2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR. IN MAY 2006, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSER. IN MAY 2007, THE CONDENSER FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE AIR CONDITIONER STILL DOES NOT OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65000 AND THE ORIGINAL FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS LACK OF PROTECTION OFFERED BEHIND THE VENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT BUMPER TO PROTECT THE AC CONDENSER FROM BEING DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS. UPDATED *JB

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GO TO NEUTRAL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO HAS A STRONG VIBRATION INTERMITTENTLY, YET HAPPENING NOW ALMOST DAILY. SO FAR, HONDA DEALERSHIP IS FOLLOWING A SERVICE BULLETIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WITH NO LUCK AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES BUILDING WHILE THEY EXPERIMENT. FOUND OVER 128 SIMILAR PROBLEMS POSTED ONLINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED TWICE. THE RELEASE BUTTON FAILED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS CHILDPROOF AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW SEAT BELT AND WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND PULLEY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHILE THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

CREAKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR NEVER RESOLVED BY KEELER HONDA ALBANY, NY. *JB

MY NEW CAR, ONCE SMOKED FOR NO REASON, LAST YEAR, NOW AT 40,000 MILES MY RADIATOR MOTOR WAS BAD ONLY 3 YRS OLD-OUT OF WARRANTY,HONDA DID NOTHING-GET IT SERVICED. MY OTHER HONDA LASTED 10YRS- I DO NOT GET IT-AFTER BEING HIT BY 18 WHEELER. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) WITH ITS CVT TRANSMISSION (52,500 MILES) EXHIBITS SEVERE BUCKING, HESITATION AND LURCHING. DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT OR TURNING A CORNER, LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE CAR WILL LURCH AND BUCK. IT WILL BECOME SO PRONOUNCED AND VIOLENT THAT THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND YOUR HEAD WILL HIT THE HEADREST. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA OF TYSON?S CORNER IN VIRGINIA IN EARLY AUGUST 2007 AND THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CVT FLUID. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2007 THE ISSUE IS BECOMING WORSE AND A LURCHING OR SLIPPAGE IS NOTICED AT SPEED UP TO 50 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY CONFIRMED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT DUE TO LACK OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO REPAIR THE CVT. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT NO ENGINE TROUBLE CODES WERE DETECTED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS OTHER HCH OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE CVT FLUID PROGRESSING TO REBUILDING OR REPLACING THE CVT WITHOUT CORRECTING THE CORE PROBLEM. YOU JUST END UP WITH A TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY DOOMED TO FAILURE AGAIN. I AM AFRAID THAT HONDA IS NOT HELPING THE DEALERS FIX THE DEFECT AND INSTEAD JUST TAKING A BAND AID APPROACH. *JB

THIS CAR FAILS TO START. HAD BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD EVERY THING WAS OK. ON 27 AUG 2005 THIS CARS ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER . I WAS TOLD THE MAIN BATTERY WAS DEAD.

A/C CONDENSER LEAKED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO HIT CONDENSER DIRECTLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE, LEAK, AND FAILURE FOR COLD A/C FLOW. *JB

GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT ESP WHEN RPMS WHEN GOING INTO 3RD GEAR ARE OVER 3,000 RPM CAR NOW HAS 47K MILES HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 15K MILES IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR