2002 Honda Civic Repair Question
Topics covered: Flood damage, Low idle, Brakes.
Mileage: 45,000 miles.
Mileage: 45,000 miles.
Asked on January 4, 2011
At a stoplight the idle would get low eventually stalling
2002 Honda Civic mileage: 45,000: My car was recently repaired for flood damage. They replaced the ECU, changed the transmission fluid, oil, and checked the brakes. After the repair, I noticed when stopped at a stoplight the idle would get low eventually stalling. The low idle/stalling would happen occasionally. I took the car back to the Honda dealer that originally had serviced it for the flood damage. They said the low idle was due to carbon build-up in a valve and that they cleaned it out and it should be okay. The idle problem persisted. I took the car back again, and now they are saying I need to replace the electronic air control valve. They say it is not water damage related; therefore, I would have to pay for the repair? My question is, once a car has been flooded, is not the entire electrical system of the car in question? Thanks
Answer
Replied on January 4, 2011
Yes, from what you describe, the low idle problem started to occur after the car was flood damaged. Water has a way of ruining electronic components.