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I have been having this problem since last year( maybe since November). If I drive the vehicle for about 15-20 mins, and turn the engine off, and try to restart the car again(after a 3-5 min wait), it won’t start . I have to turn the key for about 3-5 mins( it cranks) then the car will start. When the vehicle finally starts, the engine has a poor idle, but quickly re cooperates. Another option I have is to wait approximately one hour and the car will start( no excessive crank). I never have problems starting the vehicle in the morning. The vehicle has never died on me while driving either. As I stated, the vehicle will not start after a 3-5 min wait from a 15-20 min drive. But if I immediately restart the car(no waiting 3-5 mins) the car will start like normal. Strange problem that I have.
03 Honda Civic EX Auto 135,000
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One thing to check here would be your grounds. Check every ground on the vehicle, chassis, engine, battery. Check all of them. Also some Honda’s are know to have loose ignition cylinders. That would be another area to check. You would have to remove the steering column cover and make sure all your electrical connections are good there and make sure the cylinder it’s self contains no play. Another thing that could possibly cause the issue could be the park safety switch. In some models it actually runs and entire circuit in the vehicle and can cause weird symptoms. Try some of these and see what happens! Keep us updated with what you find out!!
Could be failing solder joints in the main relay under the dashboard (forward of your left knee.) When they fail they are sometimes temperature sensitive. You can try listening for the fuel pump when it won’t start. If the pump doesn’t run for a few seconds with the key on I suspect the relay is bad.
If you’re handy you can resolder the connections inside.
Eric has a video on the subject here…
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