Tonight after dinner, when I started the car, it wouldn't start. It cranked for 3-4 seconds first time and tried to start then stalled. Second try, 3-4 seconds, and slowly dragged from 0 to idling (600rpm). This is the worst honda I have even had.

 

There is a recall now on the ignition switches for certain VIN #'s. I dont know what model year you have but that should be something to look into. The info is on the Acura owners website.

Axe

 

u sure your battery isn't dying

 

Sometimes, I experience the idle problem. When I start the car...the needle slowly drags from 0 to 600...then to 900 finally. It only does it a few times, but I didn't have a hard time starting.

 

My TL stalls when its cold... I idles from 1200 to 400 and sounds as if its dyiing.

Took it to the dealership... they said my fuel pump is dying...
1000 BUCKZ! All I gotta say is dont let your tank go under a 1/4 of a tank. Its really bad for your car.

 

Don't let the tank go under 1/4? I've heard that from others, and in theory, it makes sense. BUT is it true? Does it make it more likely that your fuel pump will die sooner by having the fuel in the tank go too low?

Jung

 

I mostly have problem with warm start and no my battery is not dying. Is there really a recall? Or TSB?

 

The fuel pump is submerged in the fuel tank. The pump is designed to use the fuel as both a lubricant and a coolant (the gasoline surrounding it dissipates heat). If you constantly run your car low on gas, you are exposing the pump to the air inside the tank, which minimizes the amount of lubrication and cooling the pump gets. Does it shorten the life? No one really knows, but from a mechanical standpoint it certainly seems like it would. The recommendation is to avoid letting your car get below 1/4 tank for extended/repeated periods.

And in the winter months (for those of you in the snow belt), you should keep it above 1/2 full all the time for two reasons. First, it gives you a little more weight in the rear of the car which helps the rear wheels keep traction in the snow. Second, the cold will cause condensation on exposed metal walls of the tank. Condensation = water = mixed in with fuel = frozen fuel lines. The closer the tank is to full, the less metal is exposed.

 

im with him...

 

I've never really checked, but aren't our fuel tanks plastic (as are most made today)?

 

The closer the tank is to full, the less metal is exposed.

It's just a figure of speech. Metal or plastic, when it gets cold enough, you will get condensation. Just look at a window made of Lexan (plastic). It has the same condensation in winter as a regular plate glass window.