Honda Repair: Honda Wont Start, starter fluid, honda civic

Question
Here’s my dilemma. I have a 1999 Honda Civic LZ four door. It has a 1.6 liter engine. Three days ago it wouldn’t start and I had it towed to Sears and had the battery replaced. When they installed it, it started up fine and ran that night. The next morning it again wouldn’t start. At first the engine turned over but eventually it first did some clicking then nothing.

Sears maintained that since it started when they installed the battery they were basically out of the loop in terms of responsibility for the care of the car. Today I had a mechanic come to the house and replaced the starter. Although it turned over it still does start. The mechanic cleaned off the spark plugs and sprayed a little starter fluid into the carburetor again without luck.  

Answer
George, I ALWAYS check and inspect all areas of the charging and starting system when replacing 1 of the 3 components. Battery, Alternator, or Starter. Sears should have checked each of these and provided a print out of the output for each component. When a Battery fails it can take out the Alternator or Starter. Whichever the 3 components are related to each other. I would have the Alternator tested as well as the Starter and the Battery, again. Sears is a reputable company and they should not be denying you responsibility but they should offer a diagnosis since they are the last ones to do physical repairs. It is also not uncommon to install a "Brand-new" battery that is bad.

I would also think about doing a tune-up, cap, rotor, wires, and spark plugs along with a new fuel filter.