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Took it to dealer and battery failed this time. Said it is holding a charge fine but the cold cranking amps are low. Battery isn’t new so this doesn’t surprise me. It is really cold here but I haven’t had problems starting it, even below zero.
Could an old battery cause this many problems? Or is it still likely something else like the alternator?
If it could be the batter I can try replacing that before I sell it. Alternator I’m not replacing though.
Took it to dealer and battery failed this time. Said it is holding a charge fine but the cold cranking amps are low. Battery isn’t new so this doesn’t surprise me. It is really cold here but I haven’t had problems starting it, even below zero.
Could an old battery cause this many problems? Or is it still likely something else like the alternator?
If it could be the batter I can try replacing that before I sell it. Alternator I’m not replacing though.
Unfortunately I’m back. After replacing the ELD my car seemed fine for awhile. But things got a whole lot worse. About 4 hours into a 9 hour trip, the lights started to surge really badly. The surging stopped when both of my headlights blew out at the same time. Luckily I was 3 miles from a Honda dealership. They replaced the bulbs and sent me on my way as I needed to reach my destination that night. They didn’t see anything apparently wrong with the car and told me that a common light switch recall on my car had been taken care of already. On my way home the surging started again, only this time it caused my SRS light to illuminate (never have seen this before). Once I slowed down the SRS light went out and the surging became less.
I am currently selling this car and would like to try and figure out what is wrong before I sell it. I’m totally stuck. Battery has been checked, new ELD, alternator checked, dimmer switch checked…
Any ideas? Or should I give in and take it to a professional?
Unfortunately I’m back. After replacing the ELD my car seemed fine for awhile. But things got a whole lot worse. About 4 hours into a 9 hour trip, the lights started to surge really badly. The surging stopped when both of my headlights blew out at the same time. Luckily I was 3 miles from a Honda dealership. They replaced the bulbs and sent me on my way as I needed to reach my destination that night. They didn’t see anything apparently wrong with the car and told me that a common light switch recall on my car had been taken care of already. On my way home the surging started again, only this time it caused my SRS light to illuminate (never have seen this before). Once I slowed down the SRS light went out and the surging became less.
I am currently selling this car and would like to try and figure out what is wrong before I sell it. I’m totally stuck. Battery has been checked, new ELD, alternator checked, dimmer switch checked…
Any ideas? Or should I give in and take it to a professional?
Forgot to update this thread, sorry. Dimmer switch was fine, ended up replacing the ELD since it is only $23. Solved the problem 🙂 . I kept putting off this repair because I thought it was the alternator or something expensive. Thanks for the help!
Forgot to update this thread, sorry. Dimmer switch was fine, ended up replacing the ELD since it is only $23. Solved the problem 🙂 . I kept putting off this repair because I thought it was the alternator or something expensive. Thanks for the help!
well I finally had time to do a good brake service. I Lubricated the slide pins with silicone paste, lubed up the clips, sanded the friction material, and gave everything a good look over. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary but the noise is finally gone. Thanks for the advice, I was about to just take it in and waste a ton of money.
well I finally had time to do a good brake service. I Lubricated the slide pins with silicone paste, lubed up the clips, sanded the friction material, and gave everything a good look over. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary but the noise is finally gone. Thanks for the advice, I was about to just take it in and waste a ton of money.
I know I double checked everything when I installed the brakes. I can check the clips again though. Can those move by themselves after installation?
I isn’t a wheel bearing noise. That much I do know.
I know I double checked everything when I installed the brakes. I can check the clips again though. Can those move by themselves after installation?
I isn’t a wheel bearing noise. That much I do know.
that is kind of what i was thinking. I will take it to another place and have them also do a brake inspection. If they don’t say they need to be replaced then I wont. Also, is it necessary to replace/refinish the rotors when doing a brake job? These brakes really aren’t very old, one just wore way too early.