# Intermittent starting problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-starting-problem/47453>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [April 14, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-starting-problem/47453 "2010-04-14T15:12:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kajmanto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@kajmanto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kajmanto)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-starting-problem/47453/1 "2010-04-14T15:12:53Z")

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My car dint start ,took to the mechanic ,said battery issue…changed battery…came back home…started again…same issue…took to mechanic again…said starter problem…changed starter…same issue…tried 3 different starter same issue…changed brand of starter…worked for 2 days…again same issue…only now…it does not happen every time i start…there is a grinding noise when it starts…try 2 or 3 times…it works…after struggling to… start…need help

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**Author:** ![bonniedarko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@bonniedarko](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bonniedarko)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-starting-problem/47453/2 "2010-04-14T19:22:41Z")

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i am having the same problem! sort of…sluggish starting getting sluggisher and sluggisher (what, it’s a word!). any clues?