# 2001 Honda Accord Sdn - It all started with the trunk light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-sdn-it-all-started-with-the-trunk-light/153307>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [November 22, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-sdn-it-all-started-with-the-trunk-light/153307 "2019-11-22T02:22:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MikeT22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@MikeT22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeT22)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-sdn-it-all-started-with-the-trunk-light/153307/1 "2019-11-22T02:22:25Z")

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I know my trunk light was on due the lock being broke…I get in the car and the battery was clicking so I jumped the car and it cut rite on…I did notice my positive cable was loose but I did drive it for about 30 mins with the loose cable I was trying to tighten it but it wouldn’t so after a few mins of sitting there the car cut off no power I got a jump it started up I drove it back home when I parked I turned it off in right back on then I tried it again but got nothing is the the battery or alternator need help

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-sdn-it-all-started-with-the-trunk-light/153307/2 "2019-11-22T02:28:59Z")

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You have a trunk light on that will drain the battery and you don’t remove for some reason I can’t fathom.

You have a loose battery cable and you don’t clean tighten it.

Don’t you think those two items need to be addressed first.