I am at 98,500 miles i just got an oil change and got new battery terminals and a battery cable put in my car because the previous terminals and cable were corroded. A day later i am driving and the check engine light comes up. I have never had any problem with my car and have always taken it to the dealer until just this past time and look what happens. Does anyone know what could have caused the check engine light to come up? I looked under the hood and i noticed the battery cable was not clipped and was able to roam freely which tells me they did a sloppy job! Now Honda is saying they will charge me $108 to do some test that will tell them a code that will say whats wrong....any idea what the could have gone wrong?
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Check engine light on a 2005 Honda accord?
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azfreehiker
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You could tighten up the battery clamp or have most anyone with a crescent
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
azfreehiker
New member
You could tighten up the battery clamp or have most anyone with a crescent
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
azfreehiker
New member
You could tighten up the battery clamp or have most anyone with a crescent
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
azfreehiker
New member
You could tighten up the battery clamp or have most anyone with a crescent
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.
wrench do it. See if that clears the alarm. Any problem with the new terminals:
take it back to the people who installed them and demand "warranty work".
Check BOTH clamps. Tell them you need this cable/clamp problem fixed
correctly. Then you will drive it a while to see if the alarm resets automatically.
Zoom out of there!
Next idea: crank on your gas fill cap until it clicks. Keep turning until it clicks
5 times. I've had this happen with several cars, especially when someone
else filled the tank. Cycle the starter several times--start engine, stop engine.
It has to cycle a pre-determined number of times, then it will reset the engine
fail alarm light, if that's the cause.
I know you are really worried about this "check engine light", yet you know you've
had no problems before this, so you think it's related to their work on the battery.
Try these tips, see what happens over the next couple days.
You do have the option to have their diagnostic test. Or perhaps another shop
could run the diagnostics at a cheaper rate. They aren't doing any work on your
car, after all.