03 honda pilot GRV valve sensor needs to be replaced and now VITM-4 light just went on.is it safe to drive?
Do I need to tow it to Honda or can I drive it. Honda is a mile away from home. Can I drive short distances without hurting engine?
light for GRV valve sensor has been on for two weeks and the VITM-4 light has just went on.
Thanks for providing the vehicle information, most people don't, then they want you to diagnose an engine performance problem! Lol
I think that you may have misspelled a couple of you abbreviations.
I believe you meant to say the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve, this is a common issue on the first generation Pilot (2003-2008) with the 3.5L SOHC (J35A4) engine.
This is usually accompanied by code (s)
P1491= EGR Valve Lift Sensor Insufficient Flow Detected
P0401= EGR System Insufficient Flow Detected.
There's a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) for this issue and it is NOT due to a "Bad" EGR valve or it's position sensor, it is the EGR passages inside the intake plenum are clogged!
Honda TSB # 05-026 link
http://home.comcast.net/~johnpitman/a05-026.pdf
The other thing is the VTM-4 light (Variable Torque Management) This is a warning light for the Rear Differential Torque Management system and is a direct reaction of the EGR code.
You can disregard this light and when the EGR system is repaired, the light will not come on anymore!
NOTE: Yes the vehicle is fine to drive this is a problem with the "Auxiliary Emission System" and will NOT cause any damage to the vehicle.
Thank you so much! From the looks of this it is covered under a defect warranty that will not cost me anything!
Honda wanted $450 bucks to replace the sensor! I knew I needed to wait to find a better/cheaper solution.
SO grateful for this information.
I will take the recall into the Honda dealer.
I can only HOPE that they will still honor it since I have
240,000 miles on my Pilot.
- Check engine light, open door light, and batterie light all came on and won't go off? 2000 Honda Odyssey I already had the altinator replaced it a month old. The batterie almost a year old. Would the belt need be changed or something else?
- 2000 honda cr-v b202z engine .i replaced timing belt and now it won't idle. I set the timing. I did all the steps? 2000 honda cr-v b202z engine. I replaced timing belt and now it won't idle. I set the timing. I did all the steps?
- Won't start not sure if water pump needs replacing or needs new engine? 2004 Honda civic DX 1.7L engine 155k? My car won't start i had to press the gas really hard to get it going before but now it started smoking(white) from under the hood and smelling burnt every time we try and start it up. I saw leaking under the car. Probably the coolant because its blue. Not sure if a new water pump and timing belt would do the job and or if we need to swap the entire engine. Before this I noticed that the engine would get hot or shut off whenever we stopped moving and finally this happened.
- Right Headlight went out. I replaced both with 6k hid lights. Hid kit components are all brand new. Right headlight still didn't turn on? It's 91 Honda Civic sedan. Every other light works except that one headlight that isn't turning on as if it wasn't getting any current or something. High beams don't turn it on either.