Car Dies After Starting

[dohman]

K this past week this was been happening to my car, everytime i start the car it turns over but after 2-3 seconds it dies out and everytime i try afterwards it struggles to turn over, so i waited it out for a couple of minutes before starting it again and it does the job. BEEN MAJOR HEAT down here in Canada for the past month im wondering if this is causing the problem or what not? anyone experience this before, if so what do i need to get this fix?

[shaved90accord]

im having this exact problem..lemme kno if u hear anything

[drucifer92]

moms car did this for 5 minutes. thats all.

[GrnAkkord559]

Maybe Might be..

OK bro that happened to me i has the same prob and yes it is the heat like when u have it all hot and stuff it fails to start until it kools down well hey it is the main relay under the dash that thing is prob to old and heat fucked it up so just replace the main relay under the steering column and it should fix it i had the same and i chged the main relay and it was Ok and back to normal so bro try that.o Btw the Relay cost like 75 bucks so GL.

[accordztech]

can be that main relay, when u are about to start it and u dont hear a click when the check engine light goes out then its ur main relay. but if it dies after its something else.

but if it dies after starting then you may have my problem which was the ignition switch.

if i hold the key after i start it in a certain positition it will stay running, that was my ignition switch going bad. so like after u start it and let go, instead of letting go, let go just a tab...then if it stays on then you know its the ignition switch.

i do have a recent thread on that as well.

[mrhonda]

It could also be the ignition switch pigtail....also very common. Next time it starts up and immidiately dies, try starting it again but don't let go of the key once it fires up, continue holding it in the "run" position....if it keeps running until you let go of the key, then its the ignition switch.

*edit* looks like accordztec finished typing before me....

[dohman]

k check it out and the engine light went off with no click, so i guess ill be replacing the relay tomm, and maybe replace the igniton switch as well just to be safe.

[dohman]

k installed the main relay today, pain in the ass cause of the alarm system and fog lights wirings, i also bought a ignition switch but im clueless on this on how to install this, so can anyone post DIY for this with pix if possible.