# 2008 Honda Civic doesn’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258 "2018-06-15T13:40:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hosia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@hosia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hosia)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258/1 "2018-06-15T13:40:20Z")

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my car didn’t want to start;i m tring to start it more time even now not not turning engine to start what problem

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258/2 "2018-06-16T00:14:02Z")

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Do you hear that rrr rrr rrr sound, but it won’t catch and run? Is that the problem?

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**Author:** ![98\_civic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/51bf81/32.png) [@98\_civic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/98_civic)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258/3 "2018-06-16T01:05:14Z")

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Check the battery and terminals , if not might be the starter

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258/4 "2018-06-16T16:19:00Z")

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If the vehicle has an automatic transmission, with the dash lights on, step on the brake pedal and shift the transmission into neutral, and then try starting the engine.

If the engine starts, there’s a problem with the transmission range switch.

Tester

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-civic-doesn-t-start/119258/5 "2018-06-16T16:38:34Z")

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If you don’t hear sound when you try to start it, the starter isn’t spinning. A likely cause is a faulty battery. If you have the original battery in the car, it is probably time for a replacement. Expect to pay about $125 plus labor to replace the battery.