Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
1991 CIVIC THAT IS HAVING THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT HONDA ISSUED RECALLS FOR IN MID TO LATE 90'S VEHICLES. (INTERMITTENT CURRENT IN RUN POSITION) FROM A BRIEF WEB SEARCH, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. CAR WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AT IT'S OWN DISCRETION. *JB
IGNITION FAILURE. *AK
INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING OR NOT STARTING AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO REPLACED FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, STALLING STILL OCCURRING.*AK
NOT SURE WHICH COMPONENT CAUSED FIRE. *AK
ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AUTO COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. THREE OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON MAIN ROAD STREETS, TWO OCCURRED AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED IN EACH OCCASION, TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS SINCE I BROKE DOWN IN 5 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AFTER DESCRIBING THIS INCIDENT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE OWNER SAID THAT HONDA HAS A RECALL OUT ON IGNITION WIRE WHICH IS THE CONTINUOUS CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL. IT HAS ALREADY COST ME 5 TOWS, 5 MIS-REPAIRS, AND ALMOST A FREEWAY CRASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
REPLACED THE CAP+ROTOR AFTER 1ST STALL, AND AUTOSHOP RECOMMENTS REPLACING DISTRIBUTOR AFTER MY 2ND STALL(NOISE).
THE ENGINE FAILED/STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO THE IGNITOR ROTER FAILURE.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WATER LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INJECTION SYSTEM. MJS
MY CAR CAME TO A STOP GOING UP A RAMP AFTER IT BEGAN "JERKING". I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT WAS THE COIL IN THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS BENT BOTH TIMES. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, BUT WAS URGED TO CONTACT HONDA TO FIND IF THERE WAS AN "OPEN RECALL" I WAS TOLD BY SHOCKLEY HONDA THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, THIS WAS IN 1996. SINCE THEN, MY CAR HAS HAD THHE EXACT SAME REPAIR 5 MORE TIMES, AND IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. I CALLED HERSON'S HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS A RECALL APPROX 5 YEARS AGO. I CALLED SHOCKLEY TO MAKE AN APPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, INSTEAD OF GETTING AN APPT I WAS TOLD "YOU'RE JUST NOW GETTING AROUND TO GETTING THIS FIXED?" AND "WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING IT IN WHEN YOU GOT THE RECALL IN THE MAIL?" IF I HAD GOTTEN THE RECALL, SURELY I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS IN TOWING, PARTS AND LABOR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME. IF I WAS STILL PAYING ON THAT VEHICLE, I AM POSITIVE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN CONNTACTED. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL! NOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO? *AK
DISTRIBUTER HAD BAD BEARING. WAS REPLACED AT COST OF $463.48
THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATOR. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
INGNITION FAILURE.
ELECTICAL DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE.
SEATBACK CAUGHT FIRE.
WATER LEAKED IN REAR TRUNK LID.
FAILED IGNITION CAUSED CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP.
IGNITOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/SMOKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, EXPERIENCES ENGINE MALFUNCTION, WHEN CHECK LIGHT APPEARS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, DLR CAN'T REPRODUCE CONDITIO. *AK
DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED. *SD
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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