2000 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

HAVE HEAD GASKET LEAK, MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE HE CAN SEE NOTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. ALSO, DEALERSHIP RESET FIVE TIMES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN I START MY CAR, SOMETIMES IT WILL START HARD. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER UNITL THE 3 OR 4TH TIMES I TRIED TO START IT. ALSO, AFTER I DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE MY CLUTCH WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND IN FIRST GEAR WHEN I TAKE OFF MY CAR MAKES A CLUNCKING NOISE. BOTH NOISES ARE UN USUALLY LOUD. YOU CAN DEFINATELY HEAR THEM OUTSIDE MY CAR TOO.*AK

AFTER AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW (REPLACED BOTH CHANNEL/RUNNER AND REGULATOR/MOTOR), I NOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER HONDAS. I HAVE CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND HAVE LOCATED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IN ADDITION, I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE EXACT SAME REPAIRS. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD REDUCE THE COST OF THEIR PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR AND INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR FRONT DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOWS.

I DROPPED MY CAR OF 7/21/03 FOR ENGINE REPAIR AND BODY WORK. THE BODY SHOP SAID IT WOULD TAKE 10 DAYS. 7/28/03 MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO WHILE IN THEIR SHOP AND I WAS NOT ALARMED UNTIL 21/2 WEEKS AFTER THE "BREAK IN" INCIDENT BY THE DETECTIVE ON THE CASE. IN BETWEEN THE TIME BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE BREAK IN, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE OWNER INQUIRING ABOUT THE TIME FRAME MY CAR WOULD BE FINISHED, THE OWNER NEVER MENTIONED OF THE INCIDENT. WHEN I DID FIND OUT OF THE INCIDENT AND CONFRONTED STORE OWNER HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT I KNEW. I EXPRESSED MY ANGER AND MENTIONED THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO AND IF HE HAD ADVISED ME OF THE SITUATION, I WOULD HAVE TAKING THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TIME FRAME OF PROLONGED SERVICE AND UNDERSTOOD MORE OF THE DELAY. THE OWNER SAID THE FACT THAT MY CAR BEING BROKEN INTO HAD NO REASON OF THE DELAY. I HAD NUMEROUS UNPLEASANT CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM, FROM WHERE HE'S CALLED ME A "!@#$%," THAT I DON'T GIVE HIM ENOUGH BUSINESS TO "HARASS HIM" ABOUT INFORMATION ON MY CAR AS MUCH AS I DO. I'VE ALREADY GAVE HIM $1,500.00. WHEN I FINALLY HAD THE TIME AND TRANSPORTATION TO GO SEE MY CAR, THERE WERE SOME PARTS OF MY CAR THAT WAS TAKING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, FOR EXAMPLE MY FRONT BUMPER WAS TOTALLY RIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED- THAT WAS STOLEN, MY PASSENGER REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS TAKING, THAT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY STRUT BAR WAS TAKING BUT THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO TOOK IT HAD THE TIME TO PUT THE SCREWS BACK ON, WHOEVER BROKE IN MY CAR ALSO TOOK MY BACK SPOILER, GAUGE CLUSTER, SPEEDOMETER, HEADREST, BOTH OF MY DOOR PANELS AND DOOR SPEAKERS, MY CONSOLE, AND SOME OTHER STUFF. MY CAR IS THREE TIMES WORSE THEN WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. THE OWNER STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO. I STILL PAY CAR NOTES MY CAR, IT I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO THE OWNER HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR ME TO HAVE WORK DONE AND RIGHT ASAP MANY TIMES BUT HE SEEMS TO NOT UNDERSTAND OR CARE. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN WORKED ON. *TR

"BLACK DEATH SYNDROME"--WHERE THE COMPRESSOR STARTS SEIZING UP AND SHREDDING THE A/C CLUTH INTO METAL SHAVING INTO THE A/C SYSTEM. A VERY KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA TECHNICIANS AND CAN EVEN GET IT FIXED OUT OF WARRANTY OUT OF GOODWILL. THE A/C WILL JUST GIVE OUT ONE DAY THERE AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO OPEN UP THE COMPRESSOR TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. ANY YEAR AND MODEL! *PH

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF 2000 HONDA CIVIC VP WINDOWS REGULATOR BROKEN. WINDOW HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO WIND UP AND DOWN FOR 2 YEARS. WHILE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON THIS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AND ALSO IT'S LISTED IN THE SERVICE BULLETINS. SINCE I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FELT OBLIGATED TO AT LEAST LOG A COMPLAINT SO OTHERS MAY SEE THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE.*AK

HONDA CIVIC 2000 MODEL. CAR ONLY HAD 15600 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED.UNE 25, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA ADJUSTED THE VALVES.JUNE 28, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR.*AK JULY 3, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA CHANGED PRESSURE REGULATOR. JULY 21, 2003 - CAR STALLED AND ENGINE DIED. HONDA REPLACED FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP SET, IGNITION COIL, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. AUG 25, 2003 - CAR STALLED, ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION (DOES NOT MOVE), CAR MAKES CLACKING NOISE. HONDA SAID THEY WILL CHANGE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. CAR IS STILL AT HONDA. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS FOR THE 5TH TIME IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE DOWN TIME IS MORE THAN NORMAL.

THE PROBLEMS I RECENTLY FACED WITH MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC VP MODEL:1. TRANSMISSION SPONTANEOUSLY SKIP GEARS AND CAUSES MY CAR TO JERK AND LOOSE CONTROL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. 2. WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS/SLOWS DOWN THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SKIPS OR DO NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY, THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. CAUSES MINOR STRAINS TO THE PASSENGER'S AND THE DRIVER'S NECK. 3. WHENEVER I OR MY FAMILY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WE GET STATIC SHOCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR A FAMILY WHO HAVE A BABY OR CHILDREN. 4. CAR DIES WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND OTHER PRIMARY CAR FUNCTIONS. THIS UNCERTAIN EVENT CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL FATALITY OR SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENTS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE WOULD BE HARD TO START. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK