NHTSA Complaint #10344560 — 1998 HONDA CIVIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10344560
Vehicle	1998 HONDA CIVIC
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 1, 2010
Date Filed	July 21, 2010
Mileage	110,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

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

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