1993 Honda Civic Ignition Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
60–100k mi	2
100–150k mi	2
30–60k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

August 13, 2007 · 142,000 miles
Ignition
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. *jb
ODI 10200059
March 17, 2004 · 111,655 miles
Ignition
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. *ak
ODI 10062183
February 19, 2004
Ignition
Distributor and related parts failure. Since 2000, i have had to have 3 replacements.this is highly unusual for cars in general. I will report the most recent incident since i just found out about this reporting service today.*ak
ODI 10058910
May 13, 2003 · 100,000 miles
Electrical · Ignition
1993 honda civic lx stalled while in motion. The first incident occurred when the odometer read about 100,000 miles back in 2000. The problem was pinpointed to a faulty ignitor which was promptly replaced. Luckily no one was injured nor was there an accident. Recently in may 13, 2003 the same part failed with the odometer reading 165,000 miles. Obviously this is a design flaw. This part and/or distributor…
ODI 10018605
January 3, 2003 · 60,000 miles
Ignition
Car on 3rd distributor bearing and ingnitor failures
ODI 10000886
October 3, 2002
Ignition
DISTRIBUTOR AND RELATED PARS FAILED. *AK
ODI 10058912
September 1, 2002
Ignition
DISTRIBUTO AND RELATED PARTS FAILED. *AK
ODI 10058915
November 29, 2001 · 98,000 miles
Ignition
Distributor cap bearing failure resulted in distributor cap / rotor welded together, engine stalled while driving. *nlm
ODI 10016721
July 7, 2000
Ignition
This is my 2nd honda i purchased new. I take very good care of my car and follow all recommended maintenance procedures. The distributor has failed on both my cars about the same time-mileage wise. I see from many web-sites that this appears to be a consistent problem with honda owners. Feel recall may be warranted.*ak
ODI 725187
August 14, 1999
Ignition
When the distributor bearing failed the ignition rotor melted from the heat. From a few searches on this site, it appears to be a common honda family of engines problem. Some relief in the cost of the distributor would be a nice gesture. $336usd for the dist. Base is high. This is a d16z6 vtec engine. The failed bearing appears to be dry of any oil for lubrication, although the distributor/cam gear mating area is…
ODI 710503
July 21, 1998
Ignition
The bearings in the ignition distributor failed.
ODI 538624
July 3, 1998
Ignition
NO SUMMARY
ODI 702730
June 12, 1998
Ignition
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK
ODI 704677
Ignition
Distributer locked up, causing vehicle to stall completely out. Dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak
ODI 851431