electrical problems after cleaning windows

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by sean_n, May 25, 2008.

  1. sean_n

    sean_n Guest

    Hello, I have a 93 honda accord ex, 4D sedan.

    yesterday my car was working fine. today, i wiped my car windows, all
    of them, with a wet sponge. so obviously some water dripped downward,
    but not a lot, it's not like a drenched my car with a hose. i then
    tried to turn my car on, and it was as if i didn't have a battery. it
    didn't make a sound, radio was dead, no lights anywhere. about 1-1/2
    hrs later, i tried it again, and it started, everything was normal.
    i'm guessing it couldn't have been the water, it's too little, and
    could water going down any of the windows cause these symptoms?
     
    sean_n, May 25, 2008
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  2. sean_n

    motsco_ Guest

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    Your battery terminals (or the ground lug at the far end of the black
    one) are loose or corroded. Those kind of problems are temperature
    sensitive, as is the Main Relay problem. That's why it worked OK later
    after the temperature changed. Yours is probably a loose terminal.

    'Curly'
     
    motsco_, May 25, 2008
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  3. sean_n

    sean_n Guest

    I got my Main Relay changed in 9/2006 because i had trouble starting
    it on a hot day, it was turning over but not catching, and the dash
    controls lit up. This time it was as if the battery was not connected
    at all, nothing lit up. When it started working 1-1/2 hrs later, I
    turned on the radio, and had to reenter the security code so that
    confirms a disconnection. It was not hot, parked in the shade.
    However, I changed the battery today because it was showing less than
    12 volts and it's more than 3 years old and I just want to rule out a
    bad battery. When I took out the old battery, I noticed that the
    terminals were snug, and there was no corrosion, I usually clean them
    periodically. I'm don't think there's a disconnection at the
    battery, any suggestions on where else I could look.
     
    sean_n, May 26, 2008
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  4. sean_n

    motsco_ Guest

     
    motsco_, May 26, 2008
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