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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 20062003 CR-V Check Engine Light
My 2003 CR-V (54,000 miles) has had the Check Engine Light come on sporadically over the last 4-5 months. It's come on four different times. Each time it has come on, it has stayed on for about 3 or 4 trips, and by about the fifth time I turn on the car after I first saw the light go on, it's off. The first time this happened was in May, and it was a long time before it happened again, but it's now happened two times this month. Any idea why this would be happening. Nothing seems to be wrong with the car at all -- in fact it was just in for routine maintainence. Thanks for any info. > My 2003 CR-V (54,000 miles) has had the Check Engine Light come on > sporadically over the last 4-5 months. It's come on four different times. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks for any info. ------------------------------ Didn't you ask them to write the CODES down for you? It sounds like your gas cap is bad or you're topping up, or you have been pumping gas with the engine running, but all is speculation without the CODES. 'Curly' > My 2003 CR-V (54,000 miles) has had the Check Engine Light come on > sporadically over the last 4-5 months. It's come on four different times. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks for any info. You have to read out the error code to make any progress. There are far too many ways for the check engine light to come on for you to get anywhere without knowing the code. John Is the only way to see these codes to have a mechanic hook it up to a computer? This was offered to me recently when I had the car in, but I was told that would cost around $150, and that was only to find out what was causing the problem (supposedly) not any work to fix whatever the problem turned out to be. I don't have a problem spending the money, but I'm worried I'll hear something like we still don't know what is causing it, or they will try something (for some additional fee) that doesn't turn out to be helpful and then I've spent money for nothing. In response to the first reply -- I don't fill gas with the engine running, or top off...also there's a label on my gas cap that says make sure to tighten past three clicks, which I always do...but maybe something about the cap itself doesn't allow it to seal properly??? I don't know... Thanks for the help. >> My 2003 CR-V (54,000 miles) has had the Check Engine Light come on >> sporadically over the last 4-5 months. It's come on four different [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > John > Is the only way to see these codes to have a mechanic hook it up to a > computer? This was offered to me recently when I had the car in, but I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it, or they will try something (for some additional fee) that doesn't turn > out to be helpful and then I've spent money for nothing. You could buy your own reader for less than that. Also, lots of auto parts stores will read your codes for free. They can't sell you repair parts if you don't know what the problem is. > In response to the first reply -- I don't fill gas with the engine > running, or top off...also there's a label on my gas cap that says make > sure to tighten past three clicks, which I always do...but maybe something > about the cap itself doesn't allow it to seal properly??? I don't know... Could be a bad cap. >> Is the only way to see these codes to have a mechanic hook it up to a >> computer? This was offered to me recently when I had the car in, but I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Could be a bad cap. Or it could be a deformed filler neck. Happened on my 2000 Odyssey.  SignatureBearman If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble. > Is the only way to see these codes to have a mechanic hook it up to a > computer? Yes. There are about two-hundred errors that will cause the Check Engine light to come on. You have quite literally NO idea what the problem is until you get the code read. Any speculation about gas cap at this stage is just that, speculation. > This was offered to me recently when I had the car in, but > I was told that would cost around $150, and that was only to find out [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > fee) that doesn't turn out to be helpful and then I've spent money for > nothing. AutoZone in the US and PartSource in Canada will read the code for you for free as a courtesy. > In response to the first reply -- I don't fill gas with the engine > running, or top off...also there's a label on my gas cap that says > make sure to tighten past three clicks, which I always do...but maybe > something about the cap itself doesn't allow it to seal properly??? I > don't know... Correct. And never WILL know until the code is read. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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