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rr209 · 05-26-2009, 03:37 PM

Let me start off by telling you a little bit about my car. I bought my 2002 Honda Accord in April of 2007, and it has always run great since the day I bought it. When I bought it it had 101k miles, and I put roughly 20k miles/year on it, so it is over 141k right now. It is a 4 cylinder w/ auto transmission.

Recently, the engine began to knock and make a lot of noise while I drove it. It still drove okay, but the sound was ridiculously loud. I took it to my mechanic who told me it needed an engine.

I had the engine replaced by somebody else. I got the car back, and only used it to drive from work to home and back (about 4-5 miles) two times. The next time I drove it I went a long distance, 150+ miles, and on the way back home I had a problem with the car again. While I was on the freeway the car stalled. I would press the accelerator and the RPM's would go WAY up, above 5,000/6,000 from what I remember, but the car wouldn't accelerate.

I pulled over to the side of the road hoping that it would work again after a few minutes but it didn't. Now when I tried to start it again the car would barely make a noise. The battery was not a problem because all my lights, my cd player, etc., were all working fine. I called my mechanic from the car and he told me the problem could be that the other mechanic didn't put the flex plate in right.

I took the car directly to the mechanic who installed the engine, and he told me that the flex plate broke, that it had nothing to do with the way he installed the engine/flex plate, and that he was going to charge me $200 to replace it.

I don't know much about cars, and according to my mechanic the flex plates on these cars don't break too often, so I wanted to ask around before I go down there to argue with this guy. Is it likely that the flex plate would break on its own, or is this something that can be caused by faulty installation? I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.

05-26-2009, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
rr209 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista	'02 Accord - Engine/Flex Plate problems Let me start off by telling you a little bit about my car. I bought my 2002 Honda Accord in April of 2007, and it has always run great since the day I bought it. When I bought it it had 101k miles, and I put roughly 20k miles/year on it, so it is over 141k right now. It is a 4 cylinder w/ auto transmission. Recently, the engine began to knock and make a lot of noise while I drove it. It still drove okay, but the sound was ridiculously loud. I took it to my mechanic who told me it needed an engine. I had the engine replaced by somebody else. I got the car back, and only used it to drive from work to home and back (about 4-5 miles) two times. The next time I drove it I went a long distance, 150+ miles, and on the way back home I had a problem with the car again. While I was on the freeway the car stalled. I would press the accelerator and the RPM's would go WAY up, above 5,000/6,000 from what I remember, but the car wouldn't accelerate. I pulled over to the side of the road hoping that it would work again after a few minutes but it didn't. Now when I tried to start it again the car would barely make a noise. The battery was not a problem because all my lights, my cd player, etc., were all working fine. I called my mechanic from the car and he told me the problem could be that the other mechanic didn't put the flex plate in right. I took the car directly to the mechanic who installed the engine, and he told me that the flex plate broke, that it had nothing to do with the way he installed the engine/flex plate, and that he was going to charge me $200 to replace it. I don't know much about cars, and according to my mechanic the flex plates on these cars don't break too often, so I wanted to ask around before I go down there to argue with this guy. Is it likely that the flex plate would break on its own, or is this something that can be caused by faulty installation? I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.