2000 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TIRE SIZE 185/65/14, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, HONDA, CIVIC WITH 7000 MILES,. FRONT LEFT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUMP ON SIDEWALL. NEITHER DUNLOP NOR HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE TIRE WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE CAR IS EITHER DIFFICULT TO START OR STARTS AND DIES WHEN THE LEVEL IN THE FUEL TANK IS NEAR OR BELOW THE 1/4 TANK MARK. THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN THE 1999 AND 2000 CIVICS, AND HONDA IS AWARE OF IT. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM, BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT ON YOUR WEBSITE. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX IT.THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE FOR ME. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER, SO THAT SHE WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. SHE IS IN LAW SCHOOL, AND HAS TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN THE LIBRARY, LATE AT NIGHT. SHE PARKS IN THE PARKING DECKS AND BY THE TIME SHE LEAVES, HERS IS ONE OF THE FEW CARS LEFT. IT CONCERNS ME THAT SHE MIGHT BE PURSUED BY SOMEONE, REACH HER CAR AHEAD OF HIM, AND THEN THE CAR FAILS. WITH THE POPULATION OF CIVICS OUT THERE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE DRIVING, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SOMEONE. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT OUR KIDS ARE SAFE WHEN WE GO TO THE EXPENSE OF BUYING THEM A NEW CAR. I BELIEVE THAT MANY PARENTS PAY THE EXTRA MONEY REQUIRED TO BUY A HONDA, BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED QUALITY OF THE VEHICLES. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEIR CARS WON'T START WHEN THEY ARE IN DANGER.*AK

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON DEC. 12, 2000. SHE SIDESWIPED A 1993 VOLVO. SHE HIT SO HARD THAT OUR 2000 HONDA CIVIC DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN THEN RE-HITTING THE VOLVOS REAR WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE 2000 CIVIC. THIS THEN PUSHED THE VOLVO INTO A STOPPED JEEP AT THE RED LIGHT. OUR HONDA CIVIC INITIALLY HIT THE VOLVO STRAIGHT ON AT ABOUT 40+ MILES PER HOUR. THE HONDA'S FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT NEITHER AIRBAG IN THE HONDA DEPLOYED. THIS WAS NOT AN OFFSET CRASH. THE FRONT END DIRECTLY HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VOLVO. NO BRAKING WAS INVOLVED AND THE VOLVOS FRONT AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTERS LEGS WERE VERY BRUISED AS WELL AS HER SIDE AND NECK. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AS THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED HER LIFE. THE 200 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE. I BOUGHT THIS NEWER MODEL CAR FOR THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURES ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A YOUNG DRIVER. WHY AT AN IMPACT OF 40+ MILES PER HOUR WITH A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT WOULD THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY IN A 2000 MODEL HONDA CIVIC??? YET A 93 VOLVO WHEN HIT FROM THE SIDE RECOGNIZED ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY ITS FRONT AIR BAGS. *AK

THE CAR COULD NOT START FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2000. THE QUALITY OF THE CAR IS REALLY BAD, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BUT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT A HIGH SPEED, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 25 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THERE ARE MANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT NEW AND I AM SO UPSET THAT HONDA IS DOING VERY LITTLE TO HELP ME. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA CIVIC GIVING OFF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES. THERE ARE OTHER OPEN COMPLAINS ON THIS AND MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 1998 CIVIC EX, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I GET SHOCKED ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME WHENEVER I TOUCH METAL AFTER BEING IN MY CAR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL SHOCKS WHEN TRYING TO FILL MY GAS TANK! PLEASE HELP! *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND WHILE GOING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. *SLC