Car will not start immediately, turning the key makes a clicking sound?

Hi RSRNFL,

Just to confirm, you replaced the ignition switch shown below?

Also, when this happens, you said it clicks. So the starter clicks every time you turn the key until it finally starts?

If you replaced this, then I suspect you do have an electrical issue but at the starter. I think changing keys may have been a coincidence (assume the ignition switch is new).

Next time this happens, try putting jumper cables or a jump box on it just to rule out a voltage issue.

The most likely thing if you battery, ignition switch, and wire connection at the starter are okay, is the starter itself.

Let me know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks

Yeah. The starter sounds like it. What happens is the contacts begin to fail one way or the other and not make good enough contact to turn the starter motor. Then when they do, they start the vehicle with no issue.

I would just go ahead and replace the entire starter if it were me. Even though the motor seems to work fine, it also has a 108K miles which of starts on it and if you are going to remove it to put new components on it, then why not just put a new one on.

Just my thought. Please let me know if you need anything else. Thanks