1993 Honda Civic Electrical system Problems

“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.”

“Distributor failed and caused the vehicle stop on the freeway. When I had the car fixed, the mechanic said all the hondas during this period have the same failure. One year later my 1990 Honda Civic had the distributor fail also. I am concerned that accidents are occurring because the distributor fails in heavt traffic. It is a manufacture defect. I was told the bearings are low quality and freeze up.”

“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.”

“Vehicle burnedd up. Upon starting the vehicle the consumer heard a faint pop, followed by smoke coming from the dimmer. The consumer immediately turn the vehicle off and got out. They let the vehicle stand for a few seconds, went into the church to call 911. By the time they return to the vehicle ,the left side of the dashboard was in flames. The fire originated from underneath the dashboard. The fire was electrical. A fire report was filed. ......”

“While driving at any speed there was a strong smell of burning plastic inside the vehicle. Smoke was coming from the rear windshield wipers and the wires melted. Wires under the dashboard and wires near the door speakers were warm to the touch.”