1994 Honda Accord LX Cold Weather Starting Problem


Seems to only occur in very cold weather, -20 C and after the car has
been sitting outside for 10 hours or more.

When the key is in the ignition and turned to the On position (II) the
Charging System Indicator Light, the Daytime Running Lights Indicator
light, and the Supplemental Restraint System Indicator Lights are not
lit. Actually no lights on the dash are lit.

Thus when the key is turned to the Start position (III) absolutely
nothing happens.

During this time my horn, radio as well as my fan/heater works.

After up to 15 tries of turning the key to the start position in the
ignition the dash lights will suddenly come on (i.e. Charging System
Indicator Light, etc) and the car will then start no problem.

Once the car is warmed up there is no problem trying to start the car
again throughout the day.

Could the contacts in the ignition switch be going bad? Could the cold
weather worsen the problem due to parts contracting?

At the same time once the car has started and I turn on my low beam
headlights there can be up to a 20 second delay before they actually
come on. Could this be a bad headlight combination switch? And are
these two problems realted?


History

Battery was replaced in Sept 2005, was checked about a month ago and
told it is okay, ie Cold Cranking Amps ok etc .

Daytime running light module was replaced one year ago.

Back plate of ignition switch replaced 2 years ago.


Any ideas........Thanks ahead of time.