# 2003 Honda Accord shut off while driving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-shut-off-while-driving/46704>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** driving, ignition, electrical-wiring, accord, honda\
**Created:** [March 27, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-shut-off-while-driving/46704 "2010-03-27T14:48:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jrock26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jrock26](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jrock26)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-shut-off-while-driving/46704/1 "2010-03-27T14:48:36Z")

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My Accord shut off one single time while driving ~ 20 mph. The car started back up immediately afterwards. Since then, I have driven about 150 miles with no problems. A “good” local mechanic could not determine what had happened, but did replace the battery (needed to be done).  
  
  
  
 What could have caused this? I know earlier models had problems with the ignition switch, but supposedly that was fixed. I am worried about taking the car on the highway.  
  
  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-shut-off-while-driving/46704/2 "2010-03-27T17:26:09Z")

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Without knowing if the problem is spark or fuel related it’s difficult to get very close on a diagnosis.

The main suspects would be failing fuel pump, electronic ignition failure, main relay failure, or a faulty ignition switch, along with some others.

Some Hondas are under Recall for switch failures but the fact that your car is not one covered under a Recall does not mean that it can’t suffer the exact same problem. There are a lot of politics behind Recalls being issued and it’s quite possible for a non-covered car to quit for the same reason a covered car would.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-shut-off-while-driving/46704/3 "2010-03-27T17:35:31Z")

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…and even if the ignition switch is not defective, it could be just plain worn out.