Car wont start!!!!

[deevergote]

Good luck! Hopefully that's it... if it's not the battery, grounds, or cables, and it's not the ignition switch, then it might take some major wire-tracing to figure out what it is!

[mmliljoker]

they still crank when the main relay goes bad don't they? could it be that? iam just guessing. i haven't heard of very many ing switches going bad except in old domestic cars.

[mmliljoker]

does the dash light up when you turn the key? if it does then its not the ing switch its going to be a connection some were

[deevergote]

Ignition switches go bad on our cars.


And he says that it doesn't crank, and he gets no lights. It would crank if it was the main relay, since that's just for the fuel pump. This is definitely an electrical issue. Something is not sending power to... well... anything!

[90cb7tuner]

does the dash light up when you turn the key? if it does then its not the ing switch its going to be a connection some were

No none of the lights turn on at all....

[turbo90accord]

ignition switch... it usually comes with a harness too. happened to my car few years back.

[90cb7tuner]

So your saying the ignition switch well fix this problem???????

[DatFlyBoy]

main relay?

[turbo90accord]

main relay?

read above! main relay will allow cranking but no start because it doesnt allow voltage to the ecm and fuel pump. ignition switch breaks and doesnt allow voltage to go anywhere in car.


are you able to turn your headlights on? dont need ignition for those to work.

[droppedcb7]

I got your problem i think? I had this problem in my car , if nothing will turn on like no lights or anything. like your car has no power at all. well thats the problem its called the fusible link its in your fuse box under the hood. their the big looking box fuses. if you hook up jumper cables wrong on your car it will blow and your car will loose all power threw that little fuse!!!!!

[90cb7tuner]

Well its wasnst the ignition switch cuz i changed it out today and nothing happend.

[slammedteg91]

Do your headlights/dome light/clock (if you push on the cover to turn it on) light up? These are all things that always work regardless of ignition switch position. If these work, then the ignition switch is the issue.

If they don't work, then double/triple check and clean the positive connection from the battery to the under hood fuse box. If the battery fuse is good (the large one) then most likely it is this connection. Or, it could be the battery negative to chassis ground. But it is something very close to the battery, just keep searching!

[Fake Thug]

Sometimes even with a bad igntion switch the car will still crank,but not start. You elimante that by checking the continuity across the switch, Instead of replacing it. Did you reverse the polarity when you hooked up the battery the first time? Might wannna also pull your ignitor and check it.

[Lroy onDA scene]

its probably the starter.tell someone to tap it with like a metal bar or hammer or something heavy while u try n turn on the car

[90cb7tuner]

its probably the starter.tell someone to tap it with like a metal bar or hammer or something heavy while u try n turn on the car

And what will that do?