2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RIGHT FORM BUT I HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA. I HAVE A RECALL ON MY CAR AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS MANUFACTURED TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER SOLUTION. I CALLED THE HONDA RECALL DEPARTMENT AND MY CASE MANAGER NEVER GOT BACK TO ME; THEY HAD TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE 24-48 HOURS UNTIL THEY GOT BACK TO ME AND SHE NEVER HAS GOTTEN BACK TO ME. I WANT A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY CAR CAN BE FIXED. THEY DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS. I TOLD [XXX] ON THE PHONE THAT I WAS GOING TO START RECORDING THE CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYTHING CORRECT AND SHE SAID "YOU DO NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO RECORD THIS CALL" AND HUNG UP. IF THE REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR, I WANT A CAR IN THE INTERIM UNTIL MY VEHICLE CAN BE FIXED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STRONG JUDDER OR SHUDDER, ALONG WITH NOISE, FROM TRANSMISSION AT INTERSECTION. CVT TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, HAS BECOME WORSE. CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TOOK AWAY THE NOISE...TEMPORARILY. 3000 MILES LATER, IT HAS RETURNED, AND IS WORSE. BURNISHING DOES NOT HELP IT. IN HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES ON THIS PROBLEM. MANY HONDA DEALERS ARE EXTENDING WARRANTY, REPLACING FLUID FOR FREE, OR CHECKING ERG FOR FREE. A HONDA DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE FROM HONDA THAT DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS ISSUE. ANOTHER OWNER POSTS THAT SHUDDER OR JUDDER UP TO 15 MPH REQUIRES HONDA TO DRAIN AND BURNISH THE 2003-2005 HONDA HYBRID CVT CLUTCH. HONDA WILL CHECK THE EGR VALVE DURING THIS SERVICE TOO. HONDA TECH ARTICLE# ATS06070. STILL OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE IN THE MAIL. MY DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FREE OF COST. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS UNTRUE. PLEASE ASSIST. BURNISHING DOES NOT WORK, CHANGING FLUID DOES NOT WORK. MY DEALER(S) IN THE AREA ARE: PACIFIC HONDA, 4761 CONVOY ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 694-1000, MISSION HONDA AND DCH 5812 MISSION GORGE RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92120, (619) 521-6000. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT ON THE PAINT JOB BEGAN CRACKING AND PEELING ON THE BUMPERS AND HOOD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER BLEW OUT CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND CONCOMITANT LOSS OF BRAKES. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP USING THE HAND BRAKE TO COME TO A FINAL STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BLOWN BRAKE CYLINDER THE RIGHT REAR FEED BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GOING HOT SINCE NOVEMBER 2013. I HAVE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, FAN SWITCHES, HEAD GASKET, VALVE GASKET SEAL/COVER, ENGINE. WHEN I'M SITTING IDLE IN TRAFFIC FOR A WHILE IT WILL RUN HOT OR AT LEAST APPEAR TO RUN HOT BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I HAVE READ A FEW BLOGS AND SPOKEN TO A HONDA SPECIALIST AND HE CONFIRMED WHAT I READ ABOUT CIVICS RANGING FROM 2001 TO 2004 ARE NOTORIOUS FOR RUNNING HOT. I WAS TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE EVERYTHING LIKE THE WATER PUMP OR RADIATOR AS WELL AS THE HEAD GASKET AT THE SAME TIME TO STOP THIS FROM REOCCURRING. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT HONDA TO BE TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE CREATED. THESE ARE SOME OF THE BLOGS I HAVE READ. THANK YOU. HTTPS://ANSWERS.YAHOO.COM/QUESTION/INDEX;_YLT=A0LEVJUVDZNT5ZUAUWWPXQT.;_YLU=X3ODMTBYBNV2CXQWBHNLYWNZCGRWB3MDMGRJB2XVA2JMMQR2DGLKAW--?QID=20120131065715AA3DO5N HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/36-MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-VEHICLE-ISSUES-FIX-FORUM/329665-2003-CIVIC-EX-OVERHEATING-ISSUES.HTML HTTP://WWW.EHOW.COM/HOW_7714982_OVERHEATING-2003-HONDA-CIVIC-EX.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CREATED A CUT ON HIS HEAD AND BRAIN SWELLING. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH NO WARNING. WAS IN SLOW LANE AND ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REGAIN ACCELERATION AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHIICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 8/12/2015*JS