# 2018 Honda Accord won’t start after back end repair

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909 "2021-08-23T14:48:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Samuels\_malcolm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Samuels\_malcolm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Samuels_malcolm)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909/1 "2021-08-23T14:48:22Z")

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My 2018 Honda had an accident and we had to cut the the back and replaced with a new back but since we finished the engine won’t start what can I do to make it start

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909/2 "2021-08-23T15:55:39Z")

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My crystal ball says… we dont have enough info to answer that.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909/3 "2021-08-24T00:11:42Z")

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If it was hit hard enough that it required cutting and welding,

My guess is the fuel pump cutoff switch has also been tripped.

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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:** [August 24, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909/4 "2021-08-24T00:17:50Z")

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What do you mean by “won’t start”? Do you hear that rrr rrr rrr sound w/the key in start?

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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:** [August 24, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-accord-won-t-start-after-back-end-repair/178909/5 "2021-08-24T14:44:24Z")

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My Magic 8 ball says… take it back to the place that did the work and ask them.

This is not hard.