Shuts off while driving?

1998 HONDA ODYSSEY
265,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MALLORYSGRANDPA
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Occasionally the entire vehicle shuts off while driving. The instrument panel, radio, fan all shut off. Without stopping I shift to neutral, and it restarts like nothing happened.
Sep 8, 2022 at 11:56 AM
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This sounds like a classic ignition switch bad connection which is common on older cars. here is how you can change the switch out in the images below. Check out the images (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
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Sep 9, 2022 at 5:35 AM
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