# 2016 Hyundai Sonata occasional trouble starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-occasional-trouble-starting/180724>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, sonata\
**Created:** [November 19, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-occasional-trouble-starting/180724 "2021-11-19T02:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hoosiergator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/54ee81/32.png) [@Hoosiergator](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hoosiergator)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-occasional-trouble-starting/180724/1 "2021-11-19T02:30:30Z")

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Car has had four instances over the past month where it starts, but only after a few attempts. The battery is good, although it is the original (5 years old). The ambient temperature has been over 60 degrees F. Otherwise, no issues. Could this be a starter motor beginning to fail?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-occasional-trouble-starting/180724/2 "2021-11-19T12:52:55Z")

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Unlikely, a bad starter would not crank the engine.  
Need for multiple attempts to start problem is usually fuel or spark related.  
A proper diagnosis is needed. The repair **might** be covered by your power train warranty.  
At five years, I would replace the battery, but that’s me, I replace mine at around four years. But I don’t think either the battery or starter is the problem. Either would produce a no crank situation, rather than your crank, no start problem.