2000 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON 65 MPH CAR CONTUNIED TO SPEED UP TO 80 MPH HIT BRAKE TOOK CRUISE OFF. ON OCT.20 TURNED IN DRIVEWAY STOPED WAS GOING TO BACK UP CAR TOOK OFF IN DRIVE AT LEAST 25MPH HITTING BRICK WALL OF HOUSE CAUSING ALOT OF DAMAGE TO HOUSE AIRBAGS DID'NT DEPLOYED

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A BUBBLE. FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED TIRE AT NO CHARGE AND TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. I AM NOW REPORTING THIS IN LIGHT OF THE OTHER FIRESTONE RECALLS AND PROBLEMS, THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE RELATED. (DOT NUMBER: W27JMNB TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

UNEVEN HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHTTIME, THE RIGHT SHINES OUT FARTHER THAN LEFT, IT BECOMES TOTALLY DARK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE ON A SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS THERE IS FOUR SHADES OF BRIGHT LIGHT WHEN TRAFFIC IS COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WHY DOES THE HAGERSTOWN HONDA REFUSE TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS TO GETTING THIS FIXED????*AK

THE LCD DISPLAY IN THE CD RADIO IS UNREADABLE UNDER MOST ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS, BUTTON LABELS ARE SO SMALL THEY CAN'T BE READ. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFIGANT POTENTENTIAL HAZARD IN OPERATING IT. SINCE IT IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMS IT IS AN ISSUE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION VS A CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ISSUE, BUT IT IS SOMEWHAT BOTH. FACTORY OEM RADIOS HAVE MUCH BETTER DISPLAY, BUT ARE THEY REQUIRED TO, BUT AFTERMARKET SEEM TO HAVE NO STANDARDS AND I THINK THEY SHOULD. DO THEY. THE UNIT I HAVE IS A CLARION MODEL RDB365D. *AK

JUST AFTER MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING FULL SPEED, AHUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, WHILE SLOWING TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED. I HEARD A LOUD EXPOSION AND SAW RUBBER FRAGMENTS OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND QUICKLY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTION, ONLY THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE REMAINED ON THE RIM. THE ENTIRE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE WAS GONE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD ADEQUATE PRESSURE, WERE ROTATED AT 7500 MILES BY HENRICK HONDA, AND WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW LATE LAST YEAR. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FOLLOWING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO FILE A CLAIM. RECENTLY, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FIRESTONE DENYING MY REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION, SITING INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE EVIDENCED BY THE TATTERED SIDEWALLS AND MELTED INNER LINER. AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY, THESE TIRES WERE NOT LOW ON PRESSURE AND WERE KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SEVERITY OF THIS FAILURE COUPLED WITH FIRESTONE'S UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION IS THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD FAILED, I WOULD HAVE SUFFERED A SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN7JMNH379 TIRESIZE: 18565R14)

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PUT NHTSA INTO ACTION. MFG. UNABLE TO REPAIR VEH. MFG. DEALERSHIP DAMAGED CAR ATTEMPTING TO PRY ENG AND SUSPENSION TO ALIGN STEERING. MFG. DESIGN FLAW AFFECTING ALL CIVIC MODELS. POOR ALIGNMENT RUINED 3RD SET TIRES BEFORE 20K MILES ON VEHICLE. VEH AVAIL FOR TEST DRIVE TO NHTSA OFFICIALS. PLS RESPOND, URGENT/SERIOUS PROBLEM.

VEHICLE WAS IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HONDA WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

POWER LOCKS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AS LONG AS THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION THE DOORS WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO LOCK. THEY FLICKERED FROM UNLOCKED TO LOCKED. CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKING UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

I HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF 5 CD PLAYERS IN STALLED, STILL NO WORKING RADIO! I HAVE ALSO BEEN SHOCKED SEVERAL TIMES AND MY CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A LIGHT WEIGHT CAR! *AK