I have a 2016 EX-L + Navigation with 33,333 (<--- not a joke) miles on it. As you can tell by the mileage I don't drive it much. It had been sitting (outside) not driven for about a month when I tried to start it and it needed a jump. It started just fine (on the first try) after the jump, but then I noticed a red flashing PARK, check engine light, and the (P)! symbol illuminated.
The parking brake engages and disengages just fine. It also holds properly. I tested by engaging the parking brake, putting the car in drive, and pressing the accelerator. The car would not budge.
I hooked up my el-cheapo ODB2 reader and got the code P0498. It is a generic code defined as "evaporative emission system vent valve control circuit low". My Google research says that means the signal from the vent valve of the evaporative emission system is not present (it is low). The signal should be present (high) if it is working properly.
I have cleared the code (which clears the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)!), but it comes back very quickly. I have tried driving around for 30+ minutes with varied highway and city driving. The code does not clear.
I have seen in other posts on this forum that if you get the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)! at the same time it is low battery voltage (even if your car starts just fine) and to change the battery. I have not tried changing the battery, but here is what I have done:
Furthermore, everything goes away when I clear the P0498 code. That leads me to believe it has everything to do with the code and not the battery. I've searched the forum for the P0498 code, but came up with nothing.
Also, no posts that mention the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)! mention a P0498 code. Is this something new?
Last thing: when I was running my errands in the car this morning, I noticed the "green eco ring" around the speedometer is not working.
Any suggestions?
I'm trying to avoid having to go to thestealership dealership.
***I was expecting to come back to a car where all of the settings were back at default. When I started the car I got a notification that the navigation system lost power (expected) and to hold down the power button for at least 2 seconds. Did that, and when everything came back up ALL of my settings (including paired phones) were still there. Does the HR-V have non-volatile memory? Does it have some sort of CMOS battery or similar?
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The parking brake engages and disengages just fine. It also holds properly. I tested by engaging the parking brake, putting the car in drive, and pressing the accelerator. The car would not budge.
I hooked up my el-cheapo ODB2 reader and got the code P0498. It is a generic code defined as "evaporative emission system vent valve control circuit low". My Google research says that means the signal from the vent valve of the evaporative emission system is not present (it is low). The signal should be present (high) if it is working properly.
I have cleared the code (which clears the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)!), but it comes back very quickly. I have tried driving around for 30+ minutes with varied highway and city driving. The code does not clear.
I have seen in other posts on this forum that if you get the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)! at the same time it is low battery voltage (even if your car starts just fine) and to change the battery. I have not tried changing the battery, but here is what I have done:
- Filled tank. Made sure gas cap was tight (rotated until I hear a few clicks) and drove around a while.
- Connected the battery to my CTEK MXS 5.0 charger and let it come to a full charge.
- Cleared code and drove the car (flashing park, check engine light, (P)! and P0498 code came back).
- Had the battery checked at AutoZone. Voltage was fine, but said the battery needs a charge.
- Went back home and checked the water level in the battery cells (it was low), added distilled water, connected the battery, to the charger using recondition mode, let the battery come to a full charge.
- Cleared the code and turned the car off.
- Removed the negative lead from the battery, wrapped the negative lead in a towel, closed the hood (bonnet for the UK), and let the car sit like that overnight (7:30PM to 9AM).***
- Reattached the negative lead, started the car, and everything was normal.
- Drove the car to the top of my drive way, let the car sit for about an hour, got back in it to run some errands, the flashing park, check engine light, (P)! and P0498 code came back.
Furthermore, everything goes away when I clear the P0498 code. That leads me to believe it has everything to do with the code and not the battery. I've searched the forum for the P0498 code, but came up with nothing.
Also, no posts that mention the flashing park, check engine light, and (P)! mention a P0498 code. Is this something new?
Last thing: when I was running my errands in the car this morning, I noticed the "green eco ring" around the speedometer is not working.
Any suggestions?
I'm trying to avoid having to go to the
***I was expecting to come back to a car where all of the settings were back at default. When I started the car I got a notification that the navigation system lost power (expected) and to hold down the power button for at least 2 seconds. Did that, and when everything came back up ALL of my settings (including paired phones) were still there. Does the HR-V have non-volatile memory? Does it have some sort of CMOS battery or similar?
