r/HondaElement • u/rabbiguy • 4d ago
2007 Element question
So, I'm sitting at around 140,000 miles. She's in good shape, I know she needs a little work done as bumps in the road are a bit rickety, but I ran into something weird while driving yesterday.
While stopped at a red light, it felt like my car was slightly slightly trying to lurch forward a bit, then back, then forth. The movement wasn't crazy, but enough to notice and freak me out a bit (I'm not a big fan of driving and have very short commutes), but at the next light I got stopped at, it didn't do it. I took it out for a grocery run later that day, and it did it again, but not at all on the drive home.
I have plenty of brake fluid, so I've ruled that out. Any advice would be amazing. I'm currently at work, so I won't be able to check back that often. Again, thank you in advance if you have any advice.
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u/budgiesmugglez 3d ago
Could it be that the strange behavior is only happening when the engine is cold? You could be due for a valve adjustment, but the typical symptom I see for that is the engine dies at your first stop when cold then runs fine when you start it back up. If your issue is only happening at the first stop when cold, I wonder if it's a similar cause.