My car was stalling!

5

Asked by DennyS May 25, 2008 at 09:33 PM about the 1995 Honda Civic Coupe DX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car was stalling when we were stopping but ran well going down the road. The other day it stopped running all together. Any ideas why?

3 Answers

1,060

Bad plugs/wires/cap/rotor? Has it had a tuneup recently. It could have jumped time for some reason which would call for a timing belt, a fuel injector could be going bad, a belt pulley could have seized or gone bad causing the serpentine belt to shred and the alternator to stop working, there could be a vacuum leak at the intake manifold. It's so hard to pick one........you really have to see the car to diagnose it.....

1 people found this helpful.
6,885

Distributors are notorious for dying on hondas. Pull a plug wire wire and stick a spark plug in it, and ground it. Crank the motor and have a friend watch for spark. No spark, bad distributor.

135

Check your Main Relay. They tend to go bad on old cars... It sounds like it could be your problem. I'd replace it now to eliminate possible problems. it'll be under your dash by your steering column (pretty high up... i'd get a DIY page from honda-tech to help) and it's a cheap fix.

Your Answer:

Civic Coupe

Looking for a Used Civic Coupe in your area?

CarGurus has 270 nationwide Civic Coupe listings starting at $3,995.

Postal Code:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    deb5deb5deb5deb5deb5
    Reputation
    2,850
  • #2
    kd5qhr
    Reputation
    2,390
  • #3
    elmerenzo
    Reputation
    1,490
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Honda Civic
192 Great Deals out of 3,926 listings starting at $2,877
Used Honda Accord
50 Great Deals out of 947 listings starting at $2,995
Used Honda Accord Coupe
5 Great Deals out of 50 listings starting at $4,500
Used Toyota Corolla
131 Great Deals out of 2,230 listings starting at $3,495
Used Toyota Camry
50 Great Deals out of 1,122 listings starting at $2,500
Used Ford Mustang
35 Great Deals out of 1,585 listings starting at $5,977
Used Acura Integra
3 Great Deals out of 66 listings starting at $34,775
Used BMW 3 Series
56 Great Deals out of 1,178 listings starting at $2,500
Used Chevrolet Camaro
19 Great Deals out of 469 listings starting at $11,999
Used Honda CR-V
185 Great Deals out of 4,925 listings starting at $440
Used Toyota Tacoma
41 Great Deals out of 764 listings starting at $9,975

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.