Check engine light,then rough idle,then total death of ignition,stalled. Repair station diagnosed it to be a distributor failure. Replaced with new one,6 months later it failed and was replaced with rebuilt unit. Now about 6 months again,same problem with the rebuilt distributor apparently. Haven't taken it to a repair shop yet.
1993 Honda Civic: engine stalls while driving
8 of the 145 complaints about the 1993 Honda Civic describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
I have a 1993 honda civic lx. Couple of days back when I was driving back from work, my car suddenly stalled at a traffic light. It would not start. With the help of a passer by I got my car pushed in a parking lot. Later I had it towed to my garage. My mechanic told me that the igniter had failed. He charged me $700 to replace the igniter and do a tune up.
1993 honda civic lx stalled while in motion. The first incident occurred when the odometer read about 100,000 miles back in 2000. The problem was pinpointed to a faulty ignitor which was promptly replaced. Luckily no one was injured nor was there an accident. Recently in may 13, 2003 the same part failed with the odometer reading 165,000 miles. Obviously this is a design flaw. This part and/or distributor prematurely caused such failure. Aside from this vehicle, a 1993 honda accord ex coupe also had the similar part replaced before the odometer reached 100,000 miles.
Distributor cap bearing failure resulted in distributor cap / rotor welded together, engine stalled while driving.
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.
Failure of distributor cap caused vehicle to stall in traffic, requiring a tow.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Honda Civic stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1993 Honda Civic?
8 of 145 owner complaints about the 1993 Honda Civic (6%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Honda Civic?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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