When I start my car now, especially when it's cold, there's at least a one second delay from the time I turn the key to when the starter kicks in. It starts, but it's strange.

Is that a sign the starter or solenoid is going out?

 

Cave you tried cleaning off your key? Use alcohol, and get the vats puck really good. How happy are if thats all it takes?

 

good thought... I just tried it with a brand new key that hadn't even been used, and it had the same problem, but it still did the came thing

 

Might need to replace the starter enable relay - it's located in the driver side kick panel, usually under the black goo that covers the hole where the hood release is. NAPA usually carries them in stock, advance and autozone don't even know what it is.