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Honda Civic: Problems & Solutions
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When I told people about it, they said that it is often found done on new cars left on the street in New York City. This is years later. I still live and park in New York City Streets at times. Do I still face the same danger? Is this vandal culture still pervasive?
Manny
Manny why would you ask questions like that here? They are so off topic.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
However todays' "high tech systems" pretty much eat batteries. Jump starting can even be dicey, as there are many more sensitive systems that can either malfunction, function as design (in your case) or experience catastrophic failure. I think truly one benefit is once they deny it under warranty (because it was YOU or your representative,ie tow truck driver, that did this) they make money on the repair rather than just getting paid for some PITA customer good will/warranty work.
I have just recently had to R/R three batteries,(on two cars, of course OUT of warranty ) one that crapped out after 4.25 years, replaced and that one crapped out in 11 mo) and another after 31 mo and 68,000 miles. Call me gomer for being used to batteries lasting 10 years.
Some of this is not the battery's fault. Today's MASSIVE accessories draw on reserve capacity. A lot of modern cars draw current even on shut off. In 50 years, I have NEVER felt a need for a battery charger/trickle charger, but NOW, I have gone ahead and ordered one, so I can trickle charge all of my batteries. I truly do not know if this will do anything (like make a 4.25 year old battery last to 9 years) but when you read the test equipment or battery hydrometers: unfortunately they tell the story.
Naturally leaving a battery on, per your description can be its' death knell.
My one car that had a short battery life was a showroom model for a couple or more weeks. Battery drained with people testing the windows and power seats then recharged overnight by connecting trickle charger when it shows signs of drain.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thanks for the link, but I don't see an article on pedal extenders. What comes up is 10 cars that are good for shorter drivers. I tried a search on Edmunds.com for "pedal extenders" but that didn't come up with anything either. Did I not read it carefully enough or is there another article?
Thanks!
Cheryl
http://www.pedalextenders.com/
Now, THAT'S a better link! After I read your first reply and couldn't find anything on edmunds, I Googled "pedal extenders" and the CAR TALK radio show website came up with all kinds of links companies that sell them. You know, Click and Clack? I love that show.
I didn't know that they were called pedal extenders, so I had a hard time finding any information on them.
This will definitely solve my problem. Thank you!
And thanks crazygrrl for the handicap suggestion, too.
Cheryl
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The dealership had to reset everything to get that fuel cap message off the read out, than noticed the MAP sensor was bad, though it did not register on the vehicle read out. Now have to bring it back in next week for a sensor replacement. They also think this may have something to do with only getting around 22/ 24 miles per gallon, not 100% sure.
Thanks for your Help
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After about 15-20 minutes the car operates the same as it ever it did, but I'm starting to get concerned....
Were they inside a covered garage, or were they exposed to the elements?
I went on vacation for a month and left my car in the driveway. When I came back, after a month of the car exposed to snow and rain, I spent 8 hundred dollars getting it to run right again.
Manny
71,000 miles and you have never changed your transmission fluid??
I would take it to the dealer or a COMPETENT independent.
Not one of the "chains" that like to tell everybody they need a new transmission.
I don't know if this will solve the problem but it sure couldn't hurt anything!
Ask them to have the guy changing the fluid to tell you how bad it looked. If it was really dirty or burned, I would drive it a couple of weeks and then change it again.
Any other opinions out there??
I'm still waiting for any theories out there; I took my son to school this morning and the "revving" thing was there between gears (some worse than others) for about 15-20 minutes or so, then it goes away and I drove for about 3 hours tonite without even a HINT of a problem (as smooth as though it came off the lot), however I DO have an appointment for 7am with Honda and I will inquire about the complete flush... how much IS IT? Any guesses? What does the complete flush do exactly?
Not a good thing, and the way you describe this, I doubt if a fluid change is going to help. Still, it can't hurt.
Sometimes people like to trade cars in that do this. they make very sure they warm the cars up first. We find out the next morning that the car needs a transmission.
Good Luck in your effort to find a compromise.
Hello All,
Last Wednesday while driving to work I heard what sounded like BB's in my exhaust manifold. The sound did not change with RPM and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary when I checked under the hood when I got to work, just sounded like BB's bouncing in the exhaust manifold. The sound went away before I could get home and check it out further. The same thing happened on Thursday.
Then on Friday on my way to work,the engine compartment was quite but the car died and would not re-start after about 55 mi. I pushed it in a near-by parking lot and checked for spark while waiting for a ride to work.
The engine turned over but there was no spark!
I got it towed home Saturday morning and checked it again, still no spark. Then using my Chilton shop manual and multimeter, I checked the coil and igniter and found both to be dead according to the book.
Has anyone had anything similar happen to them?
Could the distributor be shot and in turn killed the coil and igniter or visa versa??
I can't afford to replace the expensive igniter and coil and have them go out again.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Don't let the Honda dealer try to blame you. The maintenance period on a 2003 Civic LX transmission is 120,000 miles or 6 years, not something less than 71,000 miles!!!
You are well within the limit.
I think Honda tries to shift blame for their bad transmissions but suggesting owners didn't do something right.
Honda has a bad reputation for faulty transmissions. My 2003 tranny sounds like its about to fail, and I have less than 20,000 miles!
The dealer says "unable to verify concern".
Any brilliant ideas??????????? :sick: