2002 Honda Civic complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON WAY TO WORK. *TR

HAD BELTS AND WATER PUMP CHANGED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC LOAD DETECTOR. SO I PAID AROUND $400.00 IN REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSION TEST. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BLEW ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IT ONLY HAS 80K MILES. I WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS WHEN IT STAYED AT 0 MPH, WHILE THE RPMS WENT UP. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 CARS. I READ ON A FORUM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THIS WEBSITE. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I STILL HAVE A YEAR AND A HALF TO PAY ON THE CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO I CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA FOR SOME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP LIKE THEY REQUESTED, AND I AM AWAITING TO HEAR BACK. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN WENT OUT AT 112,300 MILES ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC IS THE CAR I OWN, AND FROM READING OTHER REPORTS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE LATELY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL THIS MORNING, SUDDENLY STARTING TO SLIP ON THE WAY TO WORK. UPON LEAVING EARLIER TODAY MY CAR WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR AT ALL, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS...THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. HAPPEN CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. PARKED ON CURB, SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND SEEMED TO SHIFT PROPERLY, SO DROVE BACK HOME TO AVOID ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *TR TORQUE CONVERTER SEEMS TO BE FAILING, NEED TO BRING IT IN TO GARAGE.

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 085542 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING FINE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN I HAD TO SLOW DUE TO TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC RESUMED NORMAL AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS NOT WORKING ON THE VERY BUSY EXPRESSWAY. THE DRIVER BEHIND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER AND ASSISTED BLOCKING CAR AS SHE PLACED HERSELF IN TWO LANES. I PULLED INTO A SMALL SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CODE WAS P0730 "INCORRECT GEAR RATIO" CALLED HONDA REPAIRS WILL COST 2,500.. I'M VERY UNHAPPY I TOOK GREAT CARE OF MY CAR. THE WORST PART IS IT STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN. I'M EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAD MY OTHER CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. THEN I CALLED A TOW TRUCK THAT COULD NOT TRANSPORT DUE TO THE CAR SEAT WOULD NOT FIT FOR MY CHILD. SO I HAD TO CALL FOR SOMEONE ELSE. I SPOKE TO HONDA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION , I ADVISED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ADVISED THAT WAS NOT ALOT I UNDERSTAND THEIR VIEW ON THE NUMBERS OF CAR THEY HAVE MADE BUT SOMEONE COULD DIE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ADVISED TO SPEAK TO MY DEALERSHIP SO I WILL BUT THANK GOD NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT BUT DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED FOR HONDA TO SEND OUT LETTERS OR A RECALL. I JUST DON'T WANT SOME TO BE EXPOSED TO ALL THE DANGE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ERRATICALLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HEATING- OUTSIDE WINDSHIELD FREEZES WITH CHUNKS OF ICE AFTER DEFROSTING. INSIDE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP ALL THE TIME MEANING YOU NEED TO KEEP ADJUSTING KNOBS AND TURNING DEFROSTERS AND AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON AND THEN OFF TO GET SOME HEAT BACK. REAR DEFOGGER LEAVE CHUNKS OF ICE ON REAR BACK WINDOW . VISION SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. THIS OCCURS WHEN CAR SHIFTS. HONDA WILL NOT RECALL THIS OBVIOUS MODEL DEFECT IN THOUSANDS OF THEIR 02 CIVIC. *TR

I OWN 20002 HONDA CIVIC AUTO TRANSMISSION. I STARTED DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING. IT START REVVING HARDER AND HARDER. I'M LUCKY I MADE IT HOME. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS FULL, CLEAN AND CORRECT COLOR. I DECEIVED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS HORRIFIED TO FOUND OUT IT HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING IT PAID OFF LESS THEN A YEAR. I WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN. *TR

STARTED OUT AS A WHINING COMING FROM TRANSMISSION THEN MONTH LATER TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT. *TR

I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BEING USED. WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. 1 WEEK LATER ON 12/16/2008 CAR'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. IT FAILED AT 114000 MILES. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT A LOT OF OTHER 2002 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AROUND THE 100K MILE MARK. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE WELL KNOWN AS DEPENDABLE CARS AND MARKET THEIR CARS THAT WAY. IT IS VERY DECEITFUL. I'VE HAD OLDER CIVIC'S THAT LASTED UP TO 200000 MILES AND I TRADED IT IN AND HAD NO ISSUES. *TR

MY CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BLEW MONDAY NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAD BEEN REVVING UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ACCELERATING. IT IS ONLY A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 87,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON MADISON AVE. JUST PASSING MANZINITA IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANYTHING. I HAD NO WARNING. I FINALLY GOT IT TO MY DAYCARE 20 MINUTES AFTER IT BLEW AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY MOM SEARCHED 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. HONDA NOW WANTS ME TO PAY $3111.22 TO FIX IT AND DID NOT MENTION THAT THEY HAVE FIXED IT FOR FREE FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I FOUND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A LITTLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. THEY CHANGED IT AS WELL AS GIVING ME A TIMING BELT SERVICE PACKAGE ($635) AND SPARKPLUG CHANGE ($200). UPON TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A RESTART THEY MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT GAVE THE ERROR CODE CORRESPONDING TO "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" WHICH IN TURN TRANSLATED TO COMPLETE AND TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH MODELS IN THE EARLY 2000S. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND AFTER A WEEK OF REVIEW THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD DISCOUNT $700 OFF OF A NEW TRANSMISSION...SO I'M STILL OUT $2,500. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND THEN THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA REPORTS THAT THE HAVE A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON ALL SEATBELTS, BUT NOT THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IN 2004 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 95,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE STREET NEEDING A TOW TO GET HOME. THE FIRST ESTIMATE FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS $2700. I MAY END UP SELLING THE CAR AT A REDUCED PRICE JUST TO TRY AND GET RID OF IT. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND DRIVEN RELATIVELY LOW MILES, AS I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY PLACE OF WORK. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS A TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SINCE DAY ONE. BOUGHT IT NEW. DEALER TOOK 3MTHS. TO FIX AT FIRST. NOW, AT ABOUT 78K MI., MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING TO 4TH & 5TH GEAR. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR

OUR HONDA CIVIC 2002 ALSO IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS, IN THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC). THE MECHANIC RESET THE LIGHT, BUT IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. I WOULDN'T CARE IF THERE TRULY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, LIKE THE MECHANIC STATES, HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO PASS STATE INSPECTION, IT CAN NOT BE ON. THUS, IT WILL BE COSTLY FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHICH ALREADY HAS CHARGED AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED MY HUSBAND BUY A HONDA FOR THE RELIABILITY FACTOR, BUT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SRS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, IT'S LOOKING LIKE MY HUSBANDS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE IS FAIRING BETTER IN REPAIRS THAN MY HONDA?? SAD!!!!! VERY SAD!!!*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY QUICKLY SHUT OFF. SHE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

WAS RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND FOUND OTHER CAR COMPLAINT RESOURCES WEBSITE STATING OVER A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS COMING ON AT SIMILAR MILEAGES FOR THIS CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS COSTLY AND SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH SAID CAR MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) WAS REFERENCED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED. THE REPAIR COST $400. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN 50 MPH TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. IT IS IN THE SHOP GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH SI FRONT SEATS. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SEATS CHANGED OUT AND REPORTS THAT SRS LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO. LIGHT WAS RESET. I PURCHASED CAR FOR MY SON A WEEK AGO AND NOW THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I HAVE NO FAITH THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE HONDA EXPORT SERVICE BULLETIN 02-904 WHERE IT STATES THE OPDS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE DRIVING/RIDING IN. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER, BUT I AM SURE THE RESULTS WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND NO BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE'S REPAIRS THAT HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY. HONDA NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHY SO MANY SYSTEMS ARE FAILING AND PERFORM PROPER REPAIRS THAT LEAVE A WORKING AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE - TRANSMISSION NOISE BETWEEN 10-40 MPH. AS TRANSMISSION WOULD CHANGE GEARS, NOISE WOULD REDUCE. NOISE WOULD GET WORSE AS CAR ACCELERATED. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL/MAKE - HONDA WILL NOT RECALL OR REPAIR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2002. THE CAR ALWAYS SORT OF JUMPED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS. I DID TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AT THE FIRST FEW REQUIRED SERVICES. THEY MADE OFF LIKE IT WAS JUST NORMAL SO I DROPPED COMPLAINING. THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND 4 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. I FOUND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM YOUR SITE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MGR AT LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED. HE EMPHATICALLY STATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED IN FACT SINCE I USE SYNTHETIC OIL MORE THAN REQUIRED. I HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS FOR BIG MILE CHECK UPS OR OTHER REPUTABLE SERVICE PLACES FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES. I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER HONDA CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND THEY ALL GOT WAY OVER 130K MILES BEFORE I TRADED OR SOLD THEM AND NONE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT. THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION. IT MAKES NO SENSE HOW A TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC GOES UP. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE. I HAVE READ SO MUCH ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THE HONDAS' HAVE AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT'S AN EXPENSE AND THEY WON'T RECALL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL IT IS BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DIED. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED. I NEVER GOT A WARNING STATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO BE REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS. NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAR NOT MOVABLE. SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT UNDER 2002 HONDA CIVIC AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. *TR

I STARTED TO FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING LITTLE BY LITTLE AND IT JUST GOT WORST FROM THERE TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY. IT JUST REVS AND DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS IT WILL BE MORE OR LESS THAN ABOUT $1,500 TO 2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WISH THEY COULD HAD MADE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING UNIT FELT LOOSE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON THURSDAY 10SEP2008 I ARRIVED HOME IN THE EVENING AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THEY WENT OUT, BUT I CLEARLY HAD JUST DRIVEN HOME IN THE DARK WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED BULB, CHECKED FUSES, ETC WITH NO USEFUL RESULT. ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED NHTSA RECALL 04V086000, WHICH INCLUDES THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS OUT OF TOWN (NOT USING CAR) FOR A BIT OVER A WEEK, AND THEN ON 20SEP2008 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (OURISMAN HONDA IN BETHESDA MD). DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT REQUIRED ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR ($358.76) BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RANGE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN ON MY VEHICLE IS , WHILE THE RECALL INCLUDED THE RANGE SHHEP3...2U300001 THRU SHHEP3...2U300222. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 46313. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER (JUAN QUINTERO) GAVE ME A COPY OF HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-015, WHICH WAS ABOUT THIS RECALL. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR THEY PERFORMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN. ON 02OCT2008 I CALLED HONDA (1-800-999-1009) TO REQUEST THAT THEY COVER THE REPAIR. THE PHONE REP WAS PRETTY FIRM THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN WASN'T IN RANGE. SHE SAID I COULD REQUEST ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND SAID THAT THIS WAS ENTERED AS CASE NUMBER N032008-10-0200448 I HAVE NOT YET REQUESTED REVIEW OF THIS CASE, LARGELY BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUT-OF-RANGE VI

HONDA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR SRS SENSOR LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. ANY CURSORY EXAMINATION OF BLOGS WILL ILLUMINATE THAT THIS DEFECT IS VERY COMMON. I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOW THAT A MALFUNCTION OF THE SENSOR IN THE BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY IS CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO APPEAR ON MY PANEL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS DEFECT. HONDA IS ROUTINELY REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT FREE-OF-CHARGE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY + LABOR RANGES FROM $350 - $600. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. FOR THE SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS AND TO REDUCE LITIGATION, IT WOULD BE JUDICIOUS FOR THE NHTSA TO RESEARCH THIS AND SUBSEQUENTLY INSTRUCT HONDA TO PERFORM A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT. INTERESTINGLY, THERE ARE LAWYERS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THIS AREA; THEY ARE CALLED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION ATTORNEYS. THE FAVOR OF A RESPONSE DELINEATING YOUR COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SWITCH AND OFFERED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT WERE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT AND HARNESS WERE FUNCTIONING THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SWITCH THAT FAILED IN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAMS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO WORK, HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAMS DID WORK. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB

ON SUNDAY 9-7-08 AT APX. 0945 HOURS I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-64 IN HUNTINGTON, WV AT MILE MARKER 14 ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. I STARTED TO HEAR A FLAPPING NOISE AND THEN A GRINDING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AT THE ADJACENT EXIT #15 AND PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY. A WITNESS SAW THE TIRE SMOKING AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY SO HE PULLED OFF TO HELP ME. THIS GOOD SAMARITAN CHANGED MY TIRE FOR ME AND PUT ON THE SMALL EMERGENCY DONUT AND I PROCEEDED TO CHURCH IN BARBOURSVILLE ARRIVING 15 MINUTES LATE. COOPER TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED. NO DECISION ON REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE TIRE TREAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TIRE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON MY HONDA CIVIC ARE THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL AND WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME ON 5-5-08. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEMS CRACKED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. "TOWN FAIR TIRE" THE INSTALLER CLAIMS THE STEMS THEY USED WERE NOT INVOLVED IN TECH INT'L RECALL. THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE WAS DESTROYED. TWO OTHER STEMS ON VEHICLE (3 OF 4) WERE SIMILARLY AFFECTED. ALL VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO TIRES AS SET HAD WEAR. *TR

I HAVE HONDA CIVIC 2002. SRS LIGHT IS ON I TAKE IT TO DEALER TO CHECK & THEY FOUND MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS SENSOR IN IT MAKES TROUBLE HONDA WARRANTY COMES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON THE BUCKLE BUT DEALER SAY IN ORDER TO FIX THEY HAVE TO CHANGE BUCKLE BUT ITS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I CALL AND COMPLAINT TO HONDA CARE CENTER THEY MADE DECISION TO PAY ONLY $95 FOR DIAGNOSIS FEE & THEY WILL REPAIR IT FOR FREE ONLY ONE TIME BUT I GUESS SEAT BELT FAIL IS ALSO TROUBLE WITH INSIDE SRS SENSOR TOO BUT HOW COM THEY SEPARATE THIS ISSUE LIKE A SEAT BELT IS OK BUT SENSOR IS NOT OK AND YOU NEED NEW SENSOR WHICH COMES WITH SEATBELT BUCKLE THAN PAY TO HONDA OTHERWISE YOUR SRS LIGHT IS ON AND YOUR CAR AIRBAG NOT WORKING YOU COULD DIE BY NOT WORKING AIRBAG. YOUR SEAT BUCKLE IS WORK BUT SENOR NOT WORKING SO IT MAKES MORE TROUBLE BUT LIFE TIME WARRANTY NOT COVER THIS ISSUE??? *TR

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE AND IS ON SINCE THEN. I TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT GET ANY ANSWERS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS 2002 MODELS, AND THAT HE'S SEEN A LOT OF CARS COMING TO THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME HE COULD CHANGE SOME KIND OF CABLE THAT MIGHT MAKE THE LIGHT TURN OFF, BUT IT'S NOT 100% GUARANTEED. I WANT HONDA TO MAKE A RECALL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP FROM WISCONSIN TO MINNESOTA. 1 HOUR FROM THE DESTINATION MY CAR STARTED TO REV INTO VERY HIGH RPMS WHILE I HAD IT ON CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER QUICKLY TAKING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT DID NOTHING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY FREEWAY AND FOUND THAT NONE OF THE GEARS (2ND, 3RD, DRIVE, OR REVERSE) WOULD WORK. I WAS TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR IS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT! AFTER READING MANY INTERNET SITES/COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS THAT HONDA CIVICS FROM 2001 AND 2002 HAVE TONS OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS. I DO NOT SEE WHY HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AND HELP EVERYONE OUT WHO'S TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITHIN 100,000 MILES. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO ONLY GET 60,000 MILES OUT OF A TRANSMISSION. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON BUT WAS TOLD THE SEAT AND SAFETY BELT WERE THE PROBLEM BUT THE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK TILL FIXED AND THEN HE WAS NOT SURE AS I FOUND OUT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE FAMILY SINCE NEW. NO WRECK OR ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE DRIVING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF DAY. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE REAR BUMPER WAS TORN OFF, THE STEEL FRAME TO WHICH THE BUMPER MOUNTS HAS BEEN TWISTED AND BENT, BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT, DENTS AND PAINT SCRATCHES ARE FOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR TO THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, THEN STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CODE P0730 "INCORRECT GEAR RATIO" CALLED HONDA REPAIRS WILL COST $1,700. I SEARCHED THE NET AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH CIVICS 01-03. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD GOODWILL ATLEAST THE TRANNY..... *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON TODAY FOR NO REASON. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IN DOING RESEARCH NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND STATING THAT AIR BAGS ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (WHY ARE THEY MANDATED BY LAW THEN?). RESPONSES FROM OTHER OWNERS REVEAL THAT THIS COSTLY REPAIR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM (ESTIMATES FROM $300-$1,000 OR MORE). I CAN PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUALLY HAVE TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS MUST BE FILED BEFORE NHTSA ACTS? DOES IT REQUIRE ACTUAL DEATH OF AN OWNER BECAUSE OF A FAILED AIRBAG TO CAUSE ACTION TO TAKE PLACE? I'VE READ COMPLAINTS HERE THAT DATE BACK TO 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AND THEN SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE PIN AND SWITCH IN THE JUNCTION BOX. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

2002 HONDA CIVIC. WITHIN A MONTH OR SO OF THE FAILURE, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANS SLIPPING WHEN STARTING. THE CAR CLICKED 100,000 MILES ON TUESDAY AND ON THURSDAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS! I WAS DRIVING AND I WANTED TO PASS A VEHICLE, I MADE A LANE CHANGE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT FUNNY AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I CAME TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT. WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MAKE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I PULLED INTO A SIDE STREET AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AAMCO TRANSMISSION TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS PART OF THE TRANS FAILURE. $3200 LATER I DRIVE MY CAR HOME AND NOW THE ENGINE IS IDLING ROUGH. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER?!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SOME INTERMITTENT SLIPPAGE. WOULD WORK IN REVERSE NOT FORWARD. TOOK TO GARAGE SAID TRANSMISSION FRIED. REPLACED TRANNY AND NOW SAID THE COMPUTER WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. 67,000 MILES ON CAR. GO FIGURE. *TR