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longdistance 11-11-2009 07:11 AM

2002 accord sometimes won't start
 
We're 2nd owner. Bought car with 15k on it 7yrs ago. Has 75k on it now. This has happened only 3 times since we have had the car. Get in it to start it and it just turns over but will not start. May crank it 8 to 10 times then it will start and run perfect. No lights, codes or anything. It is a 4cyl, 5spd, 4door accord. I did search on here and found none quite like this problem. Remember this has only happened 3 times in 7yrs, but it is a problem. It happened once while on vacation. Twice in the driveway. Just wondering when it will happen again? Thanks for any input.

JimBlake 11-11-2009 08:19 AM

Kinda tough when it happens so infrequently...

Get in the habit of turning the key to ON but not immediatley to START. Listen for the fuel pump to run for 2 seconds. It's not very loud, in the fuel tank, so you'll also have to get in the habit of turning off the radio & ventilation so you can hear this.

If it does NOT run, that might indicate a main-relay problem.

If the pump DOES run but the car still doesn't start, then we start looking in a different direction. Have to decide between lack-of-fuel or lack-of-spark.

00AccordLX5spd 11-11-2009 09:37 AM

When it happened in the past, was it hot inside the car?


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