2002 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, HE WAS UNABLE TO FULLY MANEUVER THE GEARS INTO ANY SELECTED GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,500.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. MY HONDA WAS USUALLY SLUGGISH GOING UPHILL AND WOULD REV TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR AT APPROX 55MPH. HOWEVER, ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION, I KEPT ACCELERATING THE CAR UP THE INCLINE, BUT AT 60MPH THE CAR'S RPMS WERE INCREASING TO THE RED LINE ZONE MEANING THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING. SINCE MY CAR HAD NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, I WAS CONFUSED AND ALSO I WAS CONCERNED THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TOO MUCH SO I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY HAD LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN, AND BARELY SLOWED THE CAR TO 55MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR OR THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN TO 70MPH AND THE RPMS WERE RED LINING. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, WHICH WERE DOING LITTLE TO SLOW MY CAR. THE BRAKES WERE COMPETING WITH THE ACCELERATION AND MYSELF AND MY TWO PASSENGERS COULD SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. I CHECKED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS OUT OF THE WAY AND IT WAS. I CHECKED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T TURNED ON AND IT WASN'T. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE CAR TO 40MPH WITH THE RPMS STILL RED LINING. THEN I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND ALTHOUGH THE CARS RPMS WERE OUT OF CONTROL, THE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL DECELERATED THE CAR TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I PULLED THE E-BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE VISIBLY SMOKING. I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO WAS INCREDIBLY RELUCTANT TO HELP. IN A MEETING WITH THE MANAGER, HE EVEN STATED, "HOW DO WE KNOW YOUR FOOT WASN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR THE WHOLE TIME?" I INSPECTED THE AIR CLEANER BOX COVER MYSELF AND SAW NO DAMAGE (DUE TO A RECALL I READ ABOUT ON THAT MAKE/MODEL). HONDA FOUND NOTHING WRONG, SAID THE CAR WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND SENT ME HOME WITH A BILL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO WAITING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS), 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,306. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 2 DAYS LATER IT FAILED ALTOGETHER IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OVER. *TR

IGNITION KEY SWITCH FAILS/ JAMS, CANNOT TURN KEY TO START POSTION. WEB SEARCH TURNS UP NUMEROUS RECALLS FROM HONDA ABOUT FAULTY IGNITION KEY SWITCHS. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM. MONEY FROM ME WAS THEIR ONLY SOLUTION

CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AND WOULD BASICALLY "COAST" MAKING IT VERY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FREEWAY ONRAMP WITH CARS BEHIND YOU. HAVE THANKFULLY NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT OBVIOUSLY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WOULD COST $1800 FOR A REBUILD. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I JUST TOOK OFF FOR WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND MADE A TERRIBLE WHINING SOUND. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 4. I TRY TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND SINCE HONDAS SUPPOSEDLY LAST A LONG TIME I DID NOT THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN AROUND 143,500 MILES. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT SINCE I LIVE RIGHT ON A ROAD WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY SPEEDING BY, BUT WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT A BUSY TIME OF DAY. I HAVE EVEN BROUGHT THE CAR INTO HONDA TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION FOR SLIPPING. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT I JUST NEED TO WARM THE CAR UP BEFORE I DRIVE IT. CLEARLY THAT WASN'T HELPFUL AT ALL. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTOMATIC TRANS 88K MILES. TRANS STARTED MAKING NOISE, AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITE I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE READING HOW QUICKLY THE TRANS APPEAR TO GIVE WAY AND BREAK DOWN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE IT WAS TAKEN ON A TEST DRIVE (THE TRANSMISSION FAILED) TALK ABOUT GOOD TIMING AND A GOOD CALL... HONDA MUST RECALL FOR SAFETY REASON AND REPAY THOSE OF US HAVING TO FOOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON AN OBVIOUS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH 57,471 MILES ON IT. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IS FOLLOWED REGULARLY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING ON A BUSY BOULEVARD. STOPPED ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC UNTIL SOME CITIZENS GOT OUT OF THEIR CARS, RAN ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND HELPED ME PUSH IT TO WHERE IT WAS SAFE. REFURBISHED THE TRANSMISSION AND PAID A TOTAL OF $2,100.00. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS UNIT FOR THE AIR BAGS FAILED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY, WITH OR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE SRS UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SRS WILL NOT SEND A MESSAGE FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 04/28/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS, THE LOW BEAMS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, HAVE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES (3-4 TIMES FOR EACH SIDE). AFTER FAILING, A NEW LIGHTBULB WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THE LOW BEAM COMPONENT OF THE NEW LIGHTBULB WOULD ONLY LAST ABOUT 2-4 MONTHS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. HONDA ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR 2002 CIVICS, WHICH DOES NOT DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY NEIGHBOR RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 12V-136, WHICH DOES DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM. IT STATES, "THERE IS A POTENTIAL FAILURE WITH THE WIRING OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL...THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND IF NECESSARY THE COMBINATION LIGHTING SWITCH." IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL, HONDA WILL ONLY REPLACE THE COMBINATION LIGHTING SWITCH. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA FEELS THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL IN THE CR-V MODELS, BUT FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS, HONDA DOES NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL. I BROUGHT MY CIVIC IN FOR THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HAD ALREADY FAILED (JUST SHY OF TWO MONTHS OLD. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS LIKELY TO FAIL SOON.) AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETE, MY LOW BEAM STILL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT AUTHORIZE HIM TO REPLACE MY LIGHTBULB FREE-OF-CHARGE. WHEN I CALLED AMERICA HONDA, I ASKED ABOUT RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT LIGHTBULB. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE RECALL COVERED. LATER, HE SAID THAT IF THE WORDING USED IN NHTSA'S RECALL 12V-136 WAS USED, I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ON THE PHONE WITH HIM. HOWEVER, HE EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS SERVICES, AND IF THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL IS THE CAUSE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WIPERS NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY CAR STARTED REVVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CHECKED FLUID, WAS BROWN. CHANGED FLUID. LASTED ABOUT 1000 MILES MORE AND THEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF UPDATED 05/23/2013 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SMOKING. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION; THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT AT AN ANGLE BY A VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAGS FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY HONDA 2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION DIED AT 98,000 NO WARNING STOPPED ON A BUSY STREET ALMOST GOT KILLED CALLED POLICE TO HELP. *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING 2002 HONDA CIVIC WHEN SUDDENLY CAR LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, LEAVING HER ALONE AND STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE ASSUMPTION IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE (PENDING). DEALER TOLD ME I COULD (AT MY EXPENSE) HAVE CAR TOWED TO HONDA AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT UNLIKELY ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSUMED BY HONDA SINCE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED THERE SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINNY NOISE. A FEW DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. (ENGINE WOULD REV UP PRIOR TO UPSHIFT, LAG IN SHIFTING). HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATER PUT THE CAR IN GEAR DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. COULD NOT MOVE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE (DEAD). TRANSMISSION HAD 141,860 MILES. FLUSHED APPROXIMATELY 141,775 MILES. PRIOR TO THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES. RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EARLY 2000 TRANSMISSIONS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ACUTE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. VERY LITTLE IF ANY WARNING OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT A VEHICLE ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COLLIDE INTO BY OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC HEADLAMP LENSES ARE NOT ALLOWING ADEQUATE LIGHTING. "*TR

I WAS DRIVING THIS 2002 CIVIC I BOUGHT WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING. AFTER STOPPING AND PRAYING THE CAR DID ENGAGE THE FIRST GEAR AND I BROUGHT IT HOME. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO SLOW IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING. EVEN WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR I PUT IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT WAS FINE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION STARTED REVVING LOUDLY NOVEMBER 2010 AND GEAR SHIFT WAS EASILY KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD BEARING IN TRANSMISSION AFTER DRAINING THE FLUID AND FINDING METAL SHAVINGS; REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. OVER TIME, SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT (OR SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE) AND THE NOISES HAVE BECOME LOUDER. COSTS HAVE DELAYED REPLACEMENT UNTIL NOW, BUT IT WILL BE DONE IN LATE APRIL (2013). I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 18 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEEDING VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS WERE A MAJOR FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE, MOUTH, FACE, AND HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NOTICE CAR ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER BUT NOTICE NOT ABLE TO STOP. PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE ALL THE WAY AND CAR STILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH. CALL 911 AND WAS TOLD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE. GET INTO SHOULDER LANE AND PULL BRAKE GRADUALLY AS INSTRUCTED. AFTER DOING SO, CAR SLOWS TO APPROX. 10 MPH. AT THIS POINT SHOULDER LANE TURNS INTO DOWNHILL OFF-RAMP AND CAR GAINS SPEED TO APPROX. 15 MPH. TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITH RED LIGHT AND STOPPED CARS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME SO MAKE DECISION TO TURN CAR INTO A POLE ON SIDEWALK. THIS ULTIMATELY STOPS CAR FROM MOVING. HOWEVER, CAR RPM GAUGE STILL REVVING BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. FILE CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR CHECKS CAR AND FINDS THAT EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING CONDITION AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR TO HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND INABILITY TO STOP WHILE UTILIZING BRAKE PEDAL.

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CHICAGO CITY STREET. COULD NOT GET CAR TO ACCELERATE. COULD ONLY GO UP TO 15 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ABLE TO GET BACK TO MY JOB. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (COMMUNITY HONDA) WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. ADVISED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD ONLY GET IT TO MOVE BY PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AS IT HAD COMPLETED QUIT GOING FORWARD, COULDN'T USE ANY DRIVE FEATURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR NEAR THE DASHBOARD. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V086000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 210,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 HONDA CIVIC GX BEGAN LOSING POWER, THREW ENGINE CODE 1890 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY IN 3RD GEAR. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE EITHER A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER SAID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERED UP TO 105,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICHEVER WAS LESS. THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME ON ANY OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. *TR

THE "SRS" LIGHT STAYED ON WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAGS. I WAS CHARGED $344 TO REPAIR THIS NEEDED SAFETY FAILURE. ( I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED.) *TR

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. I DID NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I SIMPLY STARTED MY CAR, PUT THE SEAT BELT ON AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT COME ON. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE ISSUE AND FOUND IT WAS A SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT MAY FAIL AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAD THE ISSUE REPAIRED FOR $295.00. AFTER RECENTLY LOOKING THROUGH OLD RECEIPTS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2007 FOR THE OPDS AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYING ON. IN THAT CASE, THE AIRBAGS WERE IN DANGER OF NOT DEPLOYING AS WELL IF SOMEONE WAS OUT OF POSITION IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH CIVIC'S SRS SYSTEM AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH IS AN ONGOING AND RELATED ISSUE AS WELL. SEAT BELTS ARE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT FOR SOME REASON THE BUCKLE SWITCH IS NOT. IN ANY CASE, I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH WHEN IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. YEARS AFTER I HAD THIS ISSUE, I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS FAILING IN THIS VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LE STOPPED RUNNING... THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. THE CAUSE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE.... THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE PRICE TO RETRIEVE IT WAS OVER $5,900. THE MILEAGE WAS 100,505... TOO SOON FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AND ABSURDLY EXPENSIVE. IT IS MY ONLY CAR, AND I FELT CAPTIVE, FOR SURE. NOT A GOOD REPORT FOR HONDA OF AMERICA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT THE FRONT TWO LOW BEAMS MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE ROAD VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/22/11

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH JUST 83,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION ONTO A BUSY STREET. WAS HELD WAY OUT INTO THE STREET AND TRANSMISSION JUST BOUND UP STOPPING BY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. A CAR HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME AND HONKED EXCESSIVELY AT ME AS IF IT WERE MY FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,836. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 3/1/12 *CN

I HAD MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX SERVICED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. OIL CHANGED, FLUIDS CHECKED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DRIVE BUTTON BEGAN BLINKING ALL IN ONE DAY. AFTER TAKING IT BACK INTO THE SHOP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR HONDAS "LASTING FOREVER"! I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH MY CAR SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN. I DRIVE ABOUT 20-30 MILES EACH DAY TO WORK AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO GO OUT WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I PURCHASED MY CAR 3 YEARS AGO BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE EARLY 2000 HONDAS. FIX OUR PROBLEMS! *TR

ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, JUST EXITED AND IN A TURN WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PRESSED. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED EVEN FATALLY IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE OR INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND D3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR! WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURE. NOW, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CAR FOR A WORKING FAMILY. WE DO NOT KNOW ANYONE DUE TO JUST MOVING INTO THE STATE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND DOES NOT COVER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. COME TO FIND OUT WITH RESEARCH, THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED BY HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL; IT'S ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES RESULT FROM THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY, 6-LANE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ANTICIPATING MY MOVEMENT, BUT THEN HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE AROUND ME SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY REASON... DEALERSHIP ASSURES THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON MY MAKE/MODEL OF CAR... HOWEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IS COMMON SCENARIO FOR MY MAKE/MODEL YEAR... WHILE SRS LIGHT IS LIT UP INDICATES PROBLEM WITH SEATBELTS AND/OR AIRBAGS, THE ISSUE WITH SEATBELTS IS THAT THEY WILL NOT ENGAGE/LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE SLAMMED ON AND AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHILE SRS LIGHT REMAINS LIT UP... HONDA CHARGES $90.00 TO HOOKUP TO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO DETERMINE IF SEATBELTS OR AIRBAGS, SEATBELTS ARE COVERED UNDER LIFETIME GUARANTEE AND AIRBAGS ARE NOT... IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS APPARENTLY IT IS WHILE VIEWING COMPLAINTS ON BOTH NHTSA.GOV AND HONDA FORUMS THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE SHOULD BE WAIVED AS WELL AS RECALL BE ISSUED TO REPAIR ANY AND ALL ISSUES WITH SRS, ISN'T IMPORTANT TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES.... *TR

SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE - WILL LIKELY PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT. SRS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REPORT SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC, 60,800 MILES. THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IF THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS FOR FREE (RECALL) SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR IN JULY AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY CAR STARTED DOING THESE LITTLE JERKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MINUTES OR SO' THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO I FIGURED I'D GO HOME AND TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT DAY' ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING' I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GAS AND MY CAR STAYED AT 15 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S SHOT UP' CARS START HONKING AT ME AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND I REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BEFORE MY CAR GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL' I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED' I JUST HAD MY CAR INSPECTED IN THE SPRING AT THE SAME GARAGE AND IT PASSED WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ALL' I HAVEN'T HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED YET BUT AS I WAS LOOKING INTO I STARTED READING ABOUT HOW 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE ONE OF THEIR WORST YEARS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND ON OCCASION WILL BREAK WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING' *TR

MY SRS LIGHT, THE SENSOR THAT CHECKS MY AIRBAG SYSTEM, HAS COME ON IN MY CAR AND IT WON'T GO OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAS COME ON, THE FIRST TIME THAT IT CAME ON WAS AROUND AUGUST 2005. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AT NO COST. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME A SPECIFIC REASON WHY THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,554.

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME AS MY CAR HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. I COULD HEAR MY ENGINE REV TO HIGH RPM, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THEREAFTER 5 MINUTES LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AT A RAPID PACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND ADVISED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO DISCOVERED AN ALUMINUM NAME PLATE FROM THE SPECTRE AIR FILTER (MODEL NUMBER: 888911) (NA) WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE BUTTERFLY, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK OPEN AND THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE NAME PLATE WAS GLUED ONTO THE AIR FILTER. SAFETY PROBLEM IS WITH THE AIR FILTER NOT THE CAR. UPDATED 11/16/2011 *LN *TR

CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. 4 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR SLOWED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AT AAMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL IS GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SINCE THE SHIFT CONTROL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE.