# Honda Accord dies suddenly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 14, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764 "2009-03-14T20:47:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![cleemt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cleemt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cleemt)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/1 "2009-03-14T20:47:39Z")

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While driving my dependable 1992 Honda Accord on a snowy winter day, without any previous symptoms or warning it suddenly lost power and the engine died. The car won’t start and is not getting a spark. The fuel pump seems to be working. I would suspect the coil but it seems odd to have it go out suddenly with no other ignition symptons. Any ideas out there?

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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:** [March 14, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/2 "2009-03-14T20:54:58Z")

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Well? No spark can mean either a defective coil or a defective igniter in the distributor.

Tester

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**Author:** ![thurston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@thurston](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thurston)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/3 "2009-03-14T23:09:11Z")

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uh a 92…how many miles? Ever had the timing belt replaced??

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**Author:** ![cleemt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cleemt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cleemt)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/4 "2009-03-15T02:10:20Z")

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It has 198,000 miles. Previous owner replace timing belt. Wouldn’t it still be getting a spark even if the timing belt was shot?

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**Author:** ![cleemt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cleemt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cleemt)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/5 "2009-03-15T02:11:30Z")

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Thanks for the input, is it a big deal to replace the igniter?

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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:** [March 15, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-dies-suddenly/27764/6 "2009-03-15T05:28:25Z")

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Replace the distributor with a re-manufactured one (about $180). It comes with a warranty. Don’t use salvage yard distributor.