Hi all,

I have a 2007 Accord SE, 5 speed, 4 cyl.

Recently I have noticed that when I park on a hill and leave in gear, many times the car will still roll. It happens about 50% of the time. Doesn't matter which gear, the same thing happens. It does not pop out of gear, but it does jerk a tiny bit and then will continue to roll until I take further action. This happens in both directions.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Tom

 

Handbrake.

Sounds like the hill is steep enough to make the engine spin. See, a manual transmission doesn't have a positive lock like when you shift an auto into "P". That's why they used to teach in drivers-ed to turn the wheels against the curb when you park on a hill.

Reverse is usually a numerically lower gear than 1st, so many times it's better.

 

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately this happens on slight hills as well.

I have been driving various sticks over the years and there is definitely an issue here.. (Happens when using reverse as well)

 

It's the engine's compression that holds it. Does your engine run like it has weak compression? I normally use the handbrake when I park, but it seems like it would take a steep hill to turn over the engine. I can't really think of another reason at the moment.

 

Thanks.

I'm not sure what driving would low compression would actually feel like.

I may be wrong on this but in my cars in the past, when I parked on a hill I would drop it into gear and let it catch then i would use the handbrake.

I scheduled an appointment at the dealership I purchased the car at (I bought it over a year ago, large honda dealership). Will post what they tell me immediately afterwards!

 

Low compression just feels like it has less power. I guess that's a pretty silly description, unless you've driven a few other 4-cyl Accords for comparison.

 

How does the clutch feel. Is there any kind of oil leak from the rear main seal.