I have a 2000 5 speed (new to me) and I assumed the guy that sold it to me did so because the warranty was running out. However, after more than 3,000 miles of driving, I am discovering that maybe there is a bigger issue. The battery just does not seem to hold a charge (almost always in the bottom 1/3) even though I always try to keep it in gear, etc. I always reset the trip meter, and my mph keeps getting worse with every tank (I am getting 50 mpg now, and I was getting about 58 when I first bought it, and about 55 after 1,000 miles). If I drive on the hwy for long, the charge will get up to 2/3, but will drop almost immediately after driving in the city (not to zero or anything like the recal issue - it just won't keep its charge above 1/3, or so, and is usually way down at 4 bars from the bottom).
The seller made a telling comment when I test drove it: "I took it out to try and charge the battery before you got here." It was at about 50% when I test drove it.
It only has 1,000 miles before the warranty expires (or did it expire when he sold it to me?) and the battery seems to be failing. I keep telling myself it is my imagination, but... it keeps getting worse.
I just sent him an email to see if he can confirm that this started before he sold it. I am not trying to get him to admit to wrong-doing, but rather, just find out if this is unusual. Is the battery failing? I fear he will say he didn't notice anything, even if he did indeed notice it. He averaged 58.2 mpg which is about what I got on the highway (driving behind semis most of the way from Detroit to Omaha), but I expected to get over 60 on the highway... blah blah blah
I have searched this site for about an hour and decided to just go ahead and post this. The car has almost 79k and I was about to make a 1,000+ mile trip (round trip) to Chicago. Now I might drive a different car. If the battery is indeed failing, I want to get it to a Honda Dealer before it hits 80k
comments? thanks, btw
The seller made a telling comment when I test drove it: "I took it out to try and charge the battery before you got here." It was at about 50% when I test drove it.
It only has 1,000 miles before the warranty expires (or did it expire when he sold it to me?) and the battery seems to be failing. I keep telling myself it is my imagination, but... it keeps getting worse.
I just sent him an email to see if he can confirm that this started before he sold it. I am not trying to get him to admit to wrong-doing, but rather, just find out if this is unusual. Is the battery failing? I fear he will say he didn't notice anything, even if he did indeed notice it. He averaged 58.2 mpg which is about what I got on the highway (driving behind semis most of the way from Detroit to Omaha), but I expected to get over 60 on the highway... blah blah blah
I have searched this site for about an hour and decided to just go ahead and post this. The car has almost 79k and I was about to make a 1,000+ mile trip (round trip) to Chicago. Now I might drive a different car. If the battery is indeed failing, I want to get it to a Honda Dealer before it hits 80k
comments? thanks, btw