Okay heres the deal.
Last night I turned on the car to move it around to wash it, claybar it and then wax it. I left the wax on over night. This morning I try to turn it on to move it out of the garage and it wouldn't turn on!!!
NO CLICKING NO NOTHING.
All the lights were working fine so i was guessing its not the battery. My battery is still under warranty so I got a new battery for free. It still didnt start!!!
My next guess is the starter since nothing is clicking.
I did a search on the forum and some people had problems with the starter solenoid?? Is this something that has to be replaced or it can be hit or something to turn on the car temperarly? I really dont want to tow my car from a tow truck cause then I gotta raise it and take off my rims and all. If I have to tow it to my mechanics shop which isnt far at all from my house I'll ask a friend with a truck to help me tow it there..
How can I find out if its the starter it self or the solenoid??
I havent had any signs of the starter going bad, the car was running fine.
Someone please help me bring my baby back to life....

 

is the little green key flashing on the dash when you try starting it or stick the key in the ignition

 

Nope its not, lol I already tryed my other keys thinking it was the chip inside gone bad. But it didnt work. and The light isnt flashing....

 

Ok take the starter out, its really easy, take it to a shop where they rebuild starters and they can tell you if its the starter or solenoid. If its neither then you would have just lost a few hours to find out its not the starter.

 

if ur turning the key and dont here any noise from the starter smack it with a hammer accouple of times. not really hard. that should let u start it then drive to the mechanic or watever.

 

 

YEAYY MY CARS TURNING BACK ONN!!!

Yea a few people told me to do that, but I just didnt wanna hit her lol. Anyways so i did it anyways, lol and she started right up.
The funny part is, now the car's starting up fine. I also heard it can get stuck sometimes and you just need to hit it a lil and it'll be fine again?

I turned it on over like 5 times and it turns on fine now..
Do you think it'll be reliable?

THANK YOU GOD!!!

 

u should still get it checked/fixed!

 

i wouldnt keep hittin it its not a perment fix just avoids the tow truck just take it to get replaced cause u know wat the prob is now.

 

Oh yea definitly still going to show the mechanic to see if it actually needs to be changed. Thanks guys for your help.

 

ignition switch!! our 99 TL's had a recall on that. get it checked up at the dealer. they'll replace it free. my switch always used to get stuck, but i got it replaced and had no problems since. i got it replaced 8 months ago.

 

sign up here, add ur vin # and it will tell u all the recall for ur car...-> https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?brand=acura

 

I too believe it is the ignition switch. I have a 02 TLS and had this problem twice.

This is what I did.

1. Depress the Emerg Brake
2. Remove cover of on the shift lock release by your tranny and push in a key.
3. This will allow you to get it into neutral
4. Put your key in the ignition and start the car.
5. Remove the E brake, while holding down the brake.

This should work. I had a old Honda Accord 94 that did this sometimes. If the steering is over to far or sometimes the car does not think you are in park.