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If clicking the switch repeatedly doesn't work, it's probably not the
ignition switch. Get the recall done anyhow if it hasn't been done. It's
free and dangerous to ignore it. Try prying the battery cables off by
hand. Nuts may be tight but if the connector is too high on the post,
it's not tight. Inspect the OTHER ends of the cables, especially the nut
that holds the black one to chassis ground. It could also be the starter
has finally burnt out the copper terminal inside that conducts the high
current. Search this NG for many similar posts too . . . .

'Curly'

I recently had the ignition switch recall done to my 98 Hatch
(277,000km) which corrected the stalling/dieing problem while onthe go.
A month later another problem arose in which the car would not start
after depressing on the clutch and cranking the ignition. Once I
figured out the problem, I decided that it was one of those quirks I'd
have to get used to. Basically, if I went down on the clutch pedal all
the way, the car would not start, but if I ease off a fraction of an
inch, it works (instead of pressing it completely to the floor). Clutch
is still orginal on the car, but it probably will need an overhaul
sometime soon.

Pars
98 Civic Hatch.