7.6
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$888.00
Average Mileage:
112,200 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- drilled out intake manifold (1 reports)
- replace bad egr valve (1 reports)
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2004Dec 01
Accord LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
The check engine light is on for 1998 Honda accord and I took it to dealer ( this is back in 2004) around 65k miles and he said some oil leaking blah blah.. and time to change other services charged me around $1500. Gave me the car back after a day. When I drove of the car from parking lot and the light is on again. So I went back to dealer and complained and the mechanic came and said it may be loose fuel cap. I said ok, but why did you charge around 700 for the service. Finally, they kept the car for another day and said BAD EGR volve and covered under warranty.
I have the same problem again for past 6months ( around 125 k miles) . The light going on /off . I thought its may be because of loose fuel cap. My emission test failed. Also observed trouble picking up acceleration after slowing down.
So I took to dealer again charged $1290 ( bad EGR valve, leaks and replace broken CV boots). I drove out from parking lot and observed still have the acceleration pick up issue. This time mechanic drove with me and said it may be transmission issue. He came back after inspection and change transmission fluid/flush($89.00) and engine is shaking - engine mounts need to be replaced( $570 front mount replacement) + (278 for side mount replacement) . I am still undecided what to do. Even though I see some engine shack up..I don't think its an issue with speed pick up. I decided to wait few more days do some more research and mean time My emission test need to pass ( I have to wait for a week before go to emission test again after the check engine light fix).
What can I say--- with all these problems...and color peel off from trunk and hood etc.. its really ugly. Now the question is Honda really that rugged and reliable car?
By the way I drove my friend 1998 Corola at 140k miles and it drove real smooth. May be time for change to Toyota.
2008Sep 01
Accord LX 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
First off, this car is under 75,000 miles. City driven and regular maintenance ever 2500 miles. in ten years.
The check engine light started coming on around 25,000 miles about 4 years ago. Every visit to the dealer they would reset it and after about 6 months it would come back on again. They never offered an explanation. We just thought it was like a factory warning sign that said the car was due for regular maintenance.
The State of Illinois EPA is asking for the emissions after it failed once.
Now the car is ten years old and the warranty is expired. Maintenance is expensive so we opted to change the Catylitic converter for a universal one at a muffler shop and got new sensors and pulled the #13 fuse for 20 seconds. Still the check engine is coming back. The EPA here will automatically fail the car if the check engine light is on.
The car still has a million miles to go before it dies and the current condition is good to new.
2007Jan 16
(reported on)Accord LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
I purchased a used Honda Accord in June of 2006. The check engine light is on and it won't go off. Someone told me to remove my battery and then put it right back in and it would go off. I did and it went off for about a day. I've had my car put on machines so many times to see if my engine actually does need to be checked and there's nothing wrong with it. I guess it's a defect the honda manufacturer made.
2006Jan 25
(reported on)Accord EX
- 103,000 miles
The check engine light had a code for the egr. Silko Honda changed the cat, egr, o2 sensor returned the car. One day later the light was back on. It was a new code caused by sloppy work at the dealer
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2008Dec 19
Accord LX 2.3L Vtec
Look at the mileage of the car guys before saying anything(193000). I guess it is close to it mechanical limit if it is not above it. That was not what i wanted but some how I ended with such a high mileage car. Forgive me I am in Nigeria and in Africa. I need a solution if there is any. I am new to cars and this is my first car.
I noticed the check engine light few weeks back and it goes on anytime I turn on the engine. One morning I noticed that it had disappeared but the roof light was permanently switched on. I got that fixed by an independent mechanic(Nigeria). Few days later, the check light resurfaced and always comes on anytime the engine is turned on.
No mechanic seems to know the reason. They all advised me to to forget it
But 3 days ago my transmission began to jerk sometimes after pressing the accelerator pedal. I was told it was bad fuel because it started 5 minutes after filling my tank. It turned out not to be true
I am confused. what can I do to make the light go off? Could that be the cause of the jerky transmission?
Kenneth N.
Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria
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