some problem Options

[celicaGT96]

every now and then when i try try to start my car, ill turn the key all the way but it doesent even crank
it does nothing or no noise. Ill try and try but it wont work until i put the key back to the off position and try again, and then it will start but everything resets. All my radio settings my clock and all that resets, and its getting pretty annoying...any ideas of what it might be??

i have a new yellow top optima battery btw

[hitcachi]

make sure all battery cables are tight and also look for a lose ground wire. THere are going to be more then one. Might be 2 or 3. Check around. The fact that everything is resetting is definatly a battery connection. If it wasnt resetting then u would be haveing a starter problem. To find out if its a starter problem, when it wont start, tap the starter yourself, while u have someone occasionaly try to turn the key. Then listen for a grinding noise when the engine cranks and starts. Should be the solenoid making the noise. Good luck.