rikhemi

NOt sure if this is normal but wanted to know. When I turned on the car after not having it on for a couple of days due to the hurricane, somethings didn't seem right. First off my gas pedal was kind stuck, I probably need to put some type of oil or something. Also when my car turned on, after a minute or so, the engine started revving by itself. It went to 3rpm and then back to 1rpm then to 3rpm and back again. It kept on doing that until I just gased it up and it went back down. After it warmed up it was fine. Then the next day, it warmed up fine. When I started driving, there was a red light so I left it on gear till about 15 which then i put it on neutral. When I put it on neutral, the car just died. It was about 1.5rpm when I put it on neutral and then just dropped to about .1-.2rmp and then just stopped. I needed to restart the engine and it worked fine after that. Is there any reason this is happening. Do I need to do anything in particular. Thanks

rufusrevs

That's definitely not normal. I've put about 2500 miles on my 2003 in the past year, and routinely go for days, if not more, between drives. I have experienced nothing like you describe (i.e. nothing unusual) as a result.

s2ksimon

could be a map sensor issue.. give it wack

or have you tried resetting the master backup up fuse ?

rikhemi

Nope I havent tried resetting anything yet. Do you think it can be just the sensor.. Should I take it to Honda. Im still under warranty but with my luck, it wont happen infront of them so they wont know what to fix. Also I havent seen any check engine lights. About the gas pedal, should I lubricate it or something to make it a lil easier to push down. It works ok now but still a lil rough.

xviper

For the weird idle, do the MAP whack and ECU reset to see if this resolves it. If not, you could have some issue to do with the Idle Air Control mechanism.
For the sticky gas pedal, first have a look under the dash with a flashlight to make sure you have nothing in the way of the pedal travel (like bunched up carpet or something). With the engine off, push the pedal by hand while you are down there to see if it is catching on anything. Then go under the hood to the end of the throttle cable and move only what the cable actuates (looks like a semi-circular thing on the side of the throttle body). Does it move without sticking? If it does, your cable may be sticking inside the sheath. Send a little silicone spray down the end of the sheath where the cable goes in BOTH at the throttle body and at where the cable goes into the firewall. Work the gas pedal a bit to work the silicone in. Also spray the area where that semi-circular thing is on the TB.