2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I NOTICED MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC EX FP WITH 9,388 MILES ON IT LEANING TOWARDS THE FRONT LEFT. MEASURED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TIRES AND WHEEL WELL RIM AND FOUND THERE WAS A 1 TO 1/12 INCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT RIM AND THE REMAINING 3 TIRE RIMS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A "COIL SPRING PROBLEM" THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *NM

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC LX 2003. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR. ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SHOWING THE SRS INDICATOR ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. WHICH MEANS AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF CRASH. CALLED HONDA DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $$$ TO CHECK/FIX. THIS IS NOT FAIR. ALL THE LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENTS / DEVICES HAVE LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON IT. PLEASE TAKE SOME ACTION AGAINST MANUFACTURER (HONDA) TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND HAVE THEM FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE. *JB

ON 3 OCCASIONS OVER PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD KEY/ LOCK/ IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. RESULT: 1. INABILITY TO START ENGINE; 2. UNABLE TO UNLOCK DRIVER SIDE DOOR; 3. UNABLE TO OPEN TRUNK. LATEST REPAIR ON 3-28-06 CONSISTED OF REPLACING TRUNK LOCK TUMBLER AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK TUMBLER. REPAIR ADVISOR VERBALLY STATED TRUNK LOCK TUMBLERS WERE BADLY WORN; DOOR LOCK TUMBLERS NEEDED LUBRICATION. WE CONSIDER CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE COULD BE SERIOUS GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES AT TIME OF FAILURE. *JB

DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT TRACKS. FRONT SEATS ROCK BACK AND FORTH ON TRACK WHEN LATCHED IN PLACE. CONCERN IS THAT SEAT MIGHT BREAK LOOSE IN A CRASH. MY CAR IS A 2003 CIVIC LE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SOME 2006 CARS (ABOUT 25% OF A RANDOM SAMPLE HE TOOK ON LOT) HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. MY 2003 CIVIC HYBRID DOES NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. AMOUNT OF SEAT ROCKING IS ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH VERTICAL MOTION MEASURED AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SEAT BOTTOM AS THE SEAT IS ROCKED BY PUSHING/PULLING ON THE SEAT BACK WHEN THE SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED. DRIVER'S SEAT IS WORST, BUT PASSENGER SEAT EXHIBITS ABOUT 50% OF THE MOTION. THE CAR CURRENTLY AS ABOUT 30K MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10K MILES. *NM

WHEN STARTING MY CAR, I COULD NOT GET THE AUTO SHIFT SELECTOR TO GO INTO DRIVE. I HAD TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE SHIFT LOCK... IT IS IN THE HONDA SHOP AT THIS TIME. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A WET ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CODES SHOWED FAULTY SENSORS IN THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER DETERMINED FURTHER TESTING WOULD BE REQUIRED BEFORE A FINAL DECISION COULD BE MADE ON THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *JB UPDATE 2/24/2006 - *NM

SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT CAME ONE. HONDA SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET LIGHT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON 1/2 HOUR AFTER LEAVING SHOP. SERVICE DEPT SAID CONTROL UNIT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. PLEASE SEE FOLLOWING LINK FOR DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.AUTOFAN.COM/FORUM_REPLY.ASP?MESSAGE=7364&REPLYID=34100&LEVEL=13&ALL=. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENTIRE SRS NEEDED TO BE TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE MANEUVERING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. *JB

MY CAR AND MANY OTHER'S HAVE A SERIOUS STEERING RACK DEFECT THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH OR MISHAP. IT IS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI. MY OWN CAR PERSONALLY HAS A CREAKING RACK WHICH I COMPLAINED TO VARIOUS HONDA DEALERS ABOUT SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. IT NOW HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS GROWING WORSE. HERE ARE SOME LINK'S TO OUR SPECIFIC PROBLEM'S. HTTP://WWW.EPHATCH.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=60800 HTTP://WWW.EPHATCH.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=70195. *JB