2000 Honda Civic complaints

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT MONDAY MORNING. HE WAS DRIVING A 2000 HONDA CIVIC LX. HE WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON I-30. TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AROUND 7 AM. THE CAR WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. HE APPARENTLY DOZED OFF AND WOKE UP IN THE MEDIAN. SCARED TO DEATH. HE CAME BACK UP ON THE INTERSTATE. HE THOUGHT HE WAS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON BUT SAID HE WAS PROBABLY REALLY GIVING IT GAS. HE SPUN AROUND A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. FORTUNATELY HE IS OK. HE SAID HE HAD TO BE GOING 40-50 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE GUARD RAIL. MY QUESTION IS. WHEN SCOTT HIT THE GUARD RAIL HE WENT FORWARD. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN UP. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAME BACK WHEN THE SEAT BELT FINALLY TIGHTENED UP. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG SINCE IT WAS A FRONT IMPACT CRASH AT OVER 40 MPH, SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE WENT OFF. THE PLACE WHERE THE CAR IS THINKS THAT IT IS TOTALED. GEICO LOOKED AT IT, WHO IS MY INSURANCE AGENT AND SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $4300 TO FIX IT. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR A 2ND TIME! HAD REPLACED AT 74,000 MILES, NOW AT 129,000. DEALER SAID THE SECOND WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE BEING SUCKED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND INHALED BY THE OCCUPANTS. THIS LEAD TO HEADACHE AND VOMITING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS CONCERNED IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THE SRS AND BOTH AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM EST IN MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR SEDAN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP STREET, AND WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I STARTED MOVING AND THEN MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN RESTART IT. HOWEVER, FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, I FOUND AS I WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP AND IDLING, THAT THE CAR WOULD WANT TO GO COMPLETELY DEAD AND STALL ON ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR DEALERSHIP, AUTOSPORT HONDA, IN BRIDGEWATER, NJ, AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN NEED OF A TUNE UP, AND THAT THE WIRES LEADING FROM THE IGNITION TO THE ENGINE WERE DETERIORATING. I DECIDED TO LOOK MY VIN NUMBER UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I FOUND, BASED ON THE HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR SEDANS, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL MAY 16, 2002 (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V120000) FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE RECALL STATES "ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED." THE RECALL FURTHER STATES THAT "WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." I BROUGHT THIS TO MY DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION, AND HE TOLD ME HE ALREADY RAN MY VIN NUMBER [XXX], AND THAT IT WAS NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE RECALL. I ASKED HIM IF T

ON MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29TH, I STARTED MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC CX HATCHBACK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER HAPPENED; THE CAR HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED CUSH HONDA ESCONDIDO AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THE SAME DAY. THEY LATER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MANIFOLD ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $1026. I CONSIDER NEEDING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AT 82,000 MILES TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. I AM AWARE OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I LIKE HAVING THIS ITEM WEAR OUT TO HAVING A TRANSMISSION OR SOME OTHER MAJOR COMPONENT WEAR OUT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS AN 80,000 WARRANTY. HOW CONVENIENT!*JB

DT: FRONT BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW BRAKE PARTS FOR FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, ASSUMING THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE THE REAR AT THE SAME TIME. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT TO THE METAL BACKING. UPON REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND COMPARING THEM TO THE NEWLY PURCHASED SHOES THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE WEAR. IN EFFECT, THE CAR WAS ONLY USING THE FRONT BRAKES. OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED, MAKING IT HARDER TO MANEUVER AND CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD, EVEN WHEN TRYING TO STEER AROUND TO AVOID A COLLISION. *AK UPDATED 7/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE WEAR WAS NORMAL. *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN UNTIL IT COASTED TO A STOP. THE DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS NOR DID THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE IGNITION DIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON GAINING MOMENTUM. *SC

FAILURE OF 2 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN A 2000 HONDA CIVIC, PRESENTLY ON A NEW 3RD SYSTEM. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 35,000. HONDA STATES THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT FAILURE.

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OVER GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NEW YORK. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WOULD NOT STOP WELL. VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING., AND ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE TO BRAKE MUCH HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO ACCELERATION AND HEAVY BRAKING. THE RPMS STAYED ABOVE 2000. SERVICED REGULARLY. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE CONSUMER PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE.*AK

THE CAR WOULD NO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DEALER CLAIMED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND MANUFACTURER HAD NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS. AN EXPENSIVE PCV VALVE WAS REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EVENING OF FEB 11, 2005, WE (WIFE AND I) SMELLED A BURNING SMELL, WE THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE,SO WE STARTED CLOSING THE SUNROOF AND WINDOWS WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I LOOKED IN THE HOLE WHERE THE STICK FOR THE HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL WAS AND SAW FLAMES. WE QUICKLY PULLED INTO A CONVIENENCE STORE AND WHILE I TRIED BLOWING IT OUT (I HAD NOTHING ELSE AVAILABLE TO DO AND IT WAS STILL SMALL ENOUGH I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE), MY WIFE RAN IN AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME WHERE I DISMANTLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD BURNED AND MELTED. I'VE ALREADY CLEANED OUT THE EXTINGUISHER RESIDUE AND REPLACED THE PART BUT THE ORIGINAL PART IS STILL AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. HONDA WANTED ME TO BRING THEM THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE (IT WASN'T DRIVABLE) AND WANTED MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL/REPAIRS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY POOR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION EXPECIALLY SINCE THERE WERE FLAMES INVOLVED. THIS CAR WAS ALSO COMPLETELY UNMODIFIED AND EVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL RADIO STILL INSTALLED.*AK

THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. *NM THERE WAS A VIOLENT FRONT IMPACT COLLISION WITH ROADSIDE FENCING THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S REAR OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *NM THE FRONT SENSOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND FUMES CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED HONDA. IT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK....ALSI REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, AND REPLACED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

CAR WAS IMPACTED ON LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT, CAR WAS SPUN AT LEAST ONE REVELOUTION AND NEITHER ONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE ON SITE OF ACCIDENT SAID TO FILE COMPLAINT DUE TO IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO AND SHOULD OF DEPLOYED AIR BAGS. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND HEAD INJURY DUE TO HITTING DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. CAR IS AT BODY SHOP AWAITING ADJUSTERS TO DEEM FIXABLE OR TOTAL LOSS. *AK

2000 HONDA CIVIC EX, FRONTEND COLLISION INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TOTALED CAR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HIT A BRIDGE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, TOTALLED CAR, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BRAKES FAILED. PHOTOS AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC USED FROM A DEALER IN APRIL OF 2003. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR, I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE GAS TANK IS ABOUT A 1/4 (QUARTER) OF A TANK AND/OR BELOW THE CAR STALLS (HARD TO START) WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE.THIS HAPPENS DURING ALL SEASONS. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR AND I AM NOT SURE OF WHAT TO DO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE CAR AND I AM HOPING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN, AND IT'S OFTEN SCARY AT TIMES WHEN I AM GETTING INTO MY CAR AT NIGHT AND IT DOES THIS.*AK

IN FEBRUARY 2004, I NOTICED A SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES. HE SAID HE DIDN'T SMELL IT, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A NEW MECHANIC FOR SERVICING, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE "EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED." I'VE BEEN SUFFERING SOME UNEXPLAINED HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS HEADACHES, LIGHT HEADINESS, AND FATIGUE, AND NOW WONDER IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE RELATED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE EXHAUST FUMES. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE HONDA DEALER TO REQUEST THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART(S) IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 80,000 MI. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 MI. ON IT. AS IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED.*AK

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED AND CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE SENSITIVE FOR THE MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. AIR BAGS COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED IF NON SENSITIVE. THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN DUE TO THE COMPUTER SENDING OUT THE SIGNALS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS . DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A CLEAR DAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR STARTED FISH TAILING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY CAR SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES TWICE, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. MY PASSENDER SIDE FRONT & REAR BUMPERS AS WELL AS MY FRONT & REAR QUARTER PANELS WERE CRUSHED. THE RIMS WERE ALSO BENT ON THE FRONT & REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WAS ALL THE RESULT OF A 2 BRAND NEW TOYO TIRES, ON THE REAR WHEELS, THAT HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR 3 DAYS. THE NEW, PASSENGER SIDE, REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THESE TIRES WERE: P185/65R14. DUE TO THE HOOD & TRUNK BEING SHIFTED, THE CAR BARELY AVOIDED BEING TOTALLED OUT DUE TO POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED INTO THE AIR, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, IT WAS LOOSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED 3 TIMES. *AK THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V086000 CONCERNING LOW BEAM LIGHTING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SATURDAYBUT THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ON SATURDAYS. *AK THE CONSUMER FINALLY HAD THE REPAIR MADE ON THAT SATURDAY. *NM

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP. HAS REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2000 CIVIC, DESPITE THAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR RECALL AND MODEL AND YEAR ARE CONSISTENT . THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE DESIGNATED SEQUENCE. THE CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS, ETC. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY HONDA IN THEIR RECALL DESCRIPTION. *NM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CONTINUALLY WARPING. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND AM NOW ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS. FIRST AND SECOND SET OF ROTORS WERE EACH RE-MACHINED PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. SPOKE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY CANNOT VERIFY MY DRIVING HABITS. CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SO I USE ENGINE BRAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID OVERUSE OF THE BRAKES. AM AT THE POINT NOW WHERE I AM AFRAID TO USE THE BRAKES FOR FEAR OF CONSTANTLY WARPING THE ROTORS. HAVE DONE SOME INFORMAL RESEARCH AND APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS HONDA MODELS, NOT JUST CIVIC. HONESTLY FEEL THAT I AM NOT HARD ON MY BRAKES, AND BELIEVE THIS IS MORE OF A DESIGN FLAW ON HONDA'S PART. HAVE NOT HAD ANY INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM YET, BUT IT IS ADVERSELY AFFECTING MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, NOT TO MENTION MY FINANCES.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN TOOK OFF THERE WAS SEVERE HESITATION, AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED THREE TIMES, AND VEHICLE WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE CONSUMER. THIS VEHICLE HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, AND TWO TRANSMISSIONS OVERHAULED. *AK

I WAS PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF MY CAR BLEW OUT. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS TEMOPRARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY CAR WHICH RESULTED IN MY CAR HITTING THE CURB AND DOING DAMAGE TO MY WHEELS. GOODYEAR INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT CAUSING OVER-DEFLECTION OF THE TIRE AND FRACTURE OF THE STEAL BELT PACKAGE AND OR LINEAR MATERIAL. AS I WAS PRESENT, CLEARLY THE BLOWOUT TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO ANY IMPACT OF THE CAR. GOODYEAR DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY.

INVIOLVED IN A CRASH INVOLVING THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROX 30-35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SLIGHT INJURY TO THE DRIVER*AK

DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE CRACKED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS POORLY MADE VEHICLE. ONE, THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FOR HELP WITH NO SUCCESS. THANK YOU BY THE WAY HONDA! THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND NEEDS TO BE STARTED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT OUT.*AK NEXT PROBLEM, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS TERRIBLE. VERY JUMPY ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE IS QUITE CLUMSY ON REGULAR ROAD DRIVING. NOW THE MAIN PROBLEM WHY I HAVE COME HERE BECAUSE I FEEL I WAS WRONGED CONSIDERING I BOUGHT PRACTICALLY A NEW VEHICLE. (I WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WHEN I HAD FIRST PURCHASED IT). THIS BEING MY FIRST NEWER VEHICLE, I GUESS I CAN SAY I OWNED OLDER CARS THAT HELD TOGETHER MUCH BETTER. THE CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN VERY JUMPY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL WHEN DRIVING, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL VERY ENDANGERED WHEN DRIVING. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT BY MY OWN EXPLORATION THAT THERE IS AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA.COM WEBSITE THAT I REGISTERED WITH, THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALLS, (WHERE THEY FAIL TO MENTION ALL OTHER RECALLS). NOTHING IS POSTED ON THIS. I HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND FINALLY MAY HAVE FOUND THAT THE IGNITOR IS BAD. FUNNY ENOUGH I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH HONDAS WHO HAVE REPLACED THEIR'S AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. NOW, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA WITH NO HELP! THEY TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA (WHICH I DID) AND APPARENTLY HONDA DECIDED TO RECALL "SOME" OF THE CARS WITH THESE IGNITOR'S IN THEM. I WILL BE MAKING PLENTY OF CALLS TO GET HEARD. I THOUGHT THAT HONDA WAS

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PURCHASED HONDA CIVIC SEDAN LX IN 8/2000. TO DATE, THE CAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY STALLED OR NOT STARTED. BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION TWICE WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY DEALER. NOTICED THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY DEALER OR HONDA. ON 4/18/2004, BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AGAIN FOR RECOURSE. *JB

AFTER I REPLACED A FAILED BATTERY IN OUR 2000 HONDA CIVIC, THE CAR RAN ROUGH AFTER GETTING WARM AND STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC. WHILE NO ONE SUFFERED MORE THAN RATTLED NERVES IN THIS CASE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND FROM THE DEALER AT A COST OF $162 THAT THE CAR LOSES TRACK OF ITS IDLE SETTING WHEN THE BATTERY IS REPLACED AND IT HAS TO BE RE-ENTERED. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS IS BOTH A STUPID AND UNSAFE DESIGN, LET ALONE EXPENSIVE. CHANGING A BATTERY IS A COMMON AND ORDINARILY SIMPLE PROCEDURE PRACTICED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO SEND WARNING CAR OWNERS OF THIS "FEATURE" OF THEIR CAR AND HOW TO RESET THE CODE THEM SELVES OR WITH INSTRUCTION TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHO WILL RESET IT AT NO COST. ALTERNATIVELY, HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETROFIT THE CARS WITH NON VOLATILE MEMORY SO THE CAR DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH SERVICE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS FEATURE WAS ADDED TO HONDA DESIGNS, BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON OUR EARLIER MODEL. OUR EXPERIENCE MAY BE JUST THE TIP OF A COMING ICEBERG. *JB

WHEN TRYING TO USE CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN, BUT NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROAD CONDITIONS. RARELY WILL THE CAR MAINTAIN SET CRUISE SPEED FORCING THE DRIVER TO CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL. AT THIS TIME CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE.*AK

I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED GOODYEAR AQUATRED3 TIRES FOR MY HONDA CIVIC, ON JANURARY 24,2004. IN THE TIME THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED UNTIL THE FIRST TIRE ISSUE, I HAD ONLY PUT ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE TIRES. ON MARCH 13, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAYIN THE FAST LANE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE OF THE TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE HUB CAP TO DISINIGRATE AS WELL AS BENDING THE RIM. UPON GETTING THE TIRE PLACED WITH ANOTHER GOODYEAR AQUATRED3, I MOVED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, AND REPLACED THE BENT RIM WITH A NEW RIM AND HAD THAT TIRE AND RIM INSTALLED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR. ON MARCH 26, 2004 THE TIRE THAT WAS MOVED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, HAD DEVELOPED A TENNIS BALL SIDE BALLON ON THE SIDE WALL, LUCKILY I HAD FELT THE CAR START TO SHAKE AND PULLED OVER BEFORE I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT. I AM NOW HAVING ALL THE TIRES REPLACED. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHILE DRIVING ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKES WIERD GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING SLOW. CAR SHUTTERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE IN 5TH GEAR IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. CAR SHUTS OFF BY ITS SELF( WAS TOLD VIN NOT IN SEQUENCE FOR IGNITION RECALL). RIGHT FRONT SPRINGS STICKS AND SOME TIMES MAKES A ( " BOING" ) SOUND. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT. WHEN HEATER OR DEFROSTER ARE ON THEY MAKE A LOUD CHIRPING SOUND. ON COLD OR RAINY DAYS STEAM WILL POUR OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE RADIATOR FLUID. WAS IN 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS ONE FRONT END COLISION ONE REAR END COLISSION BOTH ABOUT 30 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENGINE IS BECOMING RUSTY AND CORODED. DRIVERS POWER WINDOW IS SLOW TO GO UP AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR LOSES POWER AND GAS MIELAGE. GOES OFFF WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR HONDA SCHEDULED SERVICE AND ALSO WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE PROBLEMS ADRESSED ABOVE WERE TOLD TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM..BUT THEY SURE DID WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYHTING UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *JB

2000 HONDA CIVIC LX HAS DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MR *SCC *JB *CB

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FIRESTONE TIRE MODEL UNKNOWN, SIZE P185/65R14 85 125, BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, AND THE OTHER 3 TIRES FORMED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE PART REPLACEMENT ON 2000 HONDA CIVIC.*MR (NAR) *CB

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN AND DO NOT FASTEN SECURELY WHEN INSERTED, RESULTING IN THE SEAT BELT POPPING OUT WITH MOVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS WITH EVERY USE. *CB

MAIN PROBLEM IS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY AND SUSPENSION NOISE IN FRONT AND BACK. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE CARE INTO HONDA AND THEY GO THROUGH A MULTIPLE STEP PROCESS OF DENIAL AND ATTEMPTS TO RUN OUT MY WARRANTY.

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF UPON IMPACT. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT SO I SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

I GOT INTO A CAR ONE AFTERNOON AND HEARD A RATTLING SOUND, I TURNED OFF THE A/C TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT THE ENGINE. AS SOON AS I TURNED IT OFF, THE SOUND STOPPED. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD SOMETHING FLY OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE AIR WAS BLOWING HOT OUT OF THE A/C. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH FROM THE A/C THAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN REPLACING THE CLUTCH, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSOR AND DRIER ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ME A TOTAL OF $950.00. BEFORE I HAD TAKEN IT IN, I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS STILL BLOWING AIR THAN IT WASN'T THE COMPRESSOR, SO WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE REPLACED? OF COURSE, HONDA WONT STAND BEHIND IT AND PAY FOR THE A/C UNIT BEING FIXED. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVENT EVEN HAD IT 3 YEARS YET.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. I REPLACE IT AND THE MECHANCIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS CAUSE A LOT OF WIPERS WERE FAILING. IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE MOTOR ALWAYS MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND THE NEW ONE MAKES THE SAME SOUND. I'VE BEEN TOLD THESE PARTICULAR MOTORS ALL MAKE THIS SOUND BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RELATED TO THE MOTOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED (TIRE SIZE P185R1485). *AK PER THE CONSUMER'S FOLLOW-UP CORRESPONDENCE, PLEASE DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *NM

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AND THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. *AK WHEN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED, THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. *SCC *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK