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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Default Mine was ignition switch

Looking to see if other people have had similar problems. My 98 Accord would start and run fine, but every once and a while would just stall while driving. Did it once just cruising at 70 on the interstate. Sometimes as you started from a stop you would feel it stall and then restart. When it stalled at speed you could either give it gas and it would restart or shift it to neutral and start it. It is at the dealership today and they said it is the ignition module (not the cylinder and key but the electronics behind it). They checked it by starting the car and releasing the key from the crank position and when it flipped back to the run position it almost always stalled (short cut test). When they took it apart they said the contacts were burned. I am happy they found it and it wasn't anything too serious (it was about $ 220 serious).
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