2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION MOUNT IS MAKING CREAKING NOISES, THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDS REPLACING. *NM

ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 1ST GEAR THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL, IT WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IT WAS A HONDA CIVIC EX 2003 FROM RICK ROUSCHE HONDA. *JB

I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A HONDA CIVIC AT ABOUT 20 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. I HAD A BIT OF CHEST PAIN AFTER THE CRASH. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD CHECK AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, 2003 HONDA CIVIC BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE REV TO 6K RPM. *** NAR RECEIVED 10-18-05*** *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL THAT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE REVVED. *JB

I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON SURFACE STREETS AND, TOO LATE, NOTICED THAT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED. I REAR-ENDED THEM, AND THEN WAS PROMPTLY HIT ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY VEHICLE BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE ADP REPRESENTATIVE WHO EXAMINED MY CAR SAID THAT ALL THREE SENSORS ON MY CAR HAD BEEN IMPACTED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT MINE DID NOT. THOUGH I WAS STILL UNINJURED, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY. SINCE MY CAR WAS TOTALED, NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CORRECT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX, 4-DOOR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WITH NO SIDE-AIRBAGS.

THE AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN. IT CAUSED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND INJURE MYSELF, ALMOST HITTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG-IN DOES NOT WORK IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART THAT A CAR REPAIR MAN FIXED. *JB

2003 HONDA CIVIC CONCERNS REGARDING THE CHANGE IN THE CARS PERFORMANCE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR EVER SINCE THE ECM UPDATE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE, THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED TO 41 MPG, THEN TO 38 MPG AD NOW 37 MPG. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE NOW LABORS AND LAGS TERRIBLY. *JB

THE AUTO STOP FEATURE I N THE CONSUMER'S HONDA HYBRID ENGAGED WHEN SLOWING DOWN RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING.*MR THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY BE REAR ENDED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS. *NM

[XXX] ASSEMBLED IN CANADA PURCHASED AS A NEW VEHICLE. 2003 HONDA CIVIC EX MODEL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2003 AS A NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE PURCHASED A SERVICE CONTRACT AND THE VEHICLE CAME WITH A MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIST OF PROBLEMS REPORTED. BRAKES LEAKED FLUID AND WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 6 TIMES. BRAKES HAD TO BE FLOORED FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PICK UP FROM DEALER ( MARCH 2003) A LETTER 11 PAGES LONG WAS SENT TO MANUFACTURER MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD THAT MALFUNCTION. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON 30 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES GIVES A READING OF 3/4 TANK FULL WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL. I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHTS I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE LIGHTS FROM THESE SPECIFIC PARTS DON'T WORK. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE FUSE BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING. THE CONNECTION HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE BATTERY TO GET THESE COMPONENTS TO WORK AGAIN. I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECEIVED POINTS ON MY DRIVERS LICENSE FOR SPEEDING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO AND THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I CALL I GET TREATED LIKE A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN WHEN ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN. I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BE CONCERNED WITH MY LIFE AND OTHER MOTORISTS LIVES. HONDA OF NANUET CHECKED THE GAUGES AND TOLD ME THEY ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I SHOULD BE GIVEN MY MONEY BACK. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER TRANSFERRED THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP TO DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES FAILED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB