# Car won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/33429>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [July 15, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/33429 "2009-07-15T11:57:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![joey12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@joey12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joey12)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/33429/1 "2009-07-15T11:57:17Z")

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i have a 1999 honda accord. sometimes, it start, sometimes not. when it won’t start, the next day i try & it starts, have no idea for this. on the dash, it’ll show a pic that doors are open, i’ll check all the doors & they will be closed. do u have any insight on this. thank you

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**Author:** ![twotone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@twotone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twotone)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/33429/2 "2009-07-15T15:36:13Z")

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Take it to your local Honda mechanic and have him perform an electrical system diagnostic test.

Twotone