What are common problems/issues with S2000?
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Common Problems and Issues with the S2000
1. It likes to beat other cars up on the road
2. It has more class than its higher price tag competition
3. Likes to play too much
4. Breaks the law
5. Never says No
6. It cuts in line
7. Wants to party all night
.....
Wait, are these really problems and issues?
--Jim
1. It likes to beat other cars up on the road
2. It has more class than its higher price tag competition
3. Likes to play too much
4. Breaks the law
5. Never says No
6. It cuts in line
7. Wants to party all night
.....
Wait, are these really problems and issues?
--Jim
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From: Lyndhurst
[QUOTE]Originally posted by djohnston
[B]Mine started out requiring two presses of the window down button to get it down all the way, now after the car sat outside for a month in all kinds of weather at the repair shop, I have to hold the button the whole time to make it go down all the way, lending credence to the theory that the contacts become oxidized after exposure to the weather.
[B]Mine started out requiring two presses of the window down button to get it down all the way, now after the car sat outside for a month in all kinds of weather at the repair shop, I have to hold the button the whole time to make it go down all the way, lending credence to the theory that the contacts become oxidized after exposure to the weather.
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Only one problem I know of is "common" (reported by half of the owners in a poll). That'would be the faulty auto-down sensor on the driver's-side window.
Evidently the sensor that sends the pulses to the computer fails to provide clear pulses. The sensor contacts gets oxidized... typically an issue when inferior plating is used on the contact surfaces. Because the contacts do not provide reliable continuity, the computer thinks the pulses are stopping because the window stopped moving, and is shuts down the motor.
If you make the window go up and down several times in a row, the problem goes away temporarily because you clean the oxides off of the contacts.
Strange that the most frequent problem reported by owners is the one that is getting ignored (there is no permanent fix at this time).
I would not call the car bulletproof, but so far I found it equal to or better than any of my Honda experiences (almost ten now).
Evidently the sensor that sends the pulses to the computer fails to provide clear pulses. The sensor contacts gets oxidized... typically an issue when inferior plating is used on the contact surfaces. Because the contacts do not provide reliable continuity, the computer thinks the pulses are stopping because the window stopped moving, and is shuts down the motor.
If you make the window go up and down several times in a row, the problem goes away temporarily because you clean the oxides off of the contacts.
Strange that the most frequent problem reported by owners is the one that is getting ignored (there is no permanent fix at this time).
I would not call the car bulletproof, but so far I found it equal to or better than any of my Honda experiences (almost ten now).
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Originally Posted by Destiny2002,Oct 12 2002, 08:19 PM
Only one problem I know of is "common" (reported by half of the owners in a poll). That'would be the faulty auto-down sensor on the driver's-side window.
Evidently the sensor that sends the pulses to the computer fails to provide clear pulses. The sensor contacts gets oxidized... typically an issue when inferior plating is used on the contact surfaces. Because the contacts do not provide reliable continuity, the computer thinks the pulses are stopping because the window stopped moving, and is shuts down the motor.
If you make the window go up and down several times in a row, the problem goes away temporarily because you clean the oxides off of the contacts.
Strange that the most frequent problem reported by owners is the one that is getting ignored (there is no permanent fix at this time).
I would not call the car bulletproof, but so far I found it equal to or better than any of my Honda experiences (almost ten now).
Evidently the sensor that sends the pulses to the computer fails to provide clear pulses. The sensor contacts gets oxidized... typically an issue when inferior plating is used on the contact surfaces. Because the contacts do not provide reliable continuity, the computer thinks the pulses are stopping because the window stopped moving, and is shuts down the motor.
If you make the window go up and down several times in a row, the problem goes away temporarily because you clean the oxides off of the contacts.
Strange that the most frequent problem reported by owners is the one that is getting ignored (there is no permanent fix at this time).
I would not call the car bulletproof, but so far I found it equal to or better than any of my Honda experiences (almost ten now).
