1999 Honda Civic

THE CAR ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING SOON AFTER STARTING. IT WILL HAPPEN TYPICALLY WHILE THE CAR STARTS HOT, EITHER IF THE WEATHER IS HOT OR IF THE CAR WAS ALREADY WARM FROM DRIVING. THE ENGINE WILL ALSO FAIL TO STAY STARTED UNLESS I TURN THE STARTER ENGINE OVER A FEW TIMES EXTRA. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR VEHICLE MODELS. *TR

ON 7/27/13, MY SON WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. PRIOR TO DRIVING EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. WHEN HE PULLED OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 25 MPH THE ENGINE LINE FLASHED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE INTO A PARKING LOT, POPPED THE HOOD AND TAKE A QUICK LOOK TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND OF COURSE HE'S NOT A MECHANIC. HE TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK AND THEN ON 8/5/13 HE LEFT WORK TO QUICKLY GET LUNCH AND WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR DIED AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. HE WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. HE TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND AUTOZONE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DIDN'T IDENTIFY A PROBLEM/ERROR. THEN HE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD HE AND MY HUSBAND IT WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ($350.00). HE FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. I'M THE 2ND OWNER OF THE CAR AND I'M UNCERTAIN IF THIS PROBLEM WAS EVER FIXED. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THIS IS REIMBURSABLE IF IT WASN'T FIXED IN THE RECALL. I NOTICE A NUMBER OF THE MORE RECENT COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE ARE CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT CLEARLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS??? *TR

IT BEGAN I THINK IN FEBRUARY 2012 GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON WHICH JERKED THE CAR. IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN UNTIL WEEKS LATER. THEN IT WOULD BEGIN TO ACTUALLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVER WITHOUT WARNING. BUT THEN AGAIN IT WOULD ONLY DO IT A TIME OR 2.... THEN NOT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS LATER (WHICH BY THEN I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT). IT DID THIS ON AND OFF FOR THE REST OF 2012.... BUT WOULD ALWAYS START RIGHT BACK UP.... EVEN PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING AND STARTING IT..... THEN PUTTING IT BACK IN GEAR WITHOUT HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. BUT THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ESPECIALLY IN JULY (2013).... IT BEGAN CUTTING OFF MORE OFTEN AND WOULD BE HARDER TO START. SO I DECIDED TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFINITELY BECOMING A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL IN 2002 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH (NHTSA # 02V120000). I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY MORE INSTANCES OF THIS PART FAILING AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY CAR ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AND POSSIBLY REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE, CAN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HAVE TO THROW HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PULL OVER INTO EMERGENCY LANE. IF NOT IN MOTION, CAR WILL JUST STALL, AND CARS BEHIND WILL REAR END MY VEHICLE IF NOT PAYING ATTENTION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO AMERICAN HONDA, BUT, MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL THEY HAD ON THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH. THEY DIRECTED ME TO HAVE NHTSA ADD MY VIN TO THE RECALL SO THAT I MAY THEN QUALIFY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED INTO A LOCAL PARTS STORE HAD THEM LOOK UP WHAT HAD MADE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE CODE THAT SHOWED UP WAS P0740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). NOW MY CAR IS HAVING HARD TIMES SHIFTING UP AND DOWN IN ALL SPEED RANGES. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BUT NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ UPDATED 2/8/2013 *JS UPDATED 2/7/13 *CN UPDATED 02/21/2013 *JS STATUS UPDATE 03/20/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED ERRATICALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED WITHIN TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,635.