I have a 1999 Honda Civic and it won't start, the car was taken from the previous owner so the ignition was busted. I replaced it with one I found in AutoZone and I also added a button to start it. The fix worked for a while but now it won't star. The key goes in and the lights on the dashboard turn on but I press the button and they shut off, it won't crank either. If anybody can give me a hand with my problem then that would be great! I would be glad to give out more info about the car if it's needed to find the problem

 

All the lights going out when you try to engage the starter usually means a bad connection at the battery or the grounds. The connection may be good enough to light up the lights but can't handle the heavy current for the starter.

Or it could simply be that the battery is defective or flat. Measure voltage at the battery, while someone tries to start, make sure it isn't dropping much.

Use a volt meter and measure across each connection, there will be almost no voltage difference for a good connection.

You should not need to add any button, etc. Make the car work properly as stock. This keeps it easier to fix later.

 

What exactly did you replace when you say "ignition" and how was the button installed?

 

I will second that remark. Same thing would happen to me, lights on then die out. Remedy was to change battery and refresh ground wires.