothing was ever wrong. After this, I turned off and restarted several times with zero issues.
One time a couple months ago, after 3-4 relay clicks but no start, it finally tried to start like normal but had to crank the engine a good 4-5 seconds before it actually started....and then again, it ran like normal as if nothing was wrong. This hasn't happened again since then.
No CEL present, and the intermittent nature makes it very tough to troubleshoot. Often it will go weeks without doing this.
It's worth noting, right when I effectively got the vehicle, I had a Compustar remote start/security system installed by Best Buy (specifically this unit). So obviously that's the prime suspect right now, but since I hadn't really driven it much beforehand, this issue could've been pre-existing. I'm having Best Buy look at it tomorrow to verify their installation was done correctly.
Any other ideas of what might be going on? Or things I should check? Starter? Relay? Again, intermittent nature makes it tough, but if I catch it "in the act" of a 3-4 string "no start" I might be able to perform some testing as it happens. Thanks fellas!
PS: battery terminals are clean and battery is less than a year old.
Last night I had to push start 10-12 times. I thought it wasn't going to work....then finally, it started up as normal like nothing was ever wrong. After this, I turned off and restarted several times with zero issues.
One time a couple months ago, after 3-4 relay clicks but no start, it finally tried to start like normal but had to crank the engine a good 4-5 seconds before it actually started....and then again, it ran like normal as if nothing was wrong. This hasn't happened again since then.
No CEL present, and the intermittent nature makes it very tough to troubleshoot. Often it will go weeks without doing this.
It's worth noting, right when I effectively got the vehicle, I had a Compustar remote start/security system installed by Best Buy (specifically this unit). So obviously that's the prime suspect right now, but since I hadn't really driven it much beforehand, this issue could've been pre-existing. I'm having Best Buy look at it tomorrow to verify their installation was done correctly.
Any other ideas of what might be going on? Or things I should check? Starter? Relay? Again, intermittent nature makes it tough, but if I catch it "in the act" of a 3-4 string "no start" I might be able to perform some testing as it happens. Thanks fellas!
PS: battery terminals are clean and battery is less than a year old.
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