Is your steering wheel actually locking or just turned into 'armstrong'
due to lack of power assist?

If it is really locking, you for sure have a dead ignition switch
although I sure can't see it 'fixing' itself enough to let you start it
up again.

Otherwise if you have an EGR valve you are giving the classic
description of a carboned up one. They get sticky and slow to close so
cause stalls after deceleration.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

ABC wrote:
>
> My car is 98 Accord, 5-spd, 120K miles, 30mile/gallon
> Sometimes when I slow down (approaching a stop sign, exiting highway or
> making a turn) and depress the clutch, the idle speed drops quickly and
> engine stalls. It happens very quietly that I can not notice it until I
> feel my steering wheel locked and see all lights come on. This issue
> used to happen once a year, then once a month, now once a day. It's
> really scary and dangerous!
>
> I wonder what problem this might be, and why it happens just
> occasionally?
>
> Thanks!