# 1999 Honda Civic doesn't start after it gets to temperature

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-honda-civic-doesnt-start-after-it-gets-to-temperature/120952>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [July 13, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-honda-civic-doesnt-start-after-it-gets-to-temperature/120952 "2018-07-13T17:47:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![SkylerCarter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/skylercarter/32/12695_2.png) [@SkylerCarter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SkylerCarter)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-honda-civic-doesnt-start-after-it-gets-to-temperature/120952/1 "2018-07-13T17:47:27Z")

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My car sometimes doesn’t start. Mostly after it’s up to temperature. It cranks and cranks and cranks but doesn’t turn over. As soon as a call a tow truck, it starts right up.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-honda-civic-doesnt-start-after-it-gets-to-temperature/120952/2 "2018-07-13T19:36:06Z")

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Maybe crankshaft position sensor, maybe fuel pump, maybe an ignition relay underhood. All can cause an intermittent no-start because of temperature. It needs to be tested for fuel pressure and spark and power to the ignition when this happens. Maybe a trip to the mechanic will trigger the no-start?

The relay and sensor are both cheap and I’d just replace them anyway on a 19 year old car. If the car has over 130K miles or so and never had a pump replaced, I’d do that too, whatever you find.