ok this is hard to explain...so i'll start from the beginning


last week i was driving my car, and all of a sudden my gauges(tach, speedo, temp, gas, and clock) would just turn off, then turn back on. probably happened over a period of 3 seconds. My car would also loose all power, basically shutting down.

fast foward to tonight...

i went to start my car like normal, it WOULD start, but as soon as the key returned to the "on" position, it would turn off (as if i turned the car off). i can start the car, and it will turn over, just not stay started in the "on" position. though i can keep it running if i hold the key is a little toward the start position.

what the hell!

 

It sounds like your ignition switch is going bad, because I had the same problem, but then it magically disappeared after rebuilding the motor (without changing out the switch, go figure). I'm assuming you have a 95 Prelude (judging by your SN), and I do know there was a recall on the ignition switch for like 97-98 Preludes, but not the 4th gens (as far as I know of). But yeah, I would push the key forward a little and it would kick back when I was having those problems, only mine would die in the middle of the street during rush hour

Anyone else have ideas?

 

Come on man, that's your ignition switch.

 

wooo
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1900633

 

haha its funny i just loked at a threead right before this one and it was the same exact problem https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2178144

 

fixed and working

thanks guys!

oh p.s.
this maybe an hour job, turned into a 2 hour job.....the guy that installed my alarm ran 3 wires to the harness, so i had to rewire them back in

 

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Ignition switch for sure?

 

yea, car runs perfectly now

 

I had that problem a couple of months ago. I fixed it myself. It was a pain in the butt but I got it and then I spent $300 dollars to replace my radiator!