So my wife has a 1999 lexus rx300 Suv, the first year of them and mostly Toyota parts. For the last 6 months we've been putting off an issue we can't continue to ignore. Sometimes when she goes out to leave for work she'll try and start the car and it will just click when she turns the key. sometimes it will do this many times in a row before it eventually starts just fine and no more issues. Mostly happens when cold. The battery is about 2 years old, maybe 2.5. I tested it tonight when she got home from work. 12.5 volts just sitting there. I turned on the headlights, AC and stereo and it dropped down to about 12.02. I then started the car just fine (but was already warm) and it moved up to 13.5. I'm wondering if this would be a solenoid problem or a starter problem. I don't think the battery but tested just to make sure. My first thought is the starter. I'm resisting going to a mechanic for now. any thoughts?
