# Open window keeps car from starting? 2008 Honda Civic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [April 29, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020 "2013-04-29T22:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![VassarGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f0a364/32.png) [@VassarGirl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VassarGirl)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020/1 "2013-04-29T22:57:46Z")

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My 2008 Honda Civic has been failing to start intermittently. When it is put on a charger or jumpstarted it starts right up. After this happened a couple times I realized it only does this when I’ve left a window open. It doesn’t matter if it’s cracked or all the way down. A week ago I left the window cracked, went into my apartment for 15 mins and when I came out the car wouldn’t start.

Any guesses as to the cause and whether I’ll have to produce and surrender a firstborn child to get it fixed?

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**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020/2 "2013-04-29T23:16:07Z")

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I believe this is one of those things that will take a few minutes with a “hands on” Tech, to resolve this problem.

I will guess that it will not be a big expense, but it is hard to tell from here.

Please do not take your car to your local “Fast Lube” joint, even if they are cheap and convenient.