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2002 Honda Civic Repair Question


Topics covered: Ignition switch.
Mileage: 111,000 miles.

Asked on October 2, 2012

My honda civic kept running with the key removed, like to know why

I parked and shut off my car yesterday- at least i thought it was shut off- came back 3 hours later to car with key in hand and the car was running with no key in ignition (honda civic 2002) i was able to put in key and shut off car- have driven car about 5 times since and the problem has not repeated itself. any ideas?
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Answer

Replied on October 2, 2012

You could have a failing ignition switch. There was a safety recall on the item some time back and this component tends to fail intermittently.

Tiny Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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Replied on October 3, 2012

how much does it cost for a honda ignition switch -2002 civic

Tiny Response from dancebear
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Replied on October 3, 2012

You need to enquire locally to be sure of the exact cost. OEM switch should cost around $100 and after market much lower than that.

Tiny Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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