ignition trouble?

[ESilversurfer03]

sometimes when i get into my car and attempt to start it, it wont start....ill have to sit there for a few minutes and keep trying it....sometimes putting through all gears and back to park will help....it used to happen once in a blue moon when i first got it....but now that i got a new cd player installed it happens a lot more frequently...was wondering if u guys might have any ideas to what it may be...i plan on taking it in to mazda but i just moved to houston and left my stock airbox in san antonio, should get it next week to swap out the sri before i take it in.

 

[Cameltoe]

Hmmm, seems like it might be a bad shifter bushing that doesn't quite align the shifter in the right gear. I'm not familiar with Mazda design, but most auto trannies only start in P or N; maybe the computer thinks the shifter is still in R or something. Ask a mechanic to confirm and potentially replace. G'luck.

 

[P-Funk!]

Tune up? Check that the fuel rail is holding pressure over night?

Air filter clogged?

 

[Brian MP5T]

If it doesn't "Crank Over" try looking at the Neutral Atart switch..