2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 03NOV2007 IN WASHINGTON, DC. THERE WERE 4 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE A 2003 HONDA CIVIC BEING THE LAST AUTOMOBILE IN THE SERIES. THE CRASH RATE OF SPEED WAS FROM ABOUT A 55MPH TO 0MPH. NEITHER MY OR MY PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED RESULTING IN ONGOING INJURIES OF THE NECK AND SPINE. MINE REQUIRING SURGERY AND ABSENTEEISM FROM WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION ON WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

2003 HONDA CIVIC WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR BODY AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE. SHE STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER MAKING TURNS. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT CLEAR, IF THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING OR IF THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE, I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF A SPACE. WHEN ABOUT 90% OUT OF THE SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (WITHOUT MY HELP) AND SLAMMED INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF WHICH I HAD BEEN PARKED. THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS REALLY BANGED UP. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR AND STUCK. I CALLED HONDA CARE (2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID) AND ASKED THEM TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A LONG HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YRS/100,000MILES) FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TO AVOID A RECALL, BUT WILL NOT LET ME USE IT BECAUSE THE CAR CARRIES A SALVAGE TITLE...WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT. THEY ARE SOMEHOW GETTING AROUND A RECALL BY SAYING IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT, I DISAGREE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS HIGHWAY AT NORMAL TRAFFIC HOURS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AT 60+MPH. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HONDA ALSO MAILED HIM A NOTICE REQUESTING TO RANDOMLY TEST HIS VEHICLE TO MEASURE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE. HE HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HE HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,100.

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THE CAR HAS STUTTERED WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. MY WIFE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR A HYBRID. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN A YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, EGR VALVE, FLY WHEEL, AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 7 MONTHS AGO AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN: THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS EVERY TIME I PRESS ON THE GAS OR TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND WHEN I'M COASTING THE TRANSMISSION CHUGS. *TR

ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI RECENTLY. HE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS BUT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELTS AND HAD ONLY MINOR BRUISING FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

FRONT AIR SPOILER ON OUR 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WILL DETACH FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. SPOILER, AT BEST, LOOSELY CONNECTS TO CAR. FURTHER, THE DESIGN OF THE SPOILER IS SO LOW THAT IT WILL SCRAPE CURB STOPS AND ORDINARY DRIVEWAYS FURTHER EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. *TR