I will check all the connections. We seem to have the same issue from the start. The sound and trouble starting doesn't seem to have changed. Started with a battery check, it showed bad when tested at autozone, so we replaced it. Couple days later had the same issue, so ordered and replaced the starter. I will say that it isn't every start that struggles but most of them, maybe 80% of the time. When it struggles if we turn the key off and try to restart it starts right away, almost without fail. Have never needed to jump it, it always manages to start on its own after a try or 2