Hey all, I have this recurring problem with my honda and it is angering me severely. Every once in a while I will go to start my car and it will not start. Nothing happens, just a click. So ive started replacing parts. Sometimes it starts sometimes it rolls really slowly, or it just clicks and nothing happens. I have to keep trying the key until it finally does start, now the problem is that when it does start, it starts as if the battery was brand new. I have replaced the starter, the ignition switch, both battery cables, and cleaned up the grounds. The only thing I havent changed is the battery as I have never heard of a battery sometimes working. I took the battery in to get tested and one shop says its fine and the other says it needs replacing. Has anyone else ever had a battery that worked sometimes but not all the time? I also noticed the battery hold down has been removed so its just the cables fastening it to the car. HELP IS NEEDED

 

nope. never heard of that. but if u let it drain over night or havnt charged it in a while it could be dead.

 

Why do people assume the worst and just start throwing parts at a problem. If it was an old battery I would have just replaced it, OR you could have thrown a jump on it and see if that fixed it. Get a new battery. Start small and go from there.

 

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yup

 

good plan, I just unplugged alternator and it does the exact same thing.

 

Word of advice for the future;
Complaint, cause, and correction. You've probably just wasted a gripload of money on parts that were fine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Smells like a battery and some bad connections to me. Good luck.

 

does it start fine if u jump it?

 

no, it does the exact same thing. Im thinking faulty battery for sure.

 

battery, then check battery fuses. only thing left, lol

 

same thing happened to me, turns out the battery had weird terminals and just needed tightening down good good luck

 

ya, def. change that battery first of all...seems that u checked out the stuff u shoulda checked out second, first....change out that battery

 

lol

 

how about using something less offensive as a subject title......

even so good luck with whatever it is you're facing.