So i park outside the doctors clinic waiting for my mom with the key on position 2. I was listening to XM with the fan on.....an hr and some change later my car wouldn't start. I would try to turn it on and it would splutter like it was trying to turn on but it couldn't. I called Roadside assistance and as soon as they booked the local service company, my car decides to turn on. I was scared shitless as I am a paranoid person. Was my battery dead? The engine spluttering was a little wierd, it seemed like it wanted to start but couldn't. I drove the car for another hour to let the alternator charge the battery. It runs fine now, so I'm hoping that it was just a dead battery. Was it?

 

Sounds like you ran the battery, but it had enough juice to start up on the final try.

 

thanks boss..it was some wierd shit..like it wanted to turn on but it wouldnt..the lights on my dashboard was on too..so at first I didn't think it was a dead battery.

 

you have a 2009 TSX?
if your car is fairly new, it shouldnt sputter.

watch it carefully in the next weeks

 

it's a 2010..when my mom came out, i decided to turn the key to position 1 then shift to position 3(turning car on). Engine refused to rotate, and then it sat for a while and it finally turned on. I don't remember clearly if it was a splutter, it just made a noise that sounded like it didn't have enough power to start. 1 hr and 30 minutes of xm radio and fan probably did kill the battery tho..cheap ass oem batteries

 

Don't know about the 2G, but 1G TSXs have really weak OEM batteries. You really shouldn't leave it on like that to listen to music or it will die, like you experienced. Unfortunately, you'll need to upgrade your battery if you do that regularly.

 

I already replaced my 2009 TSX oem battery once under the warranty.

 

I have experienced the same issue too, where do you hear that sputter noise. It happened to me I would say 2 or 3 times and it comes from the left side under the vsa button i hear a noise. However, when I checked my battery voltage it looks good 12.13 some thing like that.

 

my oem is sitll running strong. u should just go to autozone or pepboys or w/e and do those free battery checks

 

Acura OEM batteries are known to be weak. Thankfully, you're eligible for a new battery while you're under warranty.

 

i had the same thing happen to me twice all i know is that it has something to do with the little steering wheel icon that lights up, at first i thought that it could be the signal from the key to the transponder is not linking up hence the sputtering and turning so what i did was let it sit for a minue or two and then works next time this happens to you look at your dash lights on the left side you will see the little steering wheel icon.

 

good to know I will try it and let you guys know. so if that is the case then wats causing and how do we fix it or does it have to be taken to the dealer

 

I was waxing my car one time and listening to the radio... afterward I couldn't start the car after multiple attempts. Tried one last time and it started.

 

Did you hear any noise under dash when you attempted to turn on?

 

Did this happen because you were listening to the radio with the ignition on position 2?

 

If you want to listen to the radio, leave the key at position 1.

Position 2 will turn on the fan (including the radiator fan) as well as your daytime running lights (if light switch is set to Auto). An hour with radio, fan and DRL running will kill most battery.

 

Plus you have energized the entire ignition system, fuel pump, etc. Essentially position 2 is the car running position after start and you should never leave the key in this position for extended periods when the car is not running. If you are just listening to music, position 1 is the proper key location.

 

No I did not have any radio on this happend to me when I attempted to turn on. I was on my way to work no music nothing just unlocked the car, put the key in turn it 1 then 2 and wait for the fuel gauge indicator rise up then turn to 3 to start right at that moment I herd sputter noise coming from underneath the dash on my side I would say where the fuse compartment is. So I turned back to posistion 1 took the key out and insert again did the same thing then no noise from the bottom left side of the dash.

 

I hope I didn't do much damage to the battery..That was a silly mistake on my end...no other parts of the car should be damaged right? like the alternator or the starter

 

after you drove it, the alternator charged your battery back up.

 

Running the battery that long will drain the capacity. But the battery works on a chemical reaction, if you let it sit for a little while some of the capacity will return. Don't ask me exactly how. So if you let it sit it may recover enough to get the car cranked over. This is what happened in your case. If not jumping it will do the trick. If you haven't damaged the battery it should recharge from the alternator and be fine.

 

Just an FYI, the DRL's shouldn't come on unless the car is gear and the emergency brake is off.

 

Thanks for the info. On my 6MT model, the DRL comes on when the key is on position 2.