Ask Your Car Question. Car Experts Answer You ASAP.

(Not a Car Question?)

99 Honda Accord EX (4speed AT) while going up hill in ...
Sent to Car Experts October 12 10:27 AM

99 Honda Accord EX (4speed AT) while going up hill in reverse it is as though the brakes are engage, the engine really drags as if it were towing something very heavy. Other than that the car runs and drives great. What is going on?

Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status:  Closed   Value: $5
Answer
October 12 10:32 AM (5 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
REPLIEDCheck Mark
Check the rear brakes shoes to make sure all the brake hardware is in place, if so then lift the front end off the ground and put the car in reverse. If it is working really hard to move the wheels backwards while it's off the ground, it's in the transmission.

Wes Harrison
Above and Beyond Auto Repair
Wes Harrison -- Owner/ ASE Master Tech -- 100% Positive Feedback on 17 Car Accepts
22 Years of providing for my family by helping others when their vehicle is broke
Reply
October 12 12:46 PM (2 hours and 14 minutes later)
         
Reply to Wes Harrison's Post: One more quick edit to the question please, If I put the car in nuetral while going up hill the drag, or feeling of brakes being applied stops. In response to the idea of lifting the front end and then driving in reverse, it is only while the vehical is going up hill in reverse that I get this symptom, if I simply lift the front end and put in reverse that doesn't seem to be duplicating going uphill does it. Because the car drives in reverse fine on a flat surface.
Thanks,rediron29
Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Info Request
October 12 1:10 PM (24 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
They use 3 different engines in the EX witch one is it? Is the check engine light on?

Edited by enginboy on October 12 2005 at 1:14 PM
Picture
Marc -- Technician -- 98% Positive Feedback on 1029 Car Accepts
33 years exp. automotive repair NYS emisisions repair cert.
Answer
October 12 2:29 PM (1 hour and 18 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
ACCEPTEDCheck Mark
If it works fine on flat level surface in reverse but the problem is only on an incline, I'm not sure what direction to go as far as the problem without actually experiencing it and getting all the parameters. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Wes Harrison
Above and Beyond Auto Repair
Wes Harrison -- Owner/ ASE Master Tech -- 100% Positive Feedback on 17 Car Accepts
22 Years of providing for my family by helping others when their vehicle is broke
Think you can answer this question?
Login or Become an Expert

Related Answers

 

DISCLAIMER: You acknowledge that any information you may obtain from individuals you contact through use of the Just Answer service comes from those individuals, not from Just Answer!, and that Just Answer is not in any way responsible for any of the information these third parties may supply. The site and services are provided "as is" with no warranty and no representations are made regarding the qualification of an Expert. Responses and comments on Just Answer! are for general information and are not intended to substitute for informed professional advice (such as medical, legal, investment or accounting) and do not establish a professional-client relationship. Just Answer! is not intended or designed to address EMERGENCY QUESTIONS which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. Please carefully read the Terms of Service.

Just Answer! > Car Repair