1. Honda Civic
  2. Problems
  3. 1996
  4. Electrical System

1996 Honda Civic Electrical System 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

BandRecords
150–400k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 3, 2014 · 280,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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…

    ODI 10586077

  • December 11, 2010 · 170,000 miles

    Electrical System

    My 1996 honda civic would not start one morning, i had initially thought it was due to the chilly weather. A week later, while driving on the freeway at 65+ mph, all of a sudden, my car stalled and the engine shut off!!!! After my car finishes coasting on the freeway (and residential road), i will have a little problem trying to restart my car, but it will eventually restart! I was scared for my life for the obvious…

    ODI 10370496