# 2001 Honda Civic not Starting and instrument needles ticking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-not-starting-and-instrument-needles-ticking/87923>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting, ignition, electrical-wiring, repair\
**Created:** [November 2, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-not-starting-and-instrument-needles-ticking/87923 "2014-11-02T23:22:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ragne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ragne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ragne)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-not-starting-and-instrument-needles-ticking/87923/1 "2014-11-02T23:22:27Z")

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Hi!  
Hoping that one of you can help me. My Honda Civic (automatic transmission) is not starting. When turning the ignition, nothing happens. After turning the key off, all the instrument needles are ticking back and forth. It was a cold night last night. The battery is fairly new. Any tips would be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-not-starting-and-instrument-needles-ticking/87923/2 "2014-11-03T02:18:22Z")

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Check the battery connections. Sounds like low battery or poor connection.