05 Acura TL 6ML. Seemed like idling was a little off, like it would drop rpm while stopped but in gear. Yesterday husband was driving home from work (his ford expy is broke too lol), he said something with tranny felt off, then he said it was almost like car was going to shut off. He said the car was a little unresponsive also. Today when he was leaving for work the car won't start. It will crank but not turn over and start. I tried knocking on the starter but nothing. The battery isn't dead and I can hear the fuel pump coming on. I did notice that the starter is from napa so I'm assuming it's already been replaced. The car has 128k miles. One owner before me. Any advice is very much appreciated!!!! We are down to no vehicle and have 4 kids....

 

Check the battery with a multimeter to see what you're at. Might be low and that's why you're not starting. Could still be the starter failing

 

I second the battery. Mine was only very slightly low on voltage, but the CCA was very low. Would crank but not turn over. These only seem to last about 3 years.....at least for me

 

 

 

Starter will have nothing to do with it stalling. A starter starts the engine. It has no other function once the engine is running. If it stalls out it either isn't getting the proper amount of air, fuel, or spark. Unfortunately there are multiple things that can cause any one of those to be wonky.

 

 

1. First thing that I would do when engine is turning over (starter works), but it doesn't run or keep running, is to try running it with carb cleaner or starting fluid.
Just spray some in the intake. There should be some videos how to.
It gives you idea if fuel or spark or some other system is bad.

2. Usually reading codes don't offer much help if engine is not even starting, but maybe there is something stored from when the car was starting to run badly. Try reading them.

If it's in the shop already, keep us updated. It's always nice to know what went bad,

 

Did you test CCA....cold cranking amps? My battery was almost dead on for voltage but very low on CCA. New battery = problem solved....at least for me.

 

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