1999 Honda Civic

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE O2 SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE MANIFOLD AND THAT I WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR. MY HUSBAND PAID $190 TO HAVE THE O2 SENSOR REPLACES BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE O2 SENSOR MAY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE CRACK. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT WHEN HE PHONED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN A PRICE QUOTE ON THE PARTS THE LADY WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE FINISHED HIS SENTENCE. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID TO ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE SEEN IN HONDA VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AS THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AT DEALERSHIPS AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANIC SHOPS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. *JB

ON 4/12/06 AT 153,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE O2 SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. MY HUSBAND PAID $300+ TO HAVE THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE MANIFOLD AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THEY SEE WILL HONDAS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN HE CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET A PRICE ON THE PARTS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE LADY WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE FINISHED HIS SENTENCE. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA AS $1000 IS A LOT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HONDA SHOULD FIX. *NM

1999 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE YEAR HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS THEN TOLD HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PLUGS. AFTER HAVING THE PLUGS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STALLED 2 MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME KIND AS THE ONE THAT WAS BEING RECALLED. *JB

1. MY SON DROVE THE 99 HONDA CIVIC EX ON A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND MERGED INTO THE MAIN STREET. MY SON PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION BUT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CROSSED THE INTERSECTION AND HIT THE TREE ACROSS THE STREET. 2. EVEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAR ACCELERATED IT SELF AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR ON TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE TREE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURIES. 3. CAR HAD EXTENSIVE FRONTAL AND ENGINE DAMAGE AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. *JB

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED. I NEARLY GOT HIT, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE STATION ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE IT DIED. THEY REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND COIL IN IT. THIS ALL COST ME $710. THEN 4 DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A LOCAL ROAD BY HOME AND THE CAR JUST QUIT ON ME AGAIN. I HAVE SOMEONE LOOKING AT IT AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TPS BUT THAT'S NOT IT. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT FOR THAT A FEW YEARS AGO. MAYBE THAT'S THE PROBLEM AGAIN?