New Car won't start!

[bassman218]

Its kind of ridiculous since I bought my accord coupe 08 around late Aug and today it won't start! I know its cold but i used to have a 14 yr old camry and it worked fine in the winter parked outside for the whole day. The accord engine has some sound but the engine won't turn on. I am on hold for roadside assistance which they will probably take 5 hrs to get here. Luckily this is happening at home and the car is in my garage! and NO i didn't leave my battery on overnight...i tried the lights and they work! It should be the electrical fuse but still its a new car!anyone having the same problem?

[pierrefleur]

it could be the battery, humidity can affect it.

[QTheNukes]

Its kind of ridiculous since I bought my accord coupe 08 around late Aug and today it won't start! I know its cold but i used to have a 14 yr old camry and it worked fine in the winter parked outside for the whole day. The accord engine has some sound but the engine won't turn on. I am on hold for roadside assistance which they will probably take 5 hrs to get here. Luckily this is happening at home and the car is in my garage! and NO i didn't leave my battery on overnight...i tried the lights and they work! It should be the electrical fuse but still its a new car!anyone having the same problem?

I would be calling up the dealer and telling him to get his ass over there!

[chickenbones]

Are you trolling? 08 new accord not starting? Is the engine cranking? What kind of noise does it make?

[bassman218]

Are you trolling? 08 new accord not starting? Is the engine cranking? What kind of noise does it make?

Hey you're right maybe a good word is a troll sound!! after 30 mins on the waiting line, they're going to send a battery booster/ tow truck over. if its battery im going to get them to give me a new one since its less than 24months old and there's probs. Hopefully the dealership is not too busy =( What a pain! I bought a new car to avoid this and its only the beginning of winter.......

[namdeeps]

Buy american

[iplom]

Buy Americrap

lol

[BobyYoo]

are you saying the car is inside your garage? then it is not because of the weather.

must be something else than battery.
does it crank at all, maybe it is your alarm anti-thief module etc...

[bassman218]

are you saying the car is inside your garage? then it is not because of the weather.

must be something else than battery.
does it crank at all, maybe it is your alarm anti-thief module etc...

yeah the car is inside the garage and it does crank. I don't have any after mkt anti-thief modules in the vehicle. Maybe its the original honda one? I drove the car late last night into the garage, business as usual. I'll update what the problem is once the tow truck guy comes around and checks it out.

[Engi-Nir]

Buy american

lol

dude u left lights on? can u go to acc on and use the radio?lights?

[dhamilton]

Are you serious? Honda's and Toyota's never breakdown...it's true; the media told me that.

[totech]

Buy american

Probably was made in the U.S of A.

[TenzoR]

Could be a lot of things

1. battery could be defective, giving not enough power to the starter to start the engine
2. the starter could be bad
3. something wrong with the fuel delivery system

just because it's new doesn't mean it's not possible for it to have problems.

[Shaner]

Just relax, even new cars have problems sometimes. Nothing is foolproof.
Whatever it is the dealership will get it taken care of.

[mau108]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)

[BobyYoo]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)

The accord was assembled in usa since 86. If you compare it to a prelude. Quality wise, I dont see any difference.
Very reliable car. Not because 1 of them went wrong that you can say it all suxx. I'm sure there is a prelude out that have alot of problems

[TenzoR]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)

Not really, IIRC the MIJ Toyota trucks (specifically 4Runner) had a lot of problems.

[Mayoo]

thanks for letting us know .. and keep us updated .. Aslo i am getting this fealing of never buy first year of a new generation vechicle. Example: 2003 Accord is 1st year in 7th Gen Accord , 2008 Accord is 1st year of 8th gen accords. they are like Beta releases lol ... i see some issue with my accord 2003 which were all fixed on 2005 and 2006 ones ..

[Shaner]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)

I have a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire that is still going strong despite having 300k on it and basically no repairs. It always started right up no matter how cold it was. It was made in the US. Does that mean every Sunfire out there will last until 300k with minimal repairs? Not a chance. Also, there's a lot of MIJ vehicles out there that have many known problems.

You shouldn't generalize.

ps. 181k is nothing to brag about. Most cars will hit that mark with minimal repairs.

[seftonm]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)
Interesting. I know of a made in Japan Honda and Acura that both can't be depended on to start at -25 unless they are plugged in. My sample size is twice as big as yours, so your Prelude must be an anomaly ;)

[LoveRFD]

I had similar problems happened to me on both my previous Honda Civic and current Hyundai Tucson, and both were under same situation:

The previous day the car was sitting outside garage for at least half day and the weather was very cold. In the evening I started the car and drove it into garage thinking next day the car wouldn't be too cold when I needed to go out. The whole process only took about less than 10 seconds. Then next day I found out that I was having problem with starting the car. Tried several times with no success, I left the car and came back in 20 minutes and tried again it started ok.

I think it has something to do with starting the car very cold and driving it very short distance then turned it off.

P.S Both cars were fairly new(1 was less than a year old, the other was 2 years old) when this happened.

[dhamilton]

I'm finding the quality of these "japaneses" cars assembled in the U S of ASS and Canada aren't all that great.

Made in Japan Honda and toyota FTW! I love my prelude, she starts in -25C weather like it would in 25C weather :P Just clocked 181K with nothing but regular oil changes. (did a tbelt change but soooo was not needed, that original belt could have taken another 100k easy)

:rolleyes:

181k! Congratulations, that's quite the feat! I've never seen an odometer go that high with minimal repairs AND one that starts in -25C weather! You, sir, are a hero to us all :)

[SkylineGTR]

Buy american

lol.........lol......sorry.

[Billa-786]

:rolleyes:

181k! Congratulations, that's quite the feat! I've never seen an odometer go that high with minimal repairs AND one that starts in -25C weather! You, sir, are a hero to us all :)

lol

[Menace]

Now you are trolling. Buy GM eh :D:D

Buy amerishits

[Engi-Nir]

Now you are trolling. Buy GM eh :D:D

he mean by amerishits = honda accord, toyota camry, etc :lol: