2002 Honda Civic complaints

SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE - WILL LIKELY PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT. SRS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REPORT SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE. *TR

MY HONDA 2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION DIED AT 98,000 NO WARNING STOPPED ON A BUSY STREET ALMOST GOT KILLED CALLED POLICE TO HELP. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINNY NOISE. A FEW DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. (ENGINE WOULD REV UP PRIOR TO UPSHIFT, LAG IN SHIFTING). HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATER PUT THE CAR IN GEAR DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. COULD NOT MOVE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE (DEAD). TRANSMISSION HAD 141,860 MILES. FLUSHED APPROXIMATELY 141,775 MILES. PRIOR TO THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES. RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EARLY 2000 TRANSMISSIONS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ACUTE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. VERY LITTLE IF ANY WARNING OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT A VEHICLE ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COLLIDE INTO BY OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING 2002 HONDA CIVIC WHEN SUDDENLY CAR LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, LEAVING HER ALONE AND STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE ASSUMPTION IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE (PENDING). DEALER TOLD ME I COULD (AT MY EXPENSE) HAVE CAR TOWED TO HONDA AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT UNLIKELY ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSUMED BY HONDA SINCE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED THERE SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC HEADLAMP LENSES ARE NOT ALLOWING ADEQUATE LIGHTING. "*TR

I WAS DRIVING THIS 2002 CIVIC I BOUGHT WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING. AFTER STOPPING AND PRAYING THE CAR DID ENGAGE THE FIRST GEAR AND I BROUGHT IT HOME. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO SLOW IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING. EVEN WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR I PUT IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT WAS FINE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME AS MY CAR HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. I COULD HEAR MY ENGINE REV TO HIGH RPM, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THEREAFTER 5 MINUTES LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE FURTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT THE FRONT TWO LOW BEAMS MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE ROAD VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/22/11

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NOTICE CAR ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER BUT NOTICE NOT ABLE TO STOP. PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE ALL THE WAY AND CAR STILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH. CALL 911 AND WAS TOLD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE. GET INTO SHOULDER LANE AND PULL BRAKE GRADUALLY AS INSTRUCTED. AFTER DOING SO, CAR SLOWS TO APPROX. 10 MPH. AT THIS POINT SHOULDER LANE TURNS INTO DOWNHILL OFF-RAMP AND CAR GAINS SPEED TO APPROX. 15 MPH. TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITH RED LIGHT AND STOPPED CARS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME SO MAKE DECISION TO TURN CAR INTO A POLE ON SIDEWALK. THIS ULTIMATELY STOPS CAR FROM MOVING. HOWEVER, CAR RPM GAUGE STILL REVVING BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. FILE CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR CHECKS CAR AND FINDS THAT EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING CONDITION AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR TO HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND INABILITY TO STOP WHILE UTILIZING BRAKE PEDAL.

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CHICAGO CITY STREET. COULD NOT GET CAR TO ACCELERATE. COULD ONLY GO UP TO 15 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ABLE TO GET BACK TO MY JOB. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (COMMUNITY HONDA) WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. ADVISED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD ONLY GET IT TO MOVE BY PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AS IT HAD COMPLETED QUIT GOING FORWARD, COULDN'T USE ANY DRIVE FEATURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR NEAR THE DASHBOARD. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V086000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 210,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2009 WITH 72K MILES. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS PRIOR TO THIS WHICH IS WHY IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND SEEMED OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND FOR TAKING IN TO BE REPAIRED. IT IS NOW 2010, 99K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN AND THE CAR SOUNDS ROUGH WHEN ITS IDLING OR MOVING. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE COST. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC GX BEGAN LOSING POWER, THREW ENGINE CODE 1890 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY IN 3RD GEAR. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE EITHER A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER SAID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERED UP TO 105,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICHEVER WAS LESS. THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME ON ANY OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,554.

THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LE STOPPED RUNNING... THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. THE CAUSE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE.... THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE PRICE TO RETRIEVE IT WAS OVER $5,900. THE MILEAGE WAS 100,505... TOO SOON FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AND ABSURDLY EXPENSIVE. IT IS MY ONLY CAR, AND I FELT CAPTIVE, FOR SURE. NOT A GOOD REPORT FOR HONDA OF AMERICA. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH JUST 83,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION ONTO A BUSY STREET. WAS HELD WAY OUT INTO THE STREET AND TRANSMISSION JUST BOUND UP STOPPING BY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. A CAR HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME AND HONKED EXCESSIVELY AT ME AS IF IT WERE MY FAULT. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SAID TO RUN SCAN WILL CHARGE $140 DOLLARS. TOOK CAR IN FOR SCAN AND SHOWS 07-2 INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT. ADVISE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF I GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT. SEARCH INTERNET AND NOTICED NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, WITH SAME MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT, THE SENSOR THAT CHECKS MY AIRBAG SYSTEM, HAS COME ON IN MY CAR AND IT WON'T GO OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAS COME ON, THE FIRST TIME THAT IT CAME ON WAS AROUND AUGUST 2005. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AT NO COST. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME A SPECIFIC REASON WHY THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY THEN WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. WELL THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I WAS LUCKY THE CAR MADE IT ACROSS. NEEDLESS TO SAY $2600 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION LATER, IT NOW WORKS FINE (OF COURSE). THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT PUMP TO FAIL. PERSONALLY I KNOW 3 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEE YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD REALIZE THE PARTS THEY USED WERE CRAP AND RECALL THE CARS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. NEVER AGAIN!!! *TR

I HAD MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX SERVICED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. OIL CHANGED, FLUIDS CHECKED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DRIVE BUTTON BEGAN BLINKING ALL IN ONE DAY. AFTER TAKING IT BACK INTO THE SHOP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR HONDAS "LASTING FOREVER"! I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH MY CAR SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN. I DRIVE ABOUT 20-30 MILES EACH DAY TO WORK AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO GO OUT WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I PURCHASED MY CAR 3 YEARS AGO BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE EARLY 2000 HONDAS. FIX OUR PROBLEMS! *TR

ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, JUST EXITED AND IN A TURN WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PRESSED. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED EVEN FATALLY IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE OR INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND D3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR! WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURE. NOW, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CAR FOR A WORKING FAMILY. WE DO NOT KNOW ANYONE DUE TO JUST MOVING INTO THE STATE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND DOES NOT COVER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. COME TO FIND OUT WITH RESEARCH, THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED BY HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL; IT'S ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES RESULT FROM THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY, 6-LANE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ANTICIPATING MY MOVEMENT, BUT THEN HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE AROUND ME SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY REASON... DEALERSHIP ASSURES THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON MY MAKE/MODEL OF CAR... HOWEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IS COMMON SCENARIO FOR MY MAKE/MODEL YEAR... WHILE SRS LIGHT IS LIT UP INDICATES PROBLEM WITH SEATBELTS AND/OR AIRBAGS, THE ISSUE WITH SEATBELTS IS THAT THEY WILL NOT ENGAGE/LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE SLAMMED ON AND AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHILE SRS LIGHT REMAINS LIT UP... HONDA CHARGES $90.00 TO HOOKUP TO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO DETERMINE IF SEATBELTS OR AIRBAGS, SEATBELTS ARE COVERED UNDER LIFETIME GUARANTEE AND AIRBAGS ARE NOT... IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS APPARENTLY IT IS WHILE VIEWING COMPLAINTS ON BOTH NHTSA.GOV AND HONDA FORUMS THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE SHOULD BE WAIVED AS WELL AS RECALL BE ISSUED TO REPAIR ANY AND ALL ISSUES WITH SRS, ISN'T IMPORTANT TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES.... *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR IN JULY AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY CAR STARTED DOING THESE LITTLE JERKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MINUTES OR SO' THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO I FIGURED I'D GO HOME AND TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT DAY' ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING' I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GAS AND MY CAR STAYED AT 15 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S SHOT UP' CARS START HONKING AT ME AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND I REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BEFORE MY CAR GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL' I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED' I JUST HAD MY CAR INSPECTED IN THE SPRING AT THE SAME GARAGE AND IT PASSED WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ALL' I HAVEN'T HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED YET BUT AS I WAS LOOKING INTO I STARTED READING ABOUT HOW 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE ONE OF THEIR WORST YEARS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND ON OCCASION WILL BREAK WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING' *TR

ON THE WAY TO WORK, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS, THEN STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS PASSING ME AS MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS POINT AND IT WAS VERY SUDDEN. WHEN I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME $4200!!! I AM LOOKING AROUND TO GET A 2ND OPINION AND PRICE AS THAT SEEMS AWFULLY HIGH FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC, 60,800 MILES. THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IF THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS FOR FREE (RECALL) SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THIS CAR A 2002 HONDA CIVIC IN NOV OF 2009 ,THIS JULY WHILE DRIVING FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO OHIO THE CAR JUST STOPPED GOING ,THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING OK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO. SHE WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED ,SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET THE CAR TO COASTR OVER TO THE SIDE . I WAS READING ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS A COMMON BUT THE NHTSA HAS NOT RECOMMENDED A RECALL CAUSE OF A SAFETY FACTOR. I THINK WHEN THERE IS ANY CHANCE OR AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING THAT SHOULD BE CAUSE ENOUGH FOR ALARM. *TR

CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. 4 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR SLOWED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AT AAMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL IS GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SINCE THE SHIFT CONTROL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109,000 MILES. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAD THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITHIN MONTHS, HONDA REPLACED IT FOR A LARGE DISCOUNT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. KNOW AT 130,000 LOST THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR KILLED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED FOR $95.00. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE.

ALTHOUGH THIS DEFECT HAS NOT LED TO A FAILURE OF A MAJOR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT (THE TRANSMISSION TO BE EXACT), THE DEFECT ALLOWS EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE SECOND GEAR AND SYNCHRONIZER HUB, IF THE SECOND GEAR DID FAIL IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE REVERSE IDLER GEAR WILL CONTACT THE SECOND GEAR WHILE IN SECOND GEAR AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THIS KIND OF CONTACT WILL WEAR THE TEETH ON THE REVERSE IDLER GEAR AND SECOND GEAR AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE ONE OR BOTH TO FAIL. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC--SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, IT REMAINS THAT WAY BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THE MECHANICS ARE ALL THAT GOOD AND WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REPLACE THE AIR BAG AND CHARGE ME FOR IT. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC SI AND WAS CHECKING ON THE VALVE ADJUSTMENT IN MY ENGINE TODAY. I NOTICED ONE OF THE CAM LOBES (CYLINDER #3 ON THE EXHAUST SIDE) HAD SOME SEVERE GALLING AND PITTING. ALL OF THE OTHER CAM LOBES WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET (SEARCH FOR "CAM GALLING" OR "HONDA GALLING" OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) I HAVE FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY WHO OWN THIS YEAR CIVIC SI. I ALSO FOUND SOME SITES STATING IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN OTHER K SERIES ENGINES (MY CAR HAS A K20A3 ENGINE) AND POSSIBLY A PROBLEM IN OTHER HONDA CARS/SUVS. MY FEAR IS THAT THE LOBE COULD DISINTEGRATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLY INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT. I PLAN ON TAKING PICTURES TOMORROW AND SEEING WHAT HONDA RECOMMENDS. SINCE THE MAINTENANCE INTERVAL ON ADJUSTING VALVES IS 110,000 MILES ON MY HONDA, IT'S DIFFICULT TO CATCH A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP SINCE REMOVING A VALVE COVER IS NOT A STANDARD PROCEDURE...ALTHOUGH I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THE PROBLEM HAD BEGUN DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AND, LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON THE ISSUE, SOMETHING HONDA SHOULD BE RECALLING OR HELPING WITH. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX MODEL. THE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP/SLOW DOWN AND THEN STOPPED. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER'2ND GEAR COMING OFF AND 3RD GEAR NOT COMING IN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I'VE READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I ALSO FOUND MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I ONLY COPIED THE FEW THAT I THINK ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ISSUE THAT I HAD: # TSB #11012004 -- MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10013656, NOVEMBER 01 2004) # TSB #204 -- 2ND TO 5TH OR 3RD TO 5TH GEAR UPSHIFT. *NM (NHTSA ID #10014230, FEBRUARY 16 2004) # TSB #02012004 -- SERVICE MANUAL FIX. MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAINSHAFT REASSEMBLY. CORRECTION TO JANUARY '04 ISSUE. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10009134, FEBRUARY 01 2004) # TSB #01012004 -- MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAINSHAFT REASSEMBLY. SERVICE MANUAL FIX. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10009080, JANUARY 01 2004) # TSB #10162004 -- GRINDS AT 2-3 UPSHIFT. *EH (NHTSA ID #10014470, OCTOBER 16 2004) IF HONDA KNOWS OF THE ISSUES WHY WON'T THEY RECALL AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS? TURNS OUT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODELS BUT HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION NECESSARY AT 48,375 MILES! WELL, WE NEED THE CAR. THERE IS NO BUS TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITY. THE WORK WAS DONE ON 04/12/2010. THE COST TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT: PARTS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HAD TO BE REBUILT. *TR

CAR: 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC PROBLEM: SRS LIGHT CAME OFF WITH NO REASON AFTER A WEB SEARCH FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2001 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2002 MODEL YEAR EVEN THE SAME SENSORS AND PARTS ARE IN PLACE. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR THE INDOOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING VERY SHARP METAL THAT CUTS YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE CUT MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE ALMOST NEEDING STITCHES. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS SURELY A SAFETY DEFECT, THOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. HE THEN ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND AS HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND FLAMES WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE THEN OBSERVED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT A BRICK WALL.THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT PLACED HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF DUE TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

COMPLETE AND SUDDEN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE LOSES ABILITY TO MOVE AND DRIVE DISENGAGES. *TR

SECOND TIME! COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPLACED IN 06.25.07 WITH NEW HONDA TRANS. SUDDEN FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR DRIVING FINE AND WITH NO WARNING DRIVE DISENGAGES AND VEHICLE CAN NOT MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2002 SEDAN; MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AROUND 80,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WITH NO REAL WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT ONLY WEIRD AND ANNOYING, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE UNPREPARED FOR IT., AS THE GEAR JUST SLIPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU COULD START GOING BACKWARDS ON A HIGHWAY, OR JUST SLOW TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SPEED ROAD... ETC. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH AWAITING A USED PART FROM A JUNK CAR. THERE'S REALLY NO REASON I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE AND NO REAL ABUSE TO THE CAR ON MY PART. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACE THEM AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '02 CIVICS.

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, I HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE , ONLY THE PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND I DIDN'T GET ANY PROTECTION ON MY CHEST FROM THE STEERING WHEEL IMPACT.

THIS IS ABOUT HONDA CIVIC 2002 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT AND ANY WARNING, LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME. IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS AND FATAL FOR ME. TURN OUT THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODELS BUT HONDA IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT , NO RECALLS , NO NOTICES. THIS ISSUE MAY (MAYBE ALREADY HAVE) HAVE SOMEONE KILLED.THIS IS WEBSITE WHERE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE FILED ..HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE-2.SHTML. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED , I ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGE OR AN EXPECTED MAINTENANCE FROM HONDA DEALER SHIP. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATER, SO I TOOK THE CAR ON 03/20/10 TO BE REPAIRED. WHILE THERE, THE RECALL WAS FIXED, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS CONTROL MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THEREFORE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE ON THIS CONTROL UNIT. UPON DOING A SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS COMMON TO A NUMBER OF 2001 - 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND ACCORDS... *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS ON CT-15 IN FAIRFIELD, CT WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED. BEING THAT IT WAS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER WE WERE NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR FAILED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE WARNING. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT $3200+TAX. IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN ATLEAST 100+ INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA CIVIC DOCUMENTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS 79K+ MILES. LAST SATURDAY 3/6/2010 THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD POWER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. DOWNSHIFTING DID NOT HELP AND ACCELERATION WHILE IN GEAR ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UP. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE FORCED ME TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO ME DUE TO THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED. RESTARTING THE CAR AND ENGAGING THE GEARS DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THESE FAILURES AT THESE LOW MILEAGE ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND SUDDEN FAILURES ARE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR