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I tried to start my car today and it seemed to be dead?

Tiny
CKGEORGE
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  • 1998 HONDA ACCORD
  • 3.0L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
I tried to start my car today and it seemed to be dead. I waited a minute and tried again. This time all the lights came on and it started fine but after a couple seconds it started to idle low and with in a couple more second it died. Now it won't start at all
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Saturday, June 28th, 2014 AT 10:48 PM

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Tiny
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There could be a number of things that cause this, but the most likely cause is the battery.

So, let's start with this and see if the battery passes a load test.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-car-battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

While there could be other things going on it is most likely a battery.

However, we may have a starter issue as well and here is a guide that will get us started with this issue if the battery tests okay.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Let us know what you find with this stuff, and we can go from there.

Thanks
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