2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT TRANSMISSION. IT OCCASIONALLY BUCKS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND GEARS "BURNISHED". I AM AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE. MY BROTHER'S 2003 CIVIC HYBRID ALSO EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN JULY MY DEALER WILL ONLY TELL ME THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. *TR

THIS WAS ALSO FILED UNDER THE GENERAL HEADER POWERTRAIN, BUT SINCE I SAW MORE COMPLAINTS HERE I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE IT HERE INSTEAD AS THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE STRENGTHS IN NUMBERS AND THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUDDERING/BUCKING/SLIPPING. IT STARTED BEFORE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITH ALL OF THE STORIES I HAVE READ IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ME THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE WAS A WAY OF STALLING THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. I TOOK MY CAR IN, HAD THE FLUID FLUSHED AND IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE A SECOND TIME AND AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT A THIRD TIME. EACH TIME THERE WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. THE CAR HESITATES, RACES AND BUCKS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL QUIT ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL STALL IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN CONGESTED CITY DRIVING WHERE QUICK TURNS ARE FREQUENTLY NECESSARY. I AM NOT A RISK TAKER AND I AM STILL HESITANT TO MAKE TURNS EVEN WHEN THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A HIGHLY CONSERVATIVE PERSON SUCH AS MYSELF. *TR

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH A SLIPPING/SHUDDERING PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. THE PROBLEM RE-CURRED AND I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. AGAIN THEY CHANGED THE FLUID. BY THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW I AM FINDING OUT, ONLY AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE MYSELF, THAT THE BELT IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENT WITH 2003 TO 2005 MODELS. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE AND NOW MY CAR IS BUCKING WHEN I TRY TO START OUT FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OR THE CAR STALLING AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND I AM DISTRACTED BY THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ALL GEARS, WITH THE GREATEST DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, STARTER CLUTCH, AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SOME JERKING WAS NORMAL. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY 2003 HONDA HYBRID HAS VIBRATIONS WHEN MOVEMENT FIRST BEGINS AND WHEN CLIMBING HILLS AND AFTER READING SOME OF THE STATEMENTS OF OTHERS ON THIS BLOG IT SEEMS MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS THEIRS. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME MY PROBLEM IS STARTER CLUTCH, SAME PROBLEMS THE OTHER FOLKS COMPLAINED OF ON THIS BLOG. OTHERS SEEMED TO GET TEMPORARY SATISFACTION WITH BURNISHING CLUTCH AND A CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BOTH OF WHICH I PLAN TO DO BECAUSE THAT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE PRICE OF REPAIRS I WAS QUOTED BY SERVICE TECH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. AT 72,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE UPON ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING SPEEDS OF 0-15 MPH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET HONDA'S BRAND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN ENGAGED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AS WELL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ME 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND THE CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSION. SLIPPING OR SURGING WHEN ACCELERATING AND BUCKING OR SHIMMY WHEN DECELERATING. HONDA HAS ONLY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. IT DOES IMPROVE THE SITUATION, ONLY TO RETURN WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS WILL ONLY PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE END OF IT'S WARRANTY PERIOD WITH NO ANNOTATED ISSUES IN MY VEHICLES RECORDS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ONGOING ISSUE AS IT PERTAINS TO HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF OWNERS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVES AND REAPPLIES HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

I OWN A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX, AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED. THEY PATCHED IT UP AT AAMCO. NOW THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK