Hi guys, I Have a 2002 Honda accord EX sedan that shuts off intermittently, then will restart and run great - time frame between events varies widely
from a day to months before it happens again. It has about 210,000 miles but runs great. I have NO codes and NO check engine light. I did a little
research on some forums and I have replaced the Fuel Pump and strainer, and I also removed the intake manifold and cleaned out the ports and EGR.
( all were pretty clean with no clogs ). I also did the "jiggle" test on the ignition switch and had no issues. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
UPDATE! Thank you guys for all the suggestions, I ended up pulling the main power relay that is under the steering wheel, it had 3 bad solder joints. I re-soldered the joints and knock on wood all is well. I hope this helps someone else. Thank You all!
I am dealing with that issue right now on my 1999 Honda Accord. It runs perfectly than spontaneously stopped and started up again. Sometimes it doesn’t even start.
When I jiggled the negative terminal of the battery, it would start up.
I am thinking it is a loose negative terminal. And it won’t tighten anymore. I took Scotty’s advice and used a copper wire to shim it. So far so good.
What kills me is that its intermittent. Yea, I have smashed a penny before to make a shim. good luck.
One other problem I had with starting the car was a relay underneath the steering wheel. That was was intermittent, but correlated with hotter weather.
And another problem was something on the fuel pump, the mechanic replaced the entire fuel pump rather than the actual piece on the fuel pump assembly, as charging the specific part was more labor intensive than swapping out the entire fuel pump assembly.
Thank you for the info, the relay ended up being the problem ( i hope)
I’m glad you were able to solder the joints!
You didn't mention replacing the fuel filter. It's under the master cylinder, driver's side engine compartment.
Thank you sir, I will look at that!!