2002 Honda Civic complaints

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE OCCUPANT OF THE PARKED CAR WAS NOT INJURED. *PH *NLM

THE HONDA DEALER REPAIRED MY FIRESTONE TIRE WITH A PLUG. LATER THE REPAIR DID NOT HOLD. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AND HE SAID A PLUG WAS AN INCORRECT AND UNSAFE WAY TO REPAIR THE TIRE. I THEN TOOK IT TO A GOODYEAR STORE AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER AND TOLD HIM MY SITUATION; WHEREUPON HE SAID THE TIRE PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO SELL MORE TIRES AND EVERYONE KNOWS PLUG REPAIRS ARE THE MOST EFFICEINT WAY TO REPAIR A PUNCTURE BY A NAIL. CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE HONDA DEALER'S REMARKS? ARE THERE ANY REGULATIONS BY THE NHTSA ABOUT REPAIRS TO A TIRE WITH A PLUG? YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS QUESTION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. HAROLD V.WEBB

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR COLLISION AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WENT UP COMPLETE FLAMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 72.6 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, HIT THE GAURD RAIL HEAD ON, STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLE'S, AN 18 WHEELER, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATES IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 55MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. PH

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES' THAT THE SUN THAT COMES THROUGH SUNROOF IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVERS VIEW. TOOK TO HONDA AND HONDA SAYS ALL HONDA SUNROOFS ARE MADE THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELARATOR. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DEACCELERATES PERIODICLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. TS

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES, STOP AT THE GAS STATION TO FIILL UP THE GAS TANK, WHILE HE WAS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION:: MR

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC

TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON HIGHWAY RAMP, HIT BRAKES TO ENTER CURVE, FELT TRACTION SLIPPING, CAR LOSS CONTROL & SLID ALL OVER ROAD. HIT SIDE CONCRETE BARRIER AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY HUSBAND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD AND GOT A CONCUSSION. ROAD WAS WET BUT HAD NO STANDING WATER, OUTSIDE TEMP MID TO UPPER 40'S. THIS APPEARS UNEXPLAINABLE BASED ON CONDITIONS- WE FEEL THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE, OTHERWISE SOMETHING WASN'T DESIGNED PROPERLY. NO CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SHOULD'VE REACTED THIS WAY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND PLAN TO GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769310

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. MR RADIATOR LEAKED OUT COOLANT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO SHORT BLOCK AND HEAD FAILURE. THERMOSTAT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REPLACED CONVERTER AS A CAUSE. *YH

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM OR BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT SUSPECION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY INSTALLED A SMALL PIECE OF GASKET BETWEEN THE VEHICLE FRAME AND THE FRONT SHOCKS, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALER. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BRAKES WILL SKID WHEN WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL LEFT END COLLISON, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE IT BENT THE MAIN BEAM FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF VEHCILE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL LEFT END COLLISON . THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED AND THE DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON IMPACT. RESULTING INJURIES. MR

CONSUMER STATES HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AT APPROX 15-20MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR

CONSUMER STATES HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AT APPROX 15-20MPH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THERE IS A TERRIBLE GLARE COMING FORM THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER VIEW OF SEEING. DEALER NOTIFIED

CAR IMPACTED HEAD-ON TO JERSEY WALL AT 50 MPH, FOLLOWED BY IMACT ON PASSENGER SIDE. CAR TOTALED. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

ACCELERTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AS SOON AS CONSUMER GENTLY APPLIED ACCELERATER, AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A FEW OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT TURN. 185/70R14, DOT# W2RVS9H, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 622 MILES, HONDA, CIVIC 2002. *AK TIRES WERE VERY NOISY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE SUSPENSION AND MAYBE THIS IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE APPLYING LIT PURSUER TO BRAKE PEDAL BROKE/ GRABBED HARD, THEN RELEASED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED BRAKES FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN ON HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER MAKING TURNS AND PUSHING IN CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER THE OPERATION OF THE POWER BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING IS TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STALL COMPLETELY AND THEN POPPING THE CLUTCH OR CRANKING WITH THE KEY. IF THE CLUTCH IS ALLOWED OUT WHEN A STALL STARTS, THEN THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH AND SHUTTER UNTIL IT RECOVERS WELL AFTER A CORNER. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE 1.7 L 5 SPEED CIVIC LINE. AMERICAN HONDA IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THINK IT IS IN THE PROGRAMMING OF FUEL INJECTION. *SCC

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON LESS THAN 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. MY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT HONDA (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER) HAS NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN 2 1/2 MONTHS NOW!*AK

WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLIN, IN DRIVE, THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. YOU MUST DRIVE 2-FOOTED ON AN INCLINE AS THOUGH ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A QUIRK IN THE ENGINE, ITS NORMAL, AND JUST BE CAREFUL ON INCLINES .*AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WILL SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT COOLING PROPERLY, AND BECAUSE OF TWO LOOSE CENTER AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOOSE CENTER VENTS WERE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BUT IT IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *JG THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS UPGRADNG PARTS, AND UNTIL THEY DO SO, NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *SCC

WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE WHILE ON A INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK UNLESS CONSUMER PRESSES ON ACCELERATOR. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HAD BROKEN WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SLIPS, THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT AND WHEN ITS NOT IN USE IT CATCHES IN THE DOOR, THE SPEED CONTROLS MAIN SWITCH LAMP HAD GONE OUT. *SCC

CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE AND SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE KEPT MOVING IN REVERSE WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED. VEHICLE FINALLY MOVED FORWARD AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF SHIFTING GEAR. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY PROBLEM.*AK

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE'S LOWER BLOCK, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATEED THE REPAIR WAS FINAALY MADE AFTER 3RD VISIT.*JB

IN A REAR END COLLISION ONLY PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK

WHILE I RODE THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT END (STEERING & TIRE/WHEEL) VIBRATED WITH EXTREME VIGOR, PULLED ME DOWN TO THE SIDE, AND FORCED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH.*AK

REAR WINDOW HAS SOME TYPE OF FUME ON WINDOW. CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT CLEARLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN, ENGINE DIED. ANOTHER DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VHEICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE WILL DO IT ALL THE TIME. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE DRIVER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE. *AK *TT

WHEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70MPH OVER A SERIES OF EVENLY SPACED ROAD BUMPS BETWEEN THE SECTIONS OF THE ROADWAY, THE CAR BOUNCED HIGHER WITH EACH BUMP UNTIL IT SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD LIFT OFF THE ROAD, LIKE A TRAMPOLINE EFFECT. THIS IS A BRAND-NEW MODEL, SO OTHERS MAY EVENTUALLY REPORT THE PROBLEM TOO. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WOULD LEAVE THE ROAD IF IT WENT OVER AN EVEN LONGER SERIES OF BUMPS. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER ON MAY 10, THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A SERIES OF ROAD BUMPS EQUIDISTANT FROM EACH OTHER. I TRIED TO CALL HONDA, BUT WAS DISCONNECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF TALKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE. I AM HEARING IMPAIRED AND USE A RELAY OPERATOR. IT APPEARED I WAS HUNG UP ON BECAUSE OF USING A TDD.*AK

WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WE WERE TRAVELING ON SR 540 WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER (DRIVING A FORD F150 EXTENTED CAB) PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US. OUR HONDA CIVIC BROADSIDED THE FORD AT A SPEED OF ROUGHLY 45MPH CRUSHING THE FRONT END OF THE HONDA WITHOUT EITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYING. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS SO SEVERE THE FORD FLIPPED. THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA SUSTAINED A CONCUSION AND BRUSING FROM HITTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLY. DRIVER ALSO SUBSTAINED BRUSING OF THE CHEST FROM THE SEATBELT, NECK AND BACK SORENESS. THE PASSENGER SUBSTAINED A CUT ON RIGHT LEG AND BRUSING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVEBOX ASSEMBLY. PASSENGER ALSO HAS WHIPLASH AND BRUSING FROM SEATBELT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. HOW DOES THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF A CAR CRUSH UPON IMPACT AND THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY! THIS NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER SO THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO SLOWDOWN AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER THEN RAN INTO A TREE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS SOME INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER'S HANDS AND BACK. *AK

2002 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 AUTOMATIC GEAR EQUIPPED WITH CARK-91 NOKIA CAR KIT CRASHED. POSSIBLE REASON WAS INTERFERENCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS OF CAR KIT WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. CAR WAS IN PARKING PLACE. CELLULAR PHONE (NOKIA 5110) INSTALLED TO CAR KIT. ENGINE HAS BEEN STARTED. REAR GEAR SELECTED. WITH SLOW INPUT TO THROTTLE CAUSED RAPID ACCELERATION TO BACK. MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKING BUT POSSIBLY WITH PANIC SHE PUSHED THE THROTTLE PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL. THE BACK OF CAR CRASHED HITTING AND DAMAGING A SMALL TRUCK. I INVESTIGATED FOR THE MANUFACTURING ERROR. SERVICE DECLINED IT AND ALSO THERE WAS NO CLUE ABOUT MANUFACTURING ERROR (EVEN IN COMPUTER RECORD OF THE CAR). AFTER THE DELIVERY OF CAR (03/28/2002) MY WIFE LIVED SIMILAR INCIDENCE. SHE INSTALLED NOKIA 5110 TO CAR KIT, STARTED ENGINE, SELECTED REAR GEAR AND ENGINE HAS STARTED ACCELERATION. MY WIFE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED NOW AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WITH TURNING CAR KEY TO SHUT DOWN. NOW, SHE DRIVES THE CAR WITH CELLULAR PHONE CLOSED. I THINK THAT POSSIBLE REASON OF THIS ACCIDENT IS THE UNATTENDED TRIGGERING OF THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN BY ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL CREATED BY CAR KIT. SO, THIS SHOWS THAT INSULATION OF THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM IS WEAK IN THIS MODEL. IT HAS TO BE MUCH BETTER INSULATED TO SCREEN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE CREATED BY ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK ON A INCLINE OR WHILE IN DRIVE. THEN VEHICLE WILL JUMP IN REVERSE. CONSUMER OPERATES VEHICLE AS THOUGH IT WAS A CLUTCH. DEALER INDICATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM, AND IT IS NORMAL.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT A FENCE. CONSUMER STATES ROUTINELY SET PARKING BRAKE WITH GEAR IN PARK BEFORE TURNING OFF IGNITION AND REMOVE KEY. *YH

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE SQUARELY IN THE REAR END WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 M.P.H.. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATLEY 7 WEEKS. THE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND THE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ALERT OUT FOR 2001 & 2002 HONDA CIVICS WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER A FRONT END COLLISION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WEB SITE TO CONTACT HONDA WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY AUTO IS BEING REPAIRED BY G & M BODY SHOP, 2207 EAST 6TH, STILLWATER, OK 74074. THEIR PONE NUMBER IS 405-377-0430. ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF REPAIRS IS FEBRUARY 10TH.*AK

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT, IT ONLY GOES ABOUT HALF WAY IN BEFORE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. IT THEN GETS STUCK IN THE DOOR WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS WOULD WEAKEN THE BELT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, AND, EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN APPOINTMENT, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO LOOK INTO ANY PROBLEMS. HONDA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED MY "CONCERN" SUBMITTED VIA THE WEB BEFORE CHRISTMAS. *AK