my 99 rl just suddendly shuts off. During diagnosing the problem i sprayed starter fluid into the throttle body,turns out the problem was the fuel pump relay got it replace now my tcs light stays on all the time.The dealer says my traction control modulator was the problem price for the part is 1200 dollars.Can starting fluid kill the modulator? . Thanks in advance

 

how old is the battery?

 

In before the move.

You TB is a mechanical component. Your TCM is surely an electrical component. I doubt they correlate.

 

battery is brand new three weeks old had it check at autozone

 

Have you tried the 1G RL section?

 

99 is the 2g but i"ll check it out now thanks

 

I think we found the problem

 

*Beware: History Lesson Forthcoming*
1G Legend:
The Acura/Honda Legend was introduced in Oct. 1985 with the KA1 chassis. It finished production in 1990 with the KA6 chassis.

2G Legend:
The 2G Acura/Honda Legend was produced from 1990-1995 with the KA7 and KA8 chassis.

1G RL/3G Legend:
The 1G Acura RL/3G Honda Legend made it's debut in 1996 with the KA9 chassis. Production continued through 2004.

2G RL/4G Legend:
The 2G Acura RL/4G Honda Legend debuted as a 2005 model using the KB1 chassis. It had Honda's first VTEC motor in the Legend line and was the pioneer vehicle for Honda's SH-AWD torque vectoring technology. The model was revamped in 2009 with a mid-model change, MMC, that moved the VTEC over to the exhaust side of the motor for the first time on a SOHC Honda V6. It uses a chassis designated as KB2.


Cliffs: You own a 1G RL.