One problem related to car will not start has been reported for the 1996 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 1996 Honda Civic would not start one morning, I had initially thought it was due to the chilly weather. A week later, while driving on the freeway at 65+ mph, all of a sudden, my car stalled and the engine shut off!!!! after my car finishes coasting on the freeway (and residential road), I will have a little problem trying to restart my car, but it will eventually restart! I was scared for my life for the obvious reasons (one second you're going 65mph and the next, your car dies on the freeway with cars speeding behind you)!! I found online that there was a recall for certain Hondas & acuras (1997 to 2000 models of accord, Civic, prelude, cr-v, and odyssey and some 1999 Acura tl sedans and certain 1997 to 1999 cl coupes). The problem is, my car is a 1996 Civic and it is now December 2010, so therefore, it is not covered with manufacture!! I'll bet my life that a lot of people do not know of this defect with their Hondas because #1, they probably were not the 1st owner of their Honda so they would not of been aware of the recall, and #2, even though it has been years since the recall, I believe that it is still a life threatening issue for myself and for all other drivers due to the manufactures fault!!! this issue should be resolved and re-evaluated ASAP, as lives are at stake!!!!.