2005 Honda Accord won't start intermittently. Will not start reliably. Turning the key to start sometimes causes the engine to sound as if the battery was out of power with the engine winding down and stopping. A second key turning two seconds later to start gets the engine to turn over and continues to run as expected.

Also, and I don't know if it means anything, the odometer resets to 0 intermittently and the speedometer reduces speed even though I'm driving at the same speed. I have 132,240 miles on the Honda. This problem just started two months ago. My mechanic doesn't know what to do about it. He thinks it's a can of worms and won't or can't fix it.

I think replacing parts like the starting motor, or the starting solenoid, or the battery, or any other part will end up costing me more than I can afford without fixing the problem.

I need a suggestion as to what to do because I see this problem will be getting worse until I'm stuck out somewhere on the road. A bad feeling.

So i've had this 05 accord now for last 4yrs i get a recall letter saying i need to have a software update free of charge i take it in then get it back a week later all these lights on shifter indicator start flashing on my way to nyc i get back 6hr drive and car won't start anymore towed it to Honda says water damage to ecm from a/c they wants $701 to put in new unit takes 15min to swap i have remain put in couple tows later back at dealer to ref lash or reprogram cost $100. then i get a call from dealer we can't flash you need to wait till Monday to figure out why. and it will cost you another hundred to see why should i pay these clowns to keep my car and tell me they don't understand why they can't get it to flash