2003 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I BOUGHT MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN A YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, EGR VALVE, FLY WHEEL, AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 7 MONTHS AGO AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN: THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS EVERY TIME I PRESS ON THE GAS OR TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND WHEN I'M COASTING THE TRANSMISSION CHUGS. *TR

I HAD ALL FOUR TIRE STEMS THAT WENT ON MY CAR BLOW OUT ON 95 A MAJOR HWY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UPDATED 9/10/08 *NJ UPDATED 09/11/08*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRES CAUSED THE BLOW OUT . UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 03NOV2007 IN WASHINGTON, DC. THERE WERE 4 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE A 2003 HONDA CIVIC BEING THE LAST AUTOMOBILE IN THE SERIES. THE CRASH RATE OF SPEED WAS FROM ABOUT A 55MPH TO 0MPH. NEITHER MY OR MY PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED RESULTING IN ONGOING INJURIES OF THE NECK AND SPINE. MINE REQUIRING SURGERY AND ABSENTEEISM FROM WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION ON WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK (JUDDER') UPON ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED, AND THEY 'BURNISHED' THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO COME BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE PERFORMANCE WAS FINE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, WHEN THE JUDDER RETURNED. ONCE AGAIN, I WENT BACK AND THEY PERFORMED A SECOND BURNISHING. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT A STEADY 60MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATIONS OF ANY KIND. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR IN 2004 FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAULT BUT THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI RECENTLY. HE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS BUT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELTS AND HAD ONLY MINOR BRUISING FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

FRONT AIR SPOILER ON OUR 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WILL DETACH FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. SPOILER, AT BEST, LOOSELY CONNECTS TO CAR. FURTHER, THE DESIGN OF THE SPOILER IS SO LOW THAT IT WILL SCRAPE CURB STOPS AND ORDINARY DRIVEWAYS FURTHER EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HONDA ALSO MAILED HIM A NOTICE REQUESTING TO RANDOMLY TEST HIS VEHICLE TO MEASURE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE. HE HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HE HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED TWICE. THE RELEASE BUTTON FAILED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS CHILDPROOF AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW SEAT BELT AND WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND PULLEY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHILE THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

THIS CAR FAILS TO START. HAD BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD EVERY THING WAS OK. ON 27 AUG 2005 THIS CARS ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE MAIN BATTERY WAS DEAD.

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT TRANSMISSION. IT OCCASIONALLY BUCKS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND GEARS "BURNISHED". I AM AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE. MY BROTHER'S 2003 CIVIC HYBRID ALSO EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN JULY MY DEALER WILL ONLY TELL ME THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. *TR

THIS WAS ALSO FILED UNDER THE GENERAL HEADER POWERTRAIN, BUT SINCE I SAW MORE COMPLAINTS HERE I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE IT HERE INSTEAD AS THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE STRENGTHS IN NUMBERS AND THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUDDERING/BUCKING/SLIPPING. IT STARTED BEFORE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITH ALL OF THE STORIES I HAVE READ IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ME THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE WAS A WAY OF STALLING THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. I TOOK MY CAR IN, HAD THE FLUID FLUSHED AND IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE A SECOND TIME AND AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT A THIRD TIME. EACH TIME THERE WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. THE CAR HESITATES, RACES AND BUCKS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL QUIT ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL STALL IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN CONGESTED CITY DRIVING WHERE QUICK TURNS ARE FREQUENTLY NECESSARY. I AM NOT A RISK TAKER AND I AM STILL HESITANT TO MAKE TURNS EVEN WHEN THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A HIGHLY CONSERVATIVE PERSON SUCH AS MYSELF. *TR

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH A SLIPPING/SHUDDERING PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. THE PROBLEM RE-CURRED AND I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. AGAIN THEY CHANGED THE FLUID. BY THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW I AM FINDING OUT, ONLY AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE MYSELF, THAT THE BELT IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENT WITH 2003 TO 2005 MODELS. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE AND NOW MY CAR IS BUCKING WHEN I TRY TO START OUT FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OR THE CAR STALLING AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND I AM DISTRACTED BY THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) WITH ITS CVT TRANSMISSION (52,500 MILES) EXHIBITS SEVERE BUCKING, HESITATION AND LURCHING. DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT OR TURNING A CORNER, LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE CAR WILL LURCH AND BUCK. IT WILL BECOME SO PRONOUNCED AND VIOLENT THAT THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND YOUR HEAD WILL HIT THE HEADREST. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA OF TYSON?S CORNER IN VIRGINIA IN EARLY AUGUST 2007 AND THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CVT FLUID. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2007 THE ISSUE IS BECOMING WORSE AND A LURCHING OR SLIPPAGE IS NOTICED AT SPEED UP TO 50 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY CONFIRMED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT DUE TO LACK OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO REPAIR THE CVT. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT NO ENGINE TROUBLE CODES WERE DETECTED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS OTHER HCH OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE CVT FLUID PROGRESSING TO REBUILDING OR REPLACING THE CVT WITHOUT CORRECTING THE CORE PROBLEM. YOU JUST END UP WITH A TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY DOOMED TO FAILURE AGAIN. I AM AFRAID THAT HONDA IS NOT HELPING THE DEALERS FIX THE DEFECT AND INSTEAD JUST TAKING A BAND AID APPROACH. *JB

WINDOW SWITCH MELTDOWN HAPPENS IN EARLIER HONDA CIVICS. I RECENTLY READ THAT HONDA WAS RECALLING CARS FOR A WINDOW MASTER SWITCH THAT MELTED WHEN IT GOT MOISTURE IN IT LIKE WHEN IT RAINS WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR YEARS. MY 2003 CIVIC MELTED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE THREE YEARS AGO AFTER A LITTLE MOISTURE. WHERE WAS THE RECALL BACK THEN IF WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

MY 2003 HONDA HYBRID HAS VIBRATIONS WHEN MOVEMENT FIRST BEGINS AND WHEN CLIMBING HILLS AND AFTER READING SOME OF THE STATEMENTS OF OTHERS ON THIS BLOG IT SEEMS MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS THEIRS. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME MY PROBLEM IS STARTER CLUTCH, SAME PROBLEMS THE OTHER FOLKS COMPLAINED OF ON THIS BLOG. OTHERS SEEMED TO GET TEMPORARY SATISFACTION WITH BURNISHING CLUTCH AND A CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BOTH OF WHICH I PLAN TO DO BECAUSE THAT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE PRICE OF REPAIRS I WAS QUOTED BY SERVICE TECH. *TR

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ME 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND THE CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSION. SLIPPING OR SURGING WHEN ACCELERATING AND BUCKING OR SHIMMY WHEN DECELERATING. HONDA HAS ONLY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. IT DOES IMPROVE THE SITUATION, ONLY TO RETURN WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS WILL ONLY PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE END OF IT'S WARRANTY PERIOD WITH NO ANNOTATED ISSUES IN MY VEHICLES RECORDS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ONGOING ISSUE AS IT PERTAINS TO HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF OWNERS. *AK

2003 HONDA CIVIC WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR BODY AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE. SHE STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER MAKING TURNS. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CLEAR, IF THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING OR IF THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *JB

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 73,000 AND I QUESTION IF RELATED TO THE RECALL AND I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I OWN A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX, AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED. THEY PATCHED IT UP AT AAMCO. NOW THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

CREAKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR NEVER RESOLVED BY KEELER HONDA ALBANY, NY. *JB

HONDA ACCORD 2003 AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) FAILURE . A/C STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, AND COIL . A/C DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR OR WORK ANY LONGER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING TO KICK A/C ON. *AK

AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT ON 2003 HONDA CRV TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE PARTS WERE COVERED BUT HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVES AND REAPPLIES HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

A/C CONDENSER LEAKED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO HIT CONDENSER DIRECTLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE, LEAK, AND FAILURE FOR COLD A/C FLOW. *JB

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003. I BOUGHT IT USED AT 63,000 MILES. FOR THE FIRST 10,000 MILES, I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THEN A SLIGHT SHUDDER STARTED TO HAPPEN EACH TIME I MOVED THE CAR FROM A STOP, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON AN INCLINED HILL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH THEY SAID WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS TIME THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND A "BURNISHING' PROCESS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS, AND I HAD THE PROCESS REPEATED. FINALLY I READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I GOT HONDA TO PARTIALLY PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT STARTER CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN RETURNED. NOW I AM PAYING FOR A SECOND STARTER CLUTCH BECAUSE THE SHUDDER IS WORSE THAN EVER. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE CAR LURCHED , AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T CATCH. LUCKILY, WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE LIMPED OFF THE FREEWAY IN FIRST GEAR. *AK

OWN 2003 HONDA CIVIC EX BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2002 FROM DCH HONDA OF OXNARD, CA. THREE WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR THERE FOR SRS INDICATOR BEING LIT CONSTANTLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. AT TIME OF SERVICE, LIGHT HAD BEEN LIT CONSTANTLY FOR ONE WEEK- NEVER CLEARED. AT SUBJECT DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD AFTER VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO SERVICE AREA, LIGHT NOT LIT. FOUND "NO CODES STORED AT THIS TIME." DON'T KNOW SRS CIRCUITRY DESIGN-UNSURE IF SRS INDICATOR LATCHES UPON FAILURE AND CAN ONLY BE CLEARED BY SOME PROCESS. IF LATCHES, FEEL IT REASONABLE ASSUMPTION THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY SERVICE TECH'S. PRESUME NO DETAILED DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED, AS WAS NOT CHARGED TYPICAL $95 FOR THAT SERVICE, PER OTHER DEALERSHIP INQUIRY. WILL NOT RETURN TO DCH HONDA AS RECEIVED SUBSTANDARD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DCH AUTO GROUP NOT ANSWERED INQUIRIES CONCERNING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05043 (OR OTHER ACTION) APPLICABILITY FOR NO-COST FIX. READ ON INTERNET SEVERAL HONDA/ACURA OWNERS HAVE HAD LIGHT COME ON AND SOME HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO CASCADING REPAIR COSTS (EASTER-EGG TROUBLESHOOTING) IF NO CODES UNCOVERED. HAVE HEARD THAT BATTERY DRAIN MIGHT BE CULPRIT, ALTHOUGH HAVE NO PROBLEM CRANKING VEHICLE AND HAVE LESS THAN 40K MILES. APPRECIATE KNOWING IF NHTSA ACTION EXISTS TO HAVE FIXED W/O CASCADING REPAIR APPROACH. NOTICED YELLOW MODULAR CONNECTORS UNDER FRONT SEATS (PRESUME P/O SRS SYSTEM) EXPOSED AND SUBJECT TO CONTACT W/SLIDING/ROLLING FLOORBOARD ITEMS. POSSIBLY INTERMITTENT, NO FAULT CODE-RELATED LIGHT LATCHES OR IS CONSTANT DUE TO INTERMITTENT CIRCUIT DISCONTINUITY FROM STRESS TO EXPOSED CONNECTORS/CABLING. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AND NEED TO GET IT REPAIRED PRONTO, BUT CAN'T AFFORD DEALERSHIP EXPERIMENTS WITH MY ONLY CAR. HAVE NOT HAD A FRONT-END COLLISION, NOR TAMPERING, NOR MAINTENANCE LAPSES (HAVE ADHERED TO ALL PREVENTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS PLUS MORE). APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT ESP WHEN RPMS WHEN GOING INTO 3RD GEAR ARE OVER 3,000 RPM CAR NOW HAS 47K MILES HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 15K MILES IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BEGAN SLIGHT SHUDDERING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION, WHICH EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE, TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED OUT 6 TIMES IN ORDER TO FULLY CLEAN IT OUT. NOT EVEN 3000 MILES LATER SHUDDER CAME BACK. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER REPAIR BILL SINCE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE. NOW SHUDDER IS ACCOMPANIED BY TAPPING NOISE ONLY WHEN IN GEAR, SLIGHT IN REVERSE BUT LOUD WHEN IN DRIVE. *TR

TL* - CONTACT STATED THAT ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 9, 2007 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 TO 40 MPH IN LIGHT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, AND TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WENT UP TO 4000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR HONDA TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 83,000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CIVIC HYBRID USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE ACCEL/DECEL FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONS. I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, USING THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS, AND THEN PRESS THE ACCEL BUTTON AND THE CARS BEGINS TO DECELERATE. I HAVE PAID EXTRA CAREFUL ATTENTION TO BE SURE THAT I AM NOT PRESSING THE INCORRECT BUTTON IN ERROR, AND I AM IN FACT PRESSING THE ACCEL BUTTON, YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO DECELERATE. AT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, I HAVE TESTED THIS FAILURE AND IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FIRST TIME I DISCOVERED THIS MALFUNCTION, I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR BEGAN DECELERATING. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 46,000 MILES ON MARCH 29 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 41,000 MILES AS A SALVAGED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED FOR ROAD USE IN JUNE 2006. THE SRS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN A MINOR FRONT END COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HONDA STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SINCE IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THIS WAS ONE OF THREE VEHICLES THAT THE CONTACT OWNED WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46100. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CIVIC THAT JUST FAILED NEW JERSEY STATE INSPECTION FOR A LOOSE SEAT CONDITION. IT APPEAREDTHAT THISWAS A COMMON FAILURE SINCE THE NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT HAS FAILED 256 HONDAS FOR LOOSE SEATS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS. I LOOKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ,BUT THERE WERE NONE ON RECORD. I BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA UNDER DEFECTIVE PARTS OR WORKMANSHIP. THE SEAT ANCHOR BOLTS WERE SECURE.ITWAS THE CHAIR RAIL SYSTEM THAT FAILED SOMEHOW ANDWAS LOOSE. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR WHAT LOOKS LIKE POOR WORK MANSHIP OR DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THE PART OF HONDA. *AK

MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD BEEN STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN LOSING COMPLETE POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER REPAIR SHOP. DEC 2006. THEY COULD'NT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2007 MY DAUGHTER WENT FOR CHINESE FOOD. SHE BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, PROCEEDED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE RELEASED HER FOOT, AND THE VAN STARTED JERKING THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH AREA WHERE BLINKING SHE LOST ALL POWER THE VAN WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEICLE LANDED IN THE ENTRY WAY OF THE BUSINESS SMASHING ALL GLASS. SHE COULD NOT BRAKE SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THIS VAN.SHE SAID IT LOST ALL POWER SHE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP. NOTHING WORKED THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEICHLE ANYMORE. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VAN IS UNDER INVESTGATION NOW. AND WILL BE FIXED AND TRADED IN.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PRESENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL START,BUT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER, AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER FOUND A SALVAGED TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 158,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 3-5 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THEY ADVISED HIM THAT IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN HE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE RUN WELL ENOUGH TO GET TO THE DESTINATION. THEY CHANGED SOME OF THE FLUIDS AND SOME ELECTRONIC BOARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TOTALLY GAVE OUT. THIS FOLLOWED MONTHS OF JERKING AND REPEATED TREATMENTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AND "REPROGRAMMING.," WHICH STARTED BEFORE 30,000 MILES. EACH TREATMENT SEEMED TO WORK TEMPORARILY, ONLY TO HAVE THE JERKING RETURN, EACH TIME SOONER THAN BEFORE. THE EVENING IT GAVE OUT ENTIRELY I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE, THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO A MAIN STREET. AS I TURNED THE CAR JERKED, THEN ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS PERMANENTLY IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER TOLD ME I MUST HAVE BEEN SPINNING MY WHEELS ON SNOW OR ICE, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *NM

I'VE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH HONDA HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEMS ON TWO MODELS (THE 2000 INSIGHT AND THE 2003 HCH - BOTH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS). RECENTLY, AMBIVALENCE COST ME DEARLY. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, A TRUCK CUT ME OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT FOUND MYSELF ACCELERATING TOWARDS THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF STOPPING. AT THE LAST MINUTE, I SWERVED TO AVOID THE TRUCK AND ENDED UP SKIDDING, ROLLING, AND FINALLY CRASHING TO A STOP. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT WITH SOME MINOR SCRATCHES AND NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. MY CAR HAS SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND I AM WAITING TO RECEIVE FINAL WORD ON ITS STATUS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC-EX ON A MAIN ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 40 MPH. AT AN INTERSECTION, I STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAITED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, SO I COULD TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY, MY CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A MACK TRUCK. THE IMPACT SENT MY CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, OVER A CURB, AND INTO A TREE TRUNK. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT OUR INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. *NM

PURCHASED 2003 CIVIC LX IN JULY OF 2006. HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER SEAT HAD A SMALL ROCKING MOTION AS IF IT WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR. HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN 6 MONTHS AND 9000 MILES OF DRIVING. MECHANIC DURING OIL CHANGE TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THAT A LOT ON THIS MODEL OF CAR, BUT HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO BE CHECKED, BUT FEEL HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE. *JB

NEW YEARS DAY, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CLUTCH STIFFENED. SECONDS LATER THEY RESUMED THEIR NORMAL FEEL BUT MY BATTERY AND TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE/STEAM CAME OUT OF MY HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD...COOLANT RESEVOIR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY AND COOLANT HAD EXPLODED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REVIEW. THEY CALLED AND SAID NO COVERAGE, THEY BELIEVE THAT A ROCK HAD PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR AND HENCE IT WAS NOT A PARTS PROBLEM. SINCE, I HAVE REVIEWED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROCKS PUNCTURING CAR INTERNAL PARTS, SPECIFICALLY HONDA'S. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A DEATH TO CALL ATTENTION TO A COMPANY WHO IS SELLING CARS WHICH ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. SINCE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY AND CEASE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. PARTS AND LABOR WILL COST ME 1000.00 FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH COST A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS AT TIME OF PURCHASE). I AM OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. AT 72,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE UPON ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING SPEEDS OF 0-15 MPH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET HONDA'S BRAND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ALL GEARS, WITH THE GREATEST DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, STARTER CLUTCH, AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SOME JERKING WAS NORMAL. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

IN AUGUST OF 2006 MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PROMPTLY TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED AN "AIR HOSE LEAK". AFTER THAT MY CAR OVERHEATED EVERY FEW WEEKS WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER COOLANT HAD BEEN FOUND LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE A NEW THERMOSTAT WAS INSTALLED. IT OVERHEATED A MONTH LATER AND THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING, STALLED-STARTED AGAIN, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. REPAIRS @ GARDENA, TOLD IT WAS ELECTRICAL, HONDA-CONTROL MODULE ENGINE REPLACED, O2 SENSOR, W-BULB (12V 21W) DROVE CAR LESS THAN 2 HOURS SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED (DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP). *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX. ON DECEMBER 21, 2006, WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 30 MPH. HER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACTS HEAD STRUCK THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD AND SIDE POST. A NEUROLOGIST STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME AND SOME PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF HER INJURIES, SHE HAS HAD TO RETIRE EARLY FROM HER JOB AS A TEACHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERED IN TWO PLACES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT UNSCATHED, BUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, SHE COULD NOT STAND, NOR COULD SHE SPEAK CLEARLY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY HER DOCTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. CALIFORNIA SAFETY TRAFFIC REPORT PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/09/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE BUCKED SLIGHTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SOUND LIKE IT WAS REVVING TOO HIGH, HOWEVER THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE.

FUEL DOOR ON MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC DOESNT HAVE A EMERGENCY RELASE MECHONISM OR WAY TO OPEN THE FUEL DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. *NM