So I was accelerating hard in 3rd gear on an on-ramp tonight, when I hit somewhere around 5k rpm, and I completely lost power from the engine. After a few seconds I noticed that my check engine light is on (first time I've ever seen it on for more than a couple seconds during start-up). So I try revving the engine up again, and the car won't rev above 4k rpm. It's acting like the fuel cut-off that normally comes in around 6.5rpm (after redline).

Car is a '99 Accord I4 5-speed.

Any thoughts?

 

did you check your spark plugs?

 

When the CEL turns on the ECU stores a code in memory and then runs the engine in default/limp home mode.

It is normal to have limited rev when there is a code stored.

Best thing to do is get the code read and then reset the ECU.

I'm sure if you repost with the code you will get lots of suggestions

 

Thanks, I read on another website how to check the CEL code, so I'm going to do that tomorrow.