I had just left a client location and was waiting at the 3rd stoplight. Everything had been normal until I shifted into first. The engine revved up roughly and then dropped down to only about 700 RPM and was very rough. I was able to drive it down the block to a parking lot, along the way the CEL lit up. 
After calling my usual Honda dealer and being told not to drive any further, I called up AAA to get a tow to the local dealership. Luckily the parking lot I stopped in had not 1, not 2, but 3 AAA tow trucks in it. I did have to show them that the user manual says it's ok to tow with the rear wheels on the ground and that the magnetic lights wouldn't stick to the body.
The P0301 and P0302 codes the dealer found indicated that cylinders 1 and 2 had misfired. Three days and 3 new coil assemblies later it's running as good as before. In fact, the MPG I got on the way home (with harder acceleration and speeds greater than I normally drive) was better than I have averaged in weeks. This may just be a coincidence, but I will test it out over the next week.
My experience with Marin Honda could have been a little better but they did replace all 3 coils rather than just 1 or 2. And luckily it was all under warranty. One thing I did forget to ask them was if the coils are covered under the power train or non-power train warranty. My non-power train warranty runs out in about 400 miles so they may have gone out just in time. :roll:
After calling my usual Honda dealer and being told not to drive any further, I called up AAA to get a tow to the local dealership. Luckily the parking lot I stopped in had not 1, not 2, but 3 AAA tow trucks in it. I did have to show them that the user manual says it's ok to tow with the rear wheels on the ground and that the magnetic lights wouldn't stick to the body.
The P0301 and P0302 codes the dealer found indicated that cylinders 1 and 2 had misfired. Three days and 3 new coil assemblies later it's running as good as before.
In fact, the MPG I got on the way home (with harder acceleration and speeds greater than I normally drive) was better than I have averaged in weeks. This may just be a coincidence, but I will test it out over the next week.My experience with Marin Honda could have been a little better but they did replace all 3 coils rather than just 1 or 2. And luckily it was all under warranty. One thing I did forget to ask them was if the coils are covered under the power train or non-power train warranty. My non-power train warranty runs out in about 400 miles so they may have gone out just in time. :roll:
