# 93 Honda looses engine power at high speeds

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-honda-looses-engine-power-at-high-speeds/26188>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, accord, honda\
**Created:** [February 7, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-honda-looses-engine-power-at-high-speeds/26188 "2009-02-07T22:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gdaniels12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gdaniels12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gdaniels12)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-honda-looses-engine-power-at-high-speeds/26188/1 "2009-02-07T22:20:25Z")

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The other day i was driving my car on the interstate with the cruse control on when my car lost engine power and started to loose speed. i disengaged the cruse control and pressed down on the accelerator to increase speed and nothing happened. About 5 to 10 seconds later the engine kicked back in and i went on my way (slightly unnerved). Any insights?

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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:** [February 7, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-honda-looses-engine-power-at-high-speeds/26188/2 "2009-02-07T23:25:20Z")

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If you lose engine power under those circumstances, the first thing that I would look at is the ignition switch. On a car that is now 15-16 years old, it is very likely that the switch is simply worn out–especially if you are in the habit of keeping a lot of keys on your key ring.

A loose electrical connection could also cause you to lose engine power. If the ignition switch turns out to be okay, then check the battery cables (both ends!) for a loose connection. If the problem is not there, then you will have to dig deeper to find the problem connection.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-honda-looses-engine-power-at-high-speeds/26188/3 "2009-02-07T23:50:06Z")

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When the engine quit, you had 5 to 10 seconds to make several observations. Some of those observations, you need not mention; but, did you notice if the dash still had power? The ignition switch may be the varmit, or may not. [http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c1528005f9b4](http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c1528005f9b4)  
On Honda, there are three component inside the distributor which can cause sudden engine power loss (by cutting spark generation). One could check and test each component in the distributor; but, you would be time and money ahead if you replaced the distributor with a re-manufactured one—which comes with a warranty. A used distributor is problematic----it can fail in the same way, at any time.