Wornears
Age & Treachery
We have four cars and I do most of the major work, or at least troubleshoot it. Lately, the gremlins are winning. My daughter's Accord 2000 V6 dash has these lights lit with the engine running: Battery, Brake, Doors Open, Rear Brake Light. They all came on instantly last night upon a restart, and stay on when the car is running.
I have a friend in the local Honda Service department and he says the Accord V6 alternators from 98, 99, and 2000 go out regularly. The car has 67K miles and I bought it new and have maintained it by the book. So much for Honda reliability. I think I remember one of AK members/mods (Kam?) maintains a Honda forum. Anyone know of a "secret" warranty or other recourse to get this fixed as close to free as possible, or a relatively quick/inexpensive fix?
I've done some quick t'shooting basics. Battery inspection glass is bright green, cables are secure and clean. All lights work. Brake fluid resevoir is at MAX. All fuses are fine. Disconnected battery for 15 minutes (hoping it was just a one-time glitch, and to clear ECU), but on re-connect, lights still come on at re-start, and stay on.
But voltage across battery disconnected is 10 volts. With car running, stays at 10 volts (uh-oh), and even when revved a little, stays locked at 10 volts. Not too good.
Alternator sounds fine; is it possible to just replace parts on it (voltage regulator?) instead of the entire unit? It's $200 "good guy price" at the dealer.
Sorry to burden people here, but I'm on deadline this week editing a book on Jeff Gordon and just don't have much time to get to this until the weekend or next week. Happy New Year to me.
Thanks for any help or links to same!
I have a friend in the local Honda Service department and he says the Accord V6 alternators from 98, 99, and 2000 go out regularly. The car has 67K miles and I bought it new and have maintained it by the book. So much for Honda reliability. I think I remember one of AK members/mods (Kam?) maintains a Honda forum. Anyone know of a "secret" warranty or other recourse to get this fixed as close to free as possible, or a relatively quick/inexpensive fix?
I've done some quick t'shooting basics. Battery inspection glass is bright green, cables are secure and clean. All lights work. Brake fluid resevoir is at MAX. All fuses are fine. Disconnected battery for 15 minutes (hoping it was just a one-time glitch, and to clear ECU), but on re-connect, lights still come on at re-start, and stay on.
But voltage across battery disconnected is 10 volts. With car running, stays at 10 volts (uh-oh), and even when revved a little, stays locked at 10 volts. Not too good.
Alternator sounds fine; is it possible to just replace parts on it (voltage regulator?) instead of the entire unit? It's $200 "good guy price" at the dealer.
Sorry to burden people here, but I'm on deadline this week editing a book on Jeff Gordon and just don't have much time to get to this until the weekend or next week. Happy New Year to me.
Thanks for any help or links to same!