1996 Honda Civic electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 18 complaints for the 1996 Honda Civic, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
I was driving and the auto just stopped. This was fixed and less then 2 years later the same thing happen I was driving and the enjine stopped. The same thing has been replaced twice. I find it unusual that they are willing to fix this under another recall for emission warranty , when I submitted to be reinbursed it was denied. The first time the mechanic said that the coils and inginition looked as if it had caught on fire. I am getting concerned over this and the future of this ignitions.
While driving the car engine will suddenly die. Does not matter if you are going 20 miles or 60 miles an hour. I can crank it after a few moments and it starts backup. Sometimes it takes several tries. When driving, it will sometimes jerk slightly like it is not getting fuel. Recently, it would not start I had it towed to the dealer where it subsequently started right up. The honda dealer thought it could be my old alarm system so they removed it. However, the problem persisted intermittently. I took the car back.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Honda Civic
- Air bags 75 complaints
- Brakes 65 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 35 complaints
- Cruise control 32 complaints
- Engine 30 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints