1999 honda civic dx dies while driving

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December 13, 2016 at 8:55 am #873393
Roger
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My honda civic dx dies while driving. I turned key back and forth while its on and the car stays on so i dont think its the ignition. Could it be the ignitor or coil in the distributor thats bad?? Or perhaps fuel pump.
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December 13, 2016 at 9:40 am #873394
Rick Cropper
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Fuel pumps don’t die while turning.

Check the solder joints on the main relay or better yet just remelt the solder joints. Eric has a video on these. Look it up.

If that’s not the cause it may be the distributor going south. The distributor is the second most likely cause of failure on a Honda. If it stays dead or you can idle it till it dies try to check for spark. Chances are if it has no spark then the distributor is the cause.

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December 13, 2016 at 8:09 pm #873417
Rich
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That vintage of Civic was subject to a recall in the early 2000s. The symptom is that the car shuts off while driving with no warning. It can often be re-started without an issue.

The problem was a faulty ignition switch:

http://news.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=2002052353859

That may or may not be your problem – I’m not sure. Testing the switch in isolation would be a good way to test the idea. You may be eligible for a free replacement from a dealer, but I’m not sure.
December 14, 2016 at 12:12 pm #873449
David
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If it has a distributor- oil might have gotten through the seal and into ignitor, thus causing it to stall. My car did this and since the distributor was old/worn out I got another one. Gl
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