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1998 Honda Accord my car shut off on its own

Tiny
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  • 1998 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
My whole car shut off while i'm driving, as if I parked and turn my ignition off. This happen on many occasions. When it first started it cut off when i'm waiting at a light, now it progressed to while i'm driving. First it would start immediately when I turn the engine on again, now I need to wait about 5 min to turn the engine on again. What can cause this and approx does it cost to fix it?
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009 AT 1:29 PM

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Tiny
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Could be anything. You need to have stuff hooked up when it doesn't start to see what you are missing. Fuel gauge, spark tester, noid light are just a few. Any codes? Anything noticeable before it dies out. No idea what to give you a price on when we don't know what is wrong with it. Has anything been done to the car recently?
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 AT 7:27 AM
Tiny
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My mechcanic told me it the ignition switch. Could that be possible?
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 AT 9:08 AM
Tiny
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It could be an ignition switch. Let me ask you this. When the car shuts off, does everything shut off? Like if somebody had disconnected the Battery?
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 AT 9:14 AM
Tiny
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Yes. It shut off completely at random time. When it show off, it lock the brake. When the car is completely stop, I just start the ignition again. The car start again.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 AT 12:53 PM
Tiny
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You need to see what igot taken away when the car died out. If fuel or spark got shut off when the vehicle cuts out.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 AT 1:13 PM

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