an intake that almost killed me (AEM CAI)

[datbacker59]

i have a aem cold air intake on my lx sedan with check engine light and it almost killed me.

driving at about 20-25 mph my steering wheel locked up dureing a turn and i couldnt do anything and the car was off. this is because of the AEM Cold Air Intake. another driver almost blind sided me which would of killed me.

untill when is AEM going to take responsibility for there product that is a default? my car STALLED and i couldnt turn. does someone have to die for a big company to actually do something about it? AEM is a disgrace

[janaka]

wow i don't know if an intake can do all of the above. if the steering wheel locked do you not know how to get it out of the locked position? if not you shouldn't be behind the wheel.

end rant

that said I'm glad that you are ok and that nothing 'bad' happened.
I hope that you are able to get things straightened out with the car asap!
good luck, keep us informed

[Htuner34]

sounds a little odd...i'm not sayin you're a liar i'm just puzzled...it just seems a little wierd that a Cold Air system would do that...anyways, glad you're ok. Keep us informed on what headway you may make

[8thgenuser]

Very odd indeed. How about a little more information? Who installed the CAI? Was it installed properly? Why was the check engine light on? How do you know it was the CAI that caused the problem? Pictures?

Glad to hear you're okay.

[webby]

do you have an automatic or a manual car? I'd contact AEM about the cel.

[atruhondagrl]

That is the wildest thing I've ever heard of. A CEL is for emmissions. Did you take your car to a Honda dealership and they told you it was the intake? I hope not for your sake and their's.

I'm not doubting you, as odd stuff can happen. But more info would definitely help.

[Kroze]

it could easily happens, Rev up high, step on the clutch and take the car into neutral real fast and the car will stall. AEM is a POS. I hope they get sued.


with the engine stalled, you lose power steering.

[Toxis]

Hmmmmm... sounds like it wasn't installed properly. Just prepping you for their answer!

[atruhondagrl]

Originally Posted by Kroze

it could easily happens, Rev up high, step on the clutch and take the car into neutral real fast and the car will stall. AEM is a POS. I hope they get sued.


with the engine stalled, you lose power steering.

Oooookay. Hmmm... I'm going to have to go experiment. I've been driving sticks for 12 years and I've only stalled off the line. But, I believe you. I'm gonna go play in a parking lot tomorrow.

AEM is POS. I agree 100%. Heck thats why I got an Injen and didn't look back. Sued? Maybe. They'll survive though. Maybe they'll learn to take more time next time and not sacrifice quality for quick $.

[atruhondagrl]

I'll lean towards bad installation. Screwed up the wiring on the sensor harness maybe? Causing electrical issues from hell?

[tennisfan16]

I find it a little hard to believe that the cia caused this as well, the aem intake is not the greatest, but I don't see how it would cause all of that. As for the rev the car up high and then step on the clutch and put it in neutral and the car will stall, that is just crazy talk plain and simple.

[si_civic]

^^ IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THE C.I.A. CAUSED THIS AS WELL!!

Obviously the CAI caused a check engine light (CEL), which in turned drastically reduced the steering box's ability to turn.

Who's to blame? Probably not AEM.

Glad to hear you're ok though

[fa1]

Aem isn't at the top of their game right now but it is most likely installation error. Probably due to a loose vacuum hose which came off and caused the motor to shut down causing your incident

[Yodums]

Have you opened up your hood and checked for a massive air leak? Not that I doubt you, but you don't necessarily hear stories everyday about a CAI stalling an engine once it is moving.

I would probably suggest you put the stock airbox back on. The main person to blame would be yourself if it happens again, but in a more dangerous situation.

You're just going to have to handle the situatin like most of us did...by switching to Injen!

[Htuner34]

Originally Posted by fa1

Aem isn't at the top of their game right now but it is most likely installation error. Probably due to a loose vacuum hose which came off and caused the motor to shut down causing your incident

true i didn't even think of a vaccum look. when my buddy and i installed his intake there was a small hose disconnected that would cause his car to stall out. That very well could be. I would have to say installation issue...but then again stuff does happen

[Skyline4life]

Terrorists.

Edit-But Glad your ok man..I to agree it might be Installation error

[datbacker59]

i have not checked yet because it was about 1230 at night. i was basically driving and my steering wheel locked and the car was off. lights and everything wer still on but the car stopped being able to turn. im going to double check the CAI. this is also the first time anything like this has ever happend.

should i replace all my hoses with better ones?

[atruhondagrl]

I would replace the intake with a better one. :) One of the things I noticed with my old AEM is that they didn't install clamps on the other hoses. I installed my Injen and I clamped EVERYthing. Just to be safe.

[Htuner34]

i don't know about the R18, but on the Si they sent new hoses...i guess it wouldn't hurt...just make sure there are no leaks

[m1k3]

my car ahas almost stalled a couple times with my CAI...

it sucks