One problem related to ignition coils failure has been reported for the 1996 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I own a 1996 Honda Accord and it has been a reliable car until recently. It has been regularly mainted. I was driving to work when the car kept acting like it was going to stall when I hit the gas. It finally stalled while I was driving to work at 55 miles per hour. After taking it to the Honda dealer and spending $300 for repairs which included replacement of spark plugs, fuel induction service and throttle body cleaning, the car was still not repaired. After the car would not start, I myself replaced the distributor cap, rotor and ignition coil. It is now sitting at a local mechanic who figured out the problem was the distributor assembly. So $1,000. 00 later my car is fixed but I still feel very unsafe driving it and will never trust it again.