I had a new car (not a Honda) and was also on a freeway when the car died. In my case it was a fuel pump that had to be replaced.

 

Thanks, but it was not that. I think it had something to do with the ignition.

 

If a camshaft or crankshaft sensor fails, fuel delivery will be turned off. These sensors can be intermittent.

Cheap replacement parts often don't last. But sometimes, it is best to pin-down a fault with a cheap part...then if the part fails again you can buy OEM.

 

Way too many reasons a vehicle can die while driving. No one on a car forum will be able to diagnose the issue from a keyboard. You'll need to take it somewhere and have it looked at.

 

There's a million and one reasons for failure. I suggest you get better cellular phone coverage or keep a good pair of walking shoes in the vehicle. Perhaps your best preventive measure would be keep up with routine maintenance .

 

.........snip.............Now I am driving a 2008 CRV and would like to get parts like that and keep in vehicle in case it happens again.........snip.............

So wait, your CRV died while you were driving it? or not? Many things can cause a car to die while driving. Of the 3 required conditions, fuel, spark and compression, 2 of those can cause that failure. And for each one there are multiple causes. So just carry an extra CR-V with you and you'll be covered. Nice thing about these gen 3s, they rarely fail.

 

I like that solution 😂 just be careful about how you tow these AWD vehicles.

Let us answer the question from a different perspective:
What parts are hard to come by and may be good to have if you’re on a road trip? Maybe a set of relays (you could pull them from a junkyard and they’re light and don’t take up much space).

fuel pump, alternator, starter motor, brake components—these are all readily available.

fuel injectors: these are small enough to carry. I grabbed a set from the wreckers.

wiper blades, light bulbs, washer fluid, oil, funnel, coolant/ATF if they leak—these are actually useful things to have with you at all times. In the car I mean. Not on your person. We once borrowed my girlfriends dads truck to move from Vancouver to Calgary and we hit some rain and the wipers were absolute crap. Just smudged all over the windshield and had 0% visibility. Wiper could break. I think that’s how Newman bought it in Jurassic park 😂😂😂

 

I think the CRV is meant to be able to be towed just fine. The manual explains what to do before towing. And yes AWD