2003 Honda Civic complaints

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE (NOV. 2012) ABOUT 2003 HONDA CIVIC'S HEADLIGHTS FAILING. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IN THE EARLY MORNING AS I WAS GOING TO WORK, MY CAR HEADLIGHTS FAILED AS I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. I LEFT THE CAR AT HOME AND TOOK ANOTHER. ON RETURN FROM WORK I FOUND BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT, NO BLOWN FUSES, HEATER FAN NOT WORKING, BOTH ABS AND BRAKE PANEL LIGHTS ON. I SCHEDULED REPAIR AT O'HARE HONDA, DES PLAINES, IL. I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH RECALL NOTICE AND ALSO TO HAVE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES. I LEFT THE CAR FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT. REPAIR WORK DONE ON INVOICE #410741 DATED NOV.19, 2012. THE SERVICE WRITER CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THE BRAKE LIGHT REPAIR REQUIRED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED. I OK'D MAJOR WORK. SERVICE WRITER CALLED BACK TO SAY THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TOO. I OK'D THAT REPAIR AT LARGE COST ALSO. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THEY "PUT IN A FREE ALTERNATOR AS THAT TOO WAS BAD". THE HEADLIGHT REPAIR COST $1,877.77 ($1,326.17 FOR PARTS + $551.60 LABOR). I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS REPAIR AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR ON THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND PUT A LARGE SURGE ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR. THIS SURGE "FRIED" THE ELECTRICS ON THE TWO BRAKE PARTS AND BURNED OUT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE "FREE" ALTERNATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE CLUE TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOME DEVICE CAN NOT BE INSTALLED INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM OF THE CAR TO PREVENT TH

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 96,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS 130,353 MILES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ON. APPARENTLY HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. SEVERAL RECALLS FOR MY CAR. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX SAYING I'M NOT AFFECTED. *TR

ISSUE 1) DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF WHILE REPOSITIONING TO BLOCK OUT OBSTRUCTIVE GLARE; CAUSED DRIVER TO PULL OFF ROAD AS GLARE PREVENTED SAFE DRIVING; SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE IN 2012. ISSUE 2) DURING 2012, DRIVER-SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK, INITIALLY INTERMITTENT ISSUE. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID NOT A PROBLEM. JUNE 2013 THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK/UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR CONSISTENTLY; THEREFORE LOCK WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *TR

I LIVE ON A MAIN ROAD, SO I WAS THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS NO HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, THAT IT LUCKILY WAS MINOR, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FATALITY. AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING RIGHT OUT ONTO THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL STUCK IN THE TURNING RIGHT POSITION AND BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED CAR. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE STEERING AND BRAKES BOTH FAILED LIKE THIS? STRANGELY, MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AFTER THE INCIDENT AS THE POLICE OFFICER PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS SMASHED UP AND NEEDS BODY WORK AND POSSIBLY MECHANICAL WORK. I DID HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS I DID NOT TRUST DRIVING IT AFTER THIS HAPPENED, AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. CURRENTLY, MY INSURANCE IS TAKING CARE OF IT, BUT THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION ON HONDA'S PART AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY HONDA ON ALL FRONTS, COSMETICALLY, MECHANICALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE OR ME AGAIN. OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO JUSTICE OR PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMER! THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLES STOPPED . I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AND MY AIR BAGS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

SRS ERROR LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON, WITH CODE 7-2 "INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT", WHICH APPARENTLY DISABLES THE AIRBAG. OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THIS IN FORUMS, SO ADDING IT TO YOUR DATABASE IN CASE THERE'S A TREND OF FAILING CONTROL UNITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, AND THE TRUNK WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,858. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIP FOR 20 MIN WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR THEN IT SHIFT HARD AFTER THAT . SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *TR

I HAD TAKEN FOR A RECALL ON MY HONDA 2003 CIVIC EX AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. I RECENTLY HAD A OIL CHANGED AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN MY CAR'S PERFORMANCE. ITS TAKES A LOT TO THROTTLE THE CAR FROM START TO RUN, IF ITS ON INCLINE ROAD. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 30MPG TO 27 MPG. WHEN ASKED TO HAVE A LOOK AT IT, THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID "$ 99 FOR DIAGNOSE." WHEN I TOOK THE DELIVERY AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME-ON. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE LIGHT, HE SAID THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I DELIVERED THE CAR TO THEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF. THEY TOLD ME, I HAVE TO PAY $99 TO HAVE HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID "AS YOUR WARRANTY HAS FINISHED, AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR AND SERVICES PERFORMED BY ANY AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP". *TR

2003 BLUE HONDA CIVIC CLEARCOAT AND PAINT ARE DELAMINATING ON LARGE AREAS OF THE ROOF AND PORTIONS OF THE TRUNK AND HOOD. THE PAINT IS NOT EXHIBITING NORMAL OXIDATION FADING, THE CLEARCOAT IS ACTUALLY PEELING AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT CONNECT TO THE ANCHOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ONE OR MORE HEADLIGHTS OFTEN DO NOT LIGHT WHEN TURNED ON. PLUG ON HEADLIGHT IS NOT LOOSE, FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED OPTIMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE SPEED INCREASED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE CONTACT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND ACCELERATED FARTHER. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFOMING AS IT SHOULD. UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS

THE CLEAR COATING PAINT ALL OVER THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK BECOMES CHIPPED. THE PROBLEM GROWS EVERY DAY. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING CENTER, AND ABOUT TO GET ON THE ROADWAY, I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME TO PROCEED, I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL (THROTTLE) AND IT GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HOWEVER THE CAR KEPT CREEPING FORWARD. I MANAGED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE HELPED. AS AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE THROTTLE, I SHIFTED THE SHIFT LEVER FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK," BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE OF TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. AS I WAS ABOUT TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, THE THROTTLE BECAME UNSTUCK. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT HIGH RPMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THE MASTER MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST-DRIVE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS GETTING STUCK. DURING THE ACTUAL INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC(S) FOUND OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AND I HAD NOT HAD ANOTHER SUCH INCIDENT SINCE THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL ERRONEOUSLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE CLEAR SEALANT ON THE PAINT SUDDENLY STARTED TO ERODE. NOW LARGE SECTIONS OF THE ROOF, HOOD, AND REAR TRUNK AREA LOOK LIKE THE CAR HAS SOME KIND OF SKIN DISEASE. IT'S AN UNSIGHTLY MESS THAT HAS LOWERED THE CAR'S VALUE AND MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A JUNK HEAP INSTEAD OF THE WELL-MAINTAINED AND RUNNING CAR THAT IT ACTUALLY IS. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO PAY TO FIX IT LIKE THEY DO FOR ANY OTHER ISSUE THAT THEY ARE NEGLIGENT ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHICH MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED LESS THAN TWENTY FOUR HOURS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE; EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT MOISTURE COULD HAVE REACHED THE AIR BAG MODULE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT FAILED WHILE LEAVING A PARKING AREA AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PROCEEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHOM LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING SYSTEM. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,222.

HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEATBELT WARRANTY THAT STATES "HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE." SEATBELT SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND HONDA NOW SAYS IT'S AN ELECTRICAL NOT A SEAT BELT COMPONENT AND NOT COVERED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE SENSOR ON/OFF STATE AFFECTS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A YIELD SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE OWNED OUR 2003 HONDA CIVIC SINCE IT WAS NEW. ANYHOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY WIFE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM BOTH IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF LOOKING UNDER THE CAR AND NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM, I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT AND NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE UNDER THE SEAT. I REMOVED THE HATCH TO THE FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD NUMEROUS HAIR LINE CRACKS ON THE TOP AREA AND WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE ON POSITION, FUEL WAS POURING OUT AND GOING UNDER THE REAR SEAT BOTTOM. I HAVE SINCE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNIT. ANYHOW, THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE HAD DEADLY EFFECTS AS THE ELECTRONICS THAT CHARGE THE FUEL PUMP ARE RIGHT WHERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS A SMOKER, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AND I'M SURE ADDITIONAL YEARS OF THIS MODEL CIVIC HAVE THIS SAME FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE PART NUMBER IS: 17045-S5A-A31 (KAUTEX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK UP WHEN DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 9/21/12 *CN

MY IGNITION KEY IS STUCK. THE KEY DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE HOOD, THERE ARE THREE RUSTED BOLTS. DIRECTLY ABOVE ONE OF THE RUSTED BOLTS, THE HOOD IS RUSTING...AS THIS RUSTED AREA IS IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WINDSHIELD WASHING NOZZLE MECHANISM WHICH DELIVERS THE WINDSHIELD WASHING LIQUID TO THE WINDSHIELD, AT SOME FUTURE DATE, THERE WILL BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. PLEASE REVIEW AND IMPLEMENT AN ACTION RECALL PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *JS

DRIVING VEHICLE, (2003 HONDA CIVIC), DURING PREDAWN HOURS ON UNLIT PORTION OF TOWN ROAD. PROCEEDING AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT GOING OFF THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED!!! VEHICLE HIGH BEAMS WORK AND ALL OTHER LIGHTING APPEARS TO BE FINE.

I HAVE HAD HORRIBLE HEALTH ISSUES THE PASSED YEARS. IT CAME DOWN TO LONG TERM CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. MY HONDA CIVIC 2003 WAS LEAKING GAS FUMES FROM THE FUEL PUMP UNDER THE BACKSEAT. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FUEL PUMP LEAK. IT WAS CRACKED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, ITS EXACTLY THE SAME RECALL ISSUE OF THE 2011 FUEL PUMP FROM THE HONDA CIVIC 2011. I HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF GAS ON A BLOOD TEST OF ETHYLBENZENE AND M,P, XYLENE, - GASOLINE CHEMICALS. I THINK ALL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE CRACKING OF THE FUEL PUMPS, THAT CAN START A FIRE OR LIKE MYSELF CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES FROM BREATHING IT IN FOR A LONG TIME. IF IT IS ALREADY AN ISSUE ON THE 2011 MODELS, I'M LIVING PROOF ITS A HEALTH ISSUE AND DANGER FOR THE 2003. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND A POSSIBLE RECALLED. THANK YOU, *TR

DRIVER HAD JUST STOPPED VEHICLE IN PARKING SPOT WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE,ALSO HIT SHRUBS IN COMMON AREA OF PARKING LOT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR

WHENEVER WE ARE GOING UP A THE HILL THE CAR LOSS SPEED AND A LOT OF POTENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION OR START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE COMPONENT WAS NOT REPLACED, NOT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

SRS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED IN DECEMBER 2011, MADE APPOINTMENT WITH POHANKA HONDA IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. DEALER STATED THAT SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS BAD SENSOR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEAT COMPONENTS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY AS STATED IN USERS MANUAL PAGE 48, AND IN WARRANTIES MANUAL PAGE 31 STATING: HONDA PROVIDES A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS. HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. IN WARRANTY MANUAL IT STATES, HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT ITS OPTION, ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE THIS INCLUDES ALL PARTS AND LABOR CHARGES. POHANKA HONDA FAILED TO WARRANTY PART STATING THE BUCKLE IS NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT IT IS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEREFORE NOT WARRANTIED. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THE BUCKLE IS NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA NEEDS TO WARRANTY AND STAND BEHIND THIS WARRANTY. NOT ABLE TO PASS VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION WITH THIS LIGHT ON AND FAILURE. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS OPERATIONAL. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS ABLE TO AVOID ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CLUTCH FLUID IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IF YOU TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR STARTS A SEVER DRIFT RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER(CERRITOS HONDA) SAID THAT WE HAD TO GET USED TO IT AND THAT IT HAD A NEW TYPE OF STEERING SYSTEM..ALSO I FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS HAS A LAWSUIT THAT INFERS THAT HONDA LIED ABOUT ITS GAS MILEAGE IN TOWN... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS WERE INOPERABLE AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT FOR ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ UPDATED 02/24/12 ...UPDATED 03/30/12 *BF

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON,AS IS MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN HONDA CIVICS. WAS TOLD IT IS THE AIRBAG COMPUTER.ALMOST $1000.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD RECALL AN FIX THIS ISSUE. I WORK FOR TOYOTA AND THEY HAD TO RECALL ALL THE GAS PEDAL ISSUES. THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I LOVE MY CIVIC BUT IF HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT THAN I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. SO I HAVE A CAR WITH TWO AIRBAGS AND THEY ARE USELESS.NICE TO KNOW IF I GET IN A WRECK THEY WILL NOT WORK. SO MUCH FOR LOVING MY CIVIC. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO GET DONE??? *TR

FRONT END COLLISION IN CLEARWATER FL IN WHICH THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, HE HAS SIGNIFICANT HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA CIVIC IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR'S SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON APPROX. 1 MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. A HONDA DEALER REPLACED A PART NEEDED FOR THAT APPROX. 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. *KB

ON MAY 31, 2011 I NEARLY DIED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 BECAUSE ALL ELECTRIC/BATTERY POWER IN MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CEASED. THE CAR WENT FROM TRAVELING AT 70 MPH TO 0 MHP, WITH SCANT TIME FOR ME TO SAFELY RETREAT TO AN EMERGENCY HIGHWAY SHOULDER. THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING FOR ME AND ALL PERSONS TRAVELING NEAR ME ON INTERSTATE 95. TO AVOID A HIGHWAY COLLISION MARYLAND STATE TROOPERS ASSISTED WITH FLARES AND LIGHTS TO WARN AND REDIRECT TRAFFIC. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY 2003(2004?) HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED AT O?DONNELL HONDA SERVICE CENTER IN CATONSVILLE MARYLAND (O?DONNELL HONDA) REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: 1435-CHARGE/DISCHARGE BALANCE AND 1570- BATTERY MODULE INDIVIDUAL VOLTAGE INPUT. TO REPAIR MY CIVIC HYBRID, O?DONNELL HONDA SERVICE CENTER COMPLETELY REPLACED THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR CONTROL MODULE. A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION ABOUT IMA BATTERY PACK REPLACEMENTS, MCM REPLACEMENTS AND EXORBITANT REPLACEMENT COSTS WITH A TREND OF REPLACEMENTS BECOMING NECESSARY AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILES TRAVELED ON THE CAR. (SEE HTTP://CORPORATE.HONDA.COM/PRESS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=2003112038200, HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/2003-HCH-BATTERY-T1155.HTML , HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/2003-HCH-BATTERY-T1155.HTML , HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/CIVIC-HYBRID-BATTERY-IMA-PROBLEMS.HTML, HTTP

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003 WITH CVT TRANSMISSION, IT SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES ENTIRE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY. ALSO IN NEUTRAL IT HESITATES GOING IN REVERSE. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL AS I SEE MANY HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB. HONDA CLAIMS THE CAR HAS NO PROBLEMS AND THAT IS THE ENGINE LURKING FORWARD. *TR

I INSTALLED 4 GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. ON 5/17/2011 I DROVE IT ON RAIN GROOVED CONCRETE (US 287) AND WHEN IT HIT THE GROOVED PAVEMENT, IT WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY. THERE WAS A CROSS WIND BUT THE TIRES PERFORMED NORMALLY ON SMOOTH CONCRETE, ASPHALT, AND IN THE SAME CROSS WIND ON E-W AND N-S HIGHWAYS. WHEN I CAME TO THE RAIN GROOVES I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH AND I HAD TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 45 MPH TO HAVE ANY SECURE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING COLUMN HAD COME LOOSE OR THE WHEELS WERE GOING WILDLY. THE CAR LURCHED 1-2 INCHES LATERALLY WHILE ON THE RAIN GROOVED CONCRETE. I HAD TO CHECK A BOX FOR WHICH TIRE POSITION BUT IT WAS AT ALL TIRE POSITIONS THAT THE CAR WAS SHIMMYING. THIS TIRE IS DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE TIRE ON RAIN-GROOVED CONCRETE HIGHWAYS. *TR

HAVE AN 03 CIVIC HYBRID WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. I GOT IT CERTIFIED USED AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FRESH TRANS FLUID AND I BELIEVE IT DID. THE POWERTRAIN IS WARRANTED TO 100,000 MILES SINCE IT WAS CERTIFIED USED. I AM AT 74,000 NOW. AT ABOUT 66,000, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DUE FOR IT'S TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, IT WAS MAKING A SLIPPING/GRINDING SOUND WHEN STARTING OFF, ESPECIALLY ON A HILL. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN VERY SMOOTH AND QUIET. IT GRADUALLY BECAME A PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT WAS HARD TO KNOW FOR SURE THAT IT WAS NOT MY IMAGINATION, EXCEPT FOR IT BEING REAL OBVIOUS ON AN INCLINE AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC HEARD THE SOUND, TOO, AND SAID LET'S START WITH THE FLUID CHANGE IT WAS DUE FOR. THE CHANGE MADE IT GREAT AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES. WHEN I WENT BACK THEY SAID THEY HAD LEARNED ABOUT A PROCESS CALLED BURNISHING THE TRANSMISSION BAND. I BELIEVE THEY PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE PUTTING ON THE GAS, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING (I THINK) TO CLEAN UP THE BAND. MINE WOULD BE THE 2ND CAR THEY WOULD DO IT ON. IT ALSO REQUIRES A CHANGE OF FLUID AFTER BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE CRUD FROM THE PARTS AND PUT IT INTO THE FLUID. THEY DID IT FOR FREE SINCE I HAD ALREADY ASKED THEM TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAD PAID FOR THE FLUID CHANGE TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN, AFTER THEIR WORK IT WAS NICE AND QUIET AND SMOOTH, BUT ABOUT 3,000 MILES LATER IT IS COMING BACK AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEI

VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER ON ACCELERATION AT RANDOM MOMENTS. *TR