s281er238

hi guys im new to the the site .My wife has a 2004 accord lx v6 and this week she went to work and when she left work the car wouldn't start.i went there and took a small hammer and tapped the starter while she tried to start and still nothing and after she attempted to turn the key several time it finally did .i hear these 2004 models have a ignition switch recall,is that the problem or is it the starter .I work on cars but most american gm ford stuff

need advice

thanks

sde780

Battery cables tight? Battery is good?

Is the car not turning over, or cranking and not starting? I'm going to assume it's not turning over since you tapped the starter. Don't see why you'd do that if the car's cranking over. Sometimes the car doesn't have enough juice to turn the starter but dash lights etc work fine...I'd start with the battery first