Car on 3rd distributor bearing and ingnitor failures
1993 Honda Civic electrical complaints
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While driving on nys thruway, car battery exploded. Per ins. Co. " determined that a diode on the computers circuit board came unsoldered causing the vehicle battery to explode. This electrical breakdown is a manufacturers defect"
I think the air/heat controls have a short in them - the dealership looked at this in march of 98 and they were not able to pinpoint the problem. The lights come on daily in the air/heat section and then once I move the lever to make the air less cold - the lights in the air/heat area will dim or completely cut off. Is there a defect in this part?
This is my 2nd honda I purchased new. I take very good care of my car and follow all recommended maintenance procedures. The distributor has failed on both my cars about the same time-mileage wise. I see from many web-sites that this appears to be a consistent problem with honda owners. Feel recall may be warranted.
When hit a pool of water (~ 1" deep), engine stalled and the power brake system died. I was unable to restart the car for ~5 mts and changing the gear f/r and steering do not have any effect. Fortunately hand brake helped to slow down. It looks like I had a short circuit problem. Need more explanation from the manufacturer on what could have caused it.
Distributer locked up, causing vehicle to stall completely out. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
When coming to a complete stop vehicle stalls . The dealer has replaced the wiring in the cooling system. The dealer has been notified.
When the distributor bearing failed the ignition rotor melted from the heat. From a few searches on this site, it appears to be a common honda family of engines problem. Some relief in the cost of the distributor would be a nice gesture. $336usd for the dist. Base is high. This is a d16z6 vtec engine. The failed bearing appears to be dry of any oil for lubrication, although the distributor/cam gear mating area is wet with eng. Oil as would be expected. Thanks, jim
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Car caught on fire. Called fire department. Electrical fire due to a short in wiring harness. Consumer contacted dealer.
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The bearings in the ignition distributor failed.
After market part failure of the alternator overcharging, causing the battery to fail.
Radio replaced.
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