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Hi all, any input in this matter would be *greatly* appreciated.
Here's the "story"..........
The car is a 93 accord EX wagon with 185,000 miles on the clock, I bought her used a few months ago. She runs strong and starts right up, untul last week.
I stop to get gas, turn key to "acc" to hear radio while pumping, finishing pumping gas, turn key over, car starts, runs for about 2 seconds, dies. Repeated attempts net the same result.
I leave the car, talk to a few people, decide to replace the "main fuel relay." I replace the part (under the steering column), the first try--still dies, second try--starts right up, was fine all week--no problems.
Today, here's where it gets interesting. I stop to get gas, turn the ignition to acc to hear radio, finish pumping gas, turn key over--starts, runs 1-2 seconds, then dies. I wait a few minutes, disconnect the negative nattery terminal (thinking it will reset the ecu if it's just a glitch??)--nothing. I then repeatedly try to start in "N" or "P" and finally I get it to start. I drive it home and turn it on an off *numerous* times and everything seems fine.
At this time I decide to drive it to work (40 miles), about halfway through the trip the needles fall to zero, but the car keeps running. They then come back on and it runs "normal" for a few minutes. A few miles up, the needles drop AND the dash lights and clock go out completely--at this time the motor dies, but comes right back on.
A few miles later--needles, clock, and dash lights all die, car keeps running. When everything comes back up (a few seconds) the "D4" light is blinking and the "ABS" light is on. I also see a tiny bit of smoke coming from the steering column. The ABS light later turns off.
As I am exiting the off ramp the all the dash lights die, the needls, everything is gone, the car acts as if it is starinig for fuel, then as I turn in to the parking lot, everything dies--motor, dash lights, etc. I still have headlights, power steering, and radio????
Now one thing to note: When I turn the key to "acc" I have no dash lights, I cannot turn on the fans, but the radio works.
Obviously this is electrical (I am thinking anyways?), but is there any known problem that it could be?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Here's the "story"..........
The car is a 93 accord EX wagon with 185,000 miles on the clock, I bought her used a few months ago. She runs strong and starts right up, untul last week.
I stop to get gas, turn key to "acc" to hear radio while pumping, finishing pumping gas, turn key over, car starts, runs for about 2 seconds, dies. Repeated attempts net the same result.
I leave the car, talk to a few people, decide to replace the "main fuel relay." I replace the part (under the steering column), the first try--still dies, second try--starts right up, was fine all week--no problems.
Today, here's where it gets interesting. I stop to get gas, turn the ignition to acc to hear radio, finish pumping gas, turn key over--starts, runs 1-2 seconds, then dies. I wait a few minutes, disconnect the negative nattery terminal (thinking it will reset the ecu if it's just a glitch??)--nothing. I then repeatedly try to start in "N" or "P" and finally I get it to start. I drive it home and turn it on an off *numerous* times and everything seems fine.
At this time I decide to drive it to work (40 miles), about halfway through the trip the needles fall to zero, but the car keeps running. They then come back on and it runs "normal" for a few minutes. A few miles up, the needles drop AND the dash lights and clock go out completely--at this time the motor dies, but comes right back on.
A few miles later--needles, clock, and dash lights all die, car keeps running. When everything comes back up (a few seconds) the "D4" light is blinking and the "ABS" light is on. I also see a tiny bit of smoke coming from the steering column. The ABS light later turns off.
As I am exiting the off ramp the all the dash lights die, the needls, everything is gone, the car acts as if it is starinig for fuel, then as I turn in to the parking lot, everything dies--motor, dash lights, etc. I still have headlights, power steering, and radio????
Now one thing to note: When I turn the key to "acc" I have no dash lights, I cannot turn on the fans, but the radio works.
Obviously this is electrical (I am thinking anyways?), but is there any known problem that it could be?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
