NHTSA Complaint #10211062 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE, THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED MINUTES LATER, BUT WOULD STALL EVERY TIME SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE'S AIR FILTER WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FILTER BEING EXTREMELY DIRTY. THE OLD FILTER WAS PLACED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE POSSIBLY DERIVED FROM A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT SENDS SIGNALS TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER REGULATING THE ENGINE SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE DUPLICATED BEFORE THEY COULD OFFER A SOLUTION. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,880 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,914.