thejew89

to start off ill let everyone know its an 04 with 102k on it.

after i got home from work today i decided i was going to reattach my lip to my front bumper. it fell off. after doing that i came inside to cool off and let the car sit in the driveway for an hour or so. then just a few minutes ago i went out to pull it out of the driveway. when i went to start it i noticed that all the lights on the dash were lit and the light with the key inside the car was blinking really fast. i tried to start it and nothing, no click like a bad starter, no slow start like a dead battery. just nothing. now its sitting in the street after me pushing it and still wont start or turn over or anything.

any ideas on what i can do to try and get it to start or should i call a tow truck and let the dealer fix it?

Winning 8

maybe is the factory alarm go use the key to unlock the car door and try to start again.

thejew89

i tried that it didnt work

Winning 8

what happen did you leave the key in the ignition or you leave the car running??

Razz1

Sounds like a dead battery.

Winning 8

maybe you need to reprogram your key, try your other key and see if it work.

thejew89

nope battery is fine tried jumping after initial no start and still nothing. if it was a dead battery the radio wouldnt play and nothing would light up. if i had another key i would have tried that but when i bought the car it only had the one key. i got tired of messin with it so its on a flatbed heading to the closest dealer(the service manager hates my guts there but oh well)

i did have the radio playing while i was working on it but i only worked on it for like 30 minutes so i know i didnt drain the battery that quick and it would have jumped or made a click sound when i tried to start, but it didnt.

Winning 8

good luck with your car

thejew89

yeah i think im gonna fix my honda and park the 8 for a while

Specialpowers

Try tow-starting it

thejew89

i tried to push start it and it didnt work

Specialpowers

^^ Maybe you didn't get it up to a high enough speed by pushing it

Do the dash lights dim when you turn the key?

Have you tried disconnecting / reconnecting the battery?

Have you tried resetting the ECU?

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Quote: (can't remember who, sorry)

There are a couple of procedures and consists of two phases.
Step 1: Warm up your car
Step 2: Turn it off, take out the key.
Step 3: Put the key back in, turn it to the ON position but do not start the car.
Step 4: Step on the brake pedal 20 times or until you see your oil pressure gauge sweep up and back down.
Step 5: Take out the key.

PHASE ONE COMPLETE!

Step 1: Put the key back in.
Step 2: Hold down on the Trip Meter Reset button (DO NOT LET GO)
Step 3: Turn the ignition to on, do not start the car.
Now, the Trip Meter should read TEST.
Step 4: Turn off the car and take out the key.
Step 5: START THE CAR. Drive around for about 15 minutes s

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These may or may not work, I dunno. Just trying to think of some easy options for ya

Specialpowers

... and have you checked your fuses?

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

yes, check your fuses. particularly the EGI fuses.

Krazed_Rx8

iTrader: (5)

Double check your battery. I had the exact same issue once.. was about to get car towed to dealer but then the tow truck driver told me it was my battery.. he was correct.

thejew89

It turns out the PCM fried itself somehow