2002 Honda Civic complaints

SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY - TOLD BY DEALER THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. AS CAR IS PAST WARRANTY, REPAIR IS $600+.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE MOISTURE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. MY CAR'S SRS LIGHT STAYS LIT ALL THE TIME WHENEVER I DRIVE THE CAR. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I READ IN THE MANUAL TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. IT COSTS $80-$90 JUST TO HAVE THEM TO CHECK IT EVEN IT IS NOTHING WRONG. AFTER I DECIDED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT, I COULDN'T GET IT DONE ON A SAT BECAUSE ONLY MAINTENANCE TECH'S WORK ON SAT AND I COULDN'T MAKE AN APPT B/C THERE IS NOT ONE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MY HOME OR JOB WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE CAR WHILE I WORK AND HAVE APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, I'M CONVINCED THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE PROBLEM IS LOOKED AT OR FIXED IT WILL RECUR AGAIN AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. MY FIRST REAL PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $45. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD TOLD ME IF IT DID COME ON THE SRS SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST APPROX. $400. SAID MY PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN AIR PURIFIER I HAD PLUGGED INTO DASH. ALSO TOLD ME IT COULD BE CAUSED IF I PUT MY PURSE WITH CELL PHONE (EVEN IF NOT ON) ON PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, A DIGITAL CAMERA COULD CAUSE THIS IF ON PASSENGER SEAT. IS THIS BS? *NM

WATER LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR YET IT STILL LEAKS. IT SEEMS TO LEAK IN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE "PARTICLE BOARD" AND CLOTH THAT COVERS THE SPARE TIRE AREA WAS DAMAGED, HAS RUST, AND A MUSTY SMELL REMAINS IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS A HONDA "CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE", YET A LEAKY TRUNK IS NOT COVERED AND DEALERSHIP HAD TO COVER COST. WILL TAKE BACK FOR A THIRD REPAIR. *NM

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WITH THIS LIGHT BEING ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AT 5MPH IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

AT ABOUT 50K MILES, MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. EVENTUALLY HOWEVER, IT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL MAINFRAME THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GO ON. I WAS ALSO INFORMED MY AIRBAGS WOULD NO DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WOULD COST ME OVER $500, AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT SOMETHING COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOT HAVING THIS KIND OF MONEY, I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE THOUGHT OF MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN A CRASH CONCERNS ME GREATLY! SOMETHING AS VITAL AS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE RECALLED! *NM

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T CLICK YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON TRYING MAY BE TWICE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AND 5 OR MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB

IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR, THERE IS WATER BUILDING UP AND I HAD THE CAR UP IN THE AIR AND FOUND NO HOLES TO WHERE WATER COULD GET IN BUT THEY HAD FOUND A SEAL ON THE REAR WINDOW WHICH IS SEPARATING WHICH WE THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM..BUT NOT SURE...ALSO THERE IS WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR...I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. *JB

WITH NO VEHICLE ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THAT TIME WITH POSSIBLY NO SRS CAPABILITY IN THIS VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF FLAWS IN THEIR SRS SYSTEM, AND THE CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THESE ISSUES (I.E.: ACCORD, PILOT, ODYSSEY). APPARENTLY HONDA WOULD BE PLEASED AS PUNCH FOR AN OWNER TO PAY $90+ FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEN $800.00 TO $1,000.00+ TO HAVE VARIOUS SRS COMPONENTS REPLACED. I FIND THIS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ON A $16,000.00 VEHICLE. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY EVEN IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE FRONTAL IMPACTS RESULTED IN NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAGS.*JB

AFTER TURNING ON HEATER/DEFROSTER TO REMOVE FROST, FOLLOWED BY WINDSHIELD WIPER TO REMOVE SLUSH, WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE VERTICAL WINDSHIELD FRAME AND WENT CONTINUOUSLY ACROSS THE OUTER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 4" FROM THE VERTICAL FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD ITS STEERING CHANGED TWICE .THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT WORK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ,THEY FIXED THE SEAT. THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RESET. THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED SIDE IMPACT CRASH . UPON IMPACT,SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

TRUNK APPEARED TO BE CLOSED, OPENED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I'VE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE TRUNK LATCHES ON 2002 CIVICS. THE TRUNK CLOSES VERY HARD. AT TIMES, IT MAY APPEAR AS THOUGH IT IS LATCHED BUT WILL COME OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP ETC. *NM

FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MOMENTARILY FAILED UPON START UP AND THEN THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $80 FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC" - BASICALLY, THEY REBOOT THE SRS COMPUTER AND TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW COMPUTER AT A MINIMUM COST OF $800 PLUS LABOR. *JB

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 COUPE MODEL. THE COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE SRS LIGHT THAT REMAINS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE HONDA DEALERS HAVE REPAIR THE SRS UNIT AND RESET THE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE ARE NOT ON AND THEREFORE WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND HONDA SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND THESE SHOULD BE REFUNDED BY HONDA. *JB

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE, AND TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT (<$100 CHARGE). TODAY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE DEALER (A DIFFERENT DEALER) INDICATED THAT THE OPDS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRANCE, AND THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, IN MANY CASES, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS WILL ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN THE CYCLE IS REPEATED. MULTIPLE RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THE APPARENT FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES, SINCE THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED, WARRANT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL BY HONDA. *NM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN A PICK UP TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND BOTH DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL . DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX IN DECEMBER OF 2002. IN CHICO, CALIF. IT HAD, I BELIEVE, A 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT NO MORE THAN 45,000 MILES,(I HAVE THE RECEIPT) THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TWO DAYS LATER, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN REDDING, CALIF. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THE DEVICE IN THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE HONDA COMPANY DID NOT FIND THAT PART, WHICH IS OVER $400.00 DOLLARS,TO BE UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE 30,000 MILES WERE PAST. WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICE ON THE CAR. THE HONDA COMPANY STATED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN THE SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE, THEY WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY GUARANTEE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY WARRANTY. WHY IS ONE SAFETY DEVICE ALWAYS COVERED FOR PROTECTION AND NOT THE OTHER? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON OUR BEHALF? WE WANT TO HAVE THIS DONE, BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME. WE HAD A TRIP PLANNED FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO HONOR OUR RESERVATIONS OR LOSE MORE MONEY, CONSEQUENTLY, WE DROVE TO OUR PLANNED DESTINATION, ALASKA, FROM REDDING, CALIF. WITH NO OPERATIVE AIR BAGS AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THEM. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY,I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT THEY WORK WELL TO KEEP YOU FROM HITTING YOUR STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELTS, BUT IT IS OUR ONLY AUTOMOBILE. *NM

TREAD BEGINNING TO SEPARATE ON 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES. THESE ARE FIRESTONE FR 690 TIRES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE HAS OFFERED A SMALL CREDIT TO REPLACE WITH SAME BRAND TIRES. I WILL PROBABLY NOT TAKE THE CREDIT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM GOING TO SWITCH BRANDS. *NM

THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 55000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC (2-DOOR) INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE) DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, MY SEAT (PASSENGER SIDE) BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTS AND DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM SMASHING FORWARD INTO THE DASH WITH MY LEGS AND FORARMS TAKING THE IMPACT. AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BECOMING UN-FASTENED I SUFFERED BRUISING AND LACERATIONS ON MY LEGS AND ARMS AND NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM MY HEAD WHIPLASHING BECAUSE A LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY BACK OR NECK INJURIES BECAUSE HIS AIRBAG RESTRAINED HIS HEAD FROM "SNAPPING" FORWARD. TO SUMMARIZE: PASSENGER SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM FLOOR MOUNTS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT 42,000 MILES IN 2002 HONDA CIVIC DX L4 1.7L 1700CC. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FAILED SRS UNIT/MODULE. (PART-77960-S5A-A84)

2002 HONDA CIVIC INVOLVED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT.*MR *JB

MY DAUGHTER REAR ENDED A CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 35 MPH, HER 2002 HONDA CIVIC'S PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED THANKS TO GOD LOOKING AFTER HER AND THE FACT SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. SHE DID HOWEVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ADJUSTER FROM STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY SRS LIGHT COME ON 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID ALL THEY COULD FIND WAS "SOFT CODES" AND RESET IT, COSTING ME $87.50 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. A DAY LATER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY SAID THE BATTERY SHOWED LOW VOLTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF I COULD PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE BATTERY MYSELF, THE ANSWER WAS YES, BUT THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER $87.50 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE AND AFTER I REPLACED THE BATTERY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE CODE AND RUN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC, ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER $87.50 FOR A TOTAL OF $187.00. THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BATTERY AND RESET THE SRS TO THE TUNE OF $160.81. I FELT SCREWED EITHER WAY, SO I OPTED TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE BATTERY. WHEN I PICKED UP MY 2002 HONDA CRV, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IF THE SRS LIGHT COMES BACK ON, LET THEM KNOW. THE FOLLOWING DAY, IT AS BACK ON AGAIN. HOW DID THEY KNOW IT WOULD BE BACK. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE SRS LIGHT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONTROL UNIT HAD PROBABLY FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THAT UNTIL THE BATTERY HAD BEEN CHANGED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RIP OFF TO ME. WHY DIDN'T THEY REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT TO START WITH SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CRV GOES BACK IN THIS FRIDAY TO BE CHECKED AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT HONDA IS ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A FAILURE OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT AND INSTEAD CHARGES THE CUSTOMER NEEDLESSLY. *JB

HONDA CIVIC EX, SRS LIGHT STAYS ON . *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE JUNE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP SEVEN TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GOING BACK FOR THE 8TH TIME ON THE SAME ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT I WOULD PREFER TO GET INTO A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS POINT BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM PRESENTLY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. FAILURE IN THE OPDS UNIT (SIDE OCCUPANT SENSOR FOR SIDE AIRBAGS). I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON MANY SITES AND THIS IS THE BEST SITE TO LODGE THE COMPLAINT. NOW SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD $800 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AT THIS TIME AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT UNDER WARRANTY (I GUESS SAFETY SYSTEMS SHOULD FAIL AT 50,000 MILES), I WILL HAVE NO AIRBAG SYSTEM SINCE THE SIDES ARE TIED TO THE FRONT SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A RECALL. VERY UNSAFE. I HATE THINKING MY PREGNANT WIFE IS DRIVING IN A CAR WITH NO AIRBAGS. *JB

DT: 2002, HONDA CIVIC LX, WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHEN SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER HIT THE MEDIAN, THEN, WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A MOUNTAIN. THIS RESULTED IN A MAJOR CAR CRASH. OWNER SUSTAINED 2 BROKEN BONES IN THE LOWER RIGHT LEG, AIR BAG BURNED. AFTER THE CAR WENT HOOD FIRST INTO THE MOUNTAIN THE CAR WAS REVVING, AND GAS WAS STILL FLOWING, THEN , VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED PRIOR TO THE WRECK. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ALWAYS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND THE OWNER SAW NO RECORD OF ANY WORK DONE CONCERNING A RECALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON THE FREEWAY INSTEAD OF SURFACE ROAD.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT RECALL 01V329000 MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF HIS ACCIDENT. *JB

HEARD AND FELT NOISE AND ROUGHNESS IN REAR WHEEL DURING TURNS AND DECELERATION. FOUND INNER FLANGE BEARING TO BE THE CAUSE.

SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINS LIT ALL THE TIME. WENT TO 2 HONDA DEALERS IN UNION COUNTY (ROUTE22 HONDA AND PLANET HONDA) WAS CHARGED WITH DIAGNOSTIC FEES BUT PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVE. SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR WHEN DRIVEN (SRS LGHT ON CONTINOUSLY)

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR VEHICLE, I WAS IN A REAR AND FRONT IN COLLISION IN THIS CAR. THE FRONT BUMBER FELL OFF, AND THE RAIDITIOR GOT BENT IN AND THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER BROKE OFF. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WENT OFF, BUT THE DIVER AIR BAG DID NOT. IS THERE ANY OTHER CASES OF THIS , THAT HAPPENED TO THID YEAR AND MAKE MODEL, ALSO I CAN EMAIL YOU PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE

2002 HONDA CIVIC, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE NEW IN 2002, THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENELY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUES TO REV UP TO 3000RPM WHILE BRAKING, DEFINITELY NOT WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, TWICE IN REVERSE AND ONCE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE LURCHES AND ONLY VERY HARD BRAKING PREVENTS VEHICLE MOTION UNTIL THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF. THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT INVOLVED.

I HAD 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE 92 TIRES MOUNTED ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY ON JULY 29, 2004. ONE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I RETURNED TO TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND HAD TIRE REMOUNTED. TIRE HELD AIR AFTER REMOUNTING. IN RECENT MONTHS, VEHICLE DEVELOPED UNEXPLAINED VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT VIBRATION. ON MAY 26TH, 2005, THE TIRE IN QUESTION FELL APART (TREAD SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL) LEAVING ME DRIVING ON THE RIM AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 11,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND PULL OFF INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. ON MAY 27TH, 2005, I HAD A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER MOUNT A USED TIRE ON THE EXISTING RIM (THE RIM APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN DAMAGED). I'VE SINCE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTED THAT THE VIBRATION IS GONE. THAT IS, THE VEHICLE DRIVE BETTER ON THE USED TIRE THAT IT HAD BEEN ON THE TIRE THAT FAILED. TO DATE, BRIDGESTONE IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CAN'T PROVIDE THE TIRE TO THEM FOR INSPECTION (IT WS LEFT ON THE HIGHWAY IN PIECES.

DT: THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO CHANGE GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS HAPPENS IN ANY ROAD CONDITION. THE SPEED WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS 10-20 MPH. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MAY 4, 2005. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.*AK

EXPERIENCED SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION, HAD TO REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT BEARINGS. HONDA WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, COST SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FAILURE OF THE PART IN QUESTION CAUSES THE AIRBAGS TO FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, AND IS NOT DUE TO ANY NEGLIGENCE OF THE CAR OWNER (WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT). I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS, AND I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH A VITAL PART FAILING CAN NOT BE GROUNDS FOR A SAFETY RECALL. DUE TO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THIS PART, THE EXPENSE TO CORRECT IT, THE ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS, AND THE SAFETY-RELATED CONCERNS ARISING FROM SUCH FAILURE, I ASK THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED AND A SAFETY RECALL BE ISSUED. THANK YOU.*AK

WE BELIEVE OUR 2002 HONDA CRV HAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE FIRST YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND STAY ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND JUST TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. WELL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES. FAIRFAX HONDA SAID THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING WRONG, THAT THE LIGHT MUST HAVE TURNED ON BY ELECTRICAL INTERFERANCE. THEY JUST TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. WELL IT IS KNOW A WEEK LATER AND THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY GOT A DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY DIDN'T THEY GET THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE THE FIRST TIME. IF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS REALLY NOT WORKING WE COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NO AIRBAG. OF COURSE, THEY ALSO INFORMED US THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE BOUGHT DOES NOT COVER THIS AND THAT IT WOULD COST US $700 TO FIX. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT A COINCIDENCE!! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE CAR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS TO NEW TO BE HAVING ALL THIS PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED THE HONDA CARE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE RUDE AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TO READ THE FINE PRINT. NOT MUCH CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN AND WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE AGAINST DOING SO.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V086000 CONCERNING LOW BEAM LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED LESS THE 4 MONTH AGO, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

THE LOW BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT OPERATING EVEN AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V086000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THIS MADE THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT AT NIGHT.*AK

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY NEW, IT STARTED SMOKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. I PULLED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE. IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER. IT WAS ALSO MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN WE DROVE IT. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST WEEK. RICHFIELD/BLOOMINGTON HONDA HAD IT TOWED AT NO EXPENSE. THEY FINALLY REPLACED A HEAD GASKET AND DID SOME OTHER REPAIRS. WE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. WE NOW HAVE 43,000 MILES, AND HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, AND THEY INSTALLED THE OIL KIT. SHORTLY AFTER THEY PUT IN THE OIL KIT, WE NOTICED A SWEET SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE IN CHICAGO OVER CHRISTMAS, WE WERE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, AND WE SWITCHED LANES AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS SHOT UP FOUR TIMES, AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE HAD 5 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND ALMOST WERE IN A BAD ACCIDENT. CARS WERE HONKING AT US AND ONE CAR JUST MISSED US. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SINCE THEN, THIS SLIPPAGE AT AROUND 30-45 MILES PER HOURS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 5 MORE TIMES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND YOUR COMPLAINT SITE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WAY TOO MUCH TO JUST BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE CONTACTING HONDA, AND THEN WILL CONTACT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM WONDERING IF HONDA HAS DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? WITH 43,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WILL HONDA TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE NOTIFY ME

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 30 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A UTILITY POLE. SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO STEER LEFT BUT THE STEERING WAS ENTIRELY NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS WAS NOT A SKID SITUATION. THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE DETACHED AS THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO INDENTIFIABLE REASON. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER, AND HE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY IT WAS ON. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE SRS COMPUTER UNIT ITSELF THAT WAS THE CAUSE. THE SAFETY IMPLICATION IS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THE SRS UNIT WILL BE REPLACED, COSTING AROUND $600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*AK

AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER CHECKED OWNER'S MANUAL TO CHECK PROBLEM, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. DEALER WILL REPAIR AIR BAG AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM AND HAS EXPERIENCED BOTH JAW AND EYE PROBLEMS SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER HAD A CONTUSION TO HER RIGHT LEG FROM THE GLOVE BOX AND SUFFERED NECK PROBLEMS. *MR *TT *JB *AK

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX MODEL. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE MY CAR DETAILED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT MY CAR BECAUSE I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING. WELL 2 WEEKS LATER I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR WHICH SURPRISED ME CONSIDERING THE NEWNESS OF THE CAR. WHAT I'M MORE SURPRISED AT IS THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS GIVING OUT TOO MUCH POWER AND IS SLOWLY MELTING OUT MY BATTERY, THE BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE AN ALTERNATOR SHOULD LAST MORE THAT 3 YEARS ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS LAST HONDA THAT I HAVE LEASED, BEING MY THIRD HONDA THAT I HAVE HAD, AND DON'T BELIEVE I WILL RELEASE A HONDA. I FEEL THE MAKERS ARE USING CHEAPER PARTS ON THESES CARS AND THIS 2002 DOESN'T HAVE THE STABILITY AND LONGEVITY OF THE ONES I HAVE OWNED AND LEASED IN THE PAST. CONSUMERS WANT A GREAT PRODUCT FOR THE MONEY THAT THEY SPEND AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN A BIG BELIEVER IN HONDA'S , THIS OCCURRENCE, ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, HAVE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT OWNING OR LEASING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT.*AK

WE HAVE A HONDA ODYESSEY 2002, IT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO WEAR TO THE GEARS AND INSTALLED A OIL KIT. THIS WAS DONE AT 52000 MILES(MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES). SOON AFTER WE NOTICED SOME REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELARATE OFF AND ON. ON 12/10/04 WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO BEYOND 20-30 MILES AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE IS NOT ATTRIBUTING IT TO THE REASON FOR THE INITIAL RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WILL GET BACK TO US IN 1-2 DAYS AFTER TALKING TO OUR DEALER IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF RREPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE 100'S OF REPORTS WHICH SOUND IDENTICAL ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HONDA ODYESSEY VANS FOR 2000 AND 2001 TO 100000MILES. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ONTHE HIGHWAY, MY WIFE COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.