So my Tl leaves me stranded for a little while every now and then lol. I believe it may be a common problem and any help given will be appreciated. The car wont crank up or start when i turn the key. The the dashboard will be lit and so will the radio and or anything else but the engine does not even hesitate to crank. I will have to just wait until when the car wants to start and then it will. Anyone know why?

 

have u checked battery connections?

 

Have you ever had your battery checked out? Take your battery to autozone or pep boys and have a free battery check.

 

Ignition switch Just replaced mine was doing the EXACT same thing.

 

^ Mine was the starter, but it's more common for the keyswitch to be faulty.

~Cheers~

 

My starter did the same thing, got the cylinder replaced.

 

It could be keyswitch. Check blk/yellow wire at distributor or COP for power when keyswitch is ON. If no power, the keyswitch is bad.

It could also be main fuel relay. Listen carefully when you turn keyswitch to ON. You should hear main fuel relay click under the dash and fuel pump whirring softly in fuel tank for 2-3 secs and stop. If no relay or fuel pump sound, the main fuel relay is very likely.

good luck

 

I just had the same thing happen to me. It was the battery connectors. $10 fix at Sears.

 

Sounds like bad starter, that was my problem. Common problem for TL's

 

That's all i hear when i turn the key when it happens is that one click and everything lights up and turns on besides the engine. After the last time it happened the check engine light came on. i forgot the code number and it read Pos "Crankshaft sensor A" and "Pos Crankshaft Sensor 2"

thanks eveyone for the helpful tips

 

^^ this is not a common problem! even with my blown head gasket and bad engine it always has started no matter what.. get it checked out.

 

The code read "Pos Crankshaft sensor A misfire or malfunction" and "Pos Crankshaft Sensor 2 misfire or malfunction"


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^^ take it to a shop..

 

I can feel your problem bro. My sisters civic is doing this alot, still trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with it.

It loses power all of sudden, no matter what you do. won't start for another 2-3 hours(sometimes sits overnight.) It doesn't gives any codes. It cranks so battery is fine, starter is fine. so I fuckin hate when this happens.

 

^^ my friend is having the same problems with his civic.. his problem is a bad ecu

 

Failure of TDC/CKP/CYP sensor can cause no-start. It is a major effort to replace and requires service similar to timing belt replacement to access/replace.

good luck

 

TDC/CKP/CYP<---whats this??

car runs fine most of the time. no problem at all. Is it suppose to do that.??

Thanks for ur reply TexasHonda. Any more suggestions will be helpfull.

 

It might be worth a try to remove upper timing belt cover, spray the sensor w/ engine cleaner and blow dry w/ compressed air. Dirt/oil/grease accumulation can degrade the signal output and cause an error. Not sure the sensor is accessible by removing upper timing cover, but worth checking.

good luck

 

Tmnhs81: I'm replying to Kev16, and suggest starting your own thread for help. It's difficult to sort out responses for two problems at same time.

Kev16. What TL are we discussing 2.5TL or 3.2TL. They have different ignition systems.

good luck