NHTSA Complaint #10068504 — 2000 HONDA CIVIC

I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS POORLY MADE VEHICLE. ONE, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FOR HELP WITH NO SUCCESS. THANK YOU BY THE WAY HONDA! THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND NEEDS TO BE STARTED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT OUT.*AK NEXT PROBLEM, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS TERRIBLE. VERY JUMPY ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE IS QUITE CLUMSY ON REGULAR ROAD DRIVING. NOW THE MAIN PROBLEM WHY I HAVE COME HERE BECAUSE I FEEL I WAS WRONGED CONSIDERING I BOUGHT PRACTICALLY A NEW VEHICLE. (I WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WHEN I HAD FIRST PURCHASED IT). THIS BEING MY FIRST NEWER VEHICLE, I GUESS I CAN SAY I OWNED OLDER CARS THAT HELD TOGETHER MUCH BETTER. THE CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN VERY JUMPY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL WHEN DRIVING, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL VERY ENDANGERED WHEN DRIVING. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT BY MY OWN EXPLORATION THAT THERE IS AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA.COM WEBSITE THAT I REGISTERED WITH, THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALLS, (WHERE THEY FAIL TO MENTION ALL OTHER RECALLS). NOTHING IS POSTED ON THIS. I HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND FINALLY MAY HAVE FOUND THAT THE IGNITOR IS BAD. FUNNY ENOUGH I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH HONDAS WHO HAVE REPLACED THEIR'S AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. NOW, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA WITH NO HELP! THEY TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA (WHICH I DID) AND APPARENTLY HONDA DECIDED TO RECALL "SOME" OF THE CARS WITH THESE IGNITOR'S IN THEM. I WILL BE MAKING PLENTY OF CALLS TO GET HEARD. I THOUGHT THAT HONDA WAS A STABLE NAME. APPARENTLY NOT SINCE THERE IS PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS IN THE AIR (WHICH WOULD BE EXPECTED, BECAUSE THINGS DO GO WRONG). ANYWAY, I AM GLAD I GOT TO COMPLAIN HERE. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE HEARD. LET IT ALSO BE SAID, I AM A STRUGGLING COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WAS LOOKING TO ONLY BUY A STABLE CAR, AND INSTEAD GOT A WORLD OF HEADACHES!