# Car every now and then will not start, then eventually does? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, tucson, batteries, starters, ignition\ **Created:** [December 11, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896 "2022-12-11T23:27:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![goobunga82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@goobunga82](https://community.cartalk.com/u/goobunga82)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/1 "2022-12-11T23:27:08Z")
I got my car about two months ago, and it has ran really well. About two weeks ago I was driving around and doing errands and after finishing at a store I went to turn the car on and nothing. It did not even attempt to turn over. I messed around with the shift stick a little and even the shift lock and then it started. This happened again yesterday. Same thing, driving it around a bit and then returned to it and it wouldn’t start and then after messing with the shift stick it then started again. I don’t know if messing with the shift stick or shift lock actually did anything. Anyway, I got a battery and alternator tester and the alternator is good, but the battery comes up as low and needing to potentially replace. Would a low battery cause periotic starter issues and then just work on a different random try? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/2 "2022-12-11T23:29:59Z")
You have a bad or misadjusted shifter safety switch. Wiggling the shifter is a huge hint. Sounds like you need a battery, too. If you THINK the battery is the issue, change it first. But I bet you’ll still have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/3 "2022-12-11T23:30:10Z")
The park/neutral safety switch may be out of adjustment or worn. Tester ---
**Author:** ![goobunga82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@goobunga82](https://community.cartalk.com/u/goobunga82)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/4 "2022-12-11T23:49:42Z")
Do you know approximately how much a repair/replacement for that might be? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/5 "2022-12-12T00:04:22Z")
Your location is unknown and what facilty you might use for the repair . Any good shop is going to do a diagnostic service to find the actual problem . There will be a fee for that . Just have them contact you before they install or fix the problem so you can know the cost and approve it. Note: I had some vehicle work done recently and the independent shop did the entire work for the amount that the dealer was going to charge just for the labor. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-every-now-and-then-will-not-start-then-eventually-does/187896/6 "2022-12-12T23:16:03Z")
> [@goobunga82](#): > > Do you know approximately how much a repair/replacement for that might be? Suggest to include make/model/year/engne/transmission configuration for accuracy, but I’d guess around $50 for the replacement part and around 1 hour labor. Add diagnostic labor time if applicable.