2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

1. )I BOUGHT MY USED 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES. I HEAR IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. EVERY TIME MY CAR IS ABOUT TO SHIFT, THE RPMS JUMP VERY HIGH, AND THEN PULLS BACK HARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME A DRIVE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. I TRAVEL 2 HOURS EVERY WEEK TO VISIT MY GIRLFRIEND AND I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING 70MPH LEAVING ME IN THE DUST...OR WORSE. HONDA HAS RECALLED VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT OR AROUND THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON (MONEY) THEY DID NOT RECALL MINE. THE FAILURE HAS YET TO BE FIXED AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/18/11

MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH CVT TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST ALL THE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY CAR. SOON I FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS BUT THEY SAID SINCE IT'S A 8 YEAR OLD CAR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. I BELIEVE IT IS A DRIVING HAZARD AS AN ACCIDENT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME, AND HONDA IS LIABLE TO RECALL THEIIR CVT TRANSMISSION ON HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *TR

EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, MY VEHICLE MAKES A JUDDERING/VIBRATING NOISE. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY HONDA IN 2008 FOR THIS VERY CONCERN, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE START CLUTCH. HONDA BURNISHED MY CLUTCH TWICE AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, UNTIL THE SAME PROBLEM CAME UP ABOUT 15,000 MILES LATER. I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR IT. I HAD MY CLUTCH BURNISHED AGAIN TODAY (COST ME $150), BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE START CLUTCH, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1500 WITH LABOR. IF THIS DOES NOT GET REPAIRED, MY TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL COMPLETELY, AND AT ANY TIME. LONG STORY SHORT, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THE START CLUTCHES IN 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE KEY LOCK ON MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC NO LONGER WORKS. IT SEEMS AS IF A DIFFERENT KEY IS NEEDED TO OPEN DOOR AND QUITE OFTEN THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE LOCK. WHEN IT DOES GO IN, THE LOCK IS STIFF OR FROZEN AND WILL NOT TURN. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS A RANDOM ISSUE BUT HAVE ENCOUNTERED 3 OTHER CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE FAILED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECALL AND WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALER REFUSAL TO PAY THE BILL FOR REPAIRS *TGW CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF MOTHER-IN-LAW. RECALL # 10V364000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE CABLE WAS BROKEN AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ADD FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED HIM WITH A PRICE QUOTE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED TO 2000. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REPEATEDLY SHIFTING BETWEEN D3 TO D1 GEARS UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

OUR 2003 HONDA CIVIC'S GAS TANK CABLE THAT LOCKS THE FILLER SNAPPED MAKING IT UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR RE-FUEL THE VEHICLE. HAPPENED AS WE WERE ON HIGHWAY AND NEEDED GAS AND WENT TO GAS STATION, UNABLE TO PUT ANY GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. WENT TO OPEN ROAD HONDA WHO HAD TO ORDER CABLE AND INSTALL IT. WAITED 5 HRS FOR THEM TO GET THE PART AS IT WAS NOT IN THEIR STOCKROOM. THEY INSTALLED NEW CABLE AND WE WERE THEN ABLE TO RE-FUEL. *TR

DRIVE BELT IN MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BROKE ALL OF SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. LUCKILY WAS TRAVELING AT VERY LOW SPEED. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND IS UP TO DATE, THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION HOW THIS OCCURRED AND HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO HELP FIX THE ISSUE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD NEW CVT TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE SO MANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED, BUT MINE EXPIRED 11 MONTHS AGO. HONDA SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL WITH THIS ISSUE! IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY ARE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG AND WONT CORRECT THEIR FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS. *TR