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My maintenance required light flashes when I turn my car on and then it stops until I turn the car off and back on again. What are some reasons this may be? Also my car is making a rumbling noise when I press the gas, my cousin thinks its the transmission (he is a licensed auto mechanic, and I trust, just want another opinion), but an auto body shop told me it was the front wheel bearings. I know its hard to diagnose something without the car being there, but I just want to know what I should do? I need my car to last, and I bought it used in November, 2004 Honda Civic EX with almost 90,000 miles on it now.
The light comes on if you've gone twice as far as is recommended since your last oil change.
You can reset it by holding the odometer button in, while turning the key from off to run (not start). Hold the button in until the light goes out. Then start it.
As for the rumbling, does it rumble when in park and the gas is pressed? What about neutral with the gas pressed?
Does the rumbling coincide with a sudden change in RPM? If so, this indicates it's a gear shift issue.
The maintenance required light comes on when it is time for scheduled maintenance and 90,000 is about that time. Take it in for service or service it at home if you are capable. The instructions to clear the light are in the owner's manual. All this does is makes the light stop coming on until the next time it needs service but doesn't change the fact that you may need service.
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If its an orange circle flashing, push the mileage reset button with the key off, while the button is pressed turn the switch on, you don't have to start the car, and hold the button until it flashes and goes out. After that it should come on for a second when starting but should not flash anymore.
A maintenance required light means some type of maintenance is required on your car. It wont clear until the maintenance is done. Unfortunately you will probably have take it to a dealer for repair and clearing the code.
1. Set your odometer to Trip A 2. Turn off ignition 3. Hold odometer button down4. Turn on ignition 5. Hold odometer button until Maintenance Required light stops flashing
Sit inside the driver's seat of the HondaAccord and close the driver's side door. Any interior lights on can prevent the maintenance required light from resetting properly on some year models.
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Insert the key in the ignition.
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Depress the odometer/trip button located beneath the odometer on the instrument panel. Hold the button down.
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Turn the ignition key two clicks forward to the accessory power position. This is also known as the key-on/engine-off position.
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Continue to hold down the odometer/trip button for up to 15 seconds until the maintenance required light goes out. On some Accord models, the maintenance required light may blink once before going out.
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Release the odometer/trip button and then turn the ignition key to the off position.
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Start the Honda Accord to ensure the maintenance required light is no longer illuminated on the instrument panel. If it still is, the reset procedure did not take and you'll need to repeat the procedure.
No its easy . here are the steps turn ignition to acc/ first turn hold reset button located next to odometer rest button. Hold this button for 30 seconds. then turn ignition to next turn/click where lights come on on the dash ex brake air bag etc. hold for another 30 seconds. The maintenance light should flash and go out start vehicle and your maintenance is done. Good luck ad thanks for using FIX YA
Change your oil, and reset the light. With the ignition off, hold down your trip reset button, turn the ignition on, car off, until the maintenance light blinks, then it is reset.
Key off, hold select and reset button, then turn key on, but don't start engine, wait approximately 15 seconds until maintenance required light stops flashing. Turn key back off. Turn on again without starting if reset is successful maintenance light will only appear once.
press and hold trip meter button - insert key and turn ignition to second position while continuing to hold trip meter button - when maintenance light stops flashing you can release button and remove key
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