It's 4 am Eastern time and I can't sleep because I'm pissed off at something. My 3 week old TSX is sitting out in my garage dead as a door nail. I tried to start it last night and all I get is a whirring noise from the engine compartment.. No crank. Nada. I am waiting till the moring to call roadside assistance. I will keep you advised.

 

If its a 6MT, it might just be a bad sensor on the clutch pedal. No idea if its a 5AT. Don't let the little shit get in the way of the fact that this car is really a great car.

 

I had that happen to me twice. 1st time was bad battery. 2nd time was bad upper clutch switch. If it is the switch you should be able to start by pushing clutch all the way to the floor. If it is even up 1/4' fromt he floor it won't start IF it is the switch. Get a free loaner for your troubles.

 

Thanks for your posts. This board is a great forum for TSX owners and I knew I would get a good response to my post.

I have an ebony MT. Tried everything to get it started but nothing worked. I love the car so it was very sad to sit in the passenger seat of the tow truck on the way to the dealership. The dealer gave me an RSX loaner and told me to call later to find out what the problem is. I will post the dealers diagnosis.

 

Go beat on the RSX for your trouble!

 

Dealer told me car needs a new starter. Naturally, first time they ever saw that on a TSX. Lucky me. Dealer chalks it up to a bad part.
Anyone else need a new starter within the first month of ownership? Otherwise a GREAT car...

 

There have been others on this board who have shown concern about the quality of the starter. This could be a thorn in our sides down the road. After 1986 Honda became aware of how good they were building their autos - not enough service calls. Therefore IMHO they started to use more inferior parts in hopes of bringing more business on the service side.

 

Doubt it very, very much.

 

i'm not big on conspiracy theories! But we do have another starter biting the dust.... so far 2 confirmed...

 

So far, they seem to die early if they are bad. Maybe that's a good
thing??
Make it a few months and you might be safe.

 

Interesting post. I noticed my TSX seems to have some minor trouble starting (i.e. I have to crank the key for a few milliseconds longer than I am used to with other cars). I checked the battery, which seems fresh. Since the car starts all the time, I'm not worrying about it until it actually fails. One strange thing though.....I took the car for servicing for a totally unrelated reason and now it seems to start better....not sure what happened.

 

I notice the same thing. It just turns over a little slower than other cars it seems. Weird.

 

I also noticed the same thing. Sometimes, I just feel that it takes a little bit longer to start the engine. Not all the time though.