russduck

I've had my 2006 for less than a week now and have noticed that when starting the engine the starter seems to crank slowly. I noticed this when I went to leave the dealer. Starts fine and no idiot lights showing. Anyone else with this problem?

My salesperson mentioned that the only problem he had with his 2004 was to replace the battery.

eviljai

when i first picked up my 2005, it kinda had the same problem too,
feels like having trouble cranking, but like after a while, it just started to go away
maybe the computer still learning?? i dont know ,lol
but if it keeps having trouble cranking, maybe you should being it back to the dealer
and see wht sup. good luck

sauceman

My 2004 has always cranked slowly, yet, it never missed a heartbeat.

jackacc

My 04 as well. It just doesnt have the oomph my Accord used to, but it always starts right up!

jiggaman

same here, never had to crank it twice though,

bbznyc

Same on my '06... Feels like it's barely making it.... Small battery?

joerockt

I get this too. I think moda_way explained it that because of the high compression ratio of the engine, it takes a bit more to turn it over.

bbznyc

Can this be improved? Or we should just not pay attention...

moda_way

Yeah, I stated that.

Same reason why it takes a little more feather on the clutch to get it moving from a stop than most other Hondas/Acuras.

Only solution is getting a battery with higher cold cranking amps, like an Optima.

Mine is getting especially difficult whenever it gets around 20F.

Alin10123

The engine also takes a little longer to crank than most others becuase the computer is continuously adjusting everything to try to find the lowest emmissions way to start as possible. I think i read that somewhere here.

But... a weak battery or defective is possible. I remember reading when the 04's just came out that several people had defective batteries. So just take it to the dealer and they'll run a battery diagnostics for you.

loulinjai

its the battery. The battery is manufactured for japan. I switched out my battery in the middle of the summer because of where i live, it gets down to -52oC at record, and basically only half the car starts. i believe the oem battery is rated at 400cca...i got a battery with 650cca, starts fine in winter, sounds different in the summer too

Montag

My service guy made a special point of telling me this when I bought my car. He said a lot of people notice it and not to freak out over it.