# Honda van won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [April 21, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806 "2010-04-21T22:56:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tasaville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tasaville](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tasaville)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806/1 "2010-04-21T22:56:53Z")

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After recharging the battery twice, the van still wouldn’t start. Then I checked the fuse to see if it’s out, and saw that it’s not. The van just wouldn’t start at all, but with a clicking sound, nothing else. What’s wrong?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806/2 "2010-04-21T23:09:30Z")

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How about if you give us some of the really important details, such as:

Model  
Model year  
Odometer mileage  
Whether this battery is the original, and if not, how old the battery is  
Whether you have checked the battery terminals for a tight connection and for the presence of corrosion

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**Author:** ![tasaville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tasaville](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tasaville)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806/3 "2010-04-21T23:22:22Z")

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Model: Odyssey  
Year : 2003  
Odometer mileage: 65,000  
Battery is not original, but new less than a year,  
Battery terminals’ connection is tight, and no corrosion

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-van-wont-start/47806/4 "2010-04-22T02:43:47Z")

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What happens when you hook up jumper cables and try starting it?

Do you have a volt meter? What does it show?

I bet the battery is bad. Did it get run down? How many times?