2002 HONDA Civic Problems & Complaints
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AIR BAGS
191 complaints
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V501000(Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.
Apr 04, 2025
The death investigator's decedent owned a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that after the decedent stopped at a stop sign, they attempted to make a left turn and struck another vehicle on the passenger side. The decedent's air bag was deployed which caused trauma to the decedent's neck. The decedent's vehicle caught fire shortly after impact. The other driver attempted to remove the decedent from the vehicle as authorities were called to the scene. The decedent received medical treatment at the scene and was later transported to the hospital. The decedent was pronounced deceased approximately 30 minutes after arriving at the emergency room. The other driver did not sustain any injuries. A police officer who arrived at the scene managed to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The fire department later arrived at the scene to ensure that the fire was extinguished. A police report was filed. The whereabouts of the vehicle after the accident were unknown. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V370000(Air Bags) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V320000(Air Bags) which the contact linked to the decedent's death. The failure mileage was unknown.
Feb 28, 2025
SRS light came on. Vehicle didn’t have any change in driving performance.
Jan 15, 2025
The contact owned a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 15V370000 (Air Bags) and 15V320000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted.
Apr 29, 2024
SRS light is on. Upon resetting, light comes back on in a couple days. Mechanic says the airbags will not fire with the SRS light on.
May 25, 2022
+ 186 more complaints for this component
POWER TRAIN
167 complaints
I recently purchased the car . I see on several forums , the transmission in this car for this year is prone to leaks and failures and Honda is aware . I’m having that issue .
Feb 10, 2025
I bought this vehicle with only ~74,000 miles yet the transmission slips 100% of the time when the automatic transmission shifts from first to second gear, and also second to third gear.
Jun 23, 2024
Drove my Honda civic through town today for about 15 minutes. Came up to a stop light. When the light turned green. I took my foot off the brake and the car jerked forward real hard and then there was grinding noise coming from the transmission. The car wouldn't go into drive or reverse. With my foot on the brake the transmission wouldn't go into park. Had to have the car towed home
Aug 28, 2021
TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN AT A LIGHT WITH 179,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRYING TO GIVE IT GAS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WHINE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME.
May 14, 2021
ONE DAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SLIPPING OR ANY NOTICE OF ALL FOR THAT MATTER I WAS PARKED SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE OR MOVE AT ALL THERE IS A COMPLAINT OF FAULTY POOR QUALITY TRANMISSONS BETWEEN 2000-2004 PLEASE HELP
Apr 30, 2021
+ 162 more complaints for this component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
39 complaints
Automatic high beams, etc. Potentially very dangerous to other drivers. Place a limit on the intensity of headlights. Ultra bright lights tend to interfere with me knowing where my own vehicle is on the road.It's getting to be almost a constant anxiety attack driving at night with both on coming and following vehicles with ultra bright lights, including low beams. And if the offending vehicle is a SUV or a pickup it feels like I'm flirting with the distinct possibility of an accident and or injury.
Mar 29, 2023
WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAMS CUT OUT AND THE SWITCH HARNESS PROVED TO BE FAULTY. OTHER HONDA CIVICS OF THAT YEAR HAD THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH RECALLED BUT MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE RECALL IT SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN BUT IT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR WAS NHTSARECALL NUMBER:12V-136
Mar 12, 2021
I HAVE NOW READ MORE THAN ONE ARTICLE REGARDING 2002 HONDA CIVIC RECALLS FOR FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRING CAUSING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, IN THE DARK, ON THE FREEWAY, ON CITY STREETS, THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF! NOW HONDA TELLS ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL!! THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. *JS
Mar 07, 2018
I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING LOW BEAMS THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK PERFECTLY BUT THE LOW BEAM DON'T KNOW I BEEN READING AND ON THIS WEBSITE THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL AND MAKE BUT WHEN I OUT MY VIN NOTHING POPS OUT ...HOW CAN I GET IT FIXED LIKE OTHER DRIVERS
Oct 02, 2015
MY PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A YEAR BUT IN THE PAST BOTH LAMPS HAVE WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. I SAW THERE WAS A "SILENT " RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS IN 2012, HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM? I'M THE ONLY OWNER. *TR
Feb 18, 2015
+ 34 more complaints for this component
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
24 complaints
AIRBAG (SRS) LIGHT CONSTANTLY APPEARS FOR FAULTY SEATBELT SENSOR. THE SEATBELT SENSOR IS CONSTANTLY FAILING DISPUTE GETTING IT SERVICED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD RESULT IN THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING.
Sep 30, 2018
TAKATA RECALL: I ROLLED MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK IN AUGUST OF 2015. I HAD GOTTEN A LETTER 2 WEEKS PRIOR OF AN AIRBAG RECALL. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS BUT DUE TO HIGH VOLUME I WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK. I SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO THE BASE OF MY SKULL AND A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. I COULDN'T WORK AT ALL FOR 9 MONTHS AND COULD ONLY WORK 10-15 HOURS A WEEK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT. A WEEK AFTER THE CAR ACCIDENT I WAS FIRED FROM MY JOB WITHOUT SEVERANCE PAY AND I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP CHECKING FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACKROAD GOING 40 MPH AND I HIT SOME LOSE GRAVEL. I OVER REACTED AND TURNED THE WHEEL CAUSING ME TO MAKE A U TURN. I HIT MY BREAKS HARD TO STOP AND MAKE SURE MY SEATBELT WOULD LOCK. THE MOMENTUM OF STOPPING CAUSED MY HONDA TO ROLL. SINCE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY MY FACE REPEATEDLY HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAUSE MY SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK MY HEAD SMASHED THE ROOF OF THE HONDA REPEATEDLY.
Jan 31, 2018
TAKATA RECALL----CIVIC HAD UNCEASING LIGHTED SRS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD DURING MONTH OF JUNE 2014. HONDA MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE CONDITION MEANT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT INFLATE IF A NEED OCCURRED. REPEATED VISITS TO HONDA DURING WHICH THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND THAN 3 DAYS. THEY MADE ME PAY BILLS OF $292.56 AND $705.19 FOR A NEW SRS COMPUTER SYSTEM SO AIR BAGS WOULD WORK
Dec 22, 2017
MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DUE TO DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE ISSUE. FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF IT. 02 HONDA CIVIC.
Aug 31, 2017
FOR EVERYONE WONDERING IF THE SRS SENSOR IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.. I WILL TELL YOU YES!! I BOUGHT MY 2002 CIVIC NEW AND IN AUGUST 2003 I TOTALED OUT MY CAR. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND MY SEAT BELT (WHICH I USE TO BELIEVE IN) RELEASED WHILE MY CAR FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS EJECTED. SINCE MY SEATBELT RELEASED IN THE MIDDLE OF FLIPPING SOMEHOW WRAPPED AROUND AND CUT AND BURNED MY ARM. MY ARM WAS ALMOST AMPUTATED 3/4 OF THE WAY. THANK GOD FOR THE 2 INCHES AND MY AMAZING DOCTORS I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY ARM AFTER SIX SURGERIES INCLUDING PLASTIC SURGERY. MY ARM WAS ALSO BROKE. I NOW HAVE RADIAL NERVE DAMAGE WHICH MEANS I CAN NOT OPEN AND CLOSE MY HAND ALONG WITH LIMP WRIST. ALSO BOTH HIPS WERE FRACTURED ALONG WITH MY PELVIC.DUE TO THE LACERATIONS FROM MY SEAT BELT AN ARTERY WAS CUT WHERE I LOST ALOT OF BLOOD AND WAS TOLD I WAS TOUCH AND GO AT THE TIME AND WERE NOT SURE IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT, AFTER BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND SURGERIES I AM BEYOND THANKFUL TO BE HERE TODAY. AT THE AGE OF 25 I WAS PUT ON DISABILITY AND ALSO HAD TO FILE BANKRUPTCY DUE TO I HAD OVER 100K IN MEDICAL BILLS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PLEASE GET IT FIXED IT COULD MEAN MORE THAN YOU KNOW. I REFUSE TO EVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN 10 YEARS LATER THEY NOW SAY THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I HATE HONDA CORP WITH EVERYTHING IN ME. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PLAY CATCH WITH MY CHILDREN AND WILL NEVER REMEMBER WHAT ITS LIKE TO JUST DO EASY TASKS THAT NOW TAKES ME HOURS. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY COMPLAINT! *TR
Apr 20, 2015
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SUSPENSION
24 complaints
DURING LAST YEAR NY STATE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN SAID, THE TWO FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKED; LATER ON WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR, I CAN HEAR A NOISE AND FEEL IT UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE. SO THIS YEAR INSPECTION IN PEP BOYS (STORE ID # 1072), I WAS ASKED TO REPLACE THE TWO, BY MONROE PART # 71433/71434, $204.39 PER UNIT.
Aug 08, 2015
ROUTINE INSPECTION BY SERVICE PERSONNEL REVEALED BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HONDA CIVIC HAD APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT IS RARE TO HAVE BOTH GO BAD AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Jan 17, 2010
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT, THEIR IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AT NO CHARGE BUT THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND ALIGNMENT.
Dec 20, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT SAYS THE FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. HIS ODOMETER CURRENTLY HAS 32,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ONCE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. A MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL.
Dec 18, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AT 5MPH IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Feb 23, 2006
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
21 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Aug 12, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SLOWING DOWN. THE DEALER STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V329000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE), WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *B UPDATED 07/08/11
May 04, 2011
I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC SI AND WAS CHECKING ON THE VALVE ADJUSTMENT IN MY ENGINE TODAY. I NOTICED ONE OF THE CAM LOBES (CYLINDER #3 ON THE EXHAUST SIDE) HAD SOME SEVERE GALLING AND PITTING. ALL OF THE OTHER CAM LOBES WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET (SEARCH FOR "CAM GALLING" OR "HONDA GALLING" OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) I HAVE FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY WHO OWN THIS YEAR CIVIC SI. I ALSO FOUND SOME SITES STATING IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN OTHER K SERIES ENGINES (MY CAR HAS A K20A3 ENGINE) AND POSSIBLY A PROBLEM IN OTHER HONDA CARS/SUVS. MY FEAR IS THAT THE LOBE COULD DISINTEGRATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLY INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT. I PLAN ON TAKING PICTURES TOMORROW AND SEEING WHAT HONDA RECOMMENDS. SINCE THE MAINTENANCE INTERVAL ON ADJUSTING VALVES IS 110,000 MILES ON MY HONDA, IT'S DIFFICULT TO CATCH A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP SINCE REMOVING A VALVE COVER IS NOT A STANDARD PROCEDURE...ALTHOUGH I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THE PROBLEM HAD BEGUN DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AND, LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON THE ISSUE, SOMETHING HONDA SHOULD BE RECALLING OR HELPING WITH. *TR
Jun 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. HE THEN ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND AS HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND FLAMES WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE THEN OBSERVED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.
Apr 20, 2010
HAD BELTS AND WATER PUMP CHANGED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC LOAD DETECTOR. SO I PAID AROUND $400.00 IN REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSION TEST. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Mar 06, 2009
+ 16 more complaints for this component
SEAT BELTS
17 complaints
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated while trying to fasten the driver’s side seat belt, the seat belt failed to release, not allowing the contact to fasten the seat belt. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and also stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 76,000.
Feb 02, 2023
DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT FASTEN. IT TAKES SIX TO SEVEN TRIES AND WILL THEN ONLY LOCK IN PLACE WITH THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES LONGER TO GET IT FASTENED. *TR
Apr 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REACH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHILE RESTRAINING A CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,300.
Jun 16, 2011
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
Jan 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "SRS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR PART WAS ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,052. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB
Dec 07, 2009
+ 12 more complaints for this component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17 complaints
CAR ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ENGINE REVS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION BUT NOT MOVING.
Aug 13, 2017
ON MY RETURN HOME FROM WORK AS I SLOWLY CAME TO MY DRIVEWAY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TRIED TO BRAKE TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP CAR HIT THE GARAGE DOOR THAT WAS CLOSED STILL SPEEDING INSIDE THE GARAGE LIKE WILD BULL. THERE WAS AN OLD MERCEDES BENZ AND A MOTORCYCLE INSIDE THE GARAGE AMONG OTHER STORED GOODS THAT STOPPED THE CAR MOVING ANY FURTHER IF THE MERCEDES WAS NOT THERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY HITTING THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE GARAGE. THERE IS LOTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME IN MY GARAGE AND LOTS OF DEDUCTIBLES I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THINGS FIXED, FOR SOMETHING OF NO FAULT OF MINE. I AM SO GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN BEFORE FEW MINUTES WHEN I WAS STILL ON THE ROAD AT A TRAFFIC HOUR AFTER WORK BETWEEN 6 TO 7 PM ON FRIDAY APRIL 10TH. DURING THIS ACCIDENT MY GARAGE FILLED WITH SMOKE I WAS TERRIFIED THINKING OF FIRE HAZARD NEXT I THREW MYSELF OUT OF THE CAR THEN CAME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY CAME AND SAW THE GARAGE FULL OF SMOKE BUT THANKFULLY NO FIRE HAZARD. I AM LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AND I AM THANKFUL I AM ABLE TO REPORT THIS SO SOMEONE ELSE WILL NOT GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *TR
Apr 13, 2015
THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WILL JUST TURN OFF, AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DECELERATE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF A DRIVER DOES NOT REALIZE THEY ARE DECELERATING (DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC OF DRIVING AND THE EFFECTS OF DRIVING HYPNOSIS). THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH ALL HONDAS IN THE 2002-2004 YEARS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH THAT I DO NOT THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THOSE REPAIRS. THE CRUISE CONTROL JUST TURNING OFF AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. *TR
May 29, 2012
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.
May 18, 2011
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.
Dec 28, 2010
+ 12 more complaints for this component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16 complaints
WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS GO DARK LEAVING THE HIGH BEAMS OPERABLE. I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AM BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED BACK IN 2004 AND IN THE SAME BREATH ALSO I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEN I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A DIAGNOSES DONE WHEN THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OR SO BUT AS IT IS THE HIGH BEAMS WERE OPERABLE AND I DIDN'T BOTHER TOO MUCH UNTIL NOW. I WAS GOING FOR AN INSPECTION AND AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING TESTED FOR INSPECTION THE LOW BEAMS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND NOT STAY LIT AS DESIGNED FAILING INSPECTION. AFTER THIS IS WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA KNOWING THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SO NOW WHAT DO I DO?
Sep 21, 2016
IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY WILL NO LONGER GO INTO IGNITION. COULDN'T GET KEY TO GO INTO IGNITION. FINALLY GOT KEY TO GO IN BUT FEELS STICKY AND CLUNKY AND WILL NOT TURN IN LOCK SO VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START. STRANDING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *TR
Dec 24, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO DISCOVER FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Mar 18, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH) AND SINCE THEN HAVE LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Oct 31, 2012
THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY HONDA THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO UNDERSCORE A MUCH GREATER PROBLEM - HONDA USING SUBPAR COMPONENTS - THAT I FIND THIS ONE ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE CAR. WHEN IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE LIGHT MAY NOT TURN ON. HOWEVER, IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES HOURS LATER), BUT WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT WILL JUST CUT OUT (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES MINUTES LATER). THE ISSUE IS THAT THE "ON" AND "OFF" POSITION FOR THE LIGHT IS THE SAME POSITION; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING WHETHER THERE'S LIGHT. BASICALLY, SOMEONE CAN'T TELL WHAT POSITION THE LIGHT IS IN IF THERE IS NO LIGHT TO BEGIN WITH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DIE IF SOMEONE LEAVES IT IN THE "ON" POSITION, NOT REALIZING THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY TURN ON LATER. *TR
May 29, 2012
+ 11 more complaints for this component
STRUCTURE
15 complaints
TAKATA INFLATORS- THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE MAJOR AIRBAG RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2015.
Dec 23, 2016
TAKATA RECALL- THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE MAJOR AIRBAG RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2015.
Dec 23, 2016
PAINT PEELING FOR NO REASON.
Nov 27, 2016
THE PAINT IS FADING AND PEELING VERY BADLY ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC...ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRUCK, ROOF, AND OTHER AREAS OF MY RED VEHICLE ARE ALMOST WHITE!!! I KNOW THE CAR IS OLD BUT I HAVE A SILVER 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH DOUBLE THE MILES ON IT AND NO PAINT ISSUES WHATSOEVER. FROM ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH INFERIOR QUALITY PAINT JOBS THAT HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT. I HAVE WASHED AND WAXED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PAINT WOULD FADE AND PEEL LIKE IT HAS. TO TOP IT OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN AN INSIDE STORAGE FACILITY FOR THREE YEARS WHILE I WAS STATIONED IN JAPAN. I REALLY FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCTS AND RESTORE THE QUALITY THAT THEIR NAME WAS BUILT UPON.
Sep 22, 2015
CAR'S CLEARCOAT HAS BEEN FLAKING OFF THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK LID. IT FIRST STARTED WITH DISCOLORATION (LIGHTENED BLOTCHES) IN JUNE OF 2010 (8 YEARS AFTER PURCHASED NEW). CURRENTLY (FEB., 2015), 30% OF THE CLEARCOAT ON THE ROOF, AND 10% ON THE TRUNK LID HAVE FLAKED OFF. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO SNOW, ONLY TO CA CLIMATE. I'VE READ THAT THE CLEARCOAT ISSUE IS COMMON WITH HONDA AUTOMOBILES SINCE THE LATE 1990'S. I ALSO HAVE A 1993 ACURA LEGEND (236K MILES) THAT WAS EXPOSED TO THE EXACT SAME CLIMATE CONDITIONS, BUT THE CLEAR COAT ON IT IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOTH CARS ARE MAINTAINED THE SAME WAY. ALL MY CARS ARE WELL MAINTAINED ABOVE & BEYOND WHAT THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED. I THINK I'M FAIRLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS IN GENERAL (MECHANICAL, TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY TREND, ..ETC) BECAUSE I READ ABOUT IT AS A ROUTINE EVERYDAY, JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE READ THE NEWS EVERYDAY. BASED ON THE COLLECTIVE INFORMATION I'VE READ IN THE LAST DECADE, I BELIEVE THE CLEARCOAT DEGRADATION FOR THE CAR YEARS COINCIDED WITH HONDA'S SWITCHED OVER TO THE USE OF MORE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY PAINT (I.E. WATER BASED PAINT) IN THE LATE 1990'S OR EARLY 2000'S. ON MY OWN CIVIC, THE CLEARCOAT FLAKES BECOME VERY SOFT (ALMOST GEL-LIKE) WHEN WET FROM WASHING. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DECISION HONDA MADE WHICH PROVED TO BE LESS DURABLE. HONDA SHOULD BE CALLED OUT OF IT. *TR
Feb 05, 2015
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TIRES
15 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH YOKOHAMA TRZ AVID TIRES, LINE SIZE P225/60R/16. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE TIRES STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING BUT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT OR VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Jun 13, 2012
ONE EVENING, I FOUND MY PARKED 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FLAT REAR LEFT TIRE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. AGAIN, THE TIRE HAD A VALVE STEM FAILURE. I BOUGHT BOTH THESE TIRES (GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER LS) AT THE SAME TIME. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH ARE THE SAME BRAND, AND WHICH I BOUGHT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TWO REAR TIRES. *TR
Sep 04, 2009
ONE EVENING, I FOUND MY PARKED 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FLAT REAR LEFT TIRE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. AGAIN, THE TIRE HAD A VALVE STEM FAILURE. I BOUGHT BOTH THESE TIRES (GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER LS) AT THE SAME TIME. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH ARE THE SAME BRAND, AND WHICH I BOUGHT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TWO REAR TIRES. *TR
Sep 04, 2009
I HAVE HAD FOUR FLAT TIRES WITHIN THREE MONTHS DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURE. THESE WERE TIRES PURCHASED FROM SEARS AT THE END OF 2006. FORTUNATELY, THE DEFLATIONS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED, SO THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. SEARS REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS FOR ME, BUT THEIR PERSONNEL PROFESSED TO BE MYSTIFIED CONCERNING THE REASON FOR THE REPEATED VALVE STEM FAILURES. AFTER THE FOURTH FAILURE, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE STEMS MADE IN CHINA AND SOLD BY DILL. I EXAMINED WHAT I COULD SEE OF MY VALVE STEMS; THREE WERE CHROME, BUT ONE WAS RUBBER, AND THE CAP SAID "DILL." I RETURNED TO SEARS WITH A NEWS RELEASE ABOUT THE VALVE-STEM RECALL. THE MAN WHO WAITED ON ME KEPT SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED A LONG TIME AGO AND COULDN'T BE AFFECTING MY TIRES NOW. I KEPT POINTING OUT THAT I HAD BOUGHT THE TIRES DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE BAD VALVE STEMS WERE IN USE. I WANTED HIM TO ASSURE ME THAT THE RUBBER VALVE STEM ON MY TIRE WAS NOT ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE ONES; HE DID NOT SEEM ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT FINALLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A METAL STEM FOR FREE "IF THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER." I AGREED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DON'T BLAME SEARS FOR THE INITIAL DEFECT, BUT I DO BLAME THEM FOR NOT KNOWING (OR PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW) ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND FOR NOT CHANGING ALL OF MY VALVE STEMS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED. THEIR NEGLIGENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. AS IT WAS, IT CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE AND PARANOIA (I WAS BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MY TIRES WERE BEING VANDALIZED). I WILL NOT GO BACK TO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE AGAIN, EVEN IF I HAVE TO TRAVEL FURTHER AND SPEND MORE TO PATRONIZE A DIFFERENCE DEALER. *TR
Jul 17, 2009
ON SUNDAY 9-7-08 AT APX. 0945 HOURS I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-64 IN HUNTINGTON, WV AT MILE MARKER 14 ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. I STARTED TO HEAR A FLAPPING NOISE AND THEN A GRINDING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AT THE ADJACENT EXIT #15 AND PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY. A WITNESS SAW THE TIRE SMOKING AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY SO HE PULLED OFF TO HELP ME. THIS GOOD SAMARITAN CHANGED MY TIRE FOR ME AND PUT ON THE SMALL EMERGENCY DONUT AND I PROCEEDED TO CHURCH IN BARBOURSVILLE ARRIVING 15 MINUTES LATE. COOPER TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED. NO DECISION ON REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE TIRE TREAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TIRE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON MY HONDA CIVIC ARE THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL AND WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME ON 5-5-08. *TR
Sep 08, 2008
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UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14 complaints
Unknown
Sep 07, 2023
KEY LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES I CAN'T TURN THE KEY AND START THE VEHICLE. GOTTA TURN IT A CERTAIN WAY TO START IT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES LONGER TO CRANK. STATIONARY
Jun 07, 2020
THIS CAR WAS DAMAGED IN 2008 AND TOTALED.NO MORE WORRIES.
Aug 25, 2018
WHILE DRIVING OUT IN INDIO ON A MAIN STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THAT HAPPENING THE CAR WOULD START TO DRIVE VERY SLUGGISHLY AND STRUGGLED WHILE IN DRIVE. IT BEHAVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD ONLY GO 20-30 MPH EVEN IF THE GAS WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY. EVENTUALLY AS WE DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY BACK HOME 3 DAYS LATER IT COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING IN DRIVE AND WOULD HIGH REV AS YOU PRESSED THE GAS. IT WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS COMPLETELY IN NEUTRAL, NOT DRIVING AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN.
May 06, 2018
IN 2014, CIRCA 90,800 MILES, THE CLEAR COAT STARTED FADING AND PEELING ON MY CAR: FIRST THE TOP, THEN HOOD, NOW THE SIDES GOING FROM TOP DOWN. VERY EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE CAR LIKE THIS, AND COSTS MORE TO REPAINT THE CAR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH.
Jun 26, 2017
+ 9 more complaints for this component
STEERING
11 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Feb 02, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Aug 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DOING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED A THE HOSE WAS VERY DIRTY AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS WERE ON BACKORDER AND WOULD TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Jan 25, 2013
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING UNIT FELT LOOSE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Oct 15, 2008
TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER (SOUTH MOTORS HONDA), AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE CAN HAVE DEALER SAVE THE PART WITH THE REPAID ORDER. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO SERVICE THE STEERING BECAUSE SHE FELT A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING; SHE WILL ALSO TRY TO GET THE REPAIR ORDER FOR THAT AS WELL.
Dec 19, 2006
+ 6 more complaints for this component
VISIBILITY
10 complaints
S10 DIRECT REPLY LETTER FROM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN GETTING REIMBURSE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW SWITCH FOR A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD GET HOT AND THEN STOP WORKING. *JB
Jan 31, 2012
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.
Jan 30, 2012
HAVE 2002 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK. LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH FAILED AT SAME TIME. *TR
Sep 08, 2009
IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR, THERE IS WATER BUILDING UP AND I HAD THE CAR UP IN THE AIR AND FOUND NO HOLES TO WHERE WATER COULD GET IN BUT THEY HAD FOUND A SEAL ON THE REAR WINDOW WHICH IS SEPARATING WHICH WE THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM..BUT NOT SURE...ALSO THERE IS WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR...I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. *JB
Jan 06, 2006
AFTER TURNING ON HEATER/DEFROSTER TO REMOVE FROST, FOLLOWED BY WINDSHIELD WIPER TO REMOVE SLUSH, WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE VERTICAL WINDSHIELD FRAME AND WENT CONTINUOUSLY ACROSS THE OUTER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 4" FROM THE VERTICAL FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *NM
Dec 27, 2005
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9 complaints
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS, AND REPLACED THEM FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
May 14, 2004
THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER (ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) 4 TIMES. THE LAST TIME WHICH WAS THIS WEEK THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CODE IN THE SYSTEM AND THEY CLEARED IT OUT SO THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BECAUSE IF THEY TAKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM OUT AND REPLACE WHAT THE CODE SAYS THE PROBLEM IS AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IT WILL END UP COSTING THEM ABOUT $500.00 TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS MORNING I WAS COMING TO WORK AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I CALLED HONDA AND AGAIN HE TALKED ABOUT IT MAY COST THEM $500.00 IF THEY REPLACE THE WRONG PART BUT TO BRING MY CAR IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT, I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD NOT LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING BECAUSE I HAD TO COME TO WORK THIS MORNING SO THE LIGHT WILL PROBABLY BE OFF WHEN I GET BACK IN IT BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT GOES OUT. I ASKED HIM IF I COULD DROP IT OFF AND THEY COULD TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF IT COMES BACK ON SO THEY CAN GET THE CODE OUT OF IT AND HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AROUND AND I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK, SO AGAIN I AM DRIVING WITH PARTIAL BRAKES. *JB
Apr 02, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Feb 26, 2004
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND A NOISE WAS HEARD. *JB
May 22, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BRAKES WILL SKID WHEN WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Oct 11, 2002
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
6 complaints
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION HONDA 104 LOCATED AT 2999 W 104TH AVE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234, (303) 578-6112 FOR UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL AND SINCE THEN THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 AND 19V182000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS BEING SERVICE FOR REPAIRS AT DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Jan 23, 2020
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CAR DASH. AIR BAGS IN VEHICAL WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT. DEALERS SAID IT IS SRS CODE #15-3 OPDS CONTROL UNIT A. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDERNETH PASSANGER SEAT THAT SETS OFF SRS LIGHT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE SAFETY PART TO REPAIR.
Jan 18, 2019
THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE LISTED IS INCORRECT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN FIXED. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO PROVE IT!
Dec 13, 2018
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.
Nov 23, 2015
MY CAR WAS RECALLED BY THE HONDA DUE TO THE FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR IN THIS YEAR. THE HONDA DEALER HELPED US TO REPLACE IT AT AUGUST. BUT THE WARNING LIGHT STILL BE ON AFTER FIXATION. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR
Aug 20, 2013
+ 1 more complaint for this component
SEATS
5 complaints
THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF FAILED SEAT BELTS OR AIRBAGS. POSSIBLE FAULT IS THE COMPUTER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE COMPUTER FAILURE IS AS A RESULT OF ANYTHING I HAVE DONE. IT HAS BEEN ON FOR MANY YEARS. I DO FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH THE CORPORATION TO PRODUCE A CAR THAT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS BASIC DYSFUNCTION.
Feb 23, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADJUSTER BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Feb 09, 2015
AFTER THE SEAT BACK WAS ADJUSTED, THE LOCKING LEVER DID NOT RETURN TO LOCK THE POSITION. THE SEAT WOULD LEAN BACK IT PUSHED. *AK *JB
Apr 01, 2004
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. *JB. THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WHEN A STOP WAS MADE. *JB
Mar 13, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED. *SLC
Aug 14, 2002
ENGINE
4 complaints
NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS ALL HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY - SOLENOID SEAL, FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL, VALVE COVER, TIMING COVER , REAR MAIN SEAL, AND OTHERS UNIDENTIFIED YET -- I CANNOT AFFORD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS
Jan 28, 2019
I KEEP HAVING OIL SEEPAGE -- REPLACED GASKET COVER, MAIN OIL SEAL, OIL PAN, ETC IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC DX
Jul 08, 2017
DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON MARCH 26, 2009, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE HEAD COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON JANUARY 24, 2013, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE HEAD COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON APRIL 19, 2014, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE HEAD COVER GASKET. *TR
Apr 24, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED OVER 3000 UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Mar 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4 complaints
FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED, HOWEVER ONLY MY HIGH-BEAMS WORK AT THIS TIME. THIS RESULTED IN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WHAT COULD HAVE BECOME FATAL CRASH. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL (RECALL INFO LISTED BELOW.) I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THEIR RECALL. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND AM IN DIRE NEED OF A SAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. RECALL NUMBER 04V086000 RECALL DATE 02/24/2004 COMPONENT EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS SUMMARY ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Oct 04, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEAD LAMP AND FUSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
Jul 09, 2015
I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2002 INTO CONDON AUTO IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA, FOR A LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NO STARTER. $350 LATER THEY REPLACED WIRES TO THE STARTER AND THE CAR RUNS AGAIN. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS WAS A COINCIDENCE BUT BEWARE HAVING RECALLS DONE AT THIS LOCATION. *TR
Nov 05, 2012
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHEN DRIVER SWITCHED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND LOCAL DEALER CONTACTED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V086000. I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT AS I FIND IT IRONIC THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ON VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *JB
Jun 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
4 complaints
TRANSMITION WENT OUT AT 74400 MILES WITH NO WARNING ⚠️ TOWN DRIVING TOOK CORNER NO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION COULD ONLY GO20 MILES AN HOUR GOT IT BACK HOME COST 2500 BUCK S TO FIX WITH HONDAS "GOOD WILL " POLICY. NOW IT HAS BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD AT 1400000 CAR LOSES COOLANT AND COMES OUT OVER FLOW TANK
Aug 09, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WHILE BEING OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR 60,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Jan 23, 2017
THE FIRST THING WAS I NOTICED THE TEMP STARTING TO RISE, IMMEDIATELY WAS SHUT OFF AND RADIATOR REPLACED. FEW MONTHS LATER NOVEMBER OF 2013, TEMP STARTED TO RISE, DIDN'T EVEN GET HOT. BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT SAT TILL JULY 2014, WHEN A NEW MOTOR WAS INSTALLED. DROVE GOOD UNTIL OCTOBER 2014 WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING! *TR
Jan 15, 2015
MY CARS TRANSMISSION IF FAILING AGAIN, BACK IN 2010 IS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND I WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, ONLY THE ACCELERATION GAUGE WAS MOVING. I CALLED MY DAD AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, SO HE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE COST CAME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE CAR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.... *TR
Jul 05, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
4 complaints
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, MY CAR RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH. I WAS ALMOST SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE NATURE THAT THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME. ON THE ROAD THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THERE WAS PLENTY OF REVVING ONCE IT HIT 20MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS TO LET ME KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR ALWAYS DROVE IN GREAT CONDITION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AND HONDA SEEMS NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
May 09, 2012
ONE DAY WHEN I WAS GETTING BACK FROM SCHOOL, THE CAR MAD AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHILE SHIFTING. BUT THEN IT WAS FINE I GOT HOME NO PROBLEM AND THE NEXT TIME I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE (2 DAYS LATER), THE CAR STARTED BUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT DIDN'T MOVE. MY CAR IS AT 110,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE ONE TIME AND I CAN PROVE THAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG THESE MODELS. *TR
Mar 13, 2012
I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A LITTLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. THEY CHANGED IT AS WELL AS GIVING ME A TIMING BELT SERVICE PACKAGE ($635) AND SPARKPLUG CHANGE ($200). UPON TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A RESTART THEY MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT GAVE THE ERROR CODE CORRESPONDING TO "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" WHICH IN TURN TRANSLATED TO COMPLETE AND TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH MODELS IN THE EARLY 2000S. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND AFTER A WEEK OF REVIEW THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD DISCOUNT $700 OFF OF A NEW TRANSMISSION...SO I'M STILL OUT $2,500. *TR
Jan 05, 2009
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Sep 10, 2004
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3 complaints
For many months, I have been smelling gas inside the car even when the car has been stationary for an extended period. I recently did a Google search and found many reports and YouTube videos related to fuel leaks caused by a cracked fuel pump housing or module located under the rear seat. It can leak enough to leave a puddle of fuel where the housing goes into the tank. This has apparently been a problem for many years. The fuel pump works as it should and the engine runs fine. I removed the rear seat yesterday and found that I have this problem. It is severe enough that fuel visibly sprays out of the cracked housing whenever the key is in the on position and causes a puddle.
Oct 28, 2022
2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. SINGLE OVERHEAD NON VTEC 1.7 L. CURRENT MILEAGE 181,000 I NOTICED EVERY SO OFTEN THAT I WOULD GET A SMELL OF GAS ON THIS VEHICLE. WHOEVER IT WAS MORE PRONOUN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING THAT I WOULD SMELL GAS,. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DECIDED TO REMOVE THE BACK SEAT AND REMOVE THE FUEL INSPECTION COVER APPARENTLY MY ONLINE RESEARCH HOLD UP A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS HAVING CRACKED TOP FUEL PUMP HOUSING AKA FUEL FILTER, HONDA SAYS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PART. PERSONALLY I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS AND BEING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS GASOLINE. SHOULD NOT CRACK. IF FUEL IS LEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND NEXT TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR? WOULDN'T THIS BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT?
Nov 28, 2019
FUEL PUMP HOUSING FOUND CRACKED AND ACTIVELY LEAKING FUEL WHEN PUMP RUNS. DISCOVERED FOLLOWING STRONG FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP HOUSING APPEAR TO BE FATIGUE CRACKS. OEM P/N 17045-S5A-A00 OR 17045-S5A-A31
Sep 06, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3 complaints
The contact's friend owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that there was fuel leaking from the fuel tank. There was fuel on the body of the vehicle. There was an abnormal odor of fuel detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA but, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 235,900.
Feb 01, 2022
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Jan 09, 2012
CONSUMER STATES, STOP AT THE GAS STATION TO FIILL UP THE GAS TANK, WHILE HE WAS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION:: MR
Nov 12, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
3 complaints
TAKATA RECALL. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MY DASHBOARD SINCE I GOT MY CAR NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THEY SAID I HAVE AIR BAGS. SO I DID SOME REASURCH AND MY PASSENGER AND DRIVERS AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED AND THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON MY LO BEAMS ON MY HEADLIGHTS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE RECALL FIXED ON MY CAR.
Aug 18, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE PART ORDER BEING PLACED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Aug 07, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 14V351000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Mar 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS
3 complaints
VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE BARRIER. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURNED BACKWARDS FACING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND WAS HIT TWICE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Nov 30, 2004
TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON HIGHWAY RAMP, HIT BRAKES TO ENTER CURVE, FELT TRACTION SLIPPING, CAR LOSS CONTROL & SLID ALL OVER ROAD. HIT SIDE CONCRETE BARRIER AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY HUSBAND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD AND GOT A CONCUSSION. ROAD WAS WET BUT HAD NO STANDING WATER, OUTSIDE TEMP MID TO UPPER 40'S. THIS APPEARS UNEXPLAINABLE BASED ON CONDITIONS- WE FEEL THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE, OTHERWISE SOMETHING WASN'T DESIGNED PROPERLY. NO CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SHOULD'VE REACTED THIS WAY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND PLAN TO GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769310
Nov 05, 2002
I EXITED THE FREEWAY BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. WE WENT OVER A SMALL HILL. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MOVED SUDDENLY, SWERVING TO THE RIGHT LANE. AT THAT TIME, IT REVEALED TO ME THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. I ALSO BRAKED AND SWERVED RIGHT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME DUE TO THE SUDDEN EMERGENCY. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 40MPH. I DO NOT THINK THAT MY SEATBELT LOCKED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD! I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE SEVERE CHEST CONTUSIONS AND NECK AND BACK SPRAIN/STRAIN. MY INSURANCE CO BELIEVES MY CAR MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS BUT MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF??? AND BECAUSE IT DID NOT GO OFF, I WAS INJURED. HONDA WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY. NINE DAYS LATER, THEY SENT AN ADJUSTER OUT TO INSPECT MY CAR (BUT NOT AN ENGINEER). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO REASON TO SEND AN ENGINEER OUT THE ADJUSTER SEEMED TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH INVESTIGATING ME THAN WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT IS THAT I DO NOT HAVE A FRONT END TO MY CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT AIRBAG WENT OFF!!! THE ADJUSTER THAT HONDA HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE CLAIM IS DALE S THUMANN, CPCU FOR CSB GROUP. HE SAID THAT IF I DO NOT GIVE HIM MY HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER THAT HONDA WILL JUST DENY MY CLAIM FOR LACK OF COOPERATION. I AM NOT WHAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THE CAR IS! HE WAS NOT WILLING TO EVEN TAKE THE STEERING WHEEL COVER OFF TO SEE IF THERE WAS EVEN AN AIRBAG IN THE DRIVER SIDE! HE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT WAS AN AIRBAG IN THERE ... "THEY MIGHT MISS ONE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THEY MAKE MISTAKES. " (BUT HE STILL DID NOT FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE HIM OR ANYONE ELSE CHECK TO SEE IF ONE WAS THERE OR NOT). PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS! I HAVE SUFFERED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAIN AND AGGREVATION FOR THIS 3 WK OLD CAR.*AK
Dec 08, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
3 complaints
I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE CAR STILL ROLLED BACK ALMOST INTO THE STREET IF I DIDN'T GET THERE ANY LATER. *JB
Feb 02, 2003
WHILE WARMING VEHICLE AND WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE SOON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Jan 28, 2003
I SUSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE FOR THE 02 HONDA CIVIC SI IS DEFECTIVE. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES BUT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD ON MY DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGEOVER. SINCE THESE 2 INCIDENTS, I'VE ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WAITING FOR LIGHT CHANGEOVER AND WHEN PARKED, I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE AS WELL. THE TIMES THE CAR ROLLED, I WAS ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. SEVERAL PEOPLE ON EDMUNDS.COM AND EPHATCH.COM FORUM HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.
Jan 07, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 complaints
MY CAR SHOULDN'T CAR WITH AN UNPROGRAMMED KEY. MEANING THE CHOP IS NOT PROGRAMMED AND IT STARTS ANYWAY. WITHOUT AN PROPERLY CODED KEY IT SHOULDN'T START PERIOD. BUT YET I CAN'T USE A DUMMY KEY WHICH ALSO DEFECTS THE PURPOSE. MEANING ANYONE CAN TAKE MY KEY. TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MAKE A CUT AND THAT'S HOW CARS GET STOLEN. I STILL HAVE THE CAR. ALSO GOT TO START IT IN THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO START IT. IF YOU DON'T AND IT'S STILL WARM. IT'LL KEEP CRANKING FOR A WHILE THAN FIRE RIGHT UP. IT TAKES LONGER TO CRANK WHEN IT'S WARM AND WHEN YOU TURNING IT FROM ZERO TO THREE AND IT'LL CRANK LONGER BUT IT WON'T IF I START IT IN THE ON POSITION. *TR
Jun 11, 2020
TRANSMISSION - CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. SERVICE CODE THAT APPEARED WAS P0730, AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS 140K ON IT, IS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC, I'M THE ONLY OWNER, AND I HAVE SERVICED THIS CAR COMPLETELY BY THE BOOK. I JUST SPENT $1200 FOR THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP LAST MONTH AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, $150 ON THE BATTERY IN JAN 2017, TIRES <7K MILES AGO, BRAKES LAST NOV, AND NOW A $5000 ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Mar 27, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2 complaints
HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAMS (ON BOTH SIDES) DO NOT TURN ON. ONLY HIGH BEAM WORKING. ALL LAMPS ARE NEW.2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR COUPE. TOTALLY NOT DRIVE ABLE AT EVENING AND NIGHT TIME.
Dec 27, 2017
THE SUN VISOR ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 SEEMS TO SNAP SUDDENLY WHEN IT IS ADJUSTED. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN THE VISOR SNAPPED, IT BLOCKED MY VIEW COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO PUSH THE VISOR BACK INTO ITS SLOT. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON A HONDA CIVIC. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE. *TR
Jun 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
2 complaints
DRIVING HOME FROM LONG WAY IN. LAKE COUNTY ILLINIOS. SHIFT IN GEAR AND JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND POWER N STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN COULD OF BEEN AN BAD ACCIDENT THEN CAR STUCK IN ONE GEAR AND COMPLETELY WON'T MOVE. AT ALL ESPECIALLY IN WINTER
Sep 30, 2017
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING (MOVING AND AT STOPS). RESTARTS ARE IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE HOWEVER PROBLEM REOCCURS AND LEAVES MOTORISTS POTENTIALLY STRANDED AND IMPEDING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS 175000 MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ENGINE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAS INDICATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED, CODE P0420. HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT CLEARS WITH DRIVE AND START CYCLES. ONLINE RESEARCH POINTS MORE DIRECTLY AT A WORN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN CA, RELOCATED TO AZ IN 2003 AND HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, A/C SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, SUSPENSION BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUTS AND COILS, FUEL PUMP, CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
Apr 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE SEAT BELT THAT CAUSED THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Aug 31, 2017
THE SRS (SECONDARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT IN OUR 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON. THIS IS AT LEAST THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME BEFORE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE SECOND SOME TIME IN BETWEEN. THIS LAST TIME AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER TELLS THEM THE LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE OF THE BUCKLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEA BELT IS DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BUCKLE AT LEAST TWICE. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE SEAT BUCKLE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BEING LATCHED. I BELIEVE THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE COMPUTER. ONE FIX WOULD COST $400, THE OTHER $600. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER, ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST OF REPLACING THE HARNESS OR COMPUTER. THEY CLAIM A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELTS BUT ARE NOT HONORING IT IN THIS CASE. *JB
Feb 04, 2010
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED THE CONTACT, BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ROTATOR CUFF, STERNUM, AND NECK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD AN ENGINEERING REPORT, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, ALONG WITH COPIES OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND PICTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Nov 28, 2016
DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A STOPPED VEHICLE BY PUTTING ON BRAKE. BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE. DRIVER SLAMMED BRAKE, STILL DID NOT WORK. DRIVER RAN INTO STOPPED CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD, RIB AND LEG INJURY FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Nov 07, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Nov 05, 2014
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
Mar 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaints
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY ME BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE AT HONDA AND AT 134,000+ MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT DUE TO A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. I WANT THIS CORRECTED BY HONDA ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS VICTIM TO A HIT AND RUN AT A RED LIGHT AND FIXED THE CAR OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER 5,000 AND WOULD HAVE LIKE TO KNOW BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR SO I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR RATHER THAN FIX IT. IT IS SO DANGEROUS FOR ME AS AN ONLY PARENT TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING OVER TRAIN TRACKS!!!! THIS IS SCARY TO ME AND I WANT RESOLUTION FOR THEIR FAILURE TO ADMIT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LEMON IN MY CAR CAUSED THE FAILURE!!!! *TR
Aug 17, 2013
WHEN IN HASTE I PARKED AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND, IT BEGAN TO ROLL. I QUICKLY ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STOPPED IT, FOUND THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER STILL IN DRIVE. PREVIOUSLY THEY KEY COULD.... UPDATED 08/19/13 *BF
Feb 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 complaints
CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGED ON HIGHWAY. I CHANGED CRUISE CONTROL ALL PARTS WITH DEALER NON OF THEM WORK AND I GOT SAME HAPPENING EVERY MONTH 4 OR 10 TIMES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION MAKES WHINING SOUND I CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30000MI BUT IT GIVE ME TROUBLE. AS I CHECK ON MY ISSUES IN INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT SAME TROUBLE JUST LIKE ME EVEN WELL MAINTAINED CAR OWNER GOT THIS SAME ISSUES! SOMETHING REALLY WRONG ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT GIVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST CAR CRUISE CONTROL SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND DEALER CAN NOT FIX AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY MAKES FUNNY ACTION(SOMETIMES DISENGAGE ON MIDDLE OF ANYWHERE ). SINCE JUNE 2010, I DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL AND SOMEHOW MANAGED MY CIVIC RUN ON HIGHWAY AND I ADD UP 40000MI MORE AND I REALLY FEEL GUILTY FOR OTHER DRIVER WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY! *TR
Jun 28, 2013
I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT HARDLY MOVED AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM MY FOOT DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT ON (WHICH I HARDLY EVER USE), I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I WAS STILL ACCELERATING, SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND IT WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. (THE RPM WAS IN THE RED ZONE) I FINALLY PUT THE TOE OF MY BOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO LIFT IT UP OFF THE FLOOR, AND IT FINALLY GAVE, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL . I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARD HOME, AT A VOLUNTARY 20 MPH. I AM TAKING IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. *JB
Nov 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHIVERED BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE INTERNAL CAPACITORS, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Jul 17, 2009
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. MR RADIATOR LEAKED OUT COOLANT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO SHORT BLOCK AND HEAD FAILURE. THERMOSTAT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REPLACED CONVERTER AS A CAUSE. *YH
Oct 18, 2002
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
2 complaints
I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2002. THE CAR ALWAYS SORT OF JUMPED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS. I DID TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AT THE FIRST FEW REQUIRED SERVICES. THEY MADE OFF LIKE IT WAS JUST NORMAL SO I DROPPED COMPLAINING. THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND 4 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. I FOUND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM YOUR SITE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MGR AT LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED. HE EMPHATICALLY STATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED IN FACT SINCE I USE SYNTHETIC OIL MORE THAN REQUIRED. I HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS FOR BIG MILE CHECK UPS OR OTHER REPUTABLE SERVICE PLACES FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES. I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER HONDA CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND THEY ALL GOT WAY OVER 130K MILES BEFORE I TRADED OR SOLD THEM AND NONE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT. THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. *TR
Nov 11, 2008
(1) CRUNCHING SOUND WITH ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD (2) THE DAMAGE TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THE CV BOOT & SHAFT, WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRUT COMING LOOSE. (3) ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THAT WAS WITHIN THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, WITH 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2006 ON THE LEFT SIDE, WITH 25,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THIS TIME THEY SAID IT HAD A DEFECTIVE CV JOINT SHAFT & BOOT WAS TWISTING WITH LEFT SIDE SHOCK BEING DEFECTIVE & DAMAGED ALSO. HONDA DEALER PAID FOR ALL BUT 300.00 TO REPLACE & REPAIR ALL THAT THEY FOUND. THIS 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX STILL HAS A CRUNCHING SOUND IN THE FRONT END WITH BUMPS & TURNS AFTER REPAIR 6 WEEKS AGO. *NM
Oct 21, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2 complaints
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 1, 2005 I ATTEMPTED TO FILL MY GAS TANK. I PUSHED THE FUEL ACCESS DOOR RELEASE LEVER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. I CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER LATER IN THE DAY AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE SUGGESTED I GET ANOTHER PERSON TO JIGGLE THE DOOR WHILE I PRESSED THE LEVER AS HONDA HAD A KNOW FUEL ACCESS DOOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO BREAK THE DOOR OPEN SO THAT I COULD ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER BREAKING OPEN THE DOOR I NOTICED THAT PRESSING THE RELEASE LEVER DID NOT RETRACT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE POST WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE FUEL ACCESS DOOR TO OPEN. *JB
Jun 03, 2006
TRUNK APPEARED TO BE CLOSED, OPENED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I'VE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE TRUNK LATCHES ON 2002 CIVICS. THE TRUNK CLOSES VERY HARD. AT TIMES, IT MAY APPEAR AS THOUGH IT IS LATCHED BUT WILL COME OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP ETC. *NM
Oct 15, 2005
WHEELS
2 complaints
HEARD AND FELT NOISE AND ROUGHNESS IN REAR WHEEL DURING TURNS AND DECELERATION. FOUND INNER FLANGE BEARING TO BE THE CAUSE.
Jul 19, 2005
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 30 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A UTILITY POLE. SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO STEER LEFT BUT THE STEERING WAS ENTIRELY NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS WAS NOT A SKID SITUATION. THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE DETACHED AS THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD. *NM
Jan 13, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2 complaints
WE HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC AND A 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX MANUAL. ON BOTH CARS, THE FUEL GAUGE IS HIGHLY INACCURATE; THE LOW FUEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE IN AN UNPREDICTABLE MANNER AND THE FUEL GAUGES WILL FLUCTUATE TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO TRUST THE READING WHEN BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. *LA
Oct 08, 2003
FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR FAULTY. SOMETIME IT SHOWS AT HALF FULL. WHEN YOU STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT BACK AT A LATER TIME, IT SHOWS EMPTY WITH YELLOW FUEL LIGHT "ON", ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL HALF TANK FUEL LEFT. UPON SHUTTING OFF AND RESTART AGAIN, THE FUEL GAUGE THEN SHOWS HALF FULL. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A ONE TIME ERROR, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR A MONTH. TOOK TO RIGHT HONDA SCOTTSDALE (THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR). THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC CANNOT DUPLICATE ERROR AND PROBABLE CAUSE IS ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. I ASK THEM IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE PARTS TO IDENTIFY FACTOR AND ELIMINATE THE ISSUE BUT THEY SAY NO. AS LONG THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. TO MAKE THE MATTER WORSE, THERE WAS ALMOST NO GAS LEFT BY THEN. WE ASK IF THEY COULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK, EVEN A GALLON WOULD DO AND THE ANSWER IS NO. RIDICULOUS! WHAT HAPPENED IF I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RUN OUT OF GAS, ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE SHOWS I HAVE PLENTY OF GAS? WHAT HAPPENED IF I AM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND MY CAR RUN OUT OF GAS? I PAID $18,000 FOR MY 2002 CAR FOR WHAT IS WORTH. DISGRACEFULLY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REALLY NOT CUSTOMER ORIENTED AND THEY DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT CUSTOMER IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. CUSTOMER DON'T HAVE TIME TO DEAL WITH CAR PROBLEM. CUSTOMER DON'T GO TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT IF NOT OF TWO REASON I.E. HAVE AN ISSUE OR SCHEDULED SERVICE. THIS CAR IS ONLY LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH 10,500 MILES ON IT. WHAT IS THE USE OF 3YR MANUFACTURER CAR WARRANTY IF SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT ENTERTAINED THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. I WISH THEY TAKE THIS MATTER MORE SERIOUSLY AND BE MORE CUSTOMER ORIENTED BY FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. THE COST OF GAS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT I SPENT ($18,000) AND GOING TO SPEND IN FUTURE (FOR SERVICE & REPAIR).THE SALES CREW SUCK UP TO THE CUSTOMER TO THEIR DEMAND BUT THEN IT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO PISS OFF THE CUSTOMER AFTERWARDS.*AK
Jul 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
SRS Light on for a while in Honda Civic, Contacted Dealer as this car was messed with by another dealership last year during light swsitch recall, so wanted only other Dealership to diagnose the issue with SRS but diagnosis alone is $157 and since my auto mechanic cannot read the diagnosis Honda has put or installed this restricted setting on the car. Seat belts and seat bekt sensors may be bad and seat belt cant stick on driver;s side, indicating a safety issue, Transmission exhibiting trouble and revs up when shifting, hard to shift gears with automatic gear shift problems. This should not be happening and brand new engine had to be competely installed with new engine blocks, and new radiator and watter pump need due to failing.
Jun 03, 2021
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
1 complaint
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE SRS WARNING LIGHT HAS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. MY FIRST THOUGHT OF COURSE WAS SOMETHING WAS EITHER WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OR THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT LED TO THE AIR BAGS (WHICH ONES I HAVE NO CLUE) BEING DEPLOYED AND SO WHEN I SIGNED THE BILL OF SALE WITH THE DEALER I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS GIVEN A PAPER THAT STATES THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW AS WELL AS TO WHAYLT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STATUS WAS BUT WAS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM LIABILITY TO THIS ISSUE BY MAKING UP THIS RIDICULOUS DOCUMENT. AFTER SEEING THE CAR FAX THE VEHICLE WAS THEN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN 2018 AND SO THE DEALER LIED A BOUT NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS DEALER HAS BEEN TOTALLY NON COMPLIANT WITH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED LET ALONE FIXED AND I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TALK TO OWNER WITHOUT ANY CALLBACK OR ANSWERS. I KNLY GET HOUNDED ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE THE BALANCE DUE ON THE VEHICLE THAT'S IT . JUST TODAY I RAN THE VIN INN THE DATABASE AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SYSTWMM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS VIN AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT .
Apr 13, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
1 complaint
OVERHEATING, LEAKING COOLANT, WATER PUMP FAILURE. WHEN DRIVING AND AT IDLE.
Mar 29, 2021
STEERING,AIR BAGS,ENGINE
1 complaint
FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE CAR IN TALLAHASSEE I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK LOOSE SCREWS AND AND COULDN'T STEER . FIRST WEEK I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A SAFETY POLICE OFFICE WHILE ON CAMPUS AT TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WE DID THE INITIAL INSURANCE REPORT BUT SHE CLAIM SHE WASN'T HURT , I COULDN'T STOP AND WHEN I HIT HER REAR END I GOT WHIPLASHED , THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS , THE MAN JUST SOLD I TO ME WITH NO WARNINGS MONTHS LATER START RECEIVING MAIL ABOUT A RECALL I SQUEDULED BUT THEY NEVER CAME AND GOT THE CAR SO YEARS LATER I JUST SOLD IT TO PICK AND PULL CAUSE IT WAS IN OPERABILITY. ON SCHOOL CAMPUS
Dec 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
PROGRESSIVE FAILING OF THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT, PART # 38200-S5P-A11, FOR MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HX 5SP HAS RESULTED IN VARIOUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN PROVE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS SUCH AS FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, POWER DOOR LOCKS, ETC. EXACTLY WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ARE HARD TO PIN POINT BUT SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED PROPERTY AND BODILY HARM BUT NOT GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND REPAIR COST. PLEASE ACT TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM CAUSING HARM OR LOSS OF LIFE.
Nov 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO WHERE MY BRAN NEW JUST BOUGHT BATTERY IS DRAINING WITHING 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE IT TO WHERE IT IS HARD TO STEAR AND EVEN TO WHERE I CANT GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF DEAD TRAFFIC. THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND WON'T LET ME START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND ON A 55MPH STREET AS WELL.
Aug 16, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
ENGINE RUNS SLOW AND ACCELARATING MAKES IT SLOWER WINDSHIELD BROKE BY ITSELF WHEN DOING CARWASH
Mar 22, 2020
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA IN MODERATE TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED SLOWDOWN. I BRAKED IN TIME, BUT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT. I WAS REAR-ENDED AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS NOT INJURED. HOWEVER, THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHO WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, WAS THROWN FORWARD. SHE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD (POSSIBLY THE GRILL) AND INCURRED A SERIOUS EYE INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE LAP PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED HER, APPARENTLY THE SHOULDER PORTION DID NOT. THE ACCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT #9360-2020-00053 ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, 6100 LABATH AVE., ROHNERT PARK, CA. 707-588-1400. THE PHOTO I'VE ATTACHED WAS TAKEN ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Jan 20, 2020
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,WHEELS
1 complaint
I HAVE HAD MY SRS LIGHT ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY OF 2017. MY SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES. I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A WRECK DRIVING IN RAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AND HYDROPLANED. I HIT A MEDIAN GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. NO AIR BAGS EJECTED FROM THE IMPACT. THE RESULTS OF THE IMPACT WERE A DENTED FENDER, REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM, NEW BALL JOINTS, AS WELL AS A DESPERATELY NEEDED TIRE ALIGNMENT. I FEEL IF THIS IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE CONTROL ARM THEN MY AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE EJECTED, BUT I'M NO MECHANIC. THANK YOU.
Mar 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
#1) OVERHEATS/BOILS RESERVOIR LOST 3 CAPS #2)WATER PUMP FAILURE #3)TRUNK LATCH DOESN'T WORK ALL TIME #4)CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED #5) WINDOW WASHER MOTOR FRIED #6) CAN'T RUN AC SOMETIMES HEATER CAUSES TO OVERHEAT IT WILL IDLE FOR HOURS BUT ONCE ITS DRIVEN DOWN HWY IT STARTS TO OVER HEAT. #7) TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TO LIBRARY TO GET MY SON IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING NO SPEED ALL RPMS. #8) IGNITION KEEPS STICKING WON'T ALWAYS START FEELS LIKE THE KEY IS GOING TO BREAK #9) ALL THE WINDOWS ARE NOW MANUAL DRIVERS SIDE WIRE FRAYED AND MESSED UP BROKE PLASTIC PIECES. IT'S HELD UP BY PVC THE PASSENGER IS THE ONLY WINDOW STILL OPERABLE ONE MOTOR STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED THE OTHER IS HELD UP WITH A DOOR STOPPER. #10) THE SEATBELTS LOCK AND WON'T LET GO EVEN IF THE CAR IS STARTED BUT NOT MOBILE STILL IN PARK.
Jul 08, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
1 complaint
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A HONDA AND IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS BOTH SAY THE SAME. TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AND TO MAKE A COMPLAINT THAT MY CAR IS LOW ON MILES TO BE GIVING ME THIS KIND OF PROBLEMS.I TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM ON A WELL TAKEN CAR.
Jun 02, 2017
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
1 complaint
DEFECTIVE CAR.
Sep 29, 2016
STEERING,ENGINE
1 complaint
HEADERS ARE CRACKED CAR LOST POWER, SUSPENSION IS NOT DURABLE. STEERING COMPONENTS NOT DURABLE
Jan 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Jun 09, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD A HORRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT I HIT A 80,000 LB STEEL TRUCK MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SO HARD IT BROKE MY STERNUM COME UP HIT MY CHIN BUSTING IT OPEN AND CHIPPING MY FRONT TOOTH. IT ALSO BROKE MY SHOULDER IN 3 PLACES FROM THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG TOGETHER. I HAVE BAD INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND CANNOT WORK FOR A YEAR OR MORE. *TR
Apr 14, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
MY DAUGHTER (18 YRS. OF AGE) RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. IN THIS ACCIDENT THE UNFORTUNATE THING WAS HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. X-RAYS WERE DONE AND SHE WAS JUST BRUISED AND NO BROKEN BONES. SHE MAY HAVE NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES IF THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I KNOW HONDA HAS HAD LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AND CAUSING INJURY, BUT IN HER CASE IT CAUSED INJURY THAT MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF IT HAD DEPLOYED. THANKS *TR
Nov 22, 2014
STEERING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Nov 06, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
THE SRS (SECONDARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. IT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED WHILE THE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. UNDER 36,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS SERVICED RESET THE LIGHT, REPLACED THE SEATBELT BUCKLE BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING BACK ON. MULTIPLE TIMES. I BELIEVE THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING. HONDA ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. AND CLAIM THAT SINCE IT OCCURRED UNDER WARRANTY UNDER THE FORMER OWNERS OF THE CAR THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. *TR
Jun 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
IN JUNE 2012 I EXPERIENCED ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC AN ODD BEHAVIOR, AC STOPPED WORKING (LIGHT WOULD BE ON BUT NO COLD AIR), POWER LOCKS ALSO FAILED, DOOR CHIME/KEY LEFT IN IGNITION SWITCHREMINDER STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, REMOTE ENTRY VIA KEY FOB WAS SOMEHOW DISABLED AND THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SOMEHOW TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, I WAS SPLASHED SOME MUDDY WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD AND ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO CLEAR THE MUDDY WATER; THE WIPERS FAILED AND MY VISION WAS COMPLETELY BLURRED SO I HAD TO LOOK OUT THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND SAFELY STOP. I'M AWARE OF TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL YEAR, ONE OF THEM INVOLVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS (I EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL AND THOUGHT BOTH BULBS, LOW BEAMS HAD GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME) THIS PARTICULAR RECALL IS FOR THE DEFECTIVE AND/OR LOW QUALITY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS/CIRCUITRY OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS GONE BUT CAME BACK AND HAS STAYED, SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I THINK MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH LOW QUALITY MATERIALS (AS THE ONES USED ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH RECALL NOTICE) AT THE FUSE PANEL INSIDE THE CABIN; I'M NO EXPERT BUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD IS MY CONCERN, WHAT IF THE MATERIALS USED ON THIS UNIT (FUSE PANEL/MULTIPLEX CONNECTOR?) OVERHEAT AND START A FIRE IN THE CABIN OR WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, A SUDDEN SPLASH ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT PROMPTS A QUICK RESPONSE TO STOP DUE TO NULL VISION? I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEEMS THE CULPRIT OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALL AT ONCE IS A POORLY DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED FUSE PANEL. I SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING NOT "TAKING A RISK" HOPING NOTHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR
Feb 15, 2014
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND SUDDENLY THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THE RADIO SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE THE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE SRS LIGHT SHUT OFF, THE RADIO WENT BACK TO WORKING PROPERLY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED DID NOT REGISTER; THUS, HE COULDN'T FIND AN UNDERLYING CAUSE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC FURTHER ON GOOGLE.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Apr 05, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS COMPLAINT, WAS WITH THE EXTENT OF THE RECALL BY HONDA. THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE LIGHT, THE END SOCKET WHICH ATTACHED TO THE LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED ON THE LOW BEAM SIDE. HE CLEANED THE MELTED PLASTIC FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FREELY SWINGING LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND FROM AROUND THE GROUND TERMINAL AND RE-ATTACHED THE SOCKET. THE LOW BEAM WORKED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER THEN CHECKED ON BUYING A REPLACEMENT SOCKET FROM HONDA, BUT HE DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY OFFERED THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER WAS HOPING, THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE SOCKET, BUT HE STATED THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS AT ANOTHER CONNECTION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG AND THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROCEDURE DONE ON 03/15/12. THE AIR LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BECAUSE THE KNOB ON THE ODOMETER HAD BAD CONTACTS.
Feb 05, 2013
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
I WAS DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING AROUND 6:45AM. WAS DRIVING AROUND TO GET COFFEE AND SUCH, THEN GOING 45MPH TO GET TO ONRAMP OF I-75. AFTER ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO 68MPH, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND PRESSING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING. I SLOWED TO AROUND 20MPH AND THAT IS THE MAX SPEED I COULD GO ON THE INTERSTATE UNTIL I PULLED OVER. THERE WERE NO WEIRD SOUNDS OR SMELLS OR LEAKS, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. I CAN START THE CAR FINE AND DRIVE IT AROUND GOING 20MPH, BUT WONT SHIFT AFTER THAT. TOOK TO BELLE TIRE MECHANICS AND THEY CLAIM ITS A BAD TRANSMISSION. EVERYTHING I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE SHOWS THIS TO BE A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PACK CARRIER AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA AND MOST MECHANICS, BUT THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING FOR OBVIOUS REASONS TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY HONDA AS THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF NORMAL WEAR/TEAR. THIS IS A BLATANT MISTAKE BY HONDA!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Nov 16, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 173,462. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY CLAIMING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER FOUND A MOUSE NEST IN THE LINKAGE TO THE THROTTLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND MOUSE NEST WERE NOT RELATED BUT, THAT DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX COULD AFFECT THE THROTTLE SENSOR. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS
Nov 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER. THE HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. I WAS NEARLY RUN OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN BECAUSE I COULD NOT HONK AT PEOPLE DRIFTING INTO MY LANE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $300 INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND REPLACING PARTS THAT I WAS TOLD WERE THE CULPRIT. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL HONDAS/ACURAS SINCE THEY ALL USE THE SAME ASSEMBLY. *TR
Sep 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP AS FAST AS IT USED TO. WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO THE TOP, IT GOES VERY SLOW. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MAY BE THE MODULATOR. AT THIS CURRENT RATE, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PROBABLY WON'T BE OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. *TR
May 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
BOTH LOW BEAMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. HIGH BEAMS UNAFFECTED. INSPECTED COMBINATION SWITCH AND CONNECTOR, SWITCH IS FAILING AND LOW BEAM WIRE AND CONNECTOR IS DISCOLORED INDICATING OVERHEATING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NHTSA RECALL 04V086000 / HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-015 APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN AND DEALER CLAIMS IT IS OUT OF RANGE... UPDATED 02/06/12*BF . *TR
Jan 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
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
Jul 15, 2011
STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR THE INDOOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING VERY SHARP METAL THAT CUTS YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE CUT MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE ALMOST NEEDING STITCHES. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS SURELY A SAFETY DEFECT, THOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING. *TR
May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,INTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
1. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS HIDDEN FROM ME. 2. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ABOUT 1500 RPMS WHEN COLD. A. SEATBELTS ARE HARD TO CLICK INTO MECHANISM B. INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED, BUT DOES WHEN PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN.. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO MANY SHOPS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. *TW
Feb 07, 2010
SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
I PURCHASED MY HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 8, 2003. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2005, HOWEVER I STILL NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DID NOT SEEM TO HANDLE BUMPS/HOLES IN THE ROAD VERY WELL, SHAKING AND RATTLING WITH EVERY ONE. BEING A FAIRLY YOUNG DRIVER, AND THIS BEING MY VERY FIRST CAR, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM - I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR HANDLED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER REASON NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND WAS DUE TO YET AGAIN A SUSPENSION/STRUT PROBLEM. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR GENERATION OF CIVIC THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. I BELIEVE THE PARTS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Dec 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
2002 HONDA CIVIC LX 1.7L V6 HAS SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE DEALER HAS FIXED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. PEOPLE ARE GETTING STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT WITH CHILDREN ETC...THIS IS DANGEROUS. PEOPLE HAS OFTEN TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO FIX THESE VEHICLES SO EVEN THOUGHT HONDA HAS A HIGH REPORT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT'S EVEN HIGHER DUE TO THE ABOVE REASON, THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHERS. WITH THE COMPLAINTS THEY DO HAVE ON FILE THEY SHOULD ALREADY THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT IDENTIFYING WITH IT. GETTING STRANDED WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM COULD BE FATAL DUE TO BEING STRANDED AT NIGHT OR EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THEN WHO WOULD BE THE BLAME....NO ONE!!!! *TR
Jun 07, 2009
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
OUR HONDA CIVIC 2002 ALSO IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS, IN THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC). THE MECHANIC RESET THE LIGHT, BUT IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. I WOULDN'T CARE IF THERE TRULY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, LIKE THE MECHANIC STATES, HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO PASS STATE INSPECTION, IT CAN NOT BE ON. THUS, IT WILL BE COSTLY FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHICH ALREADY HAS CHARGED AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED MY HUSBAND BUY A HONDA FOR THE RELIABILITY FACTOR, BUT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SRS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, IT'S LOOKING LIKE MY HUSBANDS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE IS FAIRING BETTER IN REPAIRS THAN MY HONDA?? SAD!!!!! VERY SAD!!!*TR
Dec 16, 2008
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS LEAKING STRUTS AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SHE HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,142 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,062. UPDATED 05/08/08. *LJ
Apr 14, 2008
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
HONDA CIVIC 2002 MANUAL TRANS TO MCKEEVER AUTO BRADENTON, FL CHECK RATTLING SOUND IN ENGINE AREA, MAYBE AC? MCKEEVER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH AC,TOOK TO BRADENTON HONDA TOLD COMING FROM TRANS,HONDA MECH NO IDEA WHY. HAD A TRANS FLUID CHANGE USING HONDA FLUID . NO SIGN OF DETERIORATION FLUID,TRANS WORKED FINE, BUT STILL NOISE. NOW HUMMING UNDER HOOD, TOOK TO TIRES PLUS GOT AXLE. DROVE 1200 MILES TRANS STARTS POPPING OUT OF 5 GEAR. TOOK TO MCKEEVER, USA TRANS SAID NEEDED TRANS. COULD REBUILD FOR $2500 NO GUARANTEE.HONDA SAID NO WARRANTY EXTENSION, BULLETIN, OUT OF WARRANTY; NEW TRANS 6000 TECH CAN NOT OPEN TRANS MUST GO TO FACTORY NO ONE WOULD FIX PROBLEM, OPTIONS REBUILD, GET ANOTHER. GOT USED TRANS LOW MILES MCKEEVER INSTALLED REPLACED HONDA SEALS AND FLUID, DROVE 400 MILES LIKE NEW SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEED ENGINE RACED TRANS POPPED OUT 5 GEAR.RETURNED MCKEEVER?S. FOUND NUMEROUS BULLETINS,COMPLAINTS HONDA TRANS, INCLUDING SAME FOR 01. MCKEEVER?S PUT ORIGINAL TRANS IN CIVIC, TOOK TO HONDA CONTACTED TO REPORT CASE #N012007-10-1601112, TOLD NO BULLETINS ON TRANS FOR MY CAR. TOLD HONDA BULLETIN 01-081 FOR THE 01 CIVIC SAME PROBLEM.HONDA TOLD ME CAR NOT PART OF THAT. TOLD ONLY 01, DRIVE FROM MCKEEVER FOUND THE TRANS SAME AS BEFORE POPPING OUT OF GEAR QUICKLY GOT WORSE UNABLE TO HOLD. HONDA INSPECTED VEHICLE FOUND AXLE SLIPPED OUT, TRANS FLUID LEAKED,TOOK PICTURES HONDA TOLD ME AXLE WRONG, DID NOT FIT, DROVE IN 4TH GEAR TO TIRES PLUS WHO TALKED TO HONDA, THEN PUT AXLE IN SHOWED ME IT FIT.ORDERED ANOTHER AXLE INSTALLED IT SHOWED ME IT FIT. DO NOT KNOW IF AFTERMARKET AXLES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE SAFETY ISSUE OR IF IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANS REQUESTED ANOTHER USED TRANS. FROM MCKEEVER AUTO WAITING TO CONFIRM AXLE HOLDING.CONTACTED HONDA BACK, HONDA LIED THERE R ISSUES WITH THESE TRANS. HONDA LIED THAT TECH'S CAN NOT OPEN TRANS HAD TO GO TO FACTORY. ORIGINAL TRANS, NEW AXLE IN HONDA OLD AXLE TIRES PLUS, FIRST USED TRANS MCKEEVERS. *TR
Oct 20, 2007
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF MORNING DEW WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW, IT WAS HARD TO REMOVE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ON COLD MORNINGS. THE CONTACT USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE DEW REMAINED. THE DEFROSTER WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO ACTIVATE AND THE INTERIOR GLASS WOULD CLEAR UP, BUT THE OUTSIDE GLASS WOULD REMAIN FOGGED. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA CARE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NEITHER COULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE SUSPENSION FELT ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER CONCERNS. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB
Sep 13, 2007
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2006, I WAS TURNING THE CORNER GOING UP A RAMP WHEN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION. I WAS HEADING OFF OF THE RAMP TO THE RIGHT WHEN I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT TO FIND THAT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND MY OTHER CAR KEY ON THE SAME RING WERE BENT TERRIBLY AND UNUSABLE. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE OTHER CAR KEY HAD SOMEHOW GOTTEN LODGED IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND, AFTER A JERK FROM ME, BENT AND FREED THE WHEEL. UPON LOOKING AT THE COLUMN, THERE ARE 2 HOLES IN THE COLUMN ITSELF, AND 2 HOLES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSOLE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT APPEARED TO ME THE KEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN LODGED IN. I STARTED THINKING OF THE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS IF I HAD HIT SOMEONE OR MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING WITH ME. SO I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND SPOKE WITH KENITRA. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHICH I DID, AND SHE WOULD FOLLOW UP. WE THEN SPOKE AGAIN AND SHE SAID THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE. SHE SAID SHE HERSELF WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT HER FRIENDS 2002 CIVIC TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THE KEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN LODGED AND COULDN'T FIND ANY CONCEIVABLE PLACE. SHE SAID THAT THE BEST SHE COULD FIGURE IS THAT MY KNEE EITHER BUMPED THE KEY OR THAT I HAD TOO LONG OF A KEYCHAIN, OR TOO MANY KEYS ON THE RING. I TOLD HER THAT MY KNEE DID NOT BUMP THE KEY AND THAT THE KEYRING WAS AN AVERAGE LENGTH AND I HAD OWNED AND USED IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DIDN'T FEEL THAT HONDA TOOK MY CONCERN SERIOUSLY OR REALLY CHECKED INTO THIS. IT REALLY HAPPENED AND WAS TERRIFYING. I AM AFRAID IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.
Jan 16, 2007
STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEATS
1 complaint
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD ITS STEERING CHANGED TWICE .THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT WORK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ,THEY FIXED THE SEAT. THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RESET. THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED SIDE IMPACT CRASH . UPON IMPACT,SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Oct 24, 2005
AIR BAGS,SEATS
1 complaint
I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC (2-DOOR) INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE) DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, MY SEAT (PASSENGER SIDE) BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTS AND DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM SMASHING FORWARD INTO THE DASH WITH MY LEGS AND FORARMS TAKING THE IMPACT. AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BECOMING UN-FASTENED I SUFFERED BRUISING AND LACERATIONS ON MY LEGS AND ARMS AND NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM MY HEAD WHIPLASHING BECAUSE A LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY BACK OR NECK INJURIES BECAUSE HIS AIRBAG RESTRAINED HIS HEAD FROM "SNAPPING" FORWARD. TO SUMMARIZE: PASSENGER SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM FLOOR MOUNTS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Aug 22, 2005
AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
THE SRS INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE JUNE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP SEVEN TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING BACK FOR THE 8TH TIME ON THE SAME ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT I WOULD PREFER TO GET INTO A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS POINT BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM PRESENTLY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Jul 31, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING N ON I-97 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO 32-W WHEN THE STEERING ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC FAILED. ALTHOUGH I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THEY ALSO FAILED, AND THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE.*AK
Apr 13, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN WHICH I BOUGHT NEW,AND I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE BEING ERRATIC, AND I INFORMED LODI HONDA, AND THEY SAID WHEN IT ACTS UP TO LET A TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. AND BY THE TIME I DRIVE TO HONDA THEY WOULD SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I ONLY HAVE 22,500 MILES ON MY CAR. I SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AND NOW MY AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A WEIRD NOISE ON OCCASION WHEN I TURN IT ON. ALSO, THE GAS MILEAGE PER GALLON ON THE CAR WHEN NEW IS FALSE IT GETS ABOUT 22-25 MILES TO THE GALLON.*AK
Sep 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
ELECTRONIC DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED BY THEMSELVES WITHIN 5 TO 10 SECONDS. THIS COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB
Apr 08, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES
1 complaint
I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ALREADY MY TIRE TREAD HAS WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 50-70,000 MILES? ALSO, MY FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY IN NEED OF REPLACING. I DO MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING AND RARELY USE MY BRAKES, WHAT IS THE DEAL?*AK
Mar 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE
Jan 15, 2004
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1 complaint
I BOUGHT THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC NEW IN OCTOBER. THE FIRST WEEK I HAD IT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AS THE CAR WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND WAS HARD TO TURN. THEN, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED ALL THREE TIMES, I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR AND IT WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, IT WOULD FINALLY START. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO CONSEQUENTLY IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THEN THE CAR STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WERE THE BRAKES. WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND I COULD FEEL A JOLT. THE BRAKES ALSO FELT SPONGY. I TOOK THE CAR IN, AND AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY INSISTED THE DEALERSHIP KEEP THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND DRIVE IT. AS THEY WERE DRIVING IT OUT OF THEIR GARAGE, THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES. THE BRAKES STILL GRABBED, SO HARD IN FACT, THAT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD DRINKS IN OUR HANDS WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRINKS SPILLED ON US. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED THE GRABBING WAS AN ERRATIC DOWNSHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA SAID AND I QUOTE: THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA 2002 CIVICS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR SINCE IT WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT A NORMAL PROBLEM IS! DURING THIS TIME, I BEGAN PURSING THE OKLAHOMA LEMON LAW. I TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP BUY MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T BECAUSE IT HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND THEY COULDN'T SELL IT AS A CERTIFIED USED HONDA. SO, I HAVE A NEW CAR THAT WAS A LEMON FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA WILL BUY IT BACK!!!!!!!! HONDA DID GIVE ME THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR FREE. TODAY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE BRAKES ARE GRABBING HARDER. TONDA L. AMES, APR BARTLESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR 1100 S. JENNINGS BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003 918-336-8600
Jan 15, 2004
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON APRIL 20, 2002. SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY SEVERAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED WHICH HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. ONE ONGOING PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION AT 55 MPH IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH HONDA HAS ATTRIBUTED TO A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM AND TIRE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 14 TIMES BY HONDA AND FIRESTONE (TIRE MANUFACTURER) AND MERCHANT TIRE (BALANCE). HONDA TRIED TO BALANCE THE WHEELS AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TIRES (OEM). HONDA TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FURTHER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY STILL UNDER HONDA WARRANTY. NONE OF THE BALANCING SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND HONDA TOLD ME IT MUST BE DEFECTIVE (ORIGINAL) TIRES. FIRESTONE THEM REPLACED 3 TIRES UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THEY ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE WHEELS 2 MORE TIMES. I WENT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY BALANCED THE WHEELS AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS AND THEY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM FURTHER. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. ONE IS A PROBLEM WITH HISSING AND STATIC IN THE RADIO RECEPTION WHEN THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER IS ON (SINCE NEW). HONDA REPLACED THE RADIO AND DEFOGGER SWITCH BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM IN THE REAR WINDOW (SINCE NEW). A HAZY STICKY FILM DEVELOPS ON THE REAR WINDOW. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAN WITH HOUSEHOLD GLASS CLEANER. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE ORIGINAL HONDA FLOOR MAT WORE RIGHT THROUGH WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE SET FOR ABOUT $90. THE DRIVERS SEAT UPHOLSTERY ALSO BEGAN TO WEAR PREMATURELY. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST YEAR IS A DAMP MOLDY MUSTY ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER VENTS. THE ODOR IS SOMETIMES STRONG AND WHEN I TURN ON THE AC OR HEATER IT MAKES ME COUGH AND FEEL ILL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE.
Jan 15, 2004
STEERING,TIRES
1 complaint
AFTER THE FIRST YEARS MAINTENANCE TIRES WERE ROTATED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS STEERING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE SAFE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE AS DONE AGAIN FOR FREE. DEALERSHIP STATED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS AND IT FEELS UNSAFE AT TIMES I AM NERVOUS DURING TURNS. AT ONE POINT WHEN I'M AT A LIGHT AND PRESS GAS WHEELS STEER OFF WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. AT ONE POINT ANOTHER DRIVER TOLD ME SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY WHEEL I LOOKED AND SAW NO PROBLEM SINCE IT HASN'T OCCURRED BUT STEERING IS STILL AN ISSUE. DATE BELOW IS MOST RECENT ISSUE. I AM NOTIFYING BEFORE A ACCIDENT OCCURS. DEALERSHIP TESTED AND STATED THERE IS NO MORE PROBLEM BUT YET I FEEL UNSAFE SINCE FIRST MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP. BEFORE THEN CAR WAS EXCELLENT. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED ROTATION MAY TAKE A WHILE TO ADJUST. IT HAS NOT YET. THEY WOULD LIKE TO JUST ROTATE TIRES BACK TO ORIGINAL I DON'T WANT THAT. DEALERSHIP STATED IT HELPS WEAR ON TIRES BY ROTATING. *LA
Dec 25, 2003
VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
THE MIDDLE SEATBELT IN THE BACK DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO COME OUT. IF IT IS AGAINST THE LAW IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR SEATBELT ON WHY ISN'T IT MANDATORY THAT THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM? ALSO WHEN YOU TURN THE REAR DEFROSTER ON AND HAVE THE HEATER ON THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK.*AK
Dec 18, 2003
STEERING,SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOWERED BY DEALERSHIP,RESULTING IN STEERING PROBLEMS. THE ABILITY TO MAKE TURNS WERE MORE DIFFICULT THAN NORMAL. TIRES SQUEALED WHEN TURNING CORNERS. ALSO, ALTERED HEADLIGHTS, WHICH CAUSED BULBS TO BREAK. *AK
Oct 15, 2003
VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL 14 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS FROM NEW MOLDY MUSTY MOLDY SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER A/C VENTS MAKES ME COUGH .1 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPT HAZY, FILM ON REAR WINDOW IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. 2 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS (FROM NEW). RADIO HISSING AND STATIC WHEN REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, IS ON 5 SERVICE ATTEMPTS (FROM NEW). *AK PREMATURE WEAR OF SEAT UPHOLSTERY LOOSE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY OUTLET ON DASH 1 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPT (FROM NEW) ORIGINAL FLOOR MAT WORE THROUGH COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR NOISY DRIVERS SEAT TEAR IN CARPET UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT 1 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPT (FROM NEW) PAINT UNERCOAT HANGING FROM BOTTOM OF CAR 1 SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPT (FROM NEW) NOISY CLUTCH PEDAL TSB 02002 TWO SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS RESOLVED AT 2ND SQUEAK RATTLE IN DASH
Aug 05, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED WITH NO EVIDENT OF DEBRIS FROM HWY. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX PER THE WARRANTY! THIS IS A 4 MONTHS OLD CAR. ALSO WHEN APPLY BRAKE. LOUD NOISE FROM SOME KIND OF BRAKE LINKAGE SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA...??? *NLM
Mar 31, 2003
STEERING,SUSPENSION
1 complaint
THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB
Mar 28, 2003
TIRES,WHEELS
1 complaint
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GRACE HONDA LOCATED AT 345 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN BRUNO CA. LAST 11-03-02 MY HUSBAND ENRIQUE LIM PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CIVIC HONDA SI . GRACE HONDA HAD PRE-INSTALLED AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES. THIS MODIFICATION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER HONDA. 02-06-03 I BROUGHT BACK MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO GRACE HONDA COMPLAINING THAT MY TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE SEVERAL BUBBLES ON THE WALL OF THE TIRE. I INFORMED GRACE HONDA THAT THESE AFTER MARKET TIRES AND WHEELS MIS-MATCH ODD SIZED RIM AND TIRES WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL TIRE EXPLOSIONS, SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. 02-07-03 SALES MGR. ROMAN TIOSECO AND BOBBY QUEMA REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS. THEY STATED THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . GRACE HONDA SAID THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGED CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS, POT HOLES AND UNEVEN STREET PAVEMENT. I REQUESTED GRACE HONDA TO REPLACE THESE AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES AND INSTALL THE ORIGINAL HONDA EQUIPMENT BUT THEY REFUSED TO RESOLVE THESE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. GRACE HONDA MODIFIED THE VEHICLE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO MISLEAD CONSUMER THAT THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND CONVINCED ME THAT THEY INSTALLED A BETTER QUALITY TIRES WHICH I PAYED ADDITIONAL $ 1,595.00. GRACE HONDA DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS, POT HOLES AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT.GRACE HONDA WERE ENGAGED IN VERY UNFAIR BUSINESS PRATICES, GROSS RECKLESS NEGLIGENCE AND HAVING NO REGARDS FOR SAFETY. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD BUT THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME A ULTIMATE LEMON BECAUSE THEY MODIFIED THE WHEELS AND TIRES AND INSTALLED POOR QUALITY PRODUTS. THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WILL EXPLODE ANYTIME AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS. GRACE HONDA INFORMED ME LAST 02-28-03 THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WHEELS AND TIRES. *JB
Mar 01, 2003
SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL LEFT END COLLISON, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE IT BENT THE MAIN BEAM FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF VEHCILE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. MR
Oct 11, 2002
STEERING,SUSPENSION,TIRES
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT TURN. 185/70R14, DOT# W2RVS9H, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 622 MILES, HONDA, CIVIC 2002. *AK TIRES WERE VERY NOISY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE SUSPENSION AND MAYBE THIS IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *YH
Sep 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WILL SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Aug 15, 2002
SEATS,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT COOLING PROPERLY, AND BECAUSE OF TWO LOOSE CENTER AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOOSE CENTER VENTS WERE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BUT IT IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *JG THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS UPGRADNG PARTS, AND UNTIL THEY DO SO, NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *SCC
Aug 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
1 complaint
AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HAD BROKEN WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SLIPS, THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT AND WHEN ITS NOT IN USE IT CATCHES IN THE DOOR, THE SPEED CONTROLS MAIN SWITCH LAMP HAD GONE OUT. *SCC
Aug 08, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN, ENGINE DIED. ANOTHER DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Jun 13, 2002
Where to Find VIN for Problems Check
To check for problems and complaints on your 2002 HONDA Civic, you'll need the VIN number. Find your VIN in one of these 4 common locations.
Understanding VIN Structure for Problem Reports
Each character in your 2002 HONDA Civic 17-digit VIN helps identify specific complaints and problems affecting your vehicle model.
How to Check 2002 HONDA Civic Problems in 3 Steps
1
Locate Your VIN
Find the 17-character VIN on your 2002 HONDA Civic dashboard (visible through windshield), door jamb, engine bay, or vehicle documents.
2
Review by Component
Browse owner-reported complaints organized by vehicle component (engine, transmission, brakes, electrical) to identify common issues and problem patterns for this model year.
3
Check Safety Issues
Review crash and fire incidents for each component to assess safety concerns. Contact your HONDA dealer or report problems to NHTSA at SaferCar.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many problems does the 2002 HONDA Civic have?
The 2002 HONDA Civic currently has 717 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.
What are the most common problems with 2002 HONDA Civic?
The most common problems reported for the 2002 HONDA Civic are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
Where does this 2002 HONDA Civic problem data come from?
All problem and complaint data for the 2002 HONDA Civic comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.
How do I report problems with my 2002 HONDA Civic?
You can report safety problems with your 2002 HONDA Civic directly to NHTSA at SaferCar.gov or call 1-888-327-4236. Your complaint helps identify patterns and may lead to recalls or investigations.
Where can I find my VIN to check problems?
Your 2002 HONDA Civic VIN is located in 4 places: (1) Dashboard near windshield on driver's side, (2) Driver's door jamb sticker, (3) Engine bay, (4) Vehicle registration and insurance documents.
Is the 2002 HONDA Civic reliable?
Reliability can be assessed by reviewing the number and severity of owner complaints for the 2002 HONDA Civic. Check complaints by component, crash reports, and fire incidents above to evaluate potential issues and problem patterns.
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