Unknown electrical problem that meant the ignition would randomly fail on some days.
One indicator didn't work some of the time.
Head gasket blew after 1000 km of use, at only 124,000 kilometres.
I bought the car cheaply, and it performed well and seemed to be a good deal.
However, the head gasket blew, leading me to suspect it had been treated badly by the previous owner.
The quoted cost of repair was well above the price I paid for it so I had to write it off.
It was 12 years old!! These things happen.
Yeah, it had to be treated badly. You simply don't hear about unreliable Hondas.
"Yeah, it had to be treated badly. You simply don't hear about unreliable Hondas."
Oh yes you do. The wheel- yes the WHEEL- (from the HUB) fell off my 89 Civic. The engine would stall on days of its choice with NO explanation. even after the intake was cleaned, fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap & rotor were all replaced. the car would stall at the worst times and refuse to start after doing so. (in the MIDDLE of the road)
Well, I bought my car new based partly on a fabulous Consumer Reports reviews that year. I am the original owner with just over 100,000 miles on it now and I took incredibly good care of my car. That had no effect on the electrical problems... I have had FOUR alternators and countless batteries installed to correct the electrical problems. Turns out there was a problem with the igniter switch in this series of Civics that Honda failed to notify me about -- even after taking my car into three different Honda dealers repeatedly with the electrical problems. (A Porsche mechanic helping me on the roadside one night happened to mention the igniter switch to me and since then everything has been fine.)
I'm also told that Hondas exhaust systems are notorious for rusting out frequently (as mine has).
Sad to say, my luck hasn't been that great and I have been deeply disappointed by Honda's poor response.
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