2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF A PRIVATE SELLER FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 99000 MILES, USED IT TO COMMUTE FROM AND TO WORK (6 MILES DRIVE), AND COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS FROM BOSTON TO RHODE ISLAND. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE, I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT, UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STARTLE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. I JUST FIGURED ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MEINEKE BUT THE JITTER WOULD NOT GO AWAY, THE GUY FROM MEINEKE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MOTOR PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID ITS THE STARTER CLUTCH. I DID SOME DIGGING AROUND ON THE DIFFERENT FORUMS AND FIGURED OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GEN HCH. I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND ON EDMUNDS, KBB, AUTRADERS, AND CARS.COM KNOWING HOW RELIABLE HONDAS USUALLY ARE (I PERSONALLY DROVE TWO HONDAS BEFORE, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS). SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THIS DILEMMA. HONDA SHOULD REALLY TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, OR LOYAL CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WOULD START TO WALK.

I WAS DRIVING ON 695 WEST HIGH WAY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ON JUNE 1ST IN THE AFTERNOON AS USUAL, ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED A BIT, HOWEVER MY BREAK WAS HARDLY TO PUSH DOWN. I FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT STUCK THERE. AT THE MEANTIME, THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS NOT STOP WHILE I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BREAK, ON THE OPPOSITE IT WAS INCREASING THE SPEED... IN GENERAL, THE SPEED WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT IT WAS SUPER SLOW. I COULD TELL MY CAR WAS IN A SUPER BAD SITUATION. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WEREN'T LOT OF CARS NEAR TO ME, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TURNED MY CAR TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I FINALLY MADE CAR REDUCING THE SPEED TO 20 MPH WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT IT WAS STILL MOVING THAT I HAD TO MAKE A EMERGENCY BREAK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. IT WAS A HORRIBLE DRIVING EXPERIENCE I NEVER EVER HAD. I SENT MY TO THE REPAIR STORE, THE RESULT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM OF MY CAR IS THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK THAT EFFECTED THE BREAK COULDN'T SLOW DOWN THE SPEED, ALSO MY BREAK HAD SOME ISSUES TOO. I SPENT $1,699.00 TO GET MY CAR FIXED IN THE END. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ANY CARS, ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT WILL BE A BIG POSSIBLE TO CAUSE THE CAR ACCIDENT. I THINK HONDA HAS TO TAKE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS INCIDENT, AND TO MAKE SURE ALL OF HONDA CARS WON'T HAVE THIS TERRIBLE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN IT. I'M FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

ELECTRONICS (CELL PHONES, DVD, LAPTOPS, ETC) CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE OPDS SENSOR AND PAD ASSEMBLY CAUSING AN AIR BAG WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V136000, 14V349000 AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2003 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

2003 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIPS FAILURE TO REMEDY THE AIRBAG DEFECT RECALL WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*JB