1998 Honda Odyssey Van with 124,000 miles. Also the radio stops playing from time to time for a couple of seconds each time. Its seems like the electrical is having short lapses throughout the van.
2006-08-16 15:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Jeff B 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Could be fuses, brain box, or a loose wire. You can try a local mechanic to eyeball it for loose wiring, and clean your connections, and check your fuses without putting out much money--or maybe a friend whose good with cars. Check the web for sites listing design defects (which I'd doubt at this age), or warranties about to expire, or recall notice lists, which are not always posted by the news services. That you can do for free.
If you eliminate this, you may have to dig deep and get a well outfitted garage or a dealer shop to run a diagnostic.
(Around here it's an automatic 50, right off the top), and any brain box glitches or replacement parts start from there, That's a last resort. Last time I had a brain box error I got skinned alive.
2006-08-16 15:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by Brian M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have a vehicle that has been in a flood, like Katrina.
Corrosion builds up on the terminals and is accelerated in humid and salty areas. Check the carfax on the van.
You could religiously go through as many terminal connections you can find and clean them with electrical cleaner and possibly a little scraping off of corrosion. These junctions are usually accessible where items interface harness areas.
2006-08-16 15:38:33 · answer #2 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor electrical ground connections. You need to have an automotive electrical technician check the relevant ground points in your car and make sure the contacts aren't corroded or loose. The most common cause of your "short lapse" complaint is loose ground connections.
2006-08-16 16:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by bracken46 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charging system malfunctioning. All the dash lights go on key on just before the car starts. After the alternator starts charging the lights go out. Lights on no alternator, is the first place to check 13.8 volts to 14.8 volts motor running 12 volts or less not charging.
2006-08-16 15:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have a bad engine ground (the ground strap from the engine to the chassis/body). A corroded battery terminal would prevent starting, not cause intermittent problems while running.
2006-08-16 15:33:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like it is breaking connection somewhere,,you need to look at the battery cables good,,also you need to check where the ground wire connects to the body ground,it may be corroded or fixing to come loose on it,,i have seen cars do this before,,i own a repair shop ,in Tennessee,,and we get in to all kinds of stuff like this,,maybe this will help you find it,,good luck with it.
2006-08-16 15:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep you are fighting a major electrical problem, a battery connection could cause this but so would a connection at the starter, ground or other places. these are fun to find and can get expensive to find
2006-08-16 15:31:37 · answer #7 · answered by Christian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your battery connection. clean the posts and connectors if they need it. That is what happens when you have a bad connection to the battery., well, one major reason.
2006-08-16 15:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jeff M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an electrical short. Take to the dealer so they can hook it up to the computer and find the short.
2006-08-17 04:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by deadcars42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the bettery terminals and clean them.
That should do it.
2006-08-16 15:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋