# 99 Honda Accord Losing Power for 2 Seconds

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda, accord\
**Created:** [February 18, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491 "2011-02-18T03:33:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jillypop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jillypop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jillypop)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491/1 "2011-02-18T03:33:50Z")

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My son drives a 99 Honda Accord with over 180k miles.Today as he turned a corner, the lights dimmed and the gauges baled to zero and then all went back to normal- happened within seconds. No loss of steering or braking control. Any thoughts on what the problem might be?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491/2 "2011-02-18T03:41:03Z")

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If possible, remove the caps from the battery and check the electrolite level.

Tester

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491/3 "2011-02-18T04:31:23Z")

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And also check the battery connections for tightness.

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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:** [February 18, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-accord-losing-power-for-2-seconds/61491/4 "2011-02-18T05:07:36Z")

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A failing ignition switch can cause this and the '99 Accords are under a Recall for this problem. If this Recall has never been performed before then you can have it done free of charge at any Honda dealer.

There are also a few other Recalls out on this car so have them all done at once as it’s all free of charge.