Q: Random no start. Turn key and nothing, no clicking- nothing. Wait, turn key again and starts. Radio and clock resets to factory
At completely random times the car won't start when I turn the ignition. No sound at all, absolutely nothing. Wait a few minutes and it starts right up like new. Occasionally when this happens, the clock and radio are reset to factory settings. Will run for a few days/weeks normally then out of the blue this happens. But seems to be happening more often recently. Checked battery connections and not corrosion or anything, looks good.
My car has 75000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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