starter problem?

[robjunior]

g'day all had a problem today were my au would not even turn over.battery is in good condition,checked relays under the bonnet,checked relays,fuses in fuse box,gave bcm a hit,hit the starter,played with the t-bar and still nothing.rang a tow truck,waited an hour for him to show up,then bugger me i tried to start the car and it started.took car to my mechanic and it didn't play up at all.any ideas of what it might be?

[TMB490]

could have a slipping drive on the starter or the contacts in the solinoide could be abit warn.

[Jokular]

My wife had a similar problem, turn the key dead as a doornail.
She ran into the the house screaming the flaming battery was a dud (brand new)
I went to the car sat in the drivers seat placed the auto in PARK instead of DRIVE and
turned the key amazingly turned over with no problem ;)

[TwistedEL]

I had this problem on my EL, at first it was once in a blue moon and it would start after a few minutes, then it wouldn't start unless I was pushing up hard against park. I swapped the inhibitor switch and it was all fine.

[robjunior]

also forgot to mention that when the key was on the start position,the smartlock/smartshield light on the cluster would flash on and off. does this mean its not the starter or is it the smartlock/smartshield? thanks