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Question:

My wife’s 1999 Acura TL, w/140,000 miles has started cutting off intermittently. It appears that it may be an electrical problem as the radio and other electrical items stop when the engine does. Thus far, she can stop the car, put it in park, and restart the engine. thus far all occurrences have been in town traffic. The Acura dealer has been no help, as the problem happens at no predictable time.  Already Tried:
The dealer replaced fuel relay, they thought it was a fuel problem. That did not help. The catalytic converter has also been replaced.

Answer:

There is a recall on the ignition switch for this problem. Refer to Acura TSB #02-014. There have been cases where the dealer says the recall was performed and the ignition switch failed again or was never replaced.

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