'99 Odyssey stalling. Serious problem, please help!

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Just curious if anyone has expirienced this. My wifes 99 Odyssey, with 85,000 miles, stalls. No matter the spped, 10 mph or 50mph. It totally stalls. The lights flicker, and the engine shuts off, and depends..it'll start right back up, or at times take numerous attempts. We took it to the dealer today, and they said they never heard of that happening before. When I checked the van out it had a slightly loose battery cable. I tightened it, but that didn't do a thing. It's done that at least a half dozen times in the last week. Anyone ever have a similar problem?? Dealer still has it, hope they find out. Hate for it to stall on the freeway with the 4 kids in it.

Just in case the dealer comes back with one of those, "we couldn't duplicate it, so we won't take a look at it" BS, can any of you guys guess as to what might be causing such a problem? TIA!
 
Steve said:
Just curious if anyone has expirienced this. My wifes 99 Odyssey, with 85,000 miles, stalls. No matter the spped, 10 mph or 50mph. It totally stalls. The lights flicker, and the engine shuts off, and depends..it'll start right back up, or at times take numerous attempts. We took it to the dealer today, and they said they never heard of that happening before. When I checked the van out it had a slightly loose battery cable. I tightened it, but that didn't do a thing. It's done that at least a half dozen times in the last week. Anyone ever have a similar problem?? Dealer still has it, hope they find out. Hate for it to stall on the freeway with the 4 kids in it.

Just in case the dealer comes back with one of those, "we couldn't duplicate it, so we won't take a look at it" BS, can any of you guys guess as to what might be causing such a problem? TIA!
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Do a google search on 'Honda ignition switch recall', and see if you're the owner described. :-(

It may not apply to your model / year, but symptoms sound good.

'Curly'
 
Steve said:
Just curious if anyone has expirienced this. My wifes 99 Odyssey, with 85,000 miles, stalls. No matter the spped, 10 mph or 50mph. It totally stalls. The lights flicker, and the engine shuts off, and depends..it'll start right back up, or at times take numerous attempts. We took it to the dealer today, and they said they never heard of that happening before. When I checked the van out it had a slightly loose battery cable. I tightened it, but that didn't do a thing. It's done that at least a half dozen times in the last week. Anyone ever have a similar problem?? Dealer still has it, hope they find out. Hate for it to stall on the freeway with the 4 kids in it.

Just in case the dealer comes back with one of those, "we couldn't duplicate it, so we won't take a look at it" BS, can any of you guys guess as to what might be causing such a problem? TIA!
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Do a google search on 'Honda ignition switch recall', and see if you're the owner described. :-(

It may not apply to your model / year, but symptoms sound good.

'Curly'
 
There are numerous things that can cause the problem but I would think that codes were set in the computer. The ignorance of the dealers statements just shows why he should not be in a service position. I would go to the dealers management and file a complaint with them...
 
There are numerous things that can cause the problem but I would think that codes were set in the computer. The ignorance of the dealers statements just shows why he should not be in a service position. I would go to the dealers management and file a complaint with them...
 
There are numerous things that can cause the problem but I would think that codes were set in the computer. The ignorance of the dealers statements just shows why he should not be in a service position. I would go to the dealers management and file a complaint with them...
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if its the ignition switch, i dont think a code would be set.
 
There are numerous things that can cause the problem but I would think that codes were set in the computer. The ignorance of the dealers statements just shows why he should not be in a service position. I would go to the dealers management and file a complaint with them...
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if its the ignition switch, i dont think a code would be set.
 
It could be the electronic ignition computer chip, which cost around $300 to 500 in Aussie to replace. This chip usually fails when heated and works again when cooled. This chip gets damaged thru age or thru trying to jump star another car using jumper leads.
 
It could be the electronic ignition computer chip, which cost around $300 to 500 in Aussie to replace. This chip usually fails when heated and works again when cooled. This chip gets damaged thru age or thru trying to jump star another car using jumper leads.
 
Steve Lee said:
Just curious if anyone has expirienced this. My wifes 99 Odyssey, with 85,000 miles, stalls. No matter the spped, 10 mph or 50mph. It totally stalls. The lights flicker, and the engine shuts off, and depends..it'll start right back up, or at times take numerous attempts. We took it to the dealer today, and they said they never heard of that happening before. When I checked the van out it had a slightly loose battery cable. I tightened it, but that didn't do a thing. It's done that at least a half dozen times in the last week. Anyone ever have a similar problem?? Dealer still has it, hope they find out. Hate for it to stall on the freeway with the 4 kids in it.

Just in case the dealer comes back with one of those, "we couldn't duplicate it, so we won't take a look at it" BS, can any of you guys guess as to what might be causing such a problem? TIA!
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I agree with the other posters whom said that the ignition swith could be the problem. However, I would also like to provide some info. I learned from a poster several months ago that had some stall problems. He tried lots of things to fix the problem but when he changed the fuel filter--that solved his problem. He suspected that he purchased a bad tank of gas that had water in it. Some of the water got trapped in the fuel filter and it was the cause of his stall problems. This could also be your problem.
 
Steve Lee said:
Just curious if anyone has expirienced this. My wifes 99 Odyssey, with 85,000 miles, stalls. No matter the spped, 10 mph or 50mph. It totally stalls. The lights flicker, and the engine shuts off, and depends..it'll start right back up, or at times take numerous attempts. We took it to the dealer today, and they said they never heard of that happening before. When I checked the van out it had a slightly loose battery cable. I tightened it, but that didn't do a thing. It's done that at least a half dozen times in the last week. Anyone ever have a similar problem?? Dealer still has it, hope they find out. Hate for it to stall on the freeway with the 4 kids in it.

Just in case the dealer comes back with one of those, "we couldn't duplicate it, so we won't take a look at it" BS, can any of you guys guess as to what might be causing such a problem? TIA!
Click to expand...

I agree with the other posters whom said that the ignition swith could be the problem. However, I would also like to provide some info. I learned from a poster several months ago that had some stall problems. He tried lots of things to fix the problem but when he changed the fuel filter--that solved his problem. He suspected that he purchased a bad tank of gas that had water in it. Some of the water got trapped in the fuel filter and it was the cause of his stall problems. This could also be your problem.
 
Ted said:
I agree with the other posters whom said that the ignition swith could be the problem. However, I would also like to provide some info. I learned from a poster several months ago that had some stall problems. He tried lots of things to fix the problem but when he changed the fuel filter--that solved his problem. He suspected that he purchased a bad tank of gas that had water in it. Some of the water got trapped in the fuel filter and it was the cause of his stall problems. This could also be your problem.
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Good point, Ted,

I think I remember that one. If that's the case here, a full tank of ethanol-enhanced fuel, or a couple of those tiny bottles of methyl hydrate might prove the theory right away, rather than scheduling a trip to the dealer. Injected engines respond really fast to changes in fuel, because of the 'recirculating' nature of the fuel system.

There's a product called HEAT-something, I don't know if we have it in Canada,(we just buy methyl alcohol in the small bottles) but it might be the quick fix for Steve's problem.

'Curly'
 
Ted said:
I agree with the other posters whom said that the ignition swith could be the problem. However, I would also like to provide some info. I learned from a poster several months ago that had some stall problems. He tried lots of things to fix the problem but when he changed the fuel filter--that solved his problem. He suspected that he purchased a bad tank of gas that had water in it. Some of the water got trapped in the fuel filter and it was the cause of his stall problems. This could also be your problem.
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Good point, Ted,

I think I remember that one. If that's the case here, a full tank of ethanol-enhanced fuel, or a couple of those tiny bottles of methyl hydrate might prove the theory right away, rather than scheduling a trip to the dealer. Injected engines respond really fast to changes in fuel, because of the 'recirculating' nature of the fuel system.

There's a product called HEAT-something, I don't know if we have it in Canada,(we just buy methyl alcohol in the small bottles) but it might be the quick fix for Steve's problem.

'Curly'
 
Good point, Ted,

I think I remember that one. If that's the case here, a full tank of ethanol-enhanced fuel, or a couple of those tiny bottles of methyl hydrate might prove the theory right away, rather than scheduling a trip to the dealer. Injected engines respond really fast to changes in fuel, because of the 'recirculating' nature of the fuel system.

There's a product called HEAT-something, I don't know if we have it in Canada,(we just buy methyl alcohol in the small bottles) but it might be the quick fix for Steve's problem.
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I think it's called Heet for the methanol and iso-Heet for the isopropanol:
http://www.goldeagle.com/heet/faqs_heet.asp. Methanol is only slightly miscible with gasoline and doesn't work nearly as well as isopropanol. There are of course, some other brands here - any 99.9% isopropanol will do.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??
 
Good point, Ted,

I think I remember that one. If that's the case here, a full tank of ethanol-enhanced fuel, or a couple of those tiny bottles of methyl hydrate might prove the theory right away, rather than scheduling a trip to the dealer. Injected engines respond really fast to changes in fuel, because of the 'recirculating' nature of the fuel system.

There's a product called HEAT-something, I don't know if we have it in Canada,(we just buy methyl alcohol in the small bottles) but it might be the quick fix for Steve's problem.
Click to expand...

I think it's called Heet for the methanol and iso-Heet for the isopropanol:
http://www.goldeagle.com/heet/faqs_heet.asp. Methanol is only slightly miscible with gasoline and doesn't work nearly as well as isopropanol. There are of course, some other brands here - any 99.9% isopropanol will do.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??
 
You said that when it stalls the dash lights come on? If so, it is NOT the ignition switch problem. The problem with the ignition switch would cause the engine to cut out , but the car would give you NO indication that it had happened (other than the sudden loss of power). If you looked at the dash/listened to the radio... it would appear that all is just fine. I should know. I was one of the "early" sufferers... and I filed with the NHTSC and posted to the website of others who had the ignition problem - in my report I also cited that website. Later, there was a recall, imagine that... :)

George Macdonald said:
I think it's called Heet for the methanol and iso-Heet for the isopropanol:
http://www.goldeagle.com/heet/faqs_heet.asp. Methanol is only slightly miscible with gasoline and doesn't work nearly as well as isopropanol. There are of course, some other brands here - any 99.9% isopropanol will do.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
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me??
 
You said that when it stalls the dash lights come on? If so, it is NOT the ignition switch problem. The problem with the ignition switch would cause the engine to cut out , but the car would give you NO indication that it had happened (other than the sudden loss of power). If you looked at the dash/listened to the radio... it would appear that all is just fine. I should know. I was one of the "early" sufferers... and I filed with the NHTSC and posted to the website of others who had the ignition problem - in my report I also cited that website. Later, there was a recall, imagine that... :)

George Macdonald said:
I think it's called Heet for the methanol and iso-Heet for the isopropanol:
http://www.goldeagle.com/heet/faqs_heet.asp. Methanol is only slightly miscible with gasoline and doesn't work nearly as well as isopropanol. There are of course, some other brands here - any 99.9% isopropanol will do.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
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me??
 
KWW said:
You said that when it stalls the dash lights come on? If so, it is NOT the ignition switch problem. The problem with the ignition switch would cause the engine to cut out , but the car would give you NO indication that it had happened (other than the sudden loss of power). If you looked at the dash/listened to the radio... it would appear that all is just fine. I should know. I was one of the "early" sufferers... and I filed with the NHTSC and posted to the website of others who had the ignition problem - in my report I also cited that website. Later, there was a recall, imagine that... :)
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As I recall, when we had ours fail on the highway at night, the cruise cut out, the engine died, then the oil light came on nice and bright, and maybe the engine light. It was such a surprise at the time I didn't really take notes, though . . . :-)

'Curly'
 
KWW said:
You said that when it stalls the dash lights come on? If so, it is NOT the ignition switch problem. The problem with the ignition switch would cause the engine to cut out , but the car would give you NO indication that it had happened (other than the sudden loss of power). If you looked at the dash/listened to the radio... it would appear that all is just fine. I should know. I was one of the "early" sufferers... and I filed with the NHTSC and posted to the website of others who had the ignition problem - in my report I also cited that website. Later, there was a recall, imagine that... :)
Click to expand...

As I recall, when we had ours fail on the highway at night, the cruise cut out, the engine died, then the oil light came on nice and bright, and maybe the engine light. It was such a surprise at the time I didn't really take notes, though . . . :-)

'Curly'
 
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