2003 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN AIR BAG ON/OF SWITCH FOR HER 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE AIR BAGS BE REMOVED. THE CONSUMER IS 4'11 AND PREGNANT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A LIST OF PLACES THAT MAY MAKE THE CHANGES. *SC *JB

1) PURCHASED THE CAR 2) WITHIN THE ONE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED GEARS GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I DO NOT THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TECHNIQUE AS I HAVE OWNED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS AND AND NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. 3) NOTHING DONE AS OF YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS FAILED DURING DRIVE TO WORK. ROADS WERE YET UNPLOWED FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENING SNOWSTORM. ABS FAILED AT 6:30AM, TURNED EAST ON 147TH STREET FROM NORTH ON SAILVIEW. DESCENDING SLIGHT GRADE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED DURING DECENT, VERY SCARY, LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS ON ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, UNABLE TO FIND FAULT. WHAT GOOD IS A BRAKE SAFETY SYSTEM IF IT FAILS DURING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS?

A CHEMICAL SMELL THAT CAN BECOME SO STRONG THAT IT MAKES ME LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEATED COMES FROM MY AIR VENTS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING. AFTER THEY ARE THROUGH AND I OR MY HUSBAND GET IN THE CAR WE CAN SMELL IT. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALER IS LYING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SMELL IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT FOR FREE.. I HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR FREEZE WHEN IT IS COLD BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON THE VENTS W/O RESULTING IN THIS HORRIBLE SMELL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *JB

AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VERY "NOTCHY" AND ROUGH FEELING IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ALSO GRIND GEARS, AND I AM MORE THAN DEFINITE THAT I AM SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT GETS WORSE IN THE WINTER BECAUSE THE CAR WILL HESITATE A LOT WHEN TRYING TO GO IN ANY GEAR. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO HONDA NORTH OF DANVERS, MA FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY FOUND NOTHING TO BE WRONG. THEREFORE, NO ATTEMPTS TO WERE MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM IN WHICH THEY CAN TRY TO SIMULATE AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I FEEL THAT IF THIS PROBLEM REMAINS, IT WILL BE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND IS DECREASING THE CHANCES OF DRIVING SAFELY. THE CAR'S SECOND WINTER IS COMING AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I AM A MEMBER OF WWW.EPHATCH.COM, A ONLINE FORUM COMMUNITY OF 2002-2005 HONDA CIVIC SI OWNERS, AND MANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YET THE DEALER THEY WENT TO COULD NEVER HELP THEM. ONLY A RARE FEW HAVE HAD THERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIXED, BUT ONLY THROUGH A LOT OF ARGUING AND PERSUADING.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM THE MUFFLER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. *AK THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *SC

CONSISTENTLY GRINDS TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS OK AND NORMAL, BUT I KNOW IT IS DAMAGING MY TRANSMISSION. EVEN WITH PERFECT SHIFTING AT A HIGH RPM SHIFT, IT WILL GRIND EVERY TIME.*AK

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE BROWN'S HONDA CITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CHARGE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART IT IS BY A JUMPSTART. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TWICE THAT IT WAS FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT HONDA SOLD A CAR TO ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX. *AK

I HIT A HORSE ( ABOUT 1,200 POUNDS) IN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS IMMEDIATELY HIT HEAD ON BY A CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING 69 MPH, AGAIN THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN LX. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. AND HONDA MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO DISCUSS IT WITH ME.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVER VEHICLE HOME. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SPED OFF UNCONTROLLABLY. *SC