2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF A PRIVATE SELLER FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 99000 MILES, USED IT TO COMMUTE FROM AND TO WORK (6 MILES DRIVE), AND COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS FROM BOSTON TO RHODE ISLAND. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE, I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT, UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STARTLE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. I JUST FIGURED ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MEINEKE BUT THE JITTER WOULD NOT GO AWAY, THE GUY FROM MEINEKE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MOTOR PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID ITS THE STARTER CLUTCH. I DID SOME DIGGING AROUND ON THE DIFFERENT FORUMS AND FIGURED OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GEN HCH. I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND ON EDMUNDS, KBB, AUTRADERS, AND CARS.COM KNOWING HOW RELIABLE HONDAS USUALLY ARE (I PERSONALLY DROVE TWO HONDAS BEFORE, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS). SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THIS DILEMMA. HONDA SHOULD REALLY TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, OR LOYAL CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WOULD START TO WALK.

ELECTRONICS (CELL PHONES, DVD, LAPTOPS, ETC) CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE OPDS SENSOR AND PAD ASSEMBLY CAUSING AN AIR BAG WARNING.

MY TEEN AGED CHILD WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 5 FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND HE IMMEDIATLY STEPPED ON HIS BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM BUT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM HIT THE CAR AHEAD AND THEN MY CHILD HIT THE SECOND CAR IN A CHAIN REACTION. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVE HE NOTED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE IMPACT. THE OFFICER SIAD THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. THIS WEEK I RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA SAYING THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THIS IS WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY? MY CHILD WENT TO SANTA CLARITA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE BUT HAS SINCE CHECKED OUT. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS INSURED BUT THERE IS FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR CAN BE FIXED DUE TO THE RECALL. THANKS *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A NEARLY HEAD ON CRASH IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH OF MY HANDS WERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TIME. AS THE AIRBAGS INFLATED, I WAS BURNED ON MY RIGHT FOREARM. I WAS WEARING A FLEECE JACKET AND A SWEATSHIRT. THEY WERE BURNED THROUGH AND I SUSTAINED A SIGNIFICANT BURN ON MY ARM WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

MY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR PUMP COMPLETELY WENT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY BEARING, KNOWN ON SO MANY OTHER HONDA CIVICS, MAKING THE AC COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL DURING THE HOTTEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

STRONG JUDDER OR SHUDDER, ALONG WITH NOISE, FROM TRANSMISSION AT INTERSECTION. CVT TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, HAS BECOME WORSE. CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TOOK AWAY THE NOISE...TEMPORARILY. 3000 MILES LATER, IT HAS RETURNED, AND IS WORSE. BURNISHING DOES NOT HELP IT. IN HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (HCH) FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES ON THIS PROBLEM. MANY HONDA DEALERS ARE EXTENDING WARRANTY, REPLACING FLUID FOR FREE, OR CHECKING ERG FOR FREE. A HONDA DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE SAYS THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE FROM HONDA THAT DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS ISSUE. ANOTHER OWNER POSTS THAT SHUDDER OR JUDDER UP TO 15 MPH REQUIRES HONDA TO DRAIN AND BURNISH THE 2003-2005 HONDA HYBRID CVT CLUTCH. HONDA WILL CHECK THE EGR VALVE DURING THIS SERVICE TOO. HONDA TECH ARTICLE# ATS06070. STILL OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE IN THE MAIL. MY DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FREE OF COST. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS UNTRUE. PLEASE ASSIST. BURNISHING DOES NOT WORK, CHANGING FLUID DOES NOT WORK. MY DEALER(S) IN THE AREA ARE: PACIFIC HONDA, 4761 CONVOY ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 694-1000, MISSION HONDA AND DCH 5812 MISSION GORGE RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92120, (619) 521-6000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REGAIN ACCELERATION AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.