I drove over to Jack in the Box earlier tonight in my 95 Accord LX auto. On the way there, everything was fine. It was a bit cold, so I turned the fan all the way up. After I got food and came back to my car, when I turned my car on and tried to start it (in one quick motion), for half a second, everything was fine (lights and fan all went on), and then suddenly everything just died. I tried the lights and power lock, but nothing works. Seems like all the power is just gone.

It's dark out now, so I left my car there and walked back, but tomorrow morning, I need to be somewhere at 11am, so hopefully I can get this thing fixed asap. I don't know much about cars, so I was hoping you guys can tell me what could possibly be wrong with it, so tomorrow morning I can perform the correct diagnostics quickly.

So far I'm thinking maybe I blew a fuse somewhere? Which fuse could cause all the power to go out? Is it in the fuse box on the corner under the hood?

Thanks
-Tony

 

The main fuse would be in the engine bay. I would make sure that the battery connections are clean and tight. Also check the ground bolt on the radiator is clean and secure. If you have a volt meter, check the voltage on the battery. It should be at least 12V.

In the DIY section, there is a thread called ACC 5th gen that has a link to a site with pdfs of the 94 shop manual. The 94 is pretty much identical to the 95.

 

The first thing I ALWAYS do if my car behaves the way you described is: pop the hood, try to wiggle the connections on the battery, then try to crank again. I have been surprised at how many times I got a no-start on "the money pit" simply because the battery connections were loose/corroded. It happened in my garage last weekend. I actually need to replace my terminals since I almost tore one in half trying to tighten it too much.
So pop your hood. Is there a white powdery substance caked on the battery terminals? If so, you need to disconnect the terminals and clean them off. Then re-connect, make sure they are tight, and try to crank again. If still no start see if someone jumping you off with jumper cables will work.

 

what did you get to eat?

 

Probably super-sized it

JK, yeah I've had a few times where the battery terminals were loose.. .The OEM terminals are cheap and flimsy, I'm thinking about mounting new terminals to the wiring soon with the "Big 3 Upgrade" as well.

 

[size=5] ...... you post-*****!!!!

 

2 Jumbo Jacks, 2 regular tacos, and a Chicken Sandwich (a jumbo jack and a taco was for midnight snack =P).

Turns out the battery terminal was corroded so badly it was falling apart. I biked over to Kragens for a new terminal, slapped it on, and it worked perfectly. =D Thanks guys!

 

Thanks for telling us what fixed it