1998 Honda Civic

1998 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. LAST WEEK, AS HE WAS DRIVING AT A CONSIDERABLE SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF. IT STARTED UP AGAIN, BUT CUT OFF AGAIN, AFTER HE MOVED ABOUT 20 FEET. IT REPEATEDLY STALLED 15 MORE TIMES. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EVEN BEFORE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS; THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEIR EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE, CONFIRMED THEIR THEORY, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACE AT A COST OF $ 331.34. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY COULD NOT WAIVE THE COST, BECAUSE SO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED. *JB

BOUGHT USED JUNE 2011 WITH ABOUT 169,000ISH, WAS ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED OUT. DROVE BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND THEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. WITHIN TWO MONTHS THE BATTERY DIED, HAD TO REPLACE. IN JAN OF 2012 CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND I NOTICED A 2" CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR, REPLACED. NOW TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND RPMS GO WAY UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR. I DRAINED AND CHANGED THE FLUID WITH THE RECOMMENDED HONDA FLUID, AND NOW THE HIGH RPMS AND SLIPPING ARE OCCURRING IN ALL FORWARD GEARS. I FEEL LIKE A VOICE IN A FREAKING TORNADO WHEN IT COME TO ANY REASONABLE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR BLOW TO HONDA'S REPUTATION FOR ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 258,000.

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, STOPPING, AND ACCELERATING. IT WILL RESTART AFTER A TIME PERIOD OR AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. VEHICLE STALLED EXITING THE FREEWAY, APPROACHING A STOP, AND LEAVING AN INTERSECTION, MULTIPLE TIMES. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE IGNITION SWITCH EVEN THOUGH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. REF HONDA RECALL ID #43534, NHTSA #02V120000 I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY HONDA FOR A REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR SAFETY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. I AM NOW FORCED TO REPAIR AT MY OWN COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE IGNITION CABLE. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURE WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR EVERY OTHER DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN 2011. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 12/02/11 UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC CX HATCHBACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, IT HAD 112,608 MILES, WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP IT STALLED. FIRST SIGN, I DID NOT NO IT HAD A RECALL THE CAR AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE . IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP.2ND SIGN, WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY IT JUST QUIETLY STOPPED RUNNING .. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY...ON APRIL 26, 2011 TUESDAY , NEEDED TO CRANK THE CAR TWO TIMES TO GET IT TO STARTED IN THE MOURNING, IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER WORK AT 1:30 PM IT NEEDED TO BE STARTED TWO TIMES TO START. AT 5:00 PM CAR STARTED UP FINE, SIX HOUSES DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN, PARKED THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR RIGHT UP. APRIL 27 2011. WEDNESDAY. 4:30 AM CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. STOPPED AT SHEETZ GAS STATION BEFORE WORK, MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING BUT ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE STILL ON, PARKED AND STARTED IT ONCE.WENT TO WORK. 1:30 PM STARTED CAR UP AND WAS HEADING HOME. ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING ABOUT 60 - 65 MILES AN HOUR CAR MOTOR STOPS. FIRST TIME IT EVER DIED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS..PUT HAZARDS ON AND PARKED ON THE SIDE.PARKED AND THEN STARTED IT ONCE. DROVE HOME. ..IT IS GETTING SCARY, I'VE PUT NEW SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION WIRES, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE MOTOR STOPPING BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THIS YEAR CIVICS. WENT TO HONDA WEB SIGHT AND TYPED IN MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL. IT SAID IT WAS FIXED. THERE HAS BEEN THREE OWNERS OF THIS CAR. 1ST. THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT IT . 2ND. THE CLEVELAND HONDA DEALERSHIP. 3RD .ME. DOES A HONDA DEALERSHIP HAVE TO FIX THE RECALL IN ORDER FOR IT TO SAY FIXED ? CAUSE IT WASN'T IN THE CAR FAX THAT THEY GAVE ME..I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHO FIXED THE IGNITION PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS CAR IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN...ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH... *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 1998 ENGINE STALLED TWO TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS SHOWING EXACT SYMPTOMS AS THE 2002 IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. OVER THE LAST YEAR IT HAS ALSO HICCUPPED SEVERAL TIMES LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I CHECKED WITH HONDA AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN USING THE ORIGINAL KEY SO I WILL START DOING THAT TO SEE IF THAT IS THE ISSUE. *TR