On saturday, 01/17/2015, while driving at approximately 25 MPH on busy street car stalled while driving. I had to pull over to middle median lane, and then received help to push car out of busy street/traffic to safety on sidestreet curb. The car would not start, it cranked and tried to turn over but would not start. I had to be pushed home by neighbor. After taking it to mechanic, I have had the coil replaced, distributor replaced, spark plugs and wires replaced as well as a sensor. The car still will not start. I have learned of the recall of the faulty ignition, and would like for this to be replaced by dealer under recall process. Nothing is working so far. Please assist, need car to take child to school and to able to work, take care of business.
1998 Honda Civic: won't start
6 of the 434 complaints about the 1998 Honda Civic describe won't start.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Won't start by model year
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Car wouldn't start, jan 10, 2009 was taken to service station,battery ok engine ok, charging system ok, computer system ok they couldn't find anything wrong, car would start fine,nothing was done to it. 11 days later car wouldn't start,so ignition starter was replaced. Car was ok until jan 26(5 days after new car ignition switch was replaced) car is still in repair shop. Just found out on internet about problems and recall of 98 honda civic ignition switch. Please advise as to what to do next, need car for work travel. I am afraid for my life to use this car now. I do not feel safe in it at all.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 honda civic. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle shut off completely. The contact depressed the clutch pedal to restart the vehicle. The vehicle would not start unless the key was in the ignition for approximately one block. The dealer stated that the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 02v120000 (electrical system:ignition:switch). The current mileage was 125,000 and failure mileage was 124,000. Updated 10/24/07.
While I was driving my kids to school the car suddenly lost power and stalled. I took it to my mechanic I spent $300.00 in parts bad igniter and coil a month later same problem. But only this time the car did not start in the morning was told maybe bad ignition switch or distributor. Dt
I was driving 55mph in congested traffic when my car started to stumble and immediately lost power forcing me to cross traffic. Car would not start and I was left on a busy expressway during rush hour.
Engine wont start on hot days
Service bulletins that may apply
- Honda: troubleshooting of diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P1456 and P1457
- Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code P0420 or engine ping under load
- Timesert 14MM drain plug thread repair kit
- Poor a/c cooling during hard acceleration
- Heater blower motor gets hot or blows a fuse
- Malfunction indicator lamp comes on with diagnostic trouble code P0131 (primary heated oxygen sensor...
- Coolant in the engine oil pan
- Vehicle's emission type
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Honda Civic won't start
Is won't start a common problem on the 1998 Honda Civic?
6 of 434 owner complaints about the 1998 Honda Civic (1%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 2016.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Honda Civic?
There are 0 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Honda Civic
No deployment 47Stalling 42Transmission failure 11Check engine light 9Tire blowout 9Slipping 8Adaptive cruise 7Airbag light 6Jerking 6Loss of power 6Headlights 5Sudden acceleration 5
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