1998 Honda Civic Engine

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUR FOR A PERIOD OF OVER TWO MONTHS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I RECENTLY TOOK IT INTO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY O2 SENSOR. WHY DIDN'T THEY NOTIFY ME WHEN I WAS IN THE OFFICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM? THEY TOLD ME NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, NEVER OFFERING THE INFORMATION ABOUT MY IGNITION SWITCH. I EVEN WENT OVER WITH THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY CAR KEPT STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WOULD SIT A STOP SIGH IT WOULD CUT OFF AS SOON AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT. I FEEL THESE PEOPLE WERE RUDE TO ME BECAUSE I AM A GIRL AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THE TRUTH NO MATTER WHAT GENDER. DOES HONDA NOT KNOW ABOUT THEIR RECALL NOTICES? *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770818

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW CLAIMS THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED ABOUT 13,000 MILES AGO. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS THE SMELL OF THE EXHAUST IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS MAKING A NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH A RATTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND HIT THE CURB AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES START UP AND SOMETIMES NOT. WHEN VEHICLE DOES START IT SOUNDS ROUGH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR EVEN LOOK AT VEHICLE AFTER STARTING UP. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

IN REGARDS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK--- I NOTICED AN EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SLIGHTLY LOUDER THAN USUAL. I GOT USED TO THE SMELL BUT NOW I JUST GET HEADACHES. I FIGURED IT NEEDED A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BEFORE BUYING A GASKET, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHERE THE PIPES COME TOGETHER UNDER THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CRACK LOOKS LIKE IT STEMS OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS FROM THE OXYGEN SENSOR; IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. I FIGURE THAT IT PROBABLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR THUS ALTERING EMMISSIONS. I CONTACTED HONDA AND FOUND OUT THAT A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD COSTS OVER $700 DOLLARS JUST IN PARTS, WHICH I CANT AFFORD. I FOUND THAT HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE 1997 MODELS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE 2002 HONDA CIVICS' ARE EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL MANIFOLDS RATHER THAN THE CAST IRON FOUND ON MY CAR, THEREFORE I KNOW HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CRACK STEMS ALL AROUND AND MY EXHAUST SYSTEM FALLS OFF CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE OR CAUSES ME TO FAIL A SMOG CHECK. IN REGARDS TO THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS, THE BUTTONS DON'T WORK THUS NOT ALLOWING REAR WINDOWS TO BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STALLED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 06/02, AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY OIL SIGNIFYING A MAJOR OIL LEAK.*AK

WHILE DRIVNG VEHCILE STALLED OUT/ LOST ALL POWER, WAS UNABLE TO STEER, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

A CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKED FUMES INTO VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. TODAY MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MINE WAS THE SECOND ONE IN LESS THAN A MONTH THAT HE HAS REPLACED ON A HONDA. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG HERE.*AK

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE

A CARBON BUILDUP CAUSES VALVES TO STICK AND MAKES VEHICLE INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED FIRST TIME IN MAY 2000. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO UPDATES OR RECALLS. THEY DO EXPECT RECALL BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR.*AK

THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER PULLED OFF EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER AND NOTICED TWO CRACKS. *SLC

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE IN IT. MANY 1998 CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST YET.*AK

REAR MAIN OIL SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED AT A COST OF $650.00 BY THE DEALER. DEALER ALSO CLAIMED THE OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $250.00 THIS REPAIR WAS DECLINED. OIL PAN GASKET DOES NOT LEAK.

THERE IS A CRACK INSIDE OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSUMER SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I BEGAN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED ON AUGUST 14, 2000. BY TODAY, AUGUST 18TH, THE HONDA DEALER HAD MENTIONED TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT IAM HAVING THE WORK DONE AT THAT THEY HAD ORDERED 6 OF THESE MANIFOLDS. ON MONDAY WHEN I HAD CALLED THE DEALER FOR PARTS, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MANIFOLD IN STOCK. I BELIVE THAT THIS COULD BE A SIGN OF A MAJOR DEFECT. ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT DIRECTLY POSE A THREAT TO ME PHYSICALLY, IT COULD ALLOW EXHUAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESUE THE MANUFACTURE AND ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE PART.

TIMING BELT, DRIVE SHIFT.

ENGINE WONT START ON HOT DAYS

ENGINE FAN BELT FAILED. YH

EXHAUST HEAD PIPE FAILED. YH

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. MJS

VEHICLE MAKES STRANGE PINGING/RATTLING NOISES WHILE ACCELERATING. ONLY FOUND WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AND VEHICLE IS MOVING(IN GEAR). NOISE MOST PREVAILANT JUST PRIOR TO REACHING RECOMMENDED SHIFT POINT FOR 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. HONDA FACTORY TROUBLESHOOTER CALLS THIS STRANGE NOISE NORMAL.

FLUIDS FROM THE RADIATOR ARE LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO MAIN BEARING FAILURE.