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Haha, life is not without its irony.

1999 Honda Civic, 108000 miles. Never so much as leaked a drop of oil in the 5 years I have owned it.

Now, recently the brake light comes on constantly on the dash. No problem with normal braking, pads are fine. Just the emergency brake doesnt work at all.

2 days ago the check engine light comes on. Its not the fuel cap at fault so it is somewhere else in the emissions system that I have a problem.

I go to pop the hood today and do some self-diagnosing of my problems. The hood release lever inside the car breaks off in my hand. Cant get a good grasp on the cable to make the hood pop.

Vacation comes on thursday. No time to fix this car for now.

Are you sure it ain't a Dodge

I had a few little things start going wrong on my Impala between 195,000 and 200,000 but I kept up with them and it's as good as new now.

I got a quote of $100 to fix the hood release lever.

Borrowed a code reader. Check engine light is for "O2 sensor circuit, low voltage, bank 1 sensor 1." Price quoted for new sensor from a local shop: $85. Installation: $????.

Code reader didnt even register that the brake light was on.

I planned a vacation at just the right time I guess. Get me on a plane outta here on Thursday.....if it doesnt get delayed for maintenance.

I don't know about the hood release, but go to a forum on Honda's, and with the information you find there, replace the sensor yourself. 9 times out of 10 they're easy to get to and swap out.

GQfluffy wrote:I don't know about the hood release, but go to a forum on Honda's, and with the information you find there, replace the sensor yourself. 9 times out of 10 they're easy to get to and swap out.

Good advice right there. VWvortex has saved me a ton of $ with diy stuff for my car. As opposed to taking it to the stealership.

Cadet57 wrote:

GQfluffy wrote:I don't know about the hood release, but go to a forum on Honda's, and with the information you find there, replace the sensor yourself. 9 times out of 10 they're easy to get to and swap out.

Good advice right there. VWvortex has saved me a ton of $ with diy stuff for my car. As opposed to taking it to the stealership.

I used to do the same with my Fiats - the Fiat stealerships are the champions of the piss-take (£182 to replace a headlight bulb ) and I found many a useful money-saving tip on a couple of Fiat owners forums.

You can go a long time with a screwed up O2 sensor on a Honda.. My 1990 Accord gets a little grouchy over cold, damp weather.

My speedometer kind of comes and goes at the moment. It is the electronic part that goes into the transmission.. When it annoys me enough I will pay the $300 to get it fixed.

As for the E-brake making the light come on. Mine used to do that when the tension was screwed up on the line. I would go over a bump and the light would come on. A tension adjustment fixed it.