# 2009 accord died while accelerating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229 "2021-10-26T05:43:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![531connor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/9d8465/32.png) [@531connor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/531connor)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229/1 "2021-10-26T05:43:41Z")

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I was accelerating from a stop sign when my accord’s engine sputtered and shut off in the middle of the intersection. I managed to coast to the side of the road and popped the hood to see a little white smoke coming from the drivers side of the engine and it smelled like an electrical burn.

Is it possible that my starter never disengaged and seized? I had only been driving for about 5 minutes when it happened

When I tried starting the engine again it would click once but would not crank. Battery seems fine, lights and interior electronics worked fine

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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:** [October 26, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229/2 "2021-10-26T12:07:08Z")

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> [@531connor](#):
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> Is it possible that my starter never disengaged and seized

Possible but unlikely.

> [@531connor](#):
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> Battery seems fine

Why? Because it looks fine? Because it turns the lights on? Or because you measured the voltage with a voltmeter? Only the voltmeter reading is useful data.

So where is the car now?

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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:** [October 27, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229/3 "2021-10-27T00:04:26Z")

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Has there been any maintenance or repair work done recently? This sort of problem is usually associated with a problem w/ that sort of work, only rarely does it happen by itself.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-accord-died-while-accelerating/180229/4 "2021-10-27T21:04:28Z")

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Does this Accord have the V6? I think that one has a timing belt.

If yours is the V6 with a timing belt, has it ever been replaced?

I fear your timing belt may have broken.