2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I JUST PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ONTO ROAD KNOWING THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 200 FT I WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT I WAS DOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I SAW THE CAR STOPPED FOR LIGHT AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKES MY CAR NEVER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH REAR OF VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT. 2ND ACCIDENT: AS CROSSING INTRESECTION A CAR PULLED OVER INTO MY LANE I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN OR BRAKES WORK MY CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.3RD ACCIDENT: AS PULLING OFF FROM GREEN LIGHT APPROACHING TRAFFIC AT NEXT STOP LIGHT CARS STARTED BRAKING AT WHICH TIME I APPLIED MY BRAKES I WAS WELL WITHIN STOPPING DISTANCE IF MY BRAKES HAD WORKED. THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED SLIDING AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED AFTER HITTING MY BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET. MY SEAT BEALT DID NOT WORK (I HIT STEARING WHEEL) NOR DID THE AIR BAG MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR ATTEMPT TO UNTIL IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT I HIT THE STERRING WHEEL AND MY KNEE HIT THE DASH.I HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THE FRONT BUMPER IS TOTTALLY GONE , THE RADIATOR BLEW UP MY CAR WAS SMOKING AND THE HOOD IS BOWED UP. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE . WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRRIVED AND ACTUALLY SAW THE IMPACT. HE QUICKLY STATED " THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK IN YOUR CAR DID THEY? " I WAS VERY SURPRISED BUT HE COULD ACTUALLY TELL MY CAR DID NOT STOP OR ATTEMPT TO STOP UNTIL IMPACT WITH REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE. AND HE STATED HE THOUGHT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THESE FOR THE BRAKES AND AIR BAGS. THIS CAR HAS MANY RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS. I'M SCARED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN! I NEED HELP AND ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO NEXT. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER PERSON TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND COULD GREATLY LEAD TO FATALITY. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF 2003 HONDA CIVIC! I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE! *TR

THE AIRBAG/ SRS LIGHT WENT OFF AND HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SEATBELTS AND REQUIRED A $530 REPAIR. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY FOR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN JULY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SINCE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V351000 (AIR BAG), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE SECOND DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

UPON ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION JUDDERS VIOLENTLY.I HAVE HAD TSB 07-049 DONE TWICE WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE JUDDER RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER BOTH TSB'S WERE DONE.I HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES PERFORMED AND IT HAS BEEN USING HONDA'S NEW CVT FLUID SENSE IT WAS AVAILABLE. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE JUDDER PROBLEM, BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW START CLUTCH WHICH I REFUSE TO GET BECAUSE I WILL BE PAYING UP TO $1,000 FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART! AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE TRANSMISSION'S START CLUTCH. I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO GO TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THESE SO CALLED "BAND AID QUICK FIXES" DONE TO THE START CLUTCH. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG ALL 1ST GENERATION HONDA HYBRID OWNERS AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL. *TR

I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT CAME TO A SUDDEN COMPLETE STOP, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, (THE ROADWAY WAS 45 BUT I HAD STARTED TO SLOW AS I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES). THE COLLISION WAS FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL DESPITE HAVING A SEAT BELT ON. I AM HAVING A MECHANIC INVESTIGATE WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT IT CONCERNS ME AS I WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND I HAVE WHIP LASH, MUSCLE SPASMS AND MUSCLE TENSION IN MY NECK AND BACK. I FEEL THAT THESE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. MY LAWYER ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE AS WELL AS WITH HONDA ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT TO CAR, TOTALING CAR, WITHOUT SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DEFECTIVE SEATBELT AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN MAY 2013. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2012, I TOOK MY CIVIC TO DON JACOBS HONDA IN LEXINGTON, KY. THEY SENT ME TO THE BODY SHOP WHERE [XXX] TOOK PICTURES AND DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM WITH A BODY SHOP ESTIMATE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH ALL OF THE PICTURES AND ESTIMATE OF OVER $4,000 TO REPAINT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD SOMEBODY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ONCE THEY HAD TALKED TO THE DISTRICT REP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. JANUARY 15, 2013 I SENT THIS EMAIL:HELLO ALL, THIS ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN TO ME TWO MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THIS ISSUE: ONCE DECEMBER 4, AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 27. I RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO EITHER OF MY REQUESTS. I REALIZE THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOLIDAYS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, BUT MY CAR IS ONLY LOOKING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE OF YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHEN I STILL RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL JANUARY 29:IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED AN UPDATED PICTURE OF THE HOOD OF MY CAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, THE PAINT IS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING OTHER AREAS ARE CONTINUING TO DETERIORATE AS WELL. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, BUT I REALLY NEED SOME ANSWERS BEFORE MY ENTIRE VEHICLE IS COVERED IN THIS MESS. I GOT THIS REPLY FROM [XXX]:I AM SO SORRY THAT STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. I LEFT LANCE A VOICE MAIL AS WELL TO CONTACT YOU TODAY. FEBRUARY 1, 39 SECOND VOICEMAIL: BASICALLY SAYING HONDA WASN'T GOING TO HELP ME SO I CALLED HONDA IN CA, EXPRESSED MY FRUSTRATION AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME IF THE REGIONAL REP SAID THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME WITH MY CAR, THEN THAT WAS THE DECISION HONDA MADE. I CAN'T TAKE THAT FOR AN ANSWER. MY CIVIC LOOKS AWFUL! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A BEND, THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT REQUIRED THAT I STOP, TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON TO CORRECT. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A MONTH LATER AND THE KEY IS NOW STUCK IN THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN ON OR TURN OFF. *TR