I have a 99 Accord V6 Coupe, and my problem started about two months ago. The engine completely shut off while driving. There was a recall but was already taken care of. My ignition switch was replaced when the recall came out (maybe over a year ago?), even before I started having the problem. When the problem first started, I decided to take the car back to the dealer, and they stated that it was the ignition switch. The warranty for the first switch expired after a year, and I in up paying $175.00 to have it replaced again. No surprised, I still have the problem after the second replacement. So I took the car back again, and they replaced it for free this time. The car still stalls.

The car wouldn't start after it died. If I try to start it right away, all the lights on the panel come on and the rpm jump to about 4000 and comes straight back down to zero. I have to let the car sits for about one to two minutes before the car will start again. It's very frustrating. The problem seems to be getting worse, cause my car seems to died everyday now. I heard that this could be caused by many things: ignition module, the ECU, wires that connected to the ECU, alarms/immobilezier, coils, timing belt. etc. I just don't the money to try and fix everthing things. I would really appreciate any information you can provide if you know what it may be or have/had the same problem.

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It is probably just one thing that is causing the problem. I would look to the ignition coil then to the ignitor in the distributor. There have been ignition switch problems which you have taken care of. But have you added a high power source to the ignition power source like a large power sucking amp or something like that?????? which may be eating your ignition switch.

The only thing that I have added to the car is a pair of fog lights. They have been out for over a year now, but I never have a chance to replace them or remove them from the car. Can you tell me where's the ignition switch is at? And also thanks for the suggestion about the coil and the distributor. Are these parts expensive to replace?

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Ignition switch is behind the key. Ignition coil is about $100 and the ignitor is about $50.00.

You said the fog lights have been out. Before I go an invest more money on a coil and ignitor....check the wires for all of the fog lights or better uet diconnect the power and ground wires to teh fog lights and see if he problem goes away...

Was test driving a 99 accord today when the engine stopped while ideling . When i tried to restart a green light came on shaped like a key and car refused to strat. Finally car started and worked fine back to dealer. Is this the key switch and is the recall still valid?
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Mpumas - Are the parts really hard to change?

Henrymv - Thanks for the suggestion. I'll probably try that since the fog lights are not working anyway.

Nobra14 - Accord's key has a microchip inside, and the car also has a matching chip. The car validate if the key is the original factory key before it will start. You can't make copy of the key (like at Home Depot) and try to start the car with it. The green light has to do something with that (at least that's what I heard), and I don't think it's the caused of the stopped.

Thanks for everyone's response!

I have never changed the switch. But the dealer will tell based on the standard labor time for the task. I am concerned that you have had to change the ignition switch so often. Something is going on. The ignition coil and ignitor are in the distributor and are easy changes but rather expensive.

The dealer charged me $175.00 (I think), part and labor, to change the ignition switch for the second time. I had no choice. If I didn't have it fix there, they would have charged me $80.00 for looking at the car. I wish I know what was going on. It's very frustrating. If I known the exact cause, I will fix it in a heartbeat. I don't want fix or replace something that's not broken. If I ever find out what it is, I'll definitely post it on this site - whenever that will be. I'm still taking any suggestion or information related to this problem.

Thanks Mpumas. Let me know if you have any other suggestion or new information that you may have found.

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The spark ignitor takes an input from the motor mount control unit. I have heard that a bad motor mount can shut the engine down but I don't know how it accomplishes this.

That sounds like a big deal. I'm thinking about trading the car in. I spoke with a friend, and he stated that if my problem is caused by something electrical, I should just get rid of the car. I don't know what to do - just finished paying off the car and don't really want to start over with another car payment. It's only has little over 60,000 miles on it.
After a certain point, I'll probably make a decision.

You might have problems getting your money's worth trying to sell a car that doesn't work. I don't agree that you should get rid of a otherwise good car just because it doesn't run. You might have to bite the bullet and take it to the dealer for troubleshooting. They are the best to do it. They will charge you straight labor rate by the hour to troubleshoot. You don't have to fix everything, only that one thing that is keeping the thing from working.

I really don't want to get rid of it since it's paid off and only has a little be over 60,000 miles. I have been thinking about taking it to the dealer. I'm willing to spend up to a certain point to have this car fix cause it's much better than having car payments. I know it's something stupid and small that's causing the problem. I just wish I knem exactly what it is. I thought that someone else would have the same problem too and have an answer for me, but it seems that many things can cause the car to die. I'm going to take it to AutoZone and see if their equipment can produce some kind of error code. If not, then I'll probably take to the dealer. The dealer have to find the cause. Thanks!

Keep us advised as to what they find. We all need this information so when it happens to us we won't have to take it to the dealer. Good luck.

my friend had the same problem with his 99 accord, the car has a factory defect, and you have to replace the whole iginition switch and the key. but like u said u already did - so that sux, i mean it worked for my friend.....otherwise just get it diagnosed, maybe it's a small electrical problem!

The following are items I would check:

1- Fuel filter
2- Fuel pump
3- Fuel pump relay

Any and all could cause the problem you are experiencing. I am not saying that this is what is wrong. I am just giving you some more ideas. None of these things would warrant trading in your vehicle. Good luck.

I also have a 99 Accord EX Coupe with the same problem. I've only owned the car for 6 months. I took it to the dealer, but they can't find anything wrong. Their records show that the ignition switch has been replaced. The only suggestion I got from the dealer was to begin replacing parts.

The suggestion I have is to start a new thread, and describe your problem in more detail.