I was driving down the highway in my 99 Accord LX when all of a sudden like a scene from Transformers, the car shut itself off as if I pulled the key out. The key light was flashing to indicate removal as I was coasting and trying to make sense of what happened. The car did not lock up and I was able to stop and pull off to the side. It took 2 attempts to restart the car then it drove fine. I drove it this morning to work to see if there were any lasting effects and it seemed all good.

Has anyone ever experienced this problem? I only have an aftermarket headunit installed that will soon be taken out of the equation. The other thing is that when I initially start the car, I have to let it prime before turning the key completely, otherwise, it won't turn over.

Thanks in advance.........

 

So you pulled the key out and it quit running? In that case, I would assume the immobilizer shut down the ECU.

 

Ignition switch maybe?

 

i had the same problem today going to work. a good friend said it was the distributor or something inside it called the ignition coil or ignitor.

 

but first, check to see if there are sparks in your spark plug wire, if not it could be something with the distributor

 

Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, Odyssey & Prelude Vehicles

Date: 29/05/2002

Supplier Name: Honda Australia Pty Ltd

Product Make: Honda

Product Model: Accord, Civic, CR-V, Odyssey, Prelude.

Model Years From: 1997 through to 1999

Consequences: The engine may stall without warning.

Campaign Number: 5BO

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Serial Range: [no data entered]

Product Info: Honda Accord 97 98 99 Year model; Civic 98 Year Model; CR-V 98 and 99 Year Models; Odyssey 97, 98 & 99 Year Models; and Prelude 98 & 99 Year Models. Campaign 5B0 Ignition Switch.

Defect Details: Ignition switch malfunction may result in the engine stalling without warning. This condition may occur due to a high current surge passing through the ignition switch during the initial start up phase causing degradation of the ignition switch contacts.

Consumer action: Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by mail. Contact your authorised Honda Dealer for further information.

Market Coverage: National

Recall Coverage: National