The main thing is that my 2006 Accord Ex won't start. When I open the door, the speedometer and tach lights illuminate on the dash. I put the key in and they get brighter. When I turn the key to ON, absolutely nothing. No engine light, no oil light, nothing else. And when I turn the key to start, nothing at all changes: Does not try to start, no clicking, the lights on the dash don't change except that the speedometer and tach lights time out and fade. It has a brand new battery and cables, a new ignition switch, no fuses are blown, and I'm out of ideas...

HELP!!!

 

May be an issue with the starter.

 

Would have thought that except none of the lights turn on when I put the key in the ON position. Found a thread that indicated it may be a grounding problem: https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...y-light-65447/

 

SOLVED! I wasted time not properly troubleshooting, but I found it.

Since the dash only had the tach and speedometer lights when I put the key in, but none of the other lights when I turned to ON or Start, I should have checked the big white wire (power to the ignition) first. Of course there was no power to it. The next stop should have been the fuses. I DID check the fuses under the hood, all EXCEPT for the No. 23 big 50/50 amp fuse under the hood which, of course, was the IGN fuse. Yup, blown. And because of a bad starter. Anyway that's it: Bad fuse caused by a bad starter.

 

You were right in what caused the symptom!