# Honda electrical briefly totally shuts off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-electrical-briefly-totally-shuts-off/69430>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [November 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-electrical-briefly-totally-shuts-off/69430 "2011-11-12T15:25:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@DLD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DLD)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-electrical-briefly-totally-shuts-off/69430/1 "2011-11-12T15:25:25Z")

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I have a 2002 Honda accord (161k) This summer the entire electrical system would briefly shut down. I could keep driving and the engine never completely quit but it just blinked off and then back on. It seems to do it more in hot weather.

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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:** [November 12, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-electrical-briefly-totally-shuts-off/69430/2 "2011-11-12T16:28:21Z")

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Check your battery cables.