# 2001 Honda Civic Cpe - Cables to battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-cpe-cables-to-battery/133000>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [January 20, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-cpe-cables-to-battery/133000 "2019-01-20T19:15:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ziegen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@Ziegen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ziegen)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-cpe-cables-to-battery/133000/1 "2019-01-20T19:15:11Z")

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My car had a hard time starting so I had the system checked an found that I needed a new battery. I put the battery in and tighten the cables as tight as I could and the cables we’re still movable. Now when I turn the headlights on the car almost dies out and shifts hard. Could this be from the cables being loose.

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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:** [January 20, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-cpe-cables-to-battery/133000/2 "2019-01-20T19:21:05Z")

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Yes it can. Loose means the connection is poor.

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**Author:** ![Ziegen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@Ziegen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ziegen)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-cpe-cables-to-battery/133000/3 "2019-01-20T19:24:33Z")

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Thanks for the rapid response