# 2013 Honda Accord sometimes won’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [June 3, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575 "2018-06-03T14:15:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Sam21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Sam21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sam21)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/1 "2018-06-03T14:15:23Z")

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I have a 2013 Honda Accord 4 cyl. with 78,000 miles. Replaced the battery and starter last year. Recently sometimes it just won’t start. I put in and play with it for a while and then it will start. My mechanic doesn’t have a clue. Says we have to wait for it to act up. Do you have any idea what the problem is?

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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 3, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/2 "2018-06-03T23:20:37Z")

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Sometimes won’t start has two meanings.

You turn the ignition key to start, but nothing happens.

Or, you turn the ignition key to start, the engine cranks over, but doesn’t start.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Sam21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Sam21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sam21)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/3 "2018-06-04T15:33:31Z")

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All the lights on the dash light up. Won’t start. No noise . Play around by shifting to neutral try to start again. Dash lights go on.

No sound . Rey it again and it starts like nothing ever happenes.

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**Author:** ![0708Honda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/82dd89/32.png) [@0708Honda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/0708Honda)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/4 "2018-06-04T20:44:58Z")

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Is your model an LX, Sport, or EX? Depending on the model there’s a key or a fob.

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**Author:** ![Sam21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Sam21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sam21)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/5 "2018-06-04T21:32:18Z")

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Mine is the 4 chi. Ex. Could it be the electric switch?

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**Author:** ![0708Honda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/82dd89/32.png) [@0708Honda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/0708Honda)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/6 "2018-06-04T22:46:39Z")

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Have you looked into issues with the key Fob? A source of mine from Honda said they have issues on the older models of keyless ignition. Have you replaced the key’s battery? and then I would look into a new key/re program.

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**Author:** ![Sam21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Sam21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sam21)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-sometimes-won-t-start/118575/7 "2018-06-04T23:17:42Z")

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I switched keys to one we hardly used and I thought it was ding good, but that didn’t seem to he help.