general problems of the 1999 Honda Civic

I am looking for a remedy to this recall. Apparently the remedy is unavailable and has been for months. Nothing has happened as far as the airbags are concerned. I am noting the 5/22/20 date as the date I have called to try and find a working remedy and to file a complaint.

My car has been stalling and losing power without any warning while driving, most often on the freeway. After several tries it starts back up. This creates a potentially very dangerous driving situation. Somehow, as with many other drivers I have researched and read about, my VIN was not included in the 2002 recall for the ignition switch (faulty electrical component) including Honda Civics from 1999. No other repairs so far have fixed the problem. If this is indeed the problem, (the ignition switch) we very strongly feel (like many others) that it is the responsibility of Honda to take care of the replacement.

Beginning in April 2016 and continuing to today, my car will suddenly stall without warning. The engine just stops, and the power steering and power brakes are nonfunctional. This has occurred under varied conditions: high speeds, low speeds, highways, city streets, parking lots, hot days, cool days, with the ac on, with the ac off, with a full tank, a half full tank, a quarter full tank of gas. After the stall, the car does not restart immediately. I've counted, and it takes between 6 and 20 tries to restart the engine. Twice the car would not start immediately when I was leaving work at the end of the day. Again, it took multiple tries before the car started. The engine turns over fine, seems to be weakly starting, but just stops. The mechanic was not able to find the problem; there are no codes that he can read. 129,000 miles on the car; I have had full and regular maintenance; and I did have the ignition switch replaced under the recall many years ago.

After driving the vehicle for an extended time (greater than 30 minutes) in high ambient temperatures (100 degrees fahrenheit or greater) the vehicle emits a strong and strange smell, which appears to be coming from the left hand side of the engine compartment. The smell generally does not penetrate into the vehicle's interior, but it is strong enough that the vehicle cannot be parked in a covered garage because the smell will overwhelm the enclosed garage when the garage door is down. Occasionally the smell can penetrate both the interior of the vehicle and the house. The smell can be intense enough to cause headaches, and it is a possible health hazard. The smell does not affect the vehicle's performance. This smell is not a rotten sulphur smell from the catalytic converter, nor the sweet odor of ethylene glycol from the coolant. It also is not that of burning oil or overheated brakes. No visible emissions are emitted from the exhaust pipe. Perhaps the smell is emitted from the vehicle's emission controls (gasoline vapor recovery system?). The smell is strong and sharp with a "chemical" odor (perhaps benzene?).