2000 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ANDWITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN INTO LIGHT POLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED ON SLOPED DRIVEWAY IN 1ST GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED FULLY AND ENGINE OFF. DRIVER WALKED INTO HOUSE CAME BACK 5-10 MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT TRANSFORMER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OPENED PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED BUT WAS NOT IN 1ST GEAR BUT NEUTRAL. WE TRIED TO RECREATE THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO WAY DRIVER COULD HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED DUE TO STEEPNESS OF THE DRIVEWAY. IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL VERY FAST DOWN DRIVEWAY. NOTE SAME FAILURE REPORTED ON A 1999 CIVIC AT YOUR OID ID #720978.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMED OUT OF PARK AND WENT INTO DRIVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ET

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE OF A TIRE BEING BLOWNOUT, SHE SAID IT WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, P185/65R14. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, SHE GOT OUT AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN APART.*SLC

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS, CAUSING HOT EXHAUST GASES AND POSSIBLE UNBURNED FUEL TO LEAK. *AK

FRONT END COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR THEN HEAD FIRST INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CRUSH FRONT END AND MAKE THE CAR MOVE UP THE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

TIRE BLEW WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CAUSING THE CV BOOT TO BREAK, FIRESTONE DEALER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND STATED IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, CONSUMER STATED THERE US A TINY HOLE THAT COULD BE A NAIL HOLE, BUT IS DOUBTFUL THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE BLOW OUT,(FIRESTONE TIRES- TIRE SIZE P185/R14.*JB

NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. NOISE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED, IN GEARS 5,4,3, AND MAYBE 2 &1 BUT RPM'S TOO HIGH TO HEAR. HAPPENS ONLY IN GEAR AND ONLY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. LOCAL DEALER, STEVENS CREEK HONDA HAVE REPLACED THROW-OUT BEARING & GEAR BEARINGS WITH NO RELIEF.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A HONDA, CIVIC 2000, 185/65R14 855S, FR680 MF WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND THERE WERE NO SIDEWALLS.*AK *SLC

THE REAR SUB-FRAME ON MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS RIPPED ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM I AM HAVING. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT RACE THE CAR AND ALL OF THE DRIVING IS DONE ON ROAD. ASIDE FROM AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH THE VEHICLE IS STOCK, NO SUSPENSION WORK AT ALL. THE CAR COMES WITH A 13MM REAR SWAY BAR AS STOCK EQUIPMENT. WHEN I BEGAN HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUB FRAME RIPPING I PURCHASED REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND INSTALLED THEM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE STRESS PLACED ON THE SUB-FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM! THIS IS STRUCTURAL FAILURE! AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $500. THE TECHNICAN WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME HE HOPED THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN BUT WITHOUT A STRONGER SUB FRAME HE SAW NO REASON THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS OBVIOUSLY PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.