X type 3.0 v6 occasionally will not start, alarm unlocks car electricals work, but just clicks when turning the key. If i connect a battery charger it will then start then the engine management light will be on

honda 02, no model told or sub model nor what transmission is there, AUTO/STICK/CVT or hybrid.

starter motor is dead.
1: battery not discharge (jumper cable starts fail and other batteries, fail. cables not loose;rusty.

2: small click heard the relay can be bad.

3: does PRNDL cranking work in park (A/T tranny)?) and fails too cranked on Neutral> PRNDL bad.

4: starter is bad if hot wired starters fail, (the acid test here) ask how. all techs know how. ask.

5: does this car have the IMMO, lamp showing IMMO failing? (immoblizer?) is this with IMMO keys?
lost the spare IMMO key?

head; lamps work ,key on and off????????
any other things electric failing? brake lamps.?

You could try disconnecting battery, leaving overnight and then inserting ignition key and switching on before reconnecting the battery.

It has sometimes worked for me but in reality it seems you probably have an alarm immobiliser fault you need specialist help with.

Hi Moyerwm, Disconnect the battery for about two minutes and reconnect. If that does not help, have the battery fully charged and then it should be fine. Regards John

Put the battery cables back on shut the doors and lock the drivers door with the key then unlock it with the key. This will shut the alarm off it it goes off and may get the car out of the lockdown mode it seems that it is currently in. If that does not work you may try and call your local Mitsubishi dealer and ask one of the guys in the service or parts dept if the car has a lock down mode and what procedure has to be done to unlock it, mor than likley the will tell you and you wont have to spend a dime. This is all regarding the factory alarm however.

is it a factory alarm or a aftermarket. if it is the after market then pull it out. if it is the factory just stuck the key in the ignition with the alarm going

factory security does not have toggle switches as far as I know so it is probably an aftermarket system. Try one of two things, turn the toggle switch the oposite direction with battery disconnected. Reconnect the battery and try again, the horn will beep a few times when you reconnect. try starting. If that doesn't work, disconnect the battery and turn the key to the on position and reconnect the battery and the horn will sound but will go off get in the car and try to start. It should start and run normally. shut car off, then you should be able to return the toggle switch to the previous position If this happens again turn the toggle switch to the opposite position with the batterry disconnected and turn the key switch to the on position and reconnect the battery and start when started go see a service that installs aftermarket systems and they should be able to reset it security system Hope this helps

try turning on ignition switch before hooking up charger, once charger is working turn switch off.

do you have a remote door opener fob,try locking and unlocking doors with it

try proper jump cables and not the cheapo chinese ones ,put battery on charge for about 3 days with a trickle charger to de sulphate the plate and try again

With the battery charger connected or a jumper battery simply click the alarm key fob on and then off. This will reset the alarm and the car should start...had mine towed to find this out