# Car went dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord, honda\ **Created:** [April 10, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-went-dead/47220 "2010-04-10T01:58:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![woodsmeister](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/woodsmeister/32/5925_2.png) [@woodsmeister](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodsmeister)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-went-dead/47220/1 "2010-04-10T01:58:56Z")
1996 Honda Accord. Turned car off after driving it home and parking on the street. Made a funny sound and went dead. Turned key - will not crank. Entire electrical system seems dead. Remote key not working. Lights not working. Dead battery or something else? ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-went-dead/47220/2 "2010-04-10T02:14:30Z")
Dead battery is the place to start. ---
**Author:** ![tjhuot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@tjhuot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjhuot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-went-dead/47220/3 "2010-04-10T03:52:26Z")
Sounds like something must have shorted out. A dying battery doesn’t make a funny sound. I would look under the hood for anything that may look burned. Also check for a burnt smell. If it were me, I would have the thing towed to a good mechanic and have them look it over.