I am having problem with my Honda :( startes great from home , but as soon as I live from work approx 8hours later it does not want to start. Cranks and that's it. Nothing else. Mostly everything is new. Battery, wires, plugs, cap,rotor, timing belt,balancer belt, seals, water pump, intake manifold gasket. I got the car towed and then as soon as it got there it started.? Anyone have any idea.

Zak

I have a similar problem with a 1992 Accord. I do not know what it is causing it. It runs great for periods and then out of the blue, it does not start. I wait a while between 5-20 minutes at time and it starts has if everything was 100%. Did you ever find out what the problem was? If so please tel me. Thanks.

F it won't turn over when it is hot, check the starter motor, maybe replace its bearings. If it turns over, but no spark, it could be the coil or ignition module. They are sensitive to heat, failing first when hot, then completely.

Have your main relay switch checked. It's located under your drivers' side dash. It's a common problem among older Accord's. Many will not start if they have been sitting outside, usually only occurs during summer months, and the inside of the car begins to heat up. After initially trying to start the car, it fails but once it sits for 5-10 minutes it will usually start.

I am having a similar problem with the 97 Honda Accord. It seems to not start after it's rained really hard. I was under the hood of the car, and noticed that one of the "black plugs" going to the distributor cap doesn't have a wire making a connection to anything. Does anyone know a) if that would cause the problem b) what are those "black plugs" going to the distributor cap called. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know it's something simple like replacing a part and I don't want to get jacked around by a car mechanic. (Sorry, to any car mechanics out there.) :)

I got a Honda Accord 1992 with the same problem. It occurs only when it's really HOT outside. I try to start it but nothing works, and then all of a sudden by some magic trick, it's working again... Pretty annoying. And no one found what is the REAL problem. I think the trick is to open the windows and wait a bit for the inside to cool down before starting or re-starting the car again.

Did you try changing the battery posts?

Hello, I've been having the same problems as mentioned by others, and am wondering if anyone has been able to solve the problem. I have a long drive ahead of me, and don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Thanks

I am not sure when exactly, but I believe it happends when it is really hot outside. My car will try to start but it won't turn over. I had it towed and then when I got to the mechanic (30mins later) it turned on and everything was working fine. It happened again about 4 weeks later after I replaced the battery. It turned on right when I had my friend mechanic come take a look. It was maybe 20 minutes later. It just clicks and tries to turn on but never starts. What could this be? It seems to be the same problem as everyone else who is writing in - I have a 99 honda accord cpe. Please reply and help. Some say I should change my distributer. It cost 600 dollars at honda. I really don't want to be a used - like new one from a store though.

I went to honda - to report this same problem and they said that they are unable to help unless I can reproduce the problem. I asked about what it could be - and he said it would be the main relay but not sure if I should change the main relay or not. Honda isn't sure and they won't help unless I can reproduce the incident.

I have the same problem as you guys mentioned. My car is 92 Honda Acoord. In hot weather or after filled some gas in gas station, it happends all the time. When I gave the first try, the engine starts, but it only last for les than one second, then die. After that, engine never starts. I have to wait for few minutes, then it works again. So sad we have this problem. >:( Some of my friends said that that was the main relay. But I think I just fill some gas, it shouldnot have any business with the relay. :P others said the distributor problem. Who knows? :'(

Man... its seems like an epidemic...

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A lot of honda products and acura's around 89 through 91 suffered from bad ignigters a jumpstart almost always worked when you couldn't get the car started... which made figuring this problem out more difficult... they had a recall at one time on them...
Replacement of the ignigter should do the trick
Hope this helps

I would be willing to bet that this is some of you all's problem... too much simularity

Search for other posts here on this. I resoldered my main relay and it works great now!

Kresho

Hey... maybe this will help. I have a 92 honda accord lx, that was doing the same thing when it was really hot outside. Every symptom everyone has mentioned here, my car had. People (including mechanics) thought I was crazy. I could not get it to start then someone else would come along and try and it would start fine. I also had it towed at one point, and sure enough it started when it got to the mechanic. I finally took it to a honda dealership out of frustration, and they replaced the main relay, and it has been great ever since. I would say... take it into your local honda dealership and they will more than likely tell you that it is a main relay problem. Hope this helps.

I had a 91 accord lx with the same problem car would start fine when cold
But if I stopped it woudin`t start , I had to wait a few minutes them it would start like nothing happened!? I changed the igniter ,it solved the problem temporarely , after a few months it started doing it again! so I changed the coil, it also solved the problem temporarely... after speaking with a few mechanics I`ve been told tha no matter what after a certain time
Or mileage it would be better to change the whole distributor.. it worked!!
I sold the car and its still running with over 300 000 km.
I just bought a 92 ex 115 000 original km on it , but just to be safe I had it inspected ,brought the car to the mechanic ,took the compression bla bla bla... after every thing was done I got in the car... woudn`t start... so the mec.tells me it`s the distributor let`s push it outside wait 10 min. and try it.. gess what?? It started just like my 91.. so back at the dealer I told the guy the distributor had to be changed ```for a new one only ```now it starts fine warm or cold.I hope this can help some of you.

I had the same sort of problem with my 84 prelude. I never did fix it, but I found out that if you hold the key and the ignition "on," she eventually cranks over. Sometimes I would have to hold the key for a good five minutes... guess this sounds like a drain on the battery, but it always worked. I found that she didn't have so many problems with her ignition in the summer time... hope this helps someone.

My 98 Accord,
Does Not Crank Over At All
It Is Not The Battery.
This Happened About A Month Ago And Now It Has Happened.
Drive In The Drive Way Park It Came Back Out Does Not Turn Over, Does Not Click, No Noise
Has This Happened To Anyone

Hadd the same problem on my 92 accord. This solved the problem :) http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/electrical/main-relay/main-relay.htm Or you can just replace it with a new one.

I have a 1998 Honda Accord Lx 4 cyl (Automatic). It has 165k on it. I have tuned it up often, and oil changes as needed. The last few months sometimes my car does not want to get out of drive when it starts. I have to keep putting my foot on the brake... on and off, on and off to reset the unlock on the shifter. Finally I can hear a click and it gets unlocked. Well some days it only takes a few seconds, and others I can hit the brake for 5-10 minutes. I have called honda and they could not help me over the phone. I took it to a pep boys and they did not know what was wrong with it. So if anyone has any info on this it would be appreciated.

Thank You!

Hi I have a 94 Honda Accord EX and I have a similar problem when it is hot outside. If I am away from my car for a couple hours and leave it in the open Sun is will not crank. My experience is that I normally have to wait until the temperature goods down, shade, rain or an overcast to make the temperature to go down.

When I am at home I don't have the problem because I park my car in the garage.

To get around the problem, I try to park my car in the shade or under a tree so that it does not receive direct sun light. If anyone has an in expensive solution please let me know.
Thanks.:)

Sounds like a classic main relay problem. Replace it and your problem should go away.

After the distributor change everything was fine... for maybe 6 months !
Then the problem came back ! After more research on the forums I found this link. Honda Accord Main Relay Location (http://techauto.tripod.com/mainrelaydefine.htm) you ca do it yourself
If you're a little handy, it's been over a year and 1/2 and it has been working pefectly fine ever since. I hope this will help you ? Please let me know ?

If you take it to a honda dealer it may be on the recall list. Main relay was my first problem and the 2nd was a faulty ignition swith, which was covered under recall.

Hope this helps.

My honda did the same thing. I changed the main relay and haven't had a problem since. The guy who helped me said the relys and distributors go bad quite often

I have a 1992 Honda Accord LX, 310,000 miles. I've had it almost 3 yrs and I am having the same problem. First, it would start OK. Then if I shut it off then tried to restart, it wouldn't start. I waited 10 - 15 minutes, starts just fine. One day it wouldn't start at all after sitting all night. I ended up getting a tune up and had the distributor cap & rotor replaced. Worked fine for 5 days. Then it would start up fine.. was sitting at a light then it died. Then wouldn't restart. Turns out the ignitor (Ingnition Module went bad). The ingnitor (brain) is what tells the Ingnition coil (muscle) to fire.

This may be your problem. Hope I helped.



I have a similar problem with a 1992 Accord. I do not know what it is causing it. It runs great for periods of time and then out of the blue, it does not start. I wait a while between 5-20 minutes at time and it starts has if everything was 100%. Did you ever find out what the problem was? If so please tel me. Thanks.

Wow! Hello Honda lovers. I had the same problem with my 1996 Accord of sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't After months of research and changing parts I finally got it. I originally changed my starter, battery, and both battery cables. Did online research and discovered the car wouldn't start when it got hot. In Texas that could be a problem. In the morning it would start fine but if I drove it to work I was in trouble in the afternoon. I also discovered I could jump it and if I let it sit to morning it would start right up. I finally changed the Main Relay. It's under the dash, right behind the steering wheel. It's on a bracket and has Main Relay on the side. I changed it and my baby is purrring again! Hope this helps and saves you time.