I searched on this...found nothing. My 98 CRV shuts off while driving; no particular speed, load or no load, no sputtering..."clean" shut off, put the car in neutral (while coasting) restarts fine and will drive fine forever. It has done this 3 times in the last 2 months. Igniter? Usually you have to wait for it to cool down before it'll restart, right? Coil? Usually when a coil quits...it is "done", right? Has no trouble codes. I would by a new ignitor, but at 200 bucks, that's an expensive "guess". Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

 

Ignition switch

 

Check with a local Honda dealer to see if your car is under campaign or recall.

 

my car does this as well. i would like to know thanks

 

this still happens to my gfs accord. we replaced the ignition switch, the coil, the whole distributor and it still does it randomly.

 

A main relay going bad will cause this too. On accords and CRV's..Hell Ive seen it on many hondas when I used to work for them. Only way to fix this intermittent problem is usually a main relay/ignitor/ and coil replacement...Some cars fall under a recall to have there ignition switch replaced...

 

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That's what it sounds like.

 

Thanks people, looks like the relay is the cheapest part, I'll start with that. Went to eBay, they call it a Main "Fuel" Relay....same thing???
Also, I looked under the hood...didn't see it. Can someone tell me where it's located?

eBay part here:----&gt; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=true

EDIT: Just went to Honda.com, ran the VIN, and yes, it has the (02-031) ignition switch recall. Guess I should have checked this first.
Thanks for your help.


Modified by muldrick at 4:05 PM 5/26/2005


Modified by muldrick at 4:30 PM 5/26/2005

 

The thing with a Main Relay going out is that the heat build up increases resistence and it craps out. Stopping and letting the car/interior cool down will often allow it to restart....not while your coasting immediately after. i would bet strongly that it's not the relay. Also, once they are on the way out it doesn't happen over months. I'd bet that it's your ignition switch and I believe your car falls under the campaign. Before you spend a dime call your local dealer and give them your VIN. They will tell you if fall under it.

 

Suspecting ignition switch problem, can I replace it with a cheap keyless engine ignition start/stop button starter power switch and solve the issue?

Thank you
Ron