1996 Honda Accord Electrical system Problems

“I was driving my 96 Accord at 45 MPH on a spring day and it shut off as though I had turned the key off. It would restart for as long as the key was held in the start position, but as soon as the key was released (to normal operating position) it would die. The cause was a faulty ignition switch which I had replaced by a repair technician. While I fortunately suffered no harm, had it happened traveling uphill or through an intersection the results could have been disastrous.”

“I have a 1996 Honda Accord which was suddenly stalling with all the power down for few minutes. After few tests my mechanic said the problem is with ignition key switch. After spending $600 plus the problem stopped. After researching I found out there was a recall for the same problem but for model year 1997 onwards for the same car. After further research I found that there were lot of people on the model year 1996 who complained about the same problem but whose car were not recalled and fixed by Honda. …”

“I own a 1996 Honda Accord and it has been a reliable car until recently. It has been regularly mainted. I was driving to work when the car kept acting like it was going to stall when I hit the gas. It finally stalled while I was driving to work at 55 miles per hour. After taking it to the Honda dealer and spending $300 for repairs which included replacement of spark plugs, fuel induction service and throttle body cleaning, the car was still not repaired. After the car would not start, I myself replaced the distributor cap, rotor and ignition coil. …”

“Faulty ignition switch...recurrent intermittent problem. Fails to start. This has been occurring off and on for years. Sometimes the key sensor senses a key in the ignition when a key isn't inserted, thus a beeping sound when the door is opened even if the key is not in the ignition. Car has shut off while driving several times over the years.”

“1996 Honda Accord, automatic transmission, having trouble removing the key from the ignition, seems like the system doesn't realize that the transmission is in park. The problem occurs every other time so far, seems like something is worn out or on the verge of a defect. Please advise asap, I don't want to get stuck someplace. Is this problem on a recall basis ???”