So the last few starts on my car it has had trouble turning over. Battery. I was driving today and my battery light came on and i was like alright thats cool because i listened to my radio with the car off too too long last week and stalled it. So it was pretty much drained. Well anyways im driving home about 2 hours later and my battery light wasznt on anymore. But i was at a red light and i accelerated somewhat hard and it felt clean and smooth. So i continued driving and i noticed my ABS light to start to brightnen more and more til it was completely on. So i come to a stop at this stop sign. I have my music jammin (its 80 =]) Anywho, (lol) I accelerate hard again and it felt like it was holding back. So i turned my music down. ANd i heard this clicking sound over by the passenger air bag. And thats when it happend. My tranny failed..... again. I couldnt get out of first. Let alone get back to first once it got into second. So this is def my tranny right? couldnt have anything to do with my battery? or the ABS? Im pretty sure my tranny is down for the count. which would mean the acura is down for the count. and we would sell it.......... yea bad bad bad bad bad day.....

 

try resetting the ecu, pull the back up radio, and ecu fuse for 10 sec then put it back in and see if the tranny shifts reg.

 

you know what fuse it is?

 

its the fuse box underneath the hood, look at the diagram for "backup radio" and "ecu"

 

shit i didnt know that there was one under the hood? damn where abouts is it? im guessin all these answers are in the manual but im lazy and

 

top of the engine bay closest to the passenger side door, theres a fuse box.

 

alright im going to do it now
thanks for the help


mmm from white to black would be so nice.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e=&cardist=234

 

stick ftw!

 

alright i got both fuses out. So at 5:40 ill see how its doing...





thats what im saying.. now i just have to talk my dad into one...



this sounds bad but idk how to buy a car. I will be starting my job 1.5 weeks from now. So like i dont have any credit so how would i pay for it. If i pay in montly payments do i need a co-signer? do i have to get a loan?

if my dad buys another one ill probably get an old camry

 

10 secs, not 10 mins

 

loan=yes
you wont need a co-signer on a used car though, only new cars.
but they're gonna want a good 9 or 10k for that cl since it has such low miles.

 

yea..

so i have to get a loan
not cool

and shit 10 seconds im going to put them in and drive around the block

me luck

and for 9-10 K i wont get a cl

=/

 

alright just drove it a mile or so.

well the clicking noise from near the passenger airbag is going on. The ABS lights is still on. I have some hesitation to what i would call engage in vtech. i floored it 3 times each of which accelerated right away but like hesitated to accerlerate harder. Then twice the spedometer jumped from whatever speed im going to 0 then back to the speed. I cant move my seat forward or backwars anymore. My windows are going slow as hell along with my seat reclining forward and backward. so yea. could this all be battery related?

 

Your battery voltage is very low, which screws up all the controllers, ABS, ECU, and airbags. You likely need an alternator overhaul or replacement alternator. Perhaps battery also.

You can buy a battery voltage monitor at Walmart for < $20 that will tell you if battery is charging. The Alt light is not reliable in my experience. Any voltage < 13V consistently suggests alternator output is too low.

good luck

 

so it could be my battery? lol

ooooo

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=200

 

Go get your alternator checked. I'd put money on it being the culprit.

 

yea me and my dad def think its the alternator after further inspection. he has it out getting it fixed now =]


he just has to hurry slo i can still have my friday night plans haha

 

nvm is was the battery

haha

so I need someone to PM me and give me the scoop on everything i need to know about a loan, and all of that jazz about buying a new car. please hurry and thanks!

 

10K for a CL, lol no

for 10K you can get a mildy used 2001 BMW. even in canada.

but yah, i would also say its your alt.

 

it was the battery i just said it haha

and PMs

 

it might still be your alt, if your alt is failing so is your battery.
so changing the battery might fix it temp, but if it start giving you trouble in the next 2 days or even tomorrow morning its your alt.

 

alrighty, ill keep an eye on it.

So yea no takers on the whole giving me the loan speech lol

 

go into a bank and ask for a loan?

 

haha. i know that much. But I dont have any credit. I have nothing saved up. I wont start my job in another week. So yea. Im lost in confusion

 

theres one thing i've learned since i turned 16.........thats any car with over 60,000 is going to be ALOT more than your bargained for maintenance wise.

and nada lists the price for the CL for around 8k, i think its a good deal.

 

you'll probably have to have your dad with you then to put something down as collateral.

 

yea see thats not going to happen. It has to be me only. I dont even know what collateral is? lol

 

ie, put his car or house as collateral and if you stop paying they repo whatever he put as collateral.

 

so i cant get a loan without collateral? What is i just save a bunch of money for a down payment?

 

just go to the bank and find out

 

alright alright

 

 

is all you need bro.

 

i just got back froms soccer. the car is fine. Sorry for the flase alarm. I was afraid it was 94 camry time hahhaa

 

defintely lucky it wasnt something serious,i would take a few dead batterys apposed to a dead tranny/alt

 

haha i spoke wayyy to soon. My alt went out while i was driving today. right after the power steering and ECU. Wonderful.. Here are a couple different sets of my dads words. lol

"Time for a new car"
"A stick what"..."There is now way your getting another Acura"
"You know how much money I have put into this thing the past two years"

Sorry fellers but its not looking to good....

 

Where's my money?

Your power steering, ECU, and alt died at the same time? You sure it's not because there wasn't enough voltage going through them? Get the alt fixed, that might take care of the other two problems.

 

it probably just went out because of the alt, get the alt replaced and it will be good as new.

 

yea thats what i meant. It happened because my alt was dying. What kind of price should i be looking at for the alt. Is there a DIY on it anywhere on here? My dad and i were looking at it and its in a wierd place that we couldnt figure out how to even get it out of the engine bay.

Any help would be awesome.

 

I believe I paid $150 at Napa. It's not the easiest part to replace, but it's not impossible.