GHOST Experience with my 2000 Accord

Driving along at 50-60MPH (about 2000 RPMs) when all of a sudden:
1)All dashboard Lights come on
2)Doors Unlock
3)Car stalls (no acceleration when you press the pedal)

Then you count to 2 (1001, 1002) and
1) Doors Lock
2) dashboard lights go Off
3) The car can accelerate and drive on 'normally'.

It's a scary experience and it happened three times to me yesterday.

 

haha that is insane! LEt me ask you, does your car unlock itself when you stop and put it into park? I doubt it but im wondering if it has the auto lock and unlock feature based on what gear the selector is in.

 

Issue #2:
While at a stop light the RPMs go down below 1000 and the car stalls. It does not do it all the time.
This started happening about 6 weeks ago and since then the Distributor and the Alternator have been professionally replaced.
Any suggestions on what could be wrong before I bring it in tomorrow for Service again?

 

Thank you for your reply - but no the doors do not automatically unlock when I stop or put it into Park.

 

so whats odd to me is the fact that the unlock module is activating by itself. Is the car equipped with an alarm or factory alarm with a device that disables the car? It sounds like the car is disabling itself. The stalling issue at a stop is a different issue. Might be a ground issue. I dont have an electrical diagram in front of me but its possible the lights, doors are on the same circuit/ground. But it sounds just like an alarm disable. Idling below 1000 is fairly normal I would think. Stalling can be related to fuel pressure, egr components or numerous things.

 

I would start with the stalling at low rpm issue first. It may help with the other issue or may be two totally separate issues. Is this a new car to you or have you had it for a long time? Maybe Holmmes can chime in and help on this.

 

I had to edit my original post. My Accord is a 2000 that I bought new back then. It does have an Alarm system, but not a alarm system that would disable the car.

 

That thing is HAUNTED!!! Sprinkle salt around it, sacrifice a chicken on the hood, and call a voo-doo witchdoctor immediately.
Seriously though, did you check your in-dash fuses. I have no idea if a fuse issue would cause that, and I kind of doubt it would. I do know that I had a fuse issue in a van a few years back that gave me some very strange symptoms...

 

I'm going to try to check that next. Thanks! Can you recommend a good witchdoctor?

 

is this one of the ones with the recalled key switch, if the key is going to accessory, engine is shutting off, which makes dash lights come on, doors will automatically unlock, and of course it wont start, then it makes contact again, so the dash lights go off, doors lock, and it can be restarted

 

How can I learn if this is one of the ones with the recalled key switch?

 

call the dealer with the vin and ask
sounds like a key switch, if it's under recall all you lose is time

 

Enter the VIN at Honda's owner site:

http://owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls

 

Agreed on the key switch. Make sure you don't have too many keys, trinkets or charms hanging off your key chain. This can cause excessive wear on the tumbler as it will pull on the tumbler every time you change direction.

Otherwise...

 

that was confusing the hell out of me haha I was like why would a 90 accord have an alarm haha

 

hahaha +1