Honda Car Forum

The engine warning light went on after a fillup. Sure enough the gas
cap was loose. I tightened it many turns. But that was 50 miles ago.
The car has been used for at least 10 short drives, and the light is
still on. Shouldn't the light be off by now? Maybe it's something
besides the gas cap. Any way to get the codes from a Honda? TIA

"@sbc(nospam)global.net" <""Mark.loehndorf\"@sbc(nospam)global.net"> wrote
in message news:yMA2b.15526$Ih1.5079764@newssrv26.news.prodig y.com...
> The engine warning light went on after a fillup. Sure enough the gas
> cap was loose. I tightened it many turns. But that was 50 miles ago.
> The car has been used for at least 10 short drives, and the light is
> still on. Shouldn't the light be off by now? Maybe it's something
> besides the gas cap. Any way to get the codes from a Honda? TIA

I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. The only way to find out what
was going on (for me) was to take the car in to the dealership and have the
code read and cleared. That being done, the car wouldn't cause the check
engine light to come back on, so there was nothing to repair/replace. Having
the code read and cleared, did cost forty six dollars and change, though.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Hi,
If you remove battery cable and reattach, it'll clear it.
Tony

Brian Smith wrote:
> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
> news:KIH2b.62132$PD3.4639834@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
>>I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. The only way to find out
>
> what
>
>>was going on (for me) was to take the car in to the dealership and have
>
> the
>
>>code read and cleared. That being done, the car wouldn't cause the check
>>engine light to come back on, so there was nothing to repair/replace.
>
> Having
>
>>the code read and cleared, did cost forty six dollars and change, though.
>
>
> The other thing I forgot to tell you, is that, the light will not go off on
> it's own. You have to get the dealership to clear the code and reset the
> light.
>

"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:xPK2b.40643$la.645324@news1.calgary.shaw.ca.. .
> Hi,
> If you remove battery cable and reattach, it'll clear it.
> Tony

I was told by the shop foreman at the dealership that I deal with, that
effective with the 2004 models, it is going to be a requirement, that you
take the vehicle in to the dealerships to have the code read and the light
reset. Whether this is some governmental/environmental 'law' or not, I can't
say at this time.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion