1999 Honda Civic

A TOTAL IGNITION CUTOFF HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CAR HAS 151K MILES.IT HAS CUTOFF ON THE FWY AT 65MPH.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED,ETC. CANADA HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR 97 THRU 2001 ACCORDS,CIVICS,CRVS TO REPLACE FAULTY ELECTRICAL SWITCH ON THE KEYLOCK.:USA HONDA IS NOT DOING THIS RECALL,WHY NOT? I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THOSE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS OCCURENCE. I VISITED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER W THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. ALL CIVICS ARE BUILT IN CANADA AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OS ELECTRICAL ASSY ATTACHED TO THE KEY ASSY. I WOULD THINK THAT ALL THESE ASSYS SHOULD BE REPLACED .THE ASSY COSTS ABOUT 48.00 AND DEALER WANTS 150.00 LABOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM HAS SURFACED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF THIS IGNITION CUTOFF DUE TO BAD ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE SWITCH. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE RECENTLY STRANDED WITH OUR 1999 HONDA CIVIC GX. IT IS A NATURAL GAS VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WE WERE REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN THE EMERGENCY SHUT OFF VALVE INSIDE THE NATURAL GAS TANK. A SHORT IS CAUSED BY ELECTRICITY TRAVELING THROUGH A ROUTE THAT IS NOT DESIGNED BY THE PART AND USUALLY RESULTS IN A SPARK. MY FAMILY FEELS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CATASTROPHE AT THE NATURAL GAS STATION. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER WE FILLED UP. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE PART IS NON-SERVICEABLE AND THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT IT IS AN IRREPLACEABLE PART AND THAT THE ENTIRE TANK HAS TO BE CHANGED WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. WE ALREADY CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY WITHOUT ANY RESOLVE. MY FAMILY AND I WISH TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE OR DEATH TO ANY OTHER PARTIES OWNING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD RE-START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN APRIL 2009. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE COIL SPRING. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $253.97. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #02V120000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION SWITCH AND DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,003.

TWO MONTHS AGO MY SON'S 1999 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE STEM AT A COST OF $26. ON APRIL 16, 2009, MY SON EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ON A DIFFERENT TIRE, LEFT FRONT TIRE, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. HE SAID THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REMEMBERED SEEING INFORMATION ON A VALVE STEM RECALL LAST SUMMER AND GAVE MY SON INFORMATION ABOUT THE DILL VALVE STEM RECALL. THE VALVE STEMS WERE THE ONES MANUFACTURED AND RECALLED BY DILL, REF. ODI DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA08022. THE TIRE SHOP DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND THE HONDA DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE TIRES 2 YEARS AGO ALSO PLEADED IGNORANCE. AFTER FURTHER PERSISTENCE, MY SON WAS ABLE TO GET THE HONDA DEALER TO REPLACE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS AND REPLACE THE TIRE THAT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. HE IS STILL OUT $26 DUE TO THE FIRST VALVE STEM FAILURE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE TIRE SHOP IF THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE DILL VALVE STEM VOLUNTARY RECALL WAS BEING FOLLOWED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE VOLUNTARY RECALL BY DILL IS INADEQUATE AND NOT ACCOMPLISHING ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. ODI DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA08022 WAS PREMATURELY CLOSED. THE RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED BY NHTSA AND BACKED UP BY THE LAW! THE TIRE COMPANIES ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE DILL VOLUNTARY RECALL. THIS IS RESULTING IN UNNECESSARY EXPENSES TO THE PUBLIC AND A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY NOT KNOWING IF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WILL SUDDENLY SWERVE INTO ME BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS IN SERVICE. SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. OCCASIONALLY, IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,929.

MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC CAUGHT ON FIRE NOVEMBER 11 IT WAS 11:45 PM MY CAR WAS PARKED WITHIN 6 FEET OF MY HOUSE MY DOG ALERTED ME BY BARKING AND GOING CRAZY I WAS ASLEEP SO GOT UP AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM, AND NOTICED A BRIGHT FLICKERING LIGHT WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS AND SAW MY CAR ON FIRE: DRIVERS SIDE. IT LOOKED TO ME THE FIRE WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE TIRE, AND ALSO THE FIRE DEPT. CONFIRMED THAT DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE TIRE, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I OWNED THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS I HAD NO INSURANCE SO WAS OUT $4,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, IT IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALL. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.