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I have a 1998 honda accord that don't won't to start all the time. I have read that other honda owners are having this problem. I have had a mechanic to look at the car and of course the car starts with him my husband is trying to figure this out. I think I am going to contact the main Honda headquarters and see if this is a problem that might need a recall. This is such a pain. Im' afraid to drive my honda. I would like to know have any one found the solution? Thanks ladyj
I recently couldn't start my 2000 Accord 4 cyl and it was my spare key that was the problem! I swore that I used it once before but now I think it was just to open the door to get to the real key inside. Being a mech. engineer I started going about it the complicated way but never opened the owner's manual! doh! Couldn't even get advice at honda-tech.com. Thank you for the help guys. Saved me a lot more head aches.
I jsut started having a problem like this yesterday. I have a 1993 honda accord. yesterday I went out and started it up, and like usual it started up just fine. Then I drove about 70 miles, and stopped to get gas. I turned the car off, went inside to pay, pumped the gas, got in, and when I tryed to start it, nothing. It wouldnt even make a noise. You put the key in, and go to crank it over, and at the point where the car usually starts up, now it just makes a very small, light clicking noise and all the dashboard lights and radio shut off. As soon as you release the key, the lights slowly fade back on and the radio comes back on. So today we replaced the battery, and it started up fine. Then I came out 5 hours later to see if it would start, and that same problem happened again. I dont understand what the problem is, can anyone help me out here?
I have a 1998 honda accord that don't won't to start all the time. I have read that other honda owners are having this problem. I have had a mechanic to look at the car and of course the car starts with him my husband is trying to figure this out. I think I am going to contact the main Honda headquarters and see if this is a problem that might need a recall. This is such a pain. Im' afraid to drive my honda. I would like to know have any one found the solution? Thanks ladyj
We have had the same problem with our 1999 Honda sedan 4 cyl. No one could diagnose it because they couldn't reproduce the problem, as the car always started for them. The not starting problem always seemed to happen when the car sat out in the hot sun, not in the garage. We took it to a Honda dealer today, and fortunately the car would not start once there. They said the immobilizer light was blinking and after talking to Honda tech support, they felt it was related to the car alarm wire connected to the immobilizer. The next time it did not start they clipped the alarm wire to the immobilizer and the car started right up. They feel confident this is the cause of our problems. I hope this information is of some help to you.
Had the same problem with our 1999 Honda intermittently not starting. This seemed to usually happen when it sat out in the hot sun, not in the cool garage. Today our Honda dealer noted that whenthe car would not start the immobilizer light was blinking. He disconnected our alarm system wire from the immobilizer and the car started right up. He feels confident this cured our problem. We are hopeful it did also.
i am currently having the same problem with my 00 accord. i dont think its the key problem, because i have 3 keys, which i have tried them all and the car still doesnt work. i dont hear the fuel pump working in the back so maybe thats the problem? im about to take my car to the dealership tomorrow to see whats wrong. i hope its not going to be so expensive! plus its not the thing when its hot outside, because its fairly cool today, and my car has been sitting in this cool weather for a while and it still doesnt want to start. why oh why are we having this problem?!?!?!
i also forgot to mention that when i try to start all i get is a click, which sounds like its coming from the "distributor."
Check the battery, try jump start using jumper cables with another car.
It could be (a) your battery, (b) the battery cables, (c) the starter itself, (d) less likely to be the ignition switch.
If your battery is weak or 4+ year old, try replacing it first.
Everyone that is having this issue try this. turn the key slowly to each turn over points. I think there is three of them. on the last one when the car turns over. at the same time your are turning the key press a little on the gas. if you do this right it will start right up and you know you have an issue with the fuel pump.
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