2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

ISSUE 1) DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF WHILE REPOSITIONING TO BLOCK OUT OBSTRUCTIVE GLARE; CAUSED DRIVER TO PULL OFF ROAD AS GLARE PREVENTED SAFE DRIVING; SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE IN 2012. ISSUE 2) DURING 2012, DRIVER-SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK, INITIALLY INTERMITTENT ISSUE. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID NOT A PROBLEM. JUNE 2013 THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK/UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR CONSISTENTLY; THEREFORE LOCK WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *TR

I LIVE ON A MAIN ROAD, SO I WAS THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS NO HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, THAT IT LUCKILY WAS MINOR, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FATALITY. AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING RIGHT OUT ONTO THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL STUCK IN THE TURNING RIGHT POSITION AND BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED CAR. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE STEERING AND BRAKES BOTH FAILED LIKE THIS? STRANGELY, MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AFTER THE INCIDENT AS THE POLICE OFFICER PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS SMASHED UP AND NEEDS BODY WORK AND POSSIBLY MECHANICAL WORK. I DID HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS I DID NOT TRUST DRIVING IT AFTER THIS HAPPENED, AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. CURRENTLY, MY INSURANCE IS TAKING CARE OF IT, BUT THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION ON HONDA'S PART AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY HONDA ON ALL FRONTS, COSMETICALLY, MECHANICALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE OR ME AGAIN. OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO JUSTICE OR PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMER! THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLES STOPPED . I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AND MY AIR BAGS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

SRS ERROR LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON, WITH CODE 7-2 "INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT", WHICH APPARENTLY DISABLES THE AIRBAG. OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THIS IN FORUMS, SO ADDING IT TO YOUR DATABASE IN CASE THERE'S A TREND OF FAILING CONTROL UNITS. *TR

MY CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE CUTS IN SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL PREPARATORY TO DOWNSHIFTING TO ACCELERATE. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THROUGH A BREAK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR PULL INTO A GAP IN TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT CAN BE QUITE FRIGHTENING. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT YET, BUT MY WIFE IS RELUCTANT TO RIDE IN MY CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHICH THE HONDA SERVICEMAN TOLD ME WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, AND THE TRUNK WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,858. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A REPAIR SHOP FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT THE CENTER TRANSMISSION PLATE AND RIGHT AXLE SEAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIP FOR 20 MIN WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR THEN IT SHIFT HARD AFTER THAT . SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *TR

I HAD TAKEN FOR A RECALL ON MY HONDA 2003 CIVIC EX AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. I RECENTLY HAD A OIL CHANGED AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN MY CAR'S PERFORMANCE. ITS TAKES A LOT TO THROTTLE THE CAR FROM START TO RUN, IF ITS ON INCLINE ROAD. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 30MPG TO 27 MPG. WHEN ASKED TO HAVE A LOOK AT IT, THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID "$ 99 FOR DIAGNOSE." WHEN I TOOK THE DELIVERY AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME-ON. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE LIGHT, HE SAID THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I DELIVERED THE CAR TO THEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF. THEY TOLD ME, I HAVE TO PAY $99 TO HAVE HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID "AS YOUR WARRANTY HAS FINISHED, AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR AND SERVICES PERFORMED BY ANY AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP". *TR