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1998 Honda Civic

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-11-01 97V193000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 9,558 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-01-23 AIR BAGS No 0 1998 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO 20V-026. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL AWAITING PARTS FOR THE RECALL.
2022-07-21 TIRES No 0 The contact’s daughter owns a 1998 Honda Civic equipped with Continental tires, Tire Line: General Altimax RT43, Tire S…
2020-12-15 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A TRU…
2020-10-07 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V…
2020-08-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V…
2020-07-06 AIR BAGS No 0 NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR RECALL ON DRIVERS AIR BAG AND SRS LIGHT ON DUE TO DRIVERS AIRBAG
2020-03-20 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH ATTACHED, ON MY HONDA CIVIC THAT IS IN EVERYDAY USE AND HAS 160000 MILES ON IT. …
2020-03-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE…
2020-03-16 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MY AUTO MOBILE DIVISION, ABOUT AN AUTO MOBILE RECALL .
2020-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAG…
2020-02-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THROUGH EMISSIONS THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHT…
2020-01-17 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V…
2020-01-17 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20…
2020-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAG…
2018-09-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR BAGS WA…
2018-08-01 SEATS No 0 IT NEED SEAT LIGHT DONT WORK TITE DPNT MATCH CHECK ENVINE LIGHT IS ON BRAKE LIGHT IS ON
2018-05-18 AIR BAGS No 0 WE WERE ON A CITY STREET, APPROACHED AN UNKNOWN DIP IN THE ROAD. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE HEADLINER IS SHREDDED. THER…
2017-05-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 KEY WON'T COME OUT OF SWITCH WHEN IN PARK. WAS TOLD NHTSA 610316 IS THE FIX, BUT CAN'T FIND ON INTERNET.
2016-11-04 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE …
2016-07-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT …
2016-03-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER Yes 0 TAKATA RECALL SO I W ON MY WAY TO WORK AD S INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE TIME ALL I KNEW WAS AFTER TRYING TO APPLY …
2015-12-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THERE IS A RECALL ON 1998 HONDA CIVICS FOR THE IGNITION. I AM BEING TOLD MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL . MY CAR SHOULD …
2015-02-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS T…
2015-01-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ON SATURDAY, 01/17/2015, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON BUSY STREET CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL…
2014-10-27 STRUCTURE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE NEAR THE ST…
2014-10-16 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICU…
2014-10-16 AIR BAGS Yes 2 THE IMPACT WAS AT ABOUT 37 MPH, THE IMPACT WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS TO OPEN AT THE TIME…
2014-09-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1998 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE…
2014-07-31 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THE AIR B…
2014-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE…
2013-07-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY CAR CUT OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD JUST GOT A NEW DISTRIBUTOR. I NEED TO MAKE SURE MY VIN IS O…
2013-07-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO MAKE A HARD STOP. ON STOPPING THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT T…
2013-05-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO T…
2013-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE TO WAIT 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO RESTART. MECHANIC TRIED SEVERAL REPAIRS AND FINALLY CONCLUD…
2012-10-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER. ALL DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. HEADLIGHTS BARELY LIGHT AT NIGHT WHEN IT O…
2012-03-31 AIR BAGS Yes 0 DRIVING AT 55 MPH A FORD FOCUS PULLED STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 CAR LENGTH…
2012-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 IN COMPLIANCE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000, A TECHNICIAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF AN AUTHORIZED DEALER R…
2012-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 THE SPEEDOMETER IS MISREADING BY STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES FASTER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. *TR
2012-02-23 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE…
2012-02-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNI…
2011-05-20 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 ON MAY 20, 2011, AROUND 5:45 -6:00 IN THE MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 NEAR THE REST AREA IN GLYNN COUNTY JUS…
2011-05-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS C…
2011-04-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC CX HATCHBACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, IT HAD 112,608 MILES, WHILE REVERSING OUT …
2011-03-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 BOUGHT USED JUNE 2011 WITH ABOUT 169,000ISH, WAS ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED OUT. DROVE BACK HOME WITH NO PROB…
2011-03-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENL…
2011-02-17 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 98 HONDA CIVIC DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY DOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60-65MPH WHEN PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO SUD…
2011-02-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY HONDA CIVIC 1998 ENGINE STALLED TWO TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS SHOWING EXACT SYMPTOMS AS …
2010-12-29 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHIC…
2010-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, STOPPING, AND ACCELERATING. IT WILL RESTART AFTER A TIME PERIOD OR AFTER …
2010-10-05 TIRES No 0 DRIVING ON I-84 DURING A RAINY MORNING RUSH HOUR, AT 70MPH, MY HONDA CIVIC'S FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE L…