9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$110.00
Average Mileage:
104,716 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
electrical problem
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2008Jun 21
Accord DX 2.0L
- Manual transmission
- 128,432 miles
This POS won't start half the time.I jiggle the wires around under the dash with the key on and the check engine light comes on and the car will start then, but halfway to where I'm going the damn thing dies.after "jiggling" the wires again it will start again. What the *%&^ is the problem?
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2009Jun 14
Accord LX 4 cyl
For 2 yrs I've had the ONGOING problem of my 1991 Honda Accord LX not starting everytime the temperature OUTSIDE gets WARM (In other words most of the summer. I have had 2 new batteries, a new starter, everthing that could possibly be wrong with it checked by an authorized dealer and by a "normal" garage. They all look at me like I'm some kind of "NUT" when I tell them this. It will start with the aid of the hook on starters from someone else's engine. I love this old car with 81,000 miles on it, but I'm just about at my wit's end and feel like pushing it over a cliff, as it's the same old thing, no expert garage mechanic can find out what's wrong with it and it has become extremely unreliable for me to go anywhere anymore (unless it's COOL OUTSIDE) Is there anyone else on this planet who has EVER heard of this. I know it sounds CRAZY, but it's true. Please someone, help me.
Update from Jun 21, 2009: Thanks to ALL of you who have replied. I was really at my wit's end. Took it to an independent garage (NOT A DEALERSHIP), where I had "diagnostic testing" to the tune of $250, and they "had never heard of the problem", and after a call to Honda Mfg. in Torrence CA, who also said the same thing. Never, ever heard of THIS complaint, not on the books. So, thanks to this wonderful website, the independent garage man (who happens to be Chinese) told me that he's replaced AT LEAST a dozen or more in Honda Accords OLDER than the year 2000. Cost: Part $68.00, labor $40.00 and then, of course, dear old Pennsylvania TAX. If this doesn't work, I think I'll just "throw in the towel" and do as my sister tells me "Buy a Subura Outback" ,even though I don't want to get rid of of "dear old friend", whom I've had since brand new in 1991. Thanks to all of you!
bmet
Lancaster, PA, USA
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