1999 Honda Odyssey electrical issue

RICEJAM

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1999 HONDA ODYSSEY
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
142,000 MILES

1st time: The engine died and all electrical shut down. A few minutes prior the cruse control quit but I was able to reset it. Car restarted after several attempts. I was travelling at 70 MPH, with cruse control and head lights on. Towed to Honda dealer in Boise, ID. After 2 hours the mechanic said it was the fault of loose battery cable connection.

2nd time: three days later the engine died and all electrical shut down. Car restarted while moving after I put it in nuetral. I was traveling at 55mph, cruse control, head lights on, wind shield wipers on and heater on. This occured four times in a row. A few minutes prior the cruse contral quit but I was able to reset it. This time we were on an 11% down grade on snow, and it was snowing! Very scary!

Continued on vacation for 4 more days with no problem. What is causing this?

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
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Hi ricejam,

Symptoms indicates a possible fault with the ignition switch.

There was a safety recall on the ignition switch for 1999 to 2002 Acura and honda vehicles.

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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 AT 11:36 AM

DDEVERS

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[quote="ricejam"]Electrical problem
1999 Honda Odyssey 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 210000 miles

Same thing happening with me regardless of electrical running at time. Car shuts down like turning off key.
The instant this happens the key symbol light flashes

its done it at 70 going down canyon. I have to stop. Might take 4 tries to start again. Frequency increased to once a day