Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?

Okay so I am trying to figure out what is going wrong now.. I know the car is 15 yrs old so it's bound to have something go wrong but here recently everything is going wrong!



`Okay we got the brakes, rotors, timing belt changed, all new in February.. we get windshield wipers once a year.. Here recently it seems like everything is going wrong.. We had the muffler fixed in Feb also cause it was loud, they welded it then it came unwelded and went loud again, got it fixed then the car started squealing it needed some new belt.. then things seem ok ....



Then the car didn't start Monday morning so we took it to the mechanic shop and had them tell us what was wrong.. We were all sure it either jumped time or the distributor cap had something wrong with it... it turned out to be the distributor cap and something to do with the rotors (not sure how its spelled) like how they connect maybe to the distributor thing.. but anyway!! that got fixed, we got the car back wednesday afternoon, just drove it home.. the next morning...



We've got squealing again, think its the belt.. when we are driving it is making a squeaky kinda noise. This morning, the windshield wipers started going slower than normal, then just stopped working... head lights and interior lights are dim and when you turn the headlights on the radio shuts off. The windows are power windows and they aren't working.. We were just in the car last night about 6 and everything was working fine. It seems as if after the mechanic fixed stuff... things are just messing up.. of course I'd love to blame him!! Lol



Could you tell me what could be wrong? Someone said something about the alternator.. but I have no clue.. and give me an explanation on why you think it is whatever... and how much you think it could cost.. say under $200 or for sure over.. The heater also isn't working so we are just in some bad luck.. we're lookin to get it fixed now.. luckily we have parents with money that are willing to pay to get it fixed while we pay them back in payments.. otherwise we'd be screwed! We're getting a new vehicle (well used like a 2003) in March so things should be better then. The Honda just gets drove back and forth to and from my husbands work which is 20 miles one way.. we havent took long trips recently but used to all the time like 4 hours back and forth etc. He just goes to work in it and we go to the grocery store which is 5 minutes away.. sometimes we go to the shopping mall 15 minutes away.. so we don't really put a whole lot of wear and tear on it anymore.. we havent took any long trips in almost a year.. but when we did we had NO problems at all besides the normal getting tires and stuff ya know. Then we take it easy on the car and it messes up. I'm so stressed.. but anyways SO sorry for such a LONG post. Any help is greatly appreciated.Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?
sounds like your drive belt is either loose or missing, which may have caused the battery to go dead.

It's a cheap fix (about$20-30) plus the cost to recharge the battery (if necessary)Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?
If the belt was squealing prior to the electrical problem it was probably the alternator belt. the alternator changes mechanical energy (on the pulley from the belt) into electrical energy (through copper spindles) if the belt is loose or burnt so that the alternator is not recharging your battery, you will either need a new belt or tighten it up. Good luck.Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?
Yeah it's the drive belt belt or the alternator. You could have also have some wires attatching and detatching themselves from the box under the dash. It may have been the mechanics fault. I am a mechanic and they teach us to leave things out so people like you will keep coming back. (no offense) You know with an older car like yours you may just need an engine overhaul but that would cost in upwards of 2-5 grand. I did the smae thing with my 1980 Toyota and it hasn't given me trouble yet, and it's been 4 years. So try anything like that. It works wonders.Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?
the car cant take it anymore, poor car.

it's wear and tear, check the alternator and alos chech the battery if there is corrosion on the battery wiring. you have put too much money on that car. you could also go to juck yard for parts.

hope that'll help you.
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