Hello,

When I shut down my 2002 Honda Civic DX my fuel and other gauges appear to flicker and make a flickering noise. Now when I accellerate I am hearing this very slight flickering noise, but then it goes away. This happens when I accelerate from a complete standstill or when I accelerat on turns when going at a very slow speed like 10 - 25 km/hr.

My car has 117K KM on it and i think the engine is 1.7. I noticed the problem at around 113K KM. I thought th enoice was coming from my right front tire, but I am almost for certain the noise is coming from the gauges or somewhere in the dash area.

I never had my brakes changed and never had the air filter, spark plugs and fuel filter changed. I always change my oil at around 5000 - 7000 KM.

Any info would be appreciated.

 

One possibility is that your car's electrical system is having difficulty maintaining constant voltage or has a grounding problem. Do your headlights get bright when accelerating and dim when slowing down? Is the charging system indicator light on?

Does your Check Engine Light remain ON at any time when you are driving? If so, retrieve the code. You might find a problem with the Electrical Load Detector (ELD).

If the ELD is fine, then check that the battery is fully charged, the battery cables lack corrosion and are making good electrical contact, and your alternator/voltage regulator is functioning properly.

Finally, your gauge assembly has a self-diagnosis procedure, which is described in the pictures. Performing this test should tell you whether any component of your gauge assembly is faulty.

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