1998 Honda Civic complaints

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.

98 HONDA CIVIC DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY DOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60-65MPH WHEN PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO SUDDEN STOPS OR POT HOLES TO HAVE CAUSED THIS; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

CAR SHUTS DOWN AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. USUALLY RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. VERY DANGEROUS!! HAS DIED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC!! IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO RECALL, EVIDENTLY THIS IS A RECURRING DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING ON I-84 DURING A RAINY MORNING RUSH HOUR, AT 70MPH, MY HONDA CIVIC'S FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR. I PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT EXIT AND CHANGED THE TIRE. TOOK THE TIRE TO THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP FOR REPAIR, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FAILED. AT THAT SPEED, THE TIRES WERE RUINED, SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VARIOUS ENGINE AND FUEL COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

WHEN MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC WAS AT 90,891 MILES, THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS ABOUT $1000. ONLY 2 YEARS LATER, THEY TOLD ME THE NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THIS REPAIR AND CHARGED ME ANOTHER $1000 TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BUSY STATE ROADS, CREATING HAVOC AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STITUATIONS AS OTHER CARS SWERVE AND ANGRILY HONK HORNS TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHEN I FINALLY COME A STOP AND TRY TO RE-START, IT IMMEDIATELY RE-STARTS AND RUNS OKAY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL QUIT - WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WHEN IT FAILS EACH TIME. MY MECHANIC FIRST REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I DID A WEB SEARCH AND SAW THAT THERE IS A HONDA RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND OTHER WORKTWO HONDA DEALERS HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN TO WITH HONDA CIVICS AND OTHER MODELS, INCLUDING 1998. UNFORTUNATELY, MY HONDA DEALER SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT MY CAR HAS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE SAME BASIS FOR THE HONDA IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUED IN 2002. *TR

I HAVE A 98 HONDA CIVIC LX, IT SEEMS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE THEY CRACK AND THE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CIRCULATED TO THE CABIN OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHOULD NOT CRACK ON NORMAL USE. CARBON MONOXIDE CO COULD LEAK TO THE CABIN OF THE CAR, AND IS POISONOUS TO HUMANS AND CHILDREN. THERE ARE A LOT OF HONDA CIVICS OUT HERE WITH CRACK EXHAUST MANIFOLD, IT IS HARD TO FIND THE CULPRIT, BECAUSE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS COVERED WITH A METAL COVER, BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR, WHEN THE CAR IS AT RUNNING. THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ON THIS DEFECTIVE. *TR

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON A 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 110,000 MILES. IT WAS CAUSING FREQUENT STALLING AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AT TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BUT NOT SURE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AND APPROACHING ONE OF IF NOT THE LARGEST SOCAL FREEWAY INTERCHANGES, DRIVING AT ABOUT 70MPH OR SO, BACK TO LA FROM SAN DIEGO; OUR 1998 CIVIC LX TOOK CONTROL OF ITSELF AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO OVER 105MPH, SHAKING AND THUMPING. AFTER WEAVING AROUND POCKETS OF TRAFFIC, INCLUDING USING THE SMALL SHOULDERS, AND ALL 5 OR SO LANES, AS WE APPROACHED THE MASSIVE MERGING OF FREEWAYS, PANICKED, WE STOMPED AND BANGED THE FLOOR, DASH, EVERYTHING. AS SHOCK WORE OFF WE THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD, SOMEHOW PUT CAR (AUTO TRANS) INTO NEUTRAL, I BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR AT SOME POINT, THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED TO WORK. GAS PEDAL WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT STUCK (THIS MODEL WAS ALREADY REPAIRED DUE TO A FLOOR MATT RECALL), FEET WERE NOT EVEN ON THE GAS AS IT STARTED TO HAPPEN (NOT IN CRUISE, JUST SHOCK). THE CAR SIMPLY TOOK OFF. WE ARE FOREVER TRAUMATIZED BY THIS EXPERIENCE AND NEVER THOUGHT TO REPORT UNTIL RECENT NEWS REPORTS. APPROX DATE IS REALLY UNKNOWN BUT THE YEAR WAS 2002 AS I SOON AFTER BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR.*CW

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IT TAKES A WHILE AND WHEN IT STARTS AND I GET OUT AND THEN BACK TO START IT THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

SINCE 2006 WE HAVE HAD SEVEN REPLACEMENTS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. HONDA HAS CHANGED BULBS AND ENTIRE HARNESSES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN TICKETED YET AT NIGHT, BUT THAT AND HAVING AN ACCIDENT ALWAYS HANGS OVER OUR HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE HONDA IGNITION SWITCH. MY VIN# SAYS OTHERWISE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ALMOST HIT A WALL ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY BECAUSE MY CAR "QUIT". MY CAR HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE TIMES. IF IT DIES WITH OUT WARNING, USUALLY I CAN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN... IF IT STARTS. I AM HAVING TROUBLE TALKING WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS AROUND HERE TRYING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT. I DRIVE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO WORK AND BACK. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS AND DEADLY CRASH WITH ME AND/OR MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

MY !998 HONDA CIVIC EX STALLED ON FREEWAY WHILE GOING AT 50MPH. IT WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH. HONDA HAD A RECALL ON CERTAIN VAN MODELS ONLY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. MY SAFETY IS AT STAKE HERE SO ARE OTHERS WHO DRIVES A HONDA. ALTHOUGH I HAVE 162,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE SWITCH AS FAR AS I KNOW IS NOT AN ITEM CALLED OUT FOR REPLACEMENT AS PART OF THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. SO HOW WOULD I KNOW WHEN TO REPLACE IF IT IS NOT AN ITEM THAT IS A REQUIRED ATTENTION WHEN VEHICLE IS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND LIFE ENDANGERING PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED. *TR

CAR WOULDN'T START, JAN 10, 2009 WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE STATION,BATTERY OK ENGINE OK, CHARGING SYSTEM OK, COMPUTER SYSTEM OK THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CAR WOULD START FINE,NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. 11 DAYS LATER CAR WOULDN'T START,SO IGNITION STARTER WAS REPLACED. CAR WAS OK UNTIL JAN 26(5 DAYS AFTER NEW CAR IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED) CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR SHOP. JUST FOUND OUT ON INTERNET ABOUT PROBLEMS AND RECALL OF 98 HONDA CIVIC IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT, NEED CAR FOR WORK TRAVEL. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE TO USE THIS CAR NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AT ALL. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BROADSIDE ANOTHER CAR WITH MY FRONT END. THE FRONT OF MY CAR ENDED UP BEING TOTALED AND MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED BOTH HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THERE 2 FIELD SPECIALISTS. THERE REPLY WAS MY SEAT BELT SENSOR TOLD MY AIRBAG SENSOR IT DID NOT NEED TO DEPLOY. HONDA SAID I HAD NO CASE WITH THEM. I THINK ALL I GOT IS THE RUN AROUND. I HONESTLY WANT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. ALSO TO KNOW WHY HONDA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG FAILED FOR SOME REASON!! I HAVE HAD 2 PRIOR NECK SURGERIES AND RECEIVED SEVERAL INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

HONDA, CIVIC DX, 1998, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SMOOTHLY OPERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR OVER TO SECOND TO THIRD, AND TO FOURTH, THE RPMS'S REVS UP/SPEED UP BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. HAVE 120,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR MANUAL WINDOW REGULATOR BINDS FORCING WINDOW OUT OF TRACK. *TR

1998 HONDA CIVIC WITH SAFETY CONCERN. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE NOTICED THIS SAFETY CONCERN. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS CONSIDERED A SAFE VEHICLE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE HIM TO REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL HIS AFTERMARKET ALARM SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RE-INSTALLATION. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,872.

ON FEB. 10, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC LX ON HIGHWAY 400, JUNCTION 89, MY CAR LOST CONTROL, AND BECAUSE THERE WERE SNOW ON THE GROUND, I CANNOT STOP THE CAR, I KEEP ON PUMPING THE BRAKE, AS IF I USED THE ABS, I WOULD HAVE SLIDE DOWN TO THE VALLEY. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT ALL AND IT HIT HEAD ON THE GUARD RAIL, THE WHOLE FRONT AND ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WITH SUCH KIND OF IMPACT, THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY, BUT IT DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CAR WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND IS A TOTAL WRITE OFF. THE POLICE AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AS ONE TIME A WOMAN CAME OUT FROM A PLAZA WITHOUT LOOKING THAT IT IS ALL CLEAR, HER TRUCK HIT THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. *TR

THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY, RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. PROBLEM THEN CONTINUED AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD RESTART EACH TIME. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILTY.FOLSOM CAR CARE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND ADVISED ME OF A HONDA RECALL CAMPAIGN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (MEL RAPTON HONDA, SACRAMENTO, CA. THEY ADVISED ME THIS VEHICLE BY VIN WAS NOTE INCLUDED. I CALL FOLSOM CARE BACK AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HAD HONDA DENY A CAMPAIGN SO HE CALL SHINGLE SPRINGS HONDA AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. I THEN AUTHORIZED FOLSOM CARE CARE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH P/N 35130-S04-305 (SAME ONE AS IN THE RECALL)AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THIS IS A 1998 CIVIC THAT BY MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HONDA HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT SYMPTOMS, FAILURE MODE, AND REPAIRS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE FAILURE (STALLING ON THE FREEWAY). *TR

ON OCTOBER 30, 2004, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC PER THE RECALL. IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2007, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. ON SIX OCCASIONS, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING -- ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE (UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- WITH NO SHOULDER). THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF PER THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE 3 YEAR OLD REPLACEMENT ($364.). I SAVED THE IGNITION THAT THEY REPLACED THIS TIME -- THEY DID NOT ALLOW ME TO SAVE THE IGNITION THE FIRST TIME (2004) (THEY SAID, BECAUSE IT WAS A RECALLED PART). NOTE: THIS IS A HONDA CIVIC (THIS SITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT MODEL FROM THE PULL-DOWN MENU). *CN

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVE A BIG CRACK CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EXHAUST FUMES TO MIGRATE TO THE CABIN SINCE IT IS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. HONDA HAVE AN EXISTING SERVICE BULLETIN 98-081 THAT ONLY COVERS 96-97 CIVICS AND NOT 1998 MODELS BUT THEY DID NOT DO THE RE-DESIGN UNTIL 99. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FLAW BUT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. *TR

1) TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 1998 HONDA CIVIC LX FOR THE SECOND TIME AND WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES. 2) TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PRIOR WHEN CAR HAD 59,000 MILES. 3) TRANSMISSION (THIRD ONE NOW) REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. *TR

O 2 SENSOR/ EXHAUST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM ON MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC LX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 10/24/07. *JB

I AM LOOKING FOR HELP. MY 98 HONDA CIVICS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I PARKED MY VEHICLE, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & BOTH AIR BAGS EXPLODED IN MY FACE! DON CARLTON HONDA IN TULSA DID LOOK AT THE CAR & STATED IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THE DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. AS I AM CONDUCTING MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE INFERIOR ALGORITHMS IS A KNOWN AIRBAG DEFECT AND THAT THEY CAN DEPLOY OR FIRE FOR NO REASON, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT BELIEVE ME. I AM OUT $3,800 ASSETT, I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME, THIS IS VERY STRESSFUL. I AM SO AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR! WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! HOW MANY OTHER HONDA DRIVERS ARE AT RISK? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED INCURED $188 IN TOW CHARGES AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR SUCH CHARGES. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFECT, RECALL NOTICE, AND THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE OBTAINED THROUGH KELLEY BLUE BOOK. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

YEAR 2003: 1 O2 SENSOR REPLACED YEAR 2007: ENGINE LIGHT ON. WAS INFORMED DUE TO OXYGEN O2 SENSOR BAD AND ALSO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAR ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I AM VERY CONCERNED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY SOME HONDA CIVICS WITH A PARTICULAR VIN # QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT OF OXYGEN/O2 SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEY STATED THAT MINE DID NOT (ONLY UP TO 1997 QUALIFY) AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 1998. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 1998 HONDA CIVICS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE . *TR

HEADLIGHTS/INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO "FLICKER", SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STALLS/ENGINE CUTS OFF WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. PROBLEM WITH POWER MANAGEMENT. CAUSED BY A CHAFFED WIRE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GROUNDING OUT. *JB

1998 HONDA CIVIC LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST WAS REPLACED BEFORE AT 158,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 10/30/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND THEM THE TIRE FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BOTH REAR DOORS ARE INACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR < 1 WEEK AGO. *TR

RESPONSE LETTER TO CONSUMERS COMPLAINT LETTER ADDRESS TO CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION**NAR**CC CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WHILE IN TRANSIT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS MADE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 118000. *AK CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A RECALL ON A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO HIS VIN NUMBER. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SEE IF HIS VEHICLE CAN BE FIXED. UPDATE *4/12TR

I COMPLETELY LOST BY BRAKES ON MY 98 HONDA CIVIC WITH NO WARNING. I LOST MY FRONT BRAKES AND REAR BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AND MY FOOT COMPLETELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I DOWN SHIFTED AND USED MY HAND BRAKE TO GET TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER CLEANED AND REPAIRED THE BRAKES (THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS ONE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN ONE OF THE PISTONS IN MY REAR BRAKE POPPED OUT, I LOST ALL 4 BRAKES. *JB

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. *NM

HAD TAKEN CAR TO GET INSPECTION. WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVING A CRACK IN. THIS CAR HAD 59827 MILES ON IT! NATURALLY I WAS VERY UPSET. THIS CAR WAS ONLY USED MINIMALLY AS WITNESSED BY THE YEAR VS MILES. HARDLY ANY HWY USE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT UP THEIR HANDS. CAN'T FIX BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $ 2,000. CAR WILL NOT PASS INSP. DUE TO STRICT CODES IN TEXAS. I NOW HAVE MY FIFTH HONDA. HONDA JUST DROPPED THE BIG ONE ON A LOYAL CUST.!!!!!!! *NM

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH A KEY, WITH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE OR FROM UNLOCK HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY UNLOCKED EVEN AFTER TURNING KEY IN KEY SLOT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS TO INSERT KEY IN KEY SLOT, TURN KEY AND PULL DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THE PASSENGER CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW, THE WINDOW WOULD GET STUCK. THE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE SWITCHED BETWEEN OPEN OR CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING. BOTH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. WHAT IF THE PASSENGER(S) NEED TO GET OUT DURING AN EMERGENCY? *NM

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDOW HAS A HARD TIME OPENING AND CLOSING. SOMETIMES THE WINDOW WOULD GET STUCK WHILE IN OPERATION AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP WINDOW MOVING IS TO CONSTANTLY SWITCH THE WINDOW SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OPENING AND CLOSING. WORST IS WHEN THE WINDOW WOULD SLIP OUT OF ITS SLIDING BRACKET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS,THE WINDOW IS TOTALLY STUCK AND THE DOOR HAS TO BE TAKEN APART SO THAT THE WINDOW CAN BE PUT BACK INTO ITS BRACKET. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED CAR TO STOP RUNNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS RECALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO REPLACE FAULTY SWITCH. NEW ONE HAS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT. IT WILL LATCH, BUT IF ONE PULLS ON THE BELT, THE LATCH DOES NOT HOLD. *NM

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH LEADS TO EXHAUST GASES BEING BLOWN INTO THE CAR WHEN IN TRAFFIC OR AT IDLE. THESE GASES CREATE A DANGER OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *JB

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC DX 1998, WITH 60000 MILES NOW PRESENTING WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT VERY SAME COMPLAINT RESULTED IN NO PROBLEMS DETECTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM BEGAN TWO DAYS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND I SAW A WEBSITE WERE MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB