Why wont 1996 Honda prelude start? No power at all. Turn key on lights (bells and whistle) so to speak work for a second. Now nothing no power

Neutral safety switch if automatic, Or Clutch safety switch if manual. Hope this works for you. If its Automatic place in neutral and try and star it.

NO CRANK?

checking for loose connections.. bad solenoid..fuses links..is battery up..

Your starter motor is either not getting power or in need of replacement. Otherwise, there is nothing wrong with your car.

Also check your battery connections for no corrosion there as well as by the starter motor. Low voltage circuits in a car are extremely vulnerable to poor contact issues.

Sorry bud you need a starter, relay contacts in the starter are very dirty or just plain worn out.

the light will only turn off when the ABS system fault that caused the module to turn the light on is repaired, to do this u need to have the dealer test the system for fault codes, most likely one of the four wheel speed sensors will be defective.

test power at the starter's power wire. If there is voltage, replace starter. If there is no power, check fuses/relays, if those are fine, check ignition switch (there is a recall on this since 2002). Typical symtoms of ignition switch failure on these vehicles include: Some warning lights not lit when key is turned to ON (ABS, battery, check engine, oil light etc.), Intermitted hard start/No start, stalling while driving, intermitted guage failure. If it is an ignition switch failure, call your local honda dealer for possible free repair under the recall(have your VIN# at hand). hopefully this helps

if it clicks when you try to start it might be the battery.
Turn on the lights and try to start.. and see if they dim out,
if so replace or charge the battery KC

put gas in the car, take the key put in the car , turn it on without starting the car , turning the key on turn it off 2 times should start

You probably need a new battery. Starting takes a LOT more current out of the battery than the dome lights, etc.

The last couple of batteries that failed on me gave me no warning.