This problem has been going on for over a year. It first manifested as battery cables made out of cheap metal that stretches too easily and became loose on the battery terminals. Tightening didn't affect it as the metal had stretched to the point that fully a tightened bolt made no difference.

During all of the other issues the dealers summarily ignored the issue and even indicated maybe it was the battery. I eventually got sick of my wife calling me with a car that wouldn't start and decided to get some battery post shims (I didn't even know they existed) to ensure the terminals were tight.

Fast forward more than a year and the issue has resurfaced even though the cable appears to be tight. This time the dealer has determined that both the battery cables need to be replaced. Diagnosis, the positive cable is a wiring harness and they want $551 for the repair. The kicker is that the battery and cables are not covered by the extended warranty. I can understand that a battery wears out, but an entire wire harness not being covered or is not easily replaceable in sections is just stupid.

My the 2003 Mercedes E-Class that I leased was cheaper to maintain and much more reliable.

FU HONDA! Never again.

this is my third honda,,my 2000 had a bad transmission, which they did replace. I then traded it in for a 2002, no real problems. My 2008 has had several issues, new brakes, new tires both before expected. Now my car wont start, its not the battery, Honda checked it before the car totally died and said it was 100%, it had to be jumped 2x in the past 6 mos,,,hopefully its the starter because that's the part that was ordered...Now I am reading about a vrc or something like that possibly being the problem. My door opener only works when it wants to. I always bragged about how much I love my Honda but this will be the last. ONCE I PAY IT OFF...

After sitting in my car and listening to the radio for about 15 minutes, my car would not start. I did not think it was the battery because the lights, radio, seat warmers, gps etc all were working so I had it towed to the dealer. They told me that they consistently hear people saying the same thing as me and that it is a dead battery. I can not believe that I am not able to go to a drive in and listen to the movie on my car radio or sit and listen to the radio with the car off without having the battery die. Has anyone else had this problem. I would love to hear about it.

I had a problem today after washing my car at the basement of my apartment.

I turn on the car and tried starting the car. After a couple of clicks and lights on my dashboard flashing, my car started. But since I felt that it was weird that the lights are flashing, I decided to turn off the car and then turn it on again.

On the second time, as I turn the keys and tried starting the car, only the lights were flashing and a lot of continuous clicking sound, but the car did not turn on. We tired boosting the battery, but nothing happened. Not sure whats wrong with the car.

It was a hassle, with 3 people just to get my car from car wash to my parking lot. It took us 2 hours to do it, even though it would normally take 30 seconds to get from my parking spot to the car wash.

Anyone any solution? What should I do?

Is it Starter? Is it Spark Plug? Is it Fuse? What can it be?

I bought my Honda brand new in 2008. Ever since then it has been nothing but a major expense. Recently my engine will either not start or struggle starting. I checked the battery and its fully charged ready to go. At times it would sound like its starting then it would begin to make clicking sounds. Ill try a second time and it would finally start. Tonight I was at the grocery store when it finally did the worst. I put in the key, turned it to start up the car and the car just kept trying to start but couldn't. Idk what the hell is going on but it is very frustrating. I bought a Honda thinking it would be practically maintenance free but it looks like I got screwed.

On another note my brakes will NOT stop squeaking. Ive done everything, buy new brakes, clean them out but nothing. Its the most irritating thing I have ever gone through with a car and frankly I am not satisfied whatsoever with my purchase. For $30,000 you expect to have good quality but instead I have a crap sitting in my garage.

Almost brand new car - wouldn't start. Had to work from home. Car wouldn't start - thought it was battery - tried to jump it, but wasn't that b/c lights, radio, etc. that required batteries worked fine. Made noise like it wanted to turn over but wouldn't.

After several hours of sitting, it started OK without a visit to the dealer.

Since this time, it's happened 4 or 5 other times. I never took it in to the dealer until today (12/14/2009) b/c it would always eventually start again after hours of sitting. I did call AAA a couple of times to deal with the problem and by the time they would show up, it would start (even if with a struggle).

Tends to happen in cold weather.

Out of the blue, the car would not start. Was running, fine just had it in to repair brakes, no problems.. Then wham! The car would not start. We live in the middle of nowhere (Wiley, CO) and had to have the car towed. An expense that Honda would not pay for if it was not a warranty item. They got the car there and it started. They waited until the next morning and it would not start for them. However, they put it on their computer and could not get a reading. They will NOT do anything except charge us for the towing and hooking it up to the diagnostics because their COMPUTER could not find anything wrong. They will NOT try and replace parts unless the computer tells them to.. Honda America will do nothing and their attitude to me was "too bad". They actually said to me.. when your car breaks down again, call us and we'll have it towed for you... I've never had worst service in all my life. Honda is the WORST....Feel like taking out a full page add in the major newspapers...

Starting at 6,000 miles my Honda Accord began having problems starting. After about three tries it finally starts but it is odd that it does this every 4,000-6,000 miles. The car currently has 22,600 miles and it has had this problem about 5 times. I have taken it to the dealership three times and they tell me that they don't know what is causing the problem. Until it does this when I take it in, they can't do anything about it. Of course, we all know that when the car's warranty is expired the car will finally not start and then I will have to have it towed and repaired at my own expense.