I have a 98 Accord LX Auto. When i try to start the car my Battery light stays on and no other light on my cluster. The car starts fine, i am not able to shift into any gear. My battery and alternator are good. Anyone have any ideas?
98 Accord Battery Light On and Wont Shift
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SomethingRandom
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Someone else will have more knowledge than myself on this, but I know most autos as a rule of thumb come with a brake pedal lockout, ergo, you cannot shift from park w/o having your foot on the brake. If the solenoid (?) is toasted, your SOL, gonna need a new one. See if you can find something at a junkyard before going to Honda.
I have had a similar problem before (98 AV6 though), where it won't come out of park occasionally, battery light would come on and bam, all I could do was shut it down and wait. Something seemed to mend itself or cool off, and I haven't had any issues since I replaced the linear solenoid on the transmission, no idea if they are related unfortunately.
98ExAccordwv
I'm Old
Check the stop/cruise switch on the brake pedal assembly. That is probably your problem, its about $40 from Honda.
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2002CG3coupe
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Check your fuse box under the hood, I had a similar problem as you did I forgot which one I repleced
metrick1235
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i had a similar problem a year ago.. it ended up being the alternator bracket.. also check the fuses and switches for brake
