Could it be the starter? Or somehow anti theft system triggered? if so, anyone know a starter/alternator guy in boston? I would hate to bring this to the dealer and go broke. Tried to jump it with no luck. When I turn the key, everything oes on, including the air conitioning and lights, but i only get ONE CLICK. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Try using another key, or the valet key, to see if the car will start.

I'd still suspect the battery was bad, though-- who tried to jump start the TL, and how?.

 

If you tried to jump it and still no luck, you either have a completely dead cell in the battery (not likely), a cable issue, or a bad starter. Or a frozen up engine. Kidding.

 

I tried to jump the tl with a lincoln navigator as the booster engine.
I can only hope it i the battery bcause it was replaced 2 years ago from acura with a 100 month warranty...
Anyone know a good shop to take this to if its the starter?

 

Don't condemn the starter yet. Turn the lights on and try and start the car, do the lights go dim, if so, not enough juice in the battery, and make ceertain cables are clean, but if they stay bright and you hear a click, I'd then assume it's the starter, or as Matt stated a frozen engine. Just kidding!!!!!.

 

I had to throw the frozen engine comment in because it's happened to me twice. Once was my mother's car, hit the starter and it severely dimmed the lights. I tried turning it over with a wrench on the crank and nothing. Luckily it was just hydrolocked from a leaking lower intake manifold gasket. The other was running the GN out of oil and shutting it off. Got it freed up with a 3' breaker bar but it was never the same.

Very good point about the dimming lights.

 

Looks like it was the starter. Sux that this could go at less than 80k miles..

 

For the future, make sure the battery is perfect. I replace mine at the first sign of trouble (after properly diagnosing it of course) because a weak battery can make the starter go out sooner.

 

I had the same problem as you. It turned out to be the positive terminal being very very ccorroded. It would end up discharging the battery. The car would not turn on or nothing.

I dropped some coke and did my best to remvoe some of it off and I let the car sit overnight. I came back in the morning and the car automagically turned on. I took no chances and drove to autozone, got the battery and alternator checked. They both tested good. I went and a new terminal, replaced it (very easy, even for someone like me) and protected it with the gue they sell.

All in all, it solved my problem. Good luck.

 

if the battery is ok, try tapping the starter lightly with a hammer. then try cranking it. if it comes back then you've got a bad starter!

 

there is a starter cut relay on your car I would check that first & find cable going to starter check for 12v while someone turning key if u have 12 v then its probably bad starter I manly work on crv element and new model soon to be out for honda so we see some bad relays dont no why but we do.Hope this helps