Car: 88 Civic Wagon RT4WD D16A6

Problem:

I can turn the car over, and it fires up, then dies. If I hold the key in the “start” position, it will continue running normally. I have replaced cap, rotor, wires, plug wires, and plugs today but this started before then, intermitedly. As of today, its all the time. I have tried replacing the main relay with a known good one, that didn’t help. So that leaves me with something in the actual key colum ignition system, which I am very unfamiliar with. Let me be clear, when I let the key go, its not like it stumbles and dies, its like its being turned off.

Anyone had this before, and what was the solution? I did some searching but couldn’t come up with anything concrete. Thanks for any help guys.

 

you need a new ignition switch, they go bad all the time, very common problem

 

I agree with jimmy, had to replace mine not too long ago.

 

^^X3... I see this problem at least 3 times a week at the Honda dealer I work at. Replace the ignition switch... that'll fix your problem!

 

You guys were right, I grabed one at autozone, swapped it over and its good to go. Whats weird is everyone says this is a common problem. I have had an EF of one sort or another for over 10 years now, and I have never had this problem. Never even heard of it. Cool though, thanks for the help guys!

 

Every EF I have owned has had this problem

 

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Autozone carries an ignition switch for our cars. Thats kinda shocking. Seems to me like that would be a Honda only part.

 

I think most people carry like 10 pounds of keys and do-dads on their key chain, probably exacerbates the problem over 20 or so years