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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Spooky electrical problem

I went to start my Honda Fit and it was completely dead- no dome light, headlights, idiot lights, nothing. i came back a few hours later and everything worked fine. I never had to jump it. I thought I imagined the whole thing (I've had a lot of stress lately), but then I saw ENTER CODE on the radio. so I know the power was off.

I don't know whether to call the dealer or the exorcist. Any advice??
 
Old Dec 12, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike9
I went to start my Honda Fit and it was completely dead- no dome light, headlights, idiot lights, nothing. i came back a few hours later and everything worked fine. I never had to jump it. I thought I imagined the whole thing (I've had a lot of stress lately), but then I saw ENTER CODE on the radio. so I know the power was off.

I don't know whether to call the dealer or the exorcist. Any advice??
Check that the battery leads are firmly attached. If one is loose, it could easily cause the oddities you saw, and it's a very easy thing to fix besides.

If that's not the problem, I recommend the dealer over the exorcist. I suspect a greater portion of exorcists than of dealers exist primarily to separate gullible people from their cash.
 
Old Dec 12, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I suspect a greater portion of exorcists than of dealers exist primarily to separate gullible people from their cash.
Not so sure about that from threads on here.

I also suspect loose battery cable or terminal clamp.
 
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Clean are tightly reattach the battery cables on both ends.
 
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