# 1998 honda accord lx, 160,000 miles **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** stalling, engines, accord, honda\ **Created:** [August 18, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741 "2010-08-18T09:25:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![9688086gr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e79b87/32.png) [@9688086gr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/9688086gr)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/1 "2010-08-18T09:25:34Z")
i live in the northeast and my honda that i bought used several years ago has been stalling while driving just in the last month and a half. it usually happens after the car has been sitting in the hot sun all day. with in a mile or so of driving the engine stalls. pull over and it starts back up. i checked and found a tsb about this and a problem is with the ignition switch. i called honda and they said the switch was replaced but on the tsb it indicates that a punch mark should be placed over a number in the vin in the engine compartment. the punch mark is not there. should i believe honda and look elsewhere for the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/2 "2010-08-18T09:50:37Z")
Did you call Honda or your local Honda dealer? ---
**Author:** ![9688086gr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e79b87/32.png) [@9688086gr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/9688086gr)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/3 "2010-08-18T10:39:05Z")
i called honda, they told me the switch had been replaced, i mention the problem of not seeing the punch mark but that didn’t change there response. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/4 "2010-08-18T12:28:19Z")
Any Check Engine Lights on? ---
**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/5 "2010-08-18T13:42:38Z")
Does it seem like it’s running out of gas or cutting out quicker than that? If you think it’s gas, I’d try a new fuel pump relay, $40 at RockAuto [http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1315603,parttype,3380](http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1315603,parttype,3380) ---
**Author:** ![9688086gr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e79b87/32.png) [@9688086gr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/9688086gr)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/6 "2010-08-18T22:16:26Z")
no, when engine cuts out the tach and speedometer go to zero and the odometer goes blank. ---
**Author:** ![9688086gr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e79b87/32.png) [@9688086gr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/9688086gr)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/7 "2010-08-18T22:19:43Z")
its a quite car and with the radio on i didn’t even notice when it cut out. i had it shutting off in the driveway when i got it home. i’d restart it the engine would start then as soon as i backed the key to the run position it cut out. after a couple times and a brief pause it stayed running. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-lx-160-000-miles/53741/8 "2010-08-19T00:39:58Z")
Sounds like the ignition switch (again…maybe).