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JHMES96683S••••••2003 Honda Civic
This build draws 7.1× more complaints than the average 2003 Honda Civic build (17 vs 2).
17on this build
434on the model
181builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 11Fuel System 2Gasoline 2Engine And Engine Cooling 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainMar 2014
Went to leave walmart around 7 pm. Car wouldn't move...cvt trans, hybrid
Seat BeltsDec 2010
The contact owns a 2003 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the SRS warning light would illuminate on the instrumental panel. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that he would need to replace the driver and passenger…
Engine And Engine CoolingJun 2010
The contact owns a 2003 honda civic hybrid. The contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle began to jerk abnormally and stalled without warning. The accelerator pedal went straight to the floorboard when depressed and the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact then released…
Fuel SystemJan 2010
We purchased a 2003 honda chc in 2006 with approximately 34,000 miles. As of january 2010, the car has 155,010 miles. From the date of purchase, there has been a shudder when decelerating from 40+ mph. We have only taken the car to our local honda dealership for repair and…
Vehicle Speed ControlMay 2006
When disengaging the cruise control it disengaged on the panel but kept going. Repeated attempts to disengage met with failure. The speed accelerated up to 70+ mph. Shifted into neutral, it red lined out to 7,000 RPM, shut it down. Restarted, cruise control locked in. Shut down,…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JHMES96683S010041 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.