1997 starting issue

[deboog93]

Here is my problem and what I have done so far any help or ideas are more then welcome.

The Problem:
When starting the car in cold mornings when the key is tunrned all the normal light come on. When the ignition switch is toogled sometimes all you get is a click noise with no starter engagement. If I bump the switch multiple times in a row eventually the starter will engage and the car will start. Seems to be more pronounced when the car has sat for a while. Once driving and up to normal operating temperature the problem goes away.

What I have done so far:

Car has been to dealership and the battery and the starter were checked by the dealership and given a clean bill of health. I have replace both positive and negative battery cables on advise of a person at an auto parts store. This did help the problem some but did not fix it.

Areas that need to be checked:

Is it possible that the ignition switch could be going bad and needs replacing if so is there a way of testing this. Could the solenoid switch be bad and if so how do I test.

As stated before any help or ideas are welcome and thank you

[csaxon]

Sounds like the solenoid.

[DFBonnett]

Could well be the contacts in the solenoid as csaxon noted. Some good info on that here....
Starter Contact Repair

[mral1515]

It is the starter contacts, very common. You don't have to replace the starter. If you can do it yourself it is cheaper to just put contacts in it. Your dealer should have known this.

[deboog93]

you guys are the best just ordered the contacts from toy dealer thanks once again