I have an 1996 Acura TL 3.2. I have electrical system problem. When I first start my car in the morning it usually starts up normally. However, after I have run the car for 30 minutes or so if I stop and restart my car, I often have problems. It doesn't start slowly like a run down battery might do but instead I get nothing. No turnover at all. I can try it numerous times without the car engaging at all. But if I wait for the car to cool down from normal operating temperature, after 30 minutes or so, it will start up without any problem. Once again, its not a slow start, its no engagement or a normal start.
I have already checked the battery and its fine and I've replaced the starter with only a small change in vehicle behavior. Strangely enough, a few months ago my car would experience this same type of starter problem but only when it had sat overnight. No slow start, just nothing. But once I would get it started I could stop and restart my car as often as I wanted all day without any problem. I'm perplexed. Would love to hear from someone who understands this problem.

 

Have you checked the keyswitch? That stupid $55 part locked my solenoid into starting for 10 minutes, forcing me to replace the whole starter...

~Cheers~

 

Thanks for the response. However, all the dashboard lights come on like they are supposed to. Doesn't that mean that the keyswitch is OK? Frankly, I'm afraid that I got a bad starter but want to pursue other angles that are less costly and make sense first.