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Originally Posted by gomezoneill
Check the ground strap under the car near the transmission make sure the connections are not corroded. The starter may be on it's way out also. Did you hear any clicking while trying to crank it?
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This is probably the case.... On my '88 about 1 time in 10 it wouldn't do anything when I turned the key. The battery was new & I was thinking the starter or the ignition switch was going bad. Decided to work the simple solutions first & ended up replacing the ground strap between the transaxle & body first. Since then it has never refused to start on the first try. Buy a new $8 strap & see if that doesn't cure your problem before throwing money at other parts. Of course, clean up your battery connections as well as the ground wire next to the battery.