Hello,

EDIT: The Car Model is: 1998 Honda Accord LX VTEC, automatic transmission 2.3L 4 cylinder
Sorry for the confusion

My 98 Honda accord has recently started having issues (started maybe a month ago). While driving at low RPM (usually doing 3-25 mph) the car has shut off while driving. Once it shuts down, it will keep rolling until it stops. I shut the ignition off and it re-starts back up with no noticable issue.

Sometimes it seems like this will occur, but if you give it some gas it seems it prevents it from shutting down, however the "Maintenance required" light will turn on for ~5 seconds and the car beeps about 5 times. You can tell it is about to occur because you seem to lose throttle in the moments leading up to it shutting down.

The number of times it has actually turned off while driving down the road is only two, however I have had at least 10 instances where it nearly shuts off and I get the dinging and maintenance light flashing.

I have had my check engine light on for awhile. I had some exhaust problems a year ago, and It never went off after getting the catalytic converter and exhaust piping replaced. I got the OBD2 scan yesterday, and the two error codes still relate to the CC, P1456 and P0420. I looked these up and don't see anywhere that they would cause the car to shut down while driving, but I am not a mechanic by any means and may have misinterpreted some information.

I believe the P1456 error code has caused my check engine light to be on for most of the time I have owned this car, the first time it came on I took into the dealership and they stated it was likely from not tightening down the gas cap enough. Ever since I have been hesitant to over-react to my check engine light, but this might not be a good way to handle it.

If anyone has any suggestions on what may be causing this, or any information on similar problems, your adivce will come greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time and have a great holiday weekend all.

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Sorry, the vast majority of us will not be able to help as I seriously doubt any of us have ever seen, much less worked on, a V4 Honda engine. Are you sure you don't have an I4 engine?

 

i'm pretty sure he has the i4

 

Sorry about the incorrect information, I believe it is the 2.3L LX V-Tec model, you are correct it is not a V4.

 

you should have the EVAP system inspected.

I'd reset the codes and hope that they don't come back.

the stalling issue may be related to the ignition switch recall.

 

Thanks for the advice. I just confirmed with my dealership that my car had the ignition switch replaced, but that was nearly 10 years ago. Even so, this new(ish) switch may have failed and be causing my problems?

I will try to set up something this evening to have the EVAP system inspection done.

Appreciate the feedback

 

Fix the check engine lights first, they may be causing the stalling

 

Update - BP announced they had a large batch of gasoline get to the conusmer in the Chicago/Milwaukee area, and the problems I have been experiencing seem quite similar to those they describe (Rough startup, car stalling, etc).