Description of Problem: The car starts and runs fine when cool. When heated up from driving alot, the key will not turn over when restarting. When the engine cools down for half to 1 hour then key turns over and starts as it normally would.
Does anybody have experience with this problem and its remedy? Thanks
Do you hear anything *at all* when you turn the key?
Guessing (just guessing here) a bad starter, or some fault in the electrical system.
What year, what vehicle?
Michael
1991 Camry There is no noise at all. Although there is power to fan radio lights etc.
=== Start by checking the cable connections at the battery. They need to be clean and tight. See if one wiggles if you try to move it. Also ensure there is no corrosion between the battery post and the inside of the cable connector. The starter motor draws more amperage than anything else so step one is check connections at the battery. If they are sound, then you go to the next step.
The fault you describe is one of two things 1)starter solenoid or 2) starter relay(very unlikley). a battery / cable conection will not become worse with heat. regards, dave
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