My car started this strange behavior recently. After I drive home from work through the normal 3rd mainland bridge traffic and i get home then park, the car refuses to start after I turn off the engine. I mean, after turning off the engine, then try to start it again it doesn't start. If I leave the engine to then cool off for about 5-10 minutes, it then starts again once I try. My mechanic asked me to buy a brand new battery, I did and it still continued. He told me to then change the kick starter, no results still. He also asked me to pay for a car wash to wash the radiator which I did, still no result. I need urgent help pls, has anybody experienced this before? Now he's telling me to buy a new radiator all together and change one of the fans. Ive spent so much already, can't afford to spend all the money without result. I need the car up and running in the next one week cos I need it for a function. I'll be waiting on ur responses pls
Let me also add that its a Honda accord 2009 (evil spirit)
The mechanics diagnosis now is that the radiator is not strong enough for the engine, especially cos I always use my car AC so my car overheats (even though the temperature guage says its normal) which causes it to not start after a long drive, hence the need for a new radiator.

mayim:
My car started this strange behavior recently. After I drive home from work through the normal 3rd mainland bridge traffic and i get home then park, the car refuses to start after I turn off the engine. I mean, after turning off the engine, then try to start it again it doesn't start. If I leave the engine to then cool off for about 5-10 minutes, it then starts again once I try. My mechanic asked me to buy a brand new battery, I did and it still continued. He told me to then change the kick starter, no results still. He also asked me to pay for a car wash to wash the radiator which I did, still no result. I need urgent help pls, has anybody experienced this before? Now he's telling me to buy a new radiator all together and change one of the fans. Ive spent so much already, can't afford to spend all the money without result. I need the car up and running in the next one week cos I need it for a function. I'll be waiting on ur responses pls

What brand of car is it? In Honda it is caused by starter relay just below the dashboard. Had similar problem many years ago before it was diagnosed. The funny thing was the relay is cheap!

Oksman:


What brand of car is it? In Honda it is caused by starter relay just below the dashboard. Had similar problem many years ago before it was diagnosed. The funny thing was the relay is cheap!

Yes its a Honda! Starter relay? Never heard it before. Is it something a decent mechanic knows abt?

mayim:
My car started this strange behavior recently. After I drive home from work through the normal 3rd mainland bridge traffic and i get home then park, the car refuses to start after I turn off the engine. I mean, after turning off the engine, then try to start it again it doesn't start. If I leave the engine to then cool off for about 5-10 minutes, it then starts again once I try. My mechanic asked me to buy a brand new battery, I did and it still continued. He told me to then change the kick starter, no results still. He also asked me to pay for a car wash to wash the radiator which I did, still no result. I need urgent help pls, has anybody experienced this before? Now he's telling me to buy a new radiator all together and change one of the fans. Ive spent so much already, can't afford to spend all the money without result. I need the car up and running in the next one week cos I need it for a function. I'll be waiting on ur responses pls
Let me also add that its a Honda accord 2009 (evil spirit)
The mechanics diagnosis now is that the radiator is not strong enough for the engine, especially cos I always use my car AC so my car overheats (even though the temperature guage says its normal) which causes it to not start after a long drive, hence the need for a new radiator.

I think u should get ur car scanned for error codes before wasting money on trial and errors.

mayim:

Yes its a Honda! Starter relay? Never heard it before. Is it something a decent mechanic knows abt?

Well in my own case it was not even a mechanic that fixed it but rather a guy who deals on Honda parts that i informed after being frustrated by some mechanics. He brought the stuff and within 10 minutes was through! He called it a starter relay.
The relay is located just beneath the dash board very close to the steering wheel. After the fix, i never had the problem again its over 3yrs now.
Again when fixing a Honda, do make sure that the mechanic specialises in Honda products. Forget about the belief that once it a Japanese vehicle any a Toyota expert can fix it. Tnx and do have a pleasant night.

That's always the problem when you take a non Toyota car to a roadside mechanic

I hope you did collect all the parts that were replaced (especially the battery) because it seems nothing was wrong with them

I sought the opinion of another mechanic who believes it’s a problem with the kick starter and suggested I change the kick starter. However I just serviced the kick starter as prescribed by the previous mechanic. I have spent a lot of money already and using a scanner will cost a lot as well hence my need for opinions on how to proceed. Who else has experienced this or has an idea of what’s going on with the car? I’d appreciate ur help plssssss

mayim:
I sought the opinion of another mechanic who believes it’s a problem with the kick starter and suggested I change the kick starter. However I just serviced the kick starter as prescribed by the previous mechanic. I have spent a lot of money already and using a scanner will cost a lot as well hence my need for opinions on how to proceed. Who else has experienced this or has an idea of what’s going on with the car? I’d appreciate ur help plssssss

You spent all this money and you can't pay 2500 to 3000 to scan the car. You might as well continue swapping parts. Change the fuel injectors and the crankshaft sensors

I feel your pains here. This is absolutely wrong of you to have being replacing those parts, without any commensurate results.
Y not get the car scanned first?!

Is there no check engine light lit on the dash?
There's no way radiator, or...can caused your car not to start.

As someone here stated, try the starter relay, and see what happens.
I think the terminology he used might be different.

I have seen such Honda cars stalls or refusing to start, because of a failing fuel pump relay located just by the kick panel of the car.





Regards,
Joseph (08066643532)
DW Nig Ltd
Isolo,
Lagos

mayim:
My car started this strange behavior recently. After I drive home from work through the normal 3rd mainland bridge traffic and i get home then park, the car refuses to start after I turn off the engine. I mean, after turning off the engine, then try to start it again it doesn't start. If I leave the engine to then cool off for about 5-10 minutes, it then starts again once I try. My mechanic asked me to buy a brand new battery, I did and it still continued. He told me to then change the kick starter, no results still. He also asked me to pay for a car wash to wash the radiator which I did, still no result. I need urgent help pls, has anybody experienced this before? Now he's telling me to buy a new radiator all together and change one of the fans. Ive spent so much already, can't afford to spend all the money without result. I need the car up and running in the next one week cos I need it for a function. I'll be waiting on ur responses pls
Let me also add that its a Honda accord 2009 (evil spirit)
The mechanics diagnosis now is that the radiator is not strong enough for the engine, especially cos I always use my car AC so my car overheats (even though the temperature guage says its normal) which causes it to not start after a long drive, hence the need for a new radiator.

When I had a similar challenge, culprit was the alternator.

Prior to changing it, had earlier tested the alternator with a multimeter and the results were within spec so I never knew it was my problem. What I usually did was to leave the key in the ON
position for a minute before starting the vehicle. I kept using it like that till I one day saw my battery warning light come up.

I changed the alternator and it's been over 6 months I last experienced hard starts when vehicle is warm.

I'm not saying that's your problem, I no be mechanic. Just saying you should take a look at it.

tensazangetsu20:


You spent all this money and you can't pay 2500 to 3000 to scan the car. You might as well continue swapping parts. Change the fuel injectors and the crankshaft sensors

2500-3000 to scan your car? In this Lagos?? Pls refer me cos the bill I’m getting for car scanning starts from 10k upward

mayim:

2500-3000 to scan your car? In this Lagos?? Pls refer me cos the bill I’m getting for car scanning starts from 10k upward

10k . Is it rolls Royce? Where are you ?

tensazangetsu20:

10k . Is it rolls Royce? Where are you ?

Shuffle between ogudu and ikoyi

rationalmind:


When I had a similar challenge, culprit was the alternator.

Prior to changing it, had earlier tested the alternator with a multimeter and the results were within spec so I never knew it was my problem. What I usually did was to leave the key in the ON
position for a minute before starting the vehicle. I kept using it like that till I one day saw my battery warning light come up.

I changed the alternator and it's been over 6 months I last experienced hard starts when vehicle is warm.

I'm not saying that's your problem, I no be mechanic. Just saying you should take a look at it.

I also had my alternator checked with the meter and it reads well which gave me assurance that it can’t be the culprit. But hearing ur experience makes me wonder if it cud be the culprit. I cud probably try out ur method, leave the ignition in ON position for a while before starting it