2004 Honda Civic Complaint Log

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DENT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HONDA AIRBAG RECALL (ATTN: ALICIA HAIN) *TGW 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW, IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED, TO INCLUDED HIS VEHICLE. *JB

OWNED A 2004 HONDA CIVIC CAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HEARD ABOUT THE HONDA AIR BAG RECALL NOV. 2014. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO AIR BAG RECALL WITH THIS CAR YET?! THIS IS MALFUNCTION IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AT ALL. SOMEONE HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE' LIVES. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A DEALERSHIP HANDLING MY AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WILLETT HONDA SOUTH IN MORROW, GA., TO BE "INSPECTED," THEY CLAIMED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE AIRBAGS IN STOCK EVEN THOUGH MY HONDA CASE MANAGER SAID THEY DID. THE DEALERSHIP WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIND OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH MY CAR TO GET ME TO SPEND MONEY THERE, THEY WERE ALSO EXTREMELY FLIPPANT ABOUT MY CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH NOTHING HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE CAR AT ALL. THE PERSON HANDLING MY CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE BASICALLY SAID "WELL YOU HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR 10 1/2 YEARS, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN." I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WOULD BE THIS WAY ABOUT AIRBAGS THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE AIR BAGS PER NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA. I TOOK THE CAR TO VAL STROUGH HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SAND CITY, CA. THEY CHANGED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PER RECALL, AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME LATER TO SCHEDULE THE DRIVER'S SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL SAID THAT IF AFTER 60 DAYS I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO CHANGE THE SECOND AIRBAG TO FILE A COMPLAINT. SO HERE I AM. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT OUR CAR IS UNDER A RECALL THIS WAS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND OF TODAY'S DATE(10/26/14) HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION AND WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP THEY REPLY THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON HONDA. CAN I DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY. WHO IS CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DASH LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR JUMPED HARD OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO THIRD. THEN THE CAR WAS JERKING LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES HARD SO I TRIED SHIFTING TO 4TH AND THE JERKING GOT WORSE WITH A GRINDING NOISE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND KEEP ON THE ROAD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH IT ALL JUST HAPPENED WITH OUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION VERY UNSAFE AND EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC LX 2004 REACHES RATTLING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN REACHED 2000 RPM OR SO. THE NOISE IS LOUD AND DOWNSHIFTING BECOMES VERY ROUGH. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN WHEN NOT PRESSING ACCELERATOR. EVEN WHEN IN NEUTRAL THE CAR SOUNDS WITH A RATTLE. ONLY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED DOES THE SOUND MINIMIZE. CAR FEELS VULNERABLE WHEN DRIVEN LIKE THIS. IT'S MAINLY DUE TO THE NOISE, AND FEELING OF THE CAR. THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING IS THE PROBLEM. MANY REPORTS WERE BLOGGED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CAR STILL RUNS. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT CLEAR FOR HOW LONG.

ON JULY 12, 2014 MY HUSBAND (DRIVER) AND MYSELF (PASSENGER) WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH WE HIT A PARKED DODGE RAM TRUCK HEAD ON. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SIX FRACTURED RIBS. I HAD A BLACK LEFT EYE, A SEVERE CONCUSSION, A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE (BLEED ON THE TOP OF MY BRAIN), MY TOP FRONT TEETH WERE EMBEDDED IN MY TOP LIP AND HAD A COMPLICATED VERTICAL TOP LIP LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES. DUE TO DAMAGE OF MY TOP LIP I NO LONGER HAVE FEELING AT THE LOCATION OF THE LACERATION OR WHERE MY TEETH WERE EMBEDDED IN MY TOP LIP AND WAS TOLD I WILL NOT GET IT BACK. DUE TO THE LACERATION I HAVE A VERTICAL SCAR FROM ABOVE CENTER OF MY LIP THAT GOES TO THE INSIDE OF MY LIP. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER OUR ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG RECALL CAME OUT. WE LOOKED AT PHOTOS OF THE INSIDE OF MY HONDA. UP UNTIL THIS TIME WE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE MY HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES CAME FROM. LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THE AIRBAG EXPLODED. THUS IT CUT MY FACE AND CAUSED ME TO GO INTO THE DASHBOARD AFTER EXPLODING CAUSING THE SEVERE CONCUSSION AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. HAD THE AIRBAG STAY INFLATED AS IT SHOULD I WOULD OF NOT SUFFERED THE HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES. SOME OF WHICH WILL NOW HAVE THE REST OF MY LIFE. ...UPDATED 01/06/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V353000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I CHECKED THE SITE USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT KEEPS SAYING RECALL INCOMPLETE. I CALLED THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS AND THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT INCOMPLETE RECALL MEANS. ANOTHER SITE SAID MY CAR HAS 2 RECALLS, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THIS. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO NEXT TO MAKE SURE MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE?

HAD THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TAKATA PRODUCT. WAS TARGETED BY SALES TO PUCHASE OTHER "NEEDS" THEY FOUND AND RECOMMENDED FOR REPAIR. THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED. HAD TO TAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND TIME FROM WORK

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED "ON" FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I NOTICED MY AIRBAG OR SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A HONDA FACILITY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY DID REPAIR WORK BUT A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE ALSO HAD MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ELECTRIC REPLACED BUT AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING UP WHEN IT RAINS. THAT IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. *TR

WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE TO REGULAR FLUID EXCHANGE FOR 80K MILEAGE, HONDA SERVICE EXPERTS SAID, COMPLIANCE BUSH FOR THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN CRACKED. THEY ALSO SAID IT IS PRETTY SERIOUS TO DRIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE REPAIRS. NONE OTHER VEHICLES HAS THIS KIND OF DEFECTS AND IT IS NEVER MENTIONED IN HONDA MANUAL. SIMPLE SEARCH IN THE INTERNET RESULTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. CONSIDERING THE PRETTY SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE, CONSIDER SAFETY FACT ON HONDA VEHICLES BASED ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR NEW YEARS EVE HE WAS PARKED AT A LOCAL DONUT SHOP AND DECIDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SPOT . AS HE WAS BACKING OUT THE REAR WINDOW WAS NOT FULLY DEFROSTED AND HE HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. HE WAS DOING LESS THEN 10 MILES AN HOUR AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSING MY CAR TO BE TOTALED DUE TO THE COST. I'M HAVING IT REPAIRED AS I DO LOVE MY CAR BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AT THIS LOW A SPEED. 3000 FOR AIR BAGS THAT I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A RECALL ON AND FIXED IT JUST WRONG. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

MY CAR ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARKING LOT AND WENT INSIDE A BUILDING. I WAS NOT HURT. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BUILDING AND ANOTHER CAR I HIT SUSTAINED A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR

PASSENGER SLICED FINGER OPEN ON CHROME PLATING WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEGAN DELAMINATION. CHROME PLATING IS ON EXIT HANDLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR VERY SIMILAR TO CASE 10526049.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR. IT WAS OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR BUT WENT ON AGAIN. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO AIR BAG RECALL WITH THIS CAR...I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS AIRBAG IS SAFE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS GROWLING AND RUMBLING IN LOW GEARS, SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY WANT TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I FIND AT 77000 MILES THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. RESEARCHING HAS AMOUNTED TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC HAS PERSONALLY SEEN 4 VEHICLES IN PAST FEW MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC 5 SPEED MANUAL EX MODEL IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE FASTER THAN NORMAL , IT ALMOST CAUSED A LADY TO HIT ME IN THE READ END. IT IS CAUSING A JERKING , LURCHING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS ALSO CAUSING THE DRIVE AXES TO WOBBLE CAUSING THE ROTORS TO SHIMMY THE TIRES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID FROM THE SOUND AND A TEST DRIVE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING BAD. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY HAD RECALLS BUT NOT ON MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE PARKED IT. HONDA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLINE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH 200-2005 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC IT DECIDED TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST INFORMED PART OF RECALL. NO CHARGE. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART TO ARRIVE AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM YET. SINCE GETTING THE AUTOMOBILE BACK, THE LIGHT HAS NOT APPEARED. MORE CONCERNED WITH THE INCONSISTENT EXPERIENCE AS THE LIGHT SHOULD STILL BE ON AND ITS NOT. *TR

CHROME PLATING ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE LEVER PEELING OFF. DAUGHTER CUT HER FINGER ON SHARP PLATING WHILE OPENING DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVE WAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SOMETIMES ON THEIR OWN. I THINK THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2002-2003 CIVICS. APPARENTLY 2004'S ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALSO. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. *TR

ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I TWICE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE FIRST TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO SUCCEED IN INSERTING THE KEY. THE SECOND TIME IT TOOK A FULL 5 MINUTES. I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM NOW LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM COVERED BY THE 2003 CIVIC RECALL, BUT HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO COVER IT. THEY DID SAY I'M WELCOME TO SEND THEM THE DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I GO TO GET IT REPAIRED TO SEE IF THEY'LL CONSIDER COVERING IT. THE REPORT I FILED WITH THEM IS #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I NOTICED METAL BARS STICKING OUT OF THE HEADRESTS OF MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THESE ARE THE BARS THAT GIVE THE HEADREST ITS STRUCTURE, BUT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CUSHIONING THAT PROTECTS THE BAR FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGERS' SKULL. WHATEVER CHEAP CUSHIONING ONCE EXISTED HAS WORN AWAY AND THE BARS ARE EVEN VISIBLY PROTRUDING FROM THE HEADRESTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK OF THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THAT MIGHT BEFALL A PERSON WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE CHEAP LACK OF CUSHIONING IN THEIR HEADRESTS. ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A COLLISION OF ACCIDENT, OR ANY OTHER OCCURRENCE IN WHICH A PERSON'S HEAD WOULD SLAM INTO METAL BARS INSTEAD OF SAFE CUSHIONING. DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY ARE CERTAINLY IN THE BALLPARKS OF THIS NEGLIGENCE. *TR

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. I CAME TO FIND OUT FROM RESEARCH THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD MANY OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ALSO COULD NOT BE OPENED WHEN USING THE KEY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE, SHE WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES HAD SHORT CIRCUITED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TODAY, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE S 2004 HONDA CIVIC IN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL.. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH LITTLE RESULTS. THE BRAKES FELT SO HARD AS IF THEY WERE LOCKED. THEN I DECIDED TO CHANGE GEARS TO D2 AND TOGETHER WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR A BIT. AFTER THAT, I PULLED OVER THE BRAKE DOWN LANE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR BUT I STILL COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WITH THE HELP OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AS IF IT WAS ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHEN I DECIDED TO PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND FOLLOW BY A LOUD NOISE THE ENGINE FINALLY STOP RUNNING....THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE COMBINATION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH), BUT THE 2004 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MOVING FROM TWILIGHT TO NIGHT, I SUDDENLY NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING ON EITHER SIDE. WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE BULBS, FUSES, AND RELAYS WHICH ALL APPEARED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PARKING LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND WE DISCOVERED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS STILL WORKED. WE WERE IN A RURAL AREA SO THERE WAS NO PLACE TO STOP BEFORE OUR DESTINATION TO EITHER GET REPAIRS OR WAIT FOR DAYLIGHT, SO WE HAD TO CONTINUE ON WITH HIGH BEAMS. I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER TODAY (9/25/12) TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, KNOWING THAT THE HEADLIGHT RECALL HAD RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDED TO 2003 MODEL YEAR, BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THEY OFFERED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR BUT DID NOT SUGGEST HOW TO REPORT THE DEFECT TO NHTSA OR OTHERWISE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO 15-20 MPH TO BE READY FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE FRONT CAR WAS ABOUT 20 FEET, I HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, ALL THE SUDDEN, MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. AND BOUNCED BACK STOPPED. I WAS WONDERING, "WHY WAS THE CAR SPEEDING UP WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, ?" THOUGHT I MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL, TO TEST IF MY BRAKE WAS GOOD, I HIT THE BRAKE ONE MORE TIME, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP AND HIT THE FRONT CAR VERY HARD AGAIN AND DAMAGED BOTH CARS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST CHANGED MY BRAKES AT HONDA DEALER ABOUT HALF YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN END OF 2003. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE BRAKE TROUBLE. THE DAMAGE WILL COST ME AT LEAST $4000. REPAIR , VALUE DECREASE AND INSURANCE . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A PLACE I CAN GET COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

THE CLEARCOAT HAS ENTIRELY BURNED AWAY FROM THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK AND IS SPREADING TO THE SIDE PANELS RESULTING IN A MILKY, SPLOTCHY APPEARANCE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THIS WILL DO OR IF IT WILL SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE BUT I DO KNOW IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND IT LOOKS VERY DAMAGED. *TR

STARTED HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I SHIFTED INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. SOUNDS LIKE A BAD BEARING POSSIBLY, I'LL FIND OUT WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR SURE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT IS APPARENT THAT AT MY MILEAGE IT IS MORE THAN COMMON FOR HONDA'S TRANSMISSIONS TO START FAILING. DISHEARTENING TO FIND OUT HONDA DOESN'T HELP WITH GOODWILL REPAIRS FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED TREND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THINKING THAT BUYING ANOTHER HONDA RECENTLY MAY HAVE BEEN A BAD IDEA. *TR

SRS (AIRBAG) LIGHT REMAINS ON. SEAT BELT TENSIONER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CONTROLS NOT ONLY AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY, BUT ALSO SEAT BELT TENSIONERS; THE THINGS THAT HOLD YOU IN DURING A CRASH. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. *TR

MY KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN AN AREA WHERE I DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED. *TR

THIS MODEL CAR HAS A DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE START CLUTCH PERFORMANCE. THIS ISSUE CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION IT CAUSES. DESPITE RE-SURFACING PROCEDURES, THE ISSUE WILL RETURN. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A WEAR ISSUE, THE PART(S) AND/OR DESIGN ARE FAULTY. THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG HONDA MECHANICS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE INFO OR DETAILS.

INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILURE ...THOUGHT IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE CLUTCH, RELEASE BEARING AND FORK PAID AND REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED...THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND IS A CONSTANT PROGRESSION OF NOISE AND INHIBITS ACCELERATION AND SMOOTH DRIVING ...I FEEL AS IF THE CAR IS READY TO COMPLETELY FAIL AND I'VE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE SO USER ERROR IS NOT THE CAUSE... I'VE ALWAYS STOOD BY HONDA AND THERE PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND HOPE THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOYALTY IS STILL OF HIGHEST VALUE AND THE RIGHT ACTIONS ON THEIR PART ARE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS RECURRING ISSUE IN THERE PRODUCT. I DRIVE OVER 100 MILES A DAY AND HOPE ONE DAY I AM NOT STRANDED OR WORSE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO MY CAR SUDDENLY HALTING DUE TO MISALIGNED GEARS ON THE FREEWAY... *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AS ADVISED IN MANUAL. APPOINTMENT OFFERED FOR 2/21/12. DIAGNOSIS: DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE FAULTY. PART "ON NATIONAL BACKORDER"--UNKNOWN WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE, SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A USELESS/POTENTIALLY USELESS SEATBELT AND NO AIR BAGS! *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 45MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WITHOUT MY SEATBELT I MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD'VE GONE THRU THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS INDICATING ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AND IN MY OPINION THEY JUST FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS I STATED EARLIER, THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS ALL BUT GONE. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF AIRBAGS COMPLAINTS THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED HERE. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. I RECEIVED A "RECALL LETTER" FROM HONDA 1/3/12, FOR AN AIRBAG ISSUE. I CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I WAS PART OF A MASS DUMPING FROM HONDA FOR CARS FROM 2000-2004. I THEN TOLD THEM THAT MY SRS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF, WAS ADVISED TO BRING INTO SERVICE DEPT. I DID. WHILE BEING SERVICED, TECHNICIANS SCANNED VEHICLE & CHECKED FOR CODES (WHICH WAS $95) - NO CODES WERE FOUND. THEY THEN RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOT, WHICH INDICATED THAT SRS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACED AND THEN RECHECK. WAS TOLD THAT WOULD BE $495, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT. WAS ALSO TOLD, THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT WOULD BE MY SOLUTION. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS CONTROL UNIT (FOR AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE), TO NEED REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY "WERE UNSURE AND MAYBE A SHORT CAUSED IT. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL UNIT AND MANY THINGS COULD GO WRONG." WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE A SHORT, WAS TOLD, 'NOT SURE, COULD BE WETNESS OR AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION." (WET INSIDE MY CAR, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.) I THEN STATED, THAT THIS SOUNDED LIKE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT TO THE UNIT. I WAS TOLD OTHERWISE. I ASKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT BE ACTIVE AND NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT. WHY IS THERE NO LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE & SYSTEM, (WHICH IS ON ALL CARS TODAY), LIKE THERE IS FOR THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM & SYSTEM? UPON REVIEW OF NHTSA, I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE, OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND THE CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONING WITH SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC SI EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, MODEL: TRIPLE TRED, SIZE: 205/55/R16 AND GOOD YEAR COMFORT TRED TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 205/55/R16. THE DOT NUMBERS FOR BOTH TIRES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH BOTH SETS OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH SETS OF TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE BELTS IN THE TIRES WERE SHIFTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH SETS OF TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,027 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,466.