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Old Oct 12, 2003
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HELP: Need help, problem with car

I have an 03 civic coupe EX. As of today i went down and when i started my car, the RPM's went up and right down to 0 and cut the car off. I started it back up and it was ideling low, around 700-900. Im not sure if that was normal but i thought it ideled around 1k. Also I drove around and when i hit the intersection my car killed due to the RPM's. I started it up again and it hasnt cut off since. The RPM's seem to idel low. Can someone let me know something. I might stop by the honda dealer if i cant figure anything out, but hopefully yall can help me out. Also will the dealer charge me to take a look at my car if?

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As long as your car is still in warranty they will not charge you. I would take it the dealership.
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my car is still under warranty, and they were gonna charge me 40 bucks to have them inspect my brakes.. damn bastards...

you mite wanna call in toyou dealership and see if they'll charge you or what..
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my car normally idles at 750. After I put my intake on, it's more like 700, but still good.
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okay, maybe its normal then. but i dont know why it was cutting off.
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Menikie has free brake inspections. As far as it cutting off, take it to Honda and tell them to look at it. It could be something simple that they could fix in 10 minutes, or it could be something that could disable your car later down the road.
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id say his car shutting off is pretty disabling already
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Mine idles around 900 but the cutting out is weird, my car has never done that. I would ask your dealership...
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there was a really long thread on this before, too. I think the answer is in there; some part that went bad. Search for it.
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most dealerships will charge to look at brakes since they are really only covered under a 1-3 month warranty and are normal wear and tear parts, but it all depends on what is causing it to cut off, it might be a worn out part, honda usually charges to look at your car, but if you get work done their, they take off the charge to look at your car.
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i saw the thread. i just resetted my ECU and the car seems to not do it anymore. hopefully it will stay this way. im a little relieved
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okay, the ecu did not work. i scheduled an appointment with my honda dealership for friday so i will let yall know whats up. i told them that many people have been having this problem and if they fix it i will let yall know what they did.
 
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