2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID PURCHASED AT 66,000 MILES AT 90,359 MILES SLIGHT SHUTTER/JUDDER WHEN MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HONDA DIAGNOSED (04/08)CVT FOR JUDDER. ADDED ONE START CLUTCH BURNISHING PROCEDURE/ADD TWO START CLUTCH BURNISHING AS A RECALL SERVICE. NOW SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NOW AT 120,000 MILES EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM VEHICLE SLIPS, SHUDDERS ON TAKE OFF FROM FULL STOP. REPAIR WILL BE $1200 TO REPLACE START CLUTCH. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP I HOPE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE. I HAVE TO REALLY PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PETAL TO GET THE VEHICLE GOING AND I DO THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH MY VEHICLE. HAD THE EGR VALVE CHANGED AT $400 REPAIR(0708). *TR

MY AIR CONDITION JUST DIED , ITS NOT A FUSE , MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL , MY MECHANIC SAYS EVEN AFTER 7YRS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED. DRIVING AROUND IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER , LOTS OF RAIN WITH NO DEFROST EITHER. WIPERS WORK, NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM -EXPENSIVE IF ITS A SENSOR?DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM AT ALL. *TR

BRIDGESTONE TIRES 026325 INSIGNIA SE200 BL P185/65R15 86/S 65,000 MILE TIRES TORE AT 57,000 MILES CAUSING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND ALMOST HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC THINKING I NEEDED A BALANCE AND HE TOOK OFF MY TIRES SHOWING THAT 3 OUT OF 4 THEM WERE TEARING. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2006 AND SHOULD NOT BE TEARING BY THEMSELVES. MECHANIC SAID THE WEAR ON THE TREAD AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL AND TEARING WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY MECHANICAL OR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND BRIDGESTONE AND WAS NOT ASSISTED. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP ONE TIRE AND HAVE IT IN MY GARAGE FOR EVIDENCE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AFTER I ALREADY HAD MY VEHICLE AND DID NOT ORIGINALLY COME WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC EX OVER 125K MILES LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ANY SPEED. HIGH BEAMS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, BUT I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE EVENING VERY OFTEN. ON JULY 10, 2010 MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF 4 TIMES IN A 210 MILE TRIP AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 40 - 70 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS IN JANUARY 2009. *TR UPDATED 01/04/2012 *LN *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2003. BRAKE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CHECKED WITH METRO HONDA REPAIR CENTER, FOUND NO PROBLEM; CHECKED WITH PENSKE HONDA REPAIR CENTER, THEY CHANGED FRONT PADS. THIS CAR BRAKE THEN COMPLETELY DID NOT WORK ON 105 FREEWAY AND I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DCH HONDA REPAIR CENTER. THEY FOUND THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS DOWN AND THE BRAKE OIL TEST WAS FAILED. CALLED HONDA CORP, THE ANSWER IS NO ONE TO ANSWER MY SAFETY QUESTION. WHO SHOULD ANSWER MY QUESTION? *TR

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON, HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THE AIR BAG COMPUTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, $700 + AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THE CAR IS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED THE HYBRID BATTERY (AT 95,000 MILES), AND THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 120,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC EX. NO HEAT IN WINTER. OVERHEATS IN SUMMER. COOLANT OVERFLOWS THROUGH RESERVOIR. SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. ITS NOT THE WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, OR LINES. HONDA MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE ANY FAILURES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED EXHIBITING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

OBD CODE 1240 RECURS DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND REPROGRAMMING OF COMPUTER. IT SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERED BY EXTENDED HIGH SPEED DRIVING. *TR

THE FAILURE IS A SOFTWARE DEFECT, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING AT RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE TIMES, UNDER UNPREDICTABLE CONDITIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITH MY VEHICLE, AND LUCKILY, NOT IN DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE ENGINE IS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE KEY COMPLETELY, WAIT A MINUTE, THEN TURN THE IGNITION TO START. IF IT WERE TO OCCUR IN TRAFFIC, AS ON THE INTERSTATE, THIS WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHO SAYS HE CANNOT ADDRESS IT BECAUSE HE CANNOT OBSERVE IT OCCURRING, HE ALSO SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HONDA CORP, SINCE IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE. *TR