so my wifes 07 lx sedan will struggle to start from time to time like a bad battery but if you pull the key out and try it again it will fire right up like nothings wrong. (most of the time)

battery is only a few months old.
alternator and starter tested good when battery was replaced.

any help would be greatly appriciated.

turns over slowly as if it the battery is dead and needs charged. then take the key out of the ignition, wait a few seconds, and then try again and it starts like normal.

i was thinking starter but ive never had a starter fail like this thats why i asked

terminals are clean, everything tested good, all connections that i can see look good. we are out of town so i dont have my jack and jackstands to check connections at the starter right now. i will check those when i get home.
thank you for your help.

ill price one at the dealer when we get home. i believe it has the original starter but we bought the car used so im not sure. thank you.

i work at a shop so i get a discount on parts but i know most things from the dealer are still pricey.
unfortunately i can not afford the down time to have it rebuilt.

finally got around to replacing the starter, which got worse, but i have created a new problem.

i used a memery saver plugged into the obd2 port before disconnecting the battery, replaced starter, then reconnected battery. the car fires up every time now, BUT the radio is completly blank not asking for a code and my key fob will not work the locks, in fact the locks do not even work without the key in acc.

any ideas as to what i messed up?
thanks in advance.

also i cant find any blown fuses.

checking now

it was and that was it!! thank you so much for the quick reply. i must have missed that one cuz it was in the back and really hard to get out lol

yup put in the code and just had to set the clock, all the stations were still set and the key fob works again