Honda CIVIC engine problems
618 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
15,428 owner complaints analyzed
79 distinct recall campaigns
54,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1973 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 7,982 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
618 of 15,428 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 960538 · 1995-02-24 (February 24, 1995)
COIL/DISTRIBUTOR CABLE HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 960538 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 976572 · 1995-12-14 (December 14, 1995)
PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN DRIVING PUSH ON THE BRAKE CAR STALLED . TT
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Owner report 10162325 · 2006-07-13 (July 13, 2006)
CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC. ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR ONLY STARTS WHEN JUMPED. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER WERE REPLACED. IT WAS OK FOR A WHILE, THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TALKED WITH FOUR OWNERS OF 1988 - 1991 HONDA CIVIC'S AND ALL HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITION SYSTEM. ONE OF THE PERSONS WORK WITH MY WIFE. HE TOLD US THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS. HE TRIED TO FIX HIS CAR WITH THE SAME REPAIRS THAT WE DID, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RE…
Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10162325 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 550363 · 2000-04-13 (April 13, 2000)
THE VEHICLE COMPUTER BATTERY DIED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR AND LIGHTS. NLM
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Owner report 765682 · 2002-08-15 (August 15, 2002)
ON MY 1988 HONDA CIVIC, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET ,THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE EFI CONTROL UNIT, A RECALL FOR THE SEATBELTS, AND A RECALL FOR THE IGNITOR, AND FOR SOME REASON I NEVER RECEIVED THOSE RECALLS. I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE BAD EFI, AND THE IDLE JUST JUMPS UP AND DOWN, AND NOW MY IGNITOR IS GONE BAD AND THE CAR WON'T START. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK BECAUSE THE IGNITOR FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE IN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SHUTTERS AND STALLS...THE EFI UNIT JUST SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP THE CAR, SINCE THE IDLE JU…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 765682 at NHTSA ↗