Four problems related to starter have been reported for the 1999 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The car engine stalls while driving soon after starting. It will happen typically while the car starts hot, either if the weather is hot or if the car was already warm from driving. The engine will also fail to stay started unless I turn the starter engine over a few times extra. I believe this is a result of the faulty ignition switch which was recalled for similar vehicle models.
Since 2011 this car has been cutting out while driving. The speed could be anywhere from 30 mph on a street or 70 mph on the highway. This complete "powering off" has caused me near misses and accidents many times. Since purchasing this car in 2007, I have had the distributor replaced 3 times; as we thought that was the reason for the failures. It was not. Very recently (in the month of January) the car cut out so many times while driving and it became such a safety issue I brought it my mechanic and told him I could not drive anymore until the root cause was determined. First, they thought it needed a tune up. I had all the spark plugs, wires, etc replaced. The car still powered off while driving. Then, I had the distributor replaced again. The car still cut out. The mechanic then removed the starter and put a new one in and it solved the problem. Since then I've read online this has been a continuous problem with this model and I am going to pursue getting my money back for all the work done to the car this month. I kept the starter and the key if needed for evidence.
Consumer states that dealership is charging to reconnect vehicle starter system after disconnecting to do recall repair. *mrrecall repair was for a faulty ignition switch.
Consumer received a recall notice regarding a defective ignition switch, when consumer arrived at the dealership, she was informed there would be a charge to reconnect the after market remote starter on the vehicle, or the started would be left disconnected, consumer took the vehicle to another dealer and was assured there would be no charge.