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Honda accord ex 2001 check engine light suddenly came on, car started to idle roughly

2001 Honda Accord EX manual transmission, 143,000 miles. New radiator, hoses. Check engine light just came on suddenly and car began to idle roughly, shaking at stops. Help! Is it safe to drive to mechanic or do I need it towed? Mechanic is 20 miles away, up highway (near work).

  • jaf60
    jaf60 Apr 24, 2012

    Is that expensive or a big deal? I just paid for a new radiator....

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If it's running rough, chances are that it's misfiring. If the Check Engine light is flashing/blinking, it is definitely misfiring.
If that's the case, drive it as little as possible... Or straight to the mechanic because the more you drive it while it's misfiring, the higher the chance is of you ruining your catalytic converter.

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    Jason Lepak Apr 25, 2012

    Go to a parts store and have them scan your cars computer... Chances are all you'll need is to replace the spark plugs.

  • Anonymous Dec 05, 2012

    i changed my spark plugs still missing any suggestions?

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SOURCE: 1997 honda accord ex for 9 years , check engine light came on

Have computer diag. done, your computer pick up a bad reading from one of your engine sensor's. Autozone can do this for free, but don't buy any thing till you have it check at a repair shop.Just have them get the code that's stored in your computer and have it check out.

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  • Posted on Aug 27, 2008

SOURCE: 2002 Accord EX Check Engine Light Stays On

Some major parts stores offer free code reading. Call your local parts store and ask. Remember that codes give general information that there is a problem with an engine function, so whatever function the code reveals a problem with, can be a number of different things that could be wrong. It is a starting point on your search for the actual problem. So if you know what code # is causing the check engine light to illuminate, you still have to determine what is wrong by checking all the components of that system. It would be a great help to pick up a repair manual for your accord, good luck, God Bless, countrycurt0

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 12, 2009

SOURCE: Honda Accord EX 94 vss has been replaced, but still nothing work

If all the connection and power supplies to instrument cluster are ok,I suspect that the speedometer or instrument cluster is faulty but before you replace it, make sure the gear inside the transmission that drives the VSS is in good.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD CODE P0740 TRANSMISSION

Horsecrap...go to an independent transmission dealer after you call the extended warranty folks and complain!
I can count the number of Honda transmissions that go bad before 300,000 miles on one hand.
Good Luck

thunderalley

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  • Posted on Sep 24, 2009

SOURCE: 1993 honda accord ex won't pass smog check. what

bad o2 sensor or clogged catalytic converter, several items

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