1992 Honda Accord Parked for months

138,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HOWITZERS
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I recently bought a 1992 Honda accord that had been parked for months. The previous owner told me that the battery had to be continually replaced. I towed the car home, recharged the battery, and it started up fine. I'm testing over a few days to determine if the battery will die out.

My main 2 issue are: The D4 light stays on, indicating a transmission issue? It seems to stay in 3rd or 4th gear when pulling out, unless i shift down to first.

The brakes. The ABS light will come on after driving a short distance. The brakes feel really, really spongy, and i can hear a scraping metal sound.
Jun 23, 2008 at 2:03 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi howitzers,

The D4 light on is a transmission issue however it usually is some sensors are disconneted or faulty. You need to extract the codes to find out.

The ABS comes on after driving a short distance could mean a faulty ABS motor, pump or wheel sensor problem Get the error code.

Just loop the SCS to get the number of blinks of D4 and ABS to find out which componrent is giving the problem.
Jun 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM
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