1999 Civic Lx sedan

was driving home today from school, going about 70-80 with music turned on, and all of a sudden the music turns off and my rpm gauge drops to 0...i press the gas but no power, everything shut off, so I merge to the right and quicly exit the highway going uphill towards the stop light and i mess w/ the key area and the power returns....anyone know what is going on? anyone have this problem before or ever hear of it? TIA

 

Does your engine crank when you try to start it? Maybe a snapped timing belt...if not that, it could be something electrical.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EM1_ChRiS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does your engine crank when you try to start it? Maybe a snapped timing belt...if not that, it could be something electrical.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think if his timing belt broke he would have mention this, i hope.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Honda Genome &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1999 Civic Lx sedan

was driving home today from school, going about 70-80 with music turned on, and all of a sudden the music turns off and my rpm gauge drops to 0...i press the gas but no power, everything shut off, so I merge to the right and quicly exit the highway going uphill towards the stop light and i mess w/ the key area and the power returns....anyone know what is going on? anyone have this problem before or ever hear of it? TIA</TD></TR></TABLE>

most likely there is an electrical problem. my alternator did this when it went bad.
have it checked out, also check the wire to your battery and alternator.

 

That sounds like an alternator. That happened in my GMC Sonoma. I was making a left-hand turn, and all of the sudden, my power steering locked up, my car shut off, and I had to e-brake to a stop because my power brakes seized up too (fluid pressure).

 

Your all wrong its the maf sensor.

 

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Inform us how the MAF sensor controls the electric system of the entire car, o' wise trial member ....

 

There is a recall from Honda in regards to the Ignition Switch. Reason for the recall was the electrical portion of the switch was failing causing the car to die without warning. I recommend calling your local dealer and have them run your car for any outstanding recalls. Who knows maybe its still outstanding on your vehicle and Honda will pay to have your car fixed.

 

my car has two amps also i forgot to mention...friend told me if battery wire touched portion of firewall it will cause quick shortage....also, i've noticed so wierd thing w/ the ignition sometimes when in the 2nd position the lights on the dash don't light up, untill i fugde with it a little and then it will light up correctly...

 

All of your problems seem to stem from or be fixed by moving the key differently. I would replace the ignition switch and see if that clears it up.

 

it starts up again right ? well i just had a problem similar to yours my car would shut off at high speed ... it ended up being a bad coil in the distributor ... and not the car runs fine ...any codes ?

 

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maf? were on speed density son, we dont even have maf sensors! what an idiot, hahahha.

 

called honda about the recall, and also registered both my cars through
https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/...4&L=1
setup an appointment though Honda to have that recall fixed on the 19th

thanks for the heads up about the recall james!

 

I had the same problem it was a coil!

 

man the last time i checked d-series didnt have mass air flow sensors!

 

you guys are crackheads. I say it's worn out contacts in the ignition switch. He said he wiggled it and it started it, and i know there was a TSB a few years ago about this problem on EK's. Bring it to a dealer, there was a recall, they're obligated to check to see if it's been replaced

 

Modified by VTECommie at 9:25 AM 3/10/2007

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VTECommie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if its not the maf sensor then its the speedy air sensor or whatever you said. this will cause the engine to run rich or lean and it will boggg down and shut off. also this will cause you to loose your vtec cams timing authority</TD></TR></TABLE>

your joking right? you sound like your good friends with the "goodyear technician" guy

 

thats not me!! one of my friends has my damn password and i dont know how to log myself off their computer!!

 

log out in under the search button and to the left of it, right next to your name is says <U>Log out</U> make sure to log out everytime you use someone elses computer becuase honda-tech will keep you logged in.