I have 1998 Honda Accord LX 4-door sedan with about 125k miles. Recently the engine has been dying on me when I am driving. I checked the battery, starter and alternator and they all appear to be fine. I also checked the three fuse boxes but don’t know if I have a blown fuse. I want to take it t…

Has it been hot lately or very warm? These particular models have a main fuel relay that can have intermittent failure with temperature changes. It’s under the dash on the drivers side. It just plugs in. It can shut off the fuel supply without warning then suddenly start working again.

I live in Southern California. The problems started last month when it was raining. It has warmed up this week. I thought the problem might be electrical so I checked the fuses but didn’t really want to pull every one out and check to see if it was blown. I thought it might be the fuel pump or s…

First, unless you have a recall or warranty issue there is no need to go to a dealer. You just need a good local mechanic (local = not a national chain place). Second, is the check engine light on? If not, then there probably is no “diganostic” that will do anything other than make money for some…

There are a number of things that could cause a problem like this. Some possibilities could be: Ignition switch. (common problem and may be under a Recall. Check with the dealer on this. Even if not covered under a Recall that could still be the problem as the same flaws affect many vehicles outs…

Sometimes the check engine light comes on after the engine has died and sometimes I see the green car key light on. Everytime the engine has died, I am able to start the engine although sometimes it takes several attempts. It could be a bad spark plug since the problems started last month when we …

'98 Honda Accord keeps dying on me

Maintenance/Repairs

missileman March 19, 2010, 3:36am 5

I owned a Civic several years ago and had this problem with mine. You state that your problem started when it was raining. A common problem is bad spark plugs or coils when engines have a no start or run poorly. We need a little more info, as cigroller stated, to get to the real problem.

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