Ignition Switch problems of the 1999 Honda Civic - part 1

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the vehicle lost electrical power inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring. Additionally, the contact stated that the instrument panel lights were no longer illuminated while starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the ignition switch was corroded at the contact point. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and several other unknown dealers were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall related to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Loose ignition switch turns car off while driving.

Car shuts off while driving. Can happen at anytime, while stationary or in motion. Issue is a faulty ignition switch. Has to stop to restart and loss of power steering. Same issue as NHTSA campaign number: 02v120000, but many VIN's not included. Filing complaint for expanding issue beyond original scope under 02v120000.

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.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed by aaa to wrench on wheels of kent, washington where the vehicle was inspected. It was determined that the ignition switch overheated at random, which caused the relay to become faulty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Vehicle is stalling while driving without any warning or indication. It may start again or may not. May not restart for twenty times or more, or less. The one variable that remains the same is that it will stall at some point when driving this vehicle. A crash is very likely. There was a recall on this car for faulty ignition switch that could cause the engine to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. May 16, 2002 campaign number: 02v120000 . Honda would not honor recall because it was a closed recall, but will open if VIN # shows it is one of the cars that was recalled. The car shows up with the recall with many complaints on ignition switch. More on the stalling, it would stall on any road, street, or highway in motion. Every stall was in motion. If starting the vehicle up from a stopped position it may or may not start the first time or twenty times later. Started in 2014. Honda wouldn't fix it. Next two years sat in parking space. 2017 started to drive it after new battery, new radiator+thermostat. Car still stalls in motion. 03/30/2017 took car to Honda for recall. Said car VIN # did not show recall on it that the recall was closed on the ignition switch. I need to know what my options are. I only drive on roads that have 30mph limits and I don't let my kids drive it. I don't want to cause a death or injury to anyone who may crash into my car.

There is a recall out right now for my ignition switch but when I call Honda, they said there is no recalls for my vehicle. I am currently experiencing the symptoms of the recall but they refused to help me or dont believe me. I am not comfortable driving this vehicle right now because it shuts off while driving and I have no steering at all. This is my daily commuter. Please help.

Ignition switch is cuting off while drive the car, almost caused a accident looked up VIN said not in the recall list for the Honda Civic ignition recall.

I came to a stop at a light and the engine quit. When I tried to start it again, it lurched a little and quit again. When I tried to restart it, the engine would turn over but not start. The car was towed to a repair place. After a few days the mechanic got it running and I drove it home. When I tried to start it sometime later, it would not start, just like at the traffic light. It would rev up and then die. It did this a couple of times and then started. When I turned it off and tried to start it again it would turn over but not start. It was towed to a different repair place where the mechanic diagnosed it as a bad ignition switch and told me there was a recall on this make and model Honda. A check with the Honda dealer revealed that there was no applicable recall on this vehicle; ie. , a vehicle with the above VIN. Why not?? apparently, for some reason my 1999 Honda Civic lx was "missed" because the problem I am having has all the characteristics of what is described in the recall. Why was there a recall, my vehicle was omitted, and now some years later the problem rears its head and I have to pay to have it corrected. It fails to start randomly and if it quits while I am driving and I can't start it again, it is a safety situation since I lose my power brakes and power steering.

Original ignition switch failure. Vehicle stalls often while driving on highways and local roads.

Car stalls unexpectedly. This happened twice, luckily on local streets and at very slow speeds. Both times car restarted easily. Honda had replaced the ignition switch on recall back in 2003 by the original owner--I'm the second owner-- but now with over 200,000 miles the problem seems to have returned. Called american Honda and they suggested I have the problem diagnosed at a Honda service center at my expense. $110 cost. If the ignition switch is proven defective, they will reimburse all expenses but only after approval from american Honda for a second replacement. Decided to have my own mechanic fix the problem and then send the bill to Honda with documentation. To be continued. . .

Bad ignition switch will stall on highway and just starting where the key is 1,2,3 is start between 2 and 3 well on 2 it will not light up the dash lights no power so I turn into a little bit from 2 to 3 and make contact then start and sometimes keeps running others stalls random for the past year or 2 now just does it all the time.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. While parked, the ignition switch failed to turn to the on position. The failure recurred on one other occasion. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

The car is still stalling out. The latest today, when pulling into parking space at home, it stalled. No warning, no lights, no sounds. . . . Just stalled. What do you think would happen if it happened on the interstate at fast speeds or in high traffic areas where you might ram into the back of my car, without warning, just stopped in front of you with no warning. Maybe even in a turning lane, cars coming at me, right/left/front/behind. I am scared to death my luck is going to run out and someone or some people are going to get hurt and lose their lives because Honda can't fix this problem with the ignition switch. They can, but won't!!! they, Honda, is risking lives in order to save some money, not lives, money. It could be you behind me the next time it happens and it will happen again. Please help get this fix. I wanna save lives not end lives!!!!!!!!!! this has been a problem for about 2months now.

I was driving my 1999 Honda Civic lx and out of no where it stalled coming up to a stop sign. No warning lights on the dash came on. It also gave a little shake while holding onto the steering wheel. It took a few ignition turns before it started back up. This was the start of many to come stalling out or several attempts at starting the vehicle. This happens intermittently. It will start. . . It won't start. . . It stalled. . . It did not stall. The car had a mind of it's own. Now, we took it to repair shop and they couldn't get it to not start. It started everytime while at the shop. In order to do a diagnostic test on the vehicle it would need to not start. It is dangerous to drive this vehicle as a result of stalling out without any warning and at any speed where a crash is inevitable. I researched this vehicle afterwards to find any recalls on it. Sure enough there was. It had a faulty ignition switch which causes the above symptoms. . . . . Stalling out and trouble starting. I never got a letter or mail of any kind stating there is a recall on this car's ignition switch. Why? there also is one other recall on this car, a fuel tank thermal insulator. No notice on that recall. What do I need to do to get these faulty recalls done? before there is a crash as a result of this manufacturer faulty equipment. .

The car just shuts off at random times while at highway speeds and will immediately restart once stopped. The ignition switch was replaced under another recall in 2005 for this same issue. Dealership refuses to repair again and wants to charge for diagnostics. The ignition switch is intermittent just as stated in the recall, same issues have not been repaired.

The car ignition turned off suddenly while driving. I was able to come to a stop and restart the engine. My car already had the ignition switch replaced per the national recall. It looks like the replacements are not an improvement.

My 1999 Honda Civic dx kept shutting off several times while driving without warning. Died on the interstate, and subsequently, I was rearended. Was diagnosed with a faulty ignition switch which was recalled for my year, make and model but my batch supposedly wasn't one that was affected. They want $700 to repair the $80 recalled part and refuse to honor the already existing recall.

On 7/27/13, my son was driving and stopped at a traffic light. Prior to driving everything seemed fine. When he pulled off from the traffic light and the car got to about 25 mph the engine line flashed and the car suddenly stopped. He was able to pull off to the side into a parking lot, popped the hood and take a quick look to see if anything was wrong. He couldn't see anything and of course he's not a mechanic. He tried starting the car and it started right up. The car worked fine for a week and then on 8/5/13 he left work to quickly get lunch and while waiting at a traffic light the car died after the engine light flashed on and off. He waited a few seconds and tried restarting the car and it started without any problems. He took the car to 2 different mechanics and autozone and they couldn't find any issues with the car because the computer didn't identify a problem/error. Then he took it to firestone and they told he and my husband it was an ignition switch problem ($350. 00). He found out that this was a recall issue. I'm the 2nd owner of the car and I'm uncertain if this problem was ever fixed. How can I find out if this is reimbursable if it wasn't fixed in the recall. I notice a number of the more recent complaints on your site are cars with the same issue that were not included in the recall but clearly have this problem. What can be done about this???.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph when the engine stalled with the illumination of the srs warning indicator. The engine was restarted after several minutes and then resumed normally. The failure recurred twelve times. The vehicle was inspected by a certified mechanic, who stated that the ignition switch would need to be replaced. There was a recall associated with the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system) however, the contact was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl-the contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic ex. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the ignition switch would need to be replaced. The technician also stated that there was a recall associated with the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system) however, the contact's VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable. Kmj.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where a diagnostic was performed. The failure was located at the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system: ignition: switch). The VIN was not available. The approximate failure and current mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic ex. The contact stated while driving 40 mph the engine stalled. The warning light was not illuminated; however, the instrument panel lights flickered causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road and within ten minutes it restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the electrical ignition switch needed to be replaced. Nhtsa recall campaign id number: 02v120000: electrical system: ignition: switch was related to the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified and advised her the VIN was not included in the recall and to contact NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 184,635.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the distributor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to the dealer for diagnosis who stated that the ignition switch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages was 150,000.

The vehicle stalled intermittently while driving, regardless of speed (the engine, power steering, and dash lights would cut out unexpectedly). I indicated to Honda that I believed it could be an ignition switch failure that was covered under a 2002 safety bulletin. They indicated that my vehicle was not covered. My local mechanic fixed the issue that was in fact a faulty ignition switch. Honda refused to issue reimbursement for the failed part.

Vehicle stalls without notice, can't accelerate anymore when it happens, have to throw hazard lights on and pull over into emergency lane. If not in motion, car will just stall, and cars behind will rear end my vehicle if not paying attention. This is a huge safety concern, it can cause an accident. I brought this up to american Honda, but, my VIN does not qualify for the recall they had on the electrical ignition switch. They directed me to have NHTSA add my VIN to the recall so that I may then qualify.

Failed ignition switch caused car to stall(engine shut off). Had to pull to side of road and attempt to restart vehicle. Engine started after 3 attempts. For the next 3 weeks engine would randomly stall and all dash lights/cluster would lose power. **note: ignition switch recall was already completed for this vehicle in 2002.

It began I think in February 2012 going down the highway. My 1999 Honda Civic turned off then back on which jerked the car. It did not do it again until weeks later. Then it would begin to actually turn off while driver without warning. But then again it would only do it a time or 2. . . . Then not for several weeks later (which by then I had forgotten about it). It did this on and off for the rest of 2012. . . . But would always start right back up. . . . Even putting it in neutral while moving and starting it. . . . . Then putting it back in gear without hardly slowing down. But the last few months, especially in July (2013). . . . It began cutting off more often and would be harder to start. So I decided to have it checked and it was the ignition switch. I had it repaired because it was definitely becoming a hazard to myself and others. My car was not part of the recall in 2002 for the ignition switch (NHTSA # 02v120000). I see online there are many more instances of this part failing and would like to see my car added to the recall list and possibly reimbursed for the cost of repair.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and coasted to the side of the road. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but informed the contact that the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) and provided no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000. Kmj.

Vehicle stopped running on four occasions while driving. The car suddenly stalled and would restart after pulling over. Acts like a failed ignition switch which is recalled for this year and model but does not cover my particular VIN. I believe the recall should be expanded.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the mechanic noticed a faulty ignition switch, which needed to be replaced. The mechanic replaced the ignition switch. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the ignition switch and the manufacturer advised that the due to the mileage and the age of the vehicle there was nothing they could do to assist. The failure mileage was 165,000.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that he started having problems with the vehicle failing to start. The contact stated they had to wiggle the key in the ignition in order to get the vehicle to start. In addition, the vehicle would stall at any time without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the ignition switch and the cylinder lock failed. The contact located a recall under NHTSA campaign number: 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) but the contact was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 253,000.

Engine will stall without warning at idle, slow speeds, even high speeds on the highway, just checked my VIN with Honda. Com and it was affected by the 1997-99 ignition switch recall.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. While driving the vehicle would stall. He contacted the dealer in reference to recall# 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch). He was advised that since his vehicle identification number was excluded from the recall he was ineligible for a free remedy. The failure mileage was 149,569.

The contact owns a 1999 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that the problem was with the ignition switch and that there was an existing recall. The contact stated that recall campaign 02v120000, which was related to the ignition switch on the electrical system, but the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 190000. The current mileage was 211000.