pisatower

Hi guys hope you can help me, last night, i was driving my civic(1998 5 speed manual) and suddenly the gauges on the dash dropped to zero, motor still running and no power when stepping on the pedal. I coasted to the side of the road. No warning lights came on the dash. I shut the car off, restarted and everything worked again. It happened a second coming back from work tonight. The car has 216000kms . Would this be a symptom of a timing belt in need of replacement?

kaotikvizion

check n make sure your battery cables are on tight

R666_EK

Check the grounds.

hondamark35

no, that wouldn't be a typical timing belt related symptom.

i agree it's likely to be an electrical issue. start simple, ground straps, check battery like the other guys said... before getting in to the more tricky stuff.

zC-ReX

check your speed sensor, it happened to me once. changed it out and never happended again

hondamark35

i've had that too. i threw a code when that happened though.. 17 i think. certainly a possiblity.

OP: did you have a CEL? did you see if any trouble codes were stored?

MonkeyMagic

MAYBE your ignition switch has/is taking a **** on you.

MAYBE...

pisatower

it can't be the grounds,or the battery cables the car was still runnning. like I said the tach and speedometer dropped to zero and the pedal was dead. How easy is it to change the speed sensor and the ignition switch.

makin1meand

main relay

SOHC_civic_si

You are exactly right. OP, was it fairly hot/warm outside?