2000 Honda Civic Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND EXITED MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 365 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER IN MARCH '08 ONLY TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO REPEATED IN JULY '08. NOW I'M FACING THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN. SO IN SUMMARY, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN A 20 MONTH PERIOD. FROM ALL MY RESEARCH THIS IS VERY RARE. MY SUSPICIONS ARE THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) IS DEFECTIVE AND TRULY THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER HAS PURPOSELY AVOIDED REVEALING THE ECM AS POSSIBLE CAUSE AS IT WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR FOR THEM AS THE ECM FALLS UNDER EPA EMISSIONS WARRANTY.. *TR

CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE I HAD PURCHASED IT AS A SECONDHAND VEHICLE. AT 130,XXX MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, UPON USING A OBD2 SCANNER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR HEATER HAS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE HEAT SHIELD TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REMOVED, A HUGE CRACK ABOUT 2 INCHES WAS FOUND IN THE CENTER OF THE MANIFOLD ABOVE THE OXYGEN SENSOR. *TR

2000 HONDA CIVIC DX-VP O2 SENSOR FAILED AT 125,000 MILES DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT THE SENSOR - NO INFORMATION AS TO HOW MUCH EARLIER THE CRACK MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED BEFORE THE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE SENSOR FAILURE GENERATES AN ERROR CODE AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND CREATES ROUGH IDLING AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC, CREATING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTION IN THAT CONDITION. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH THE O2 SENSOR. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH CRACKED MANIFOLDS AND SENSOR FAILURES ON 2000 HONDA CIVICS AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON CIVICS ON ALL MODEL YEARS FROM 1996 TO 2003. HONDA ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON MANY OF THESE MODEL YEARS THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO MOST OWNERS, SINCE THE DEFECT COMMONLY APPEARS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. HONDA AND IT'S DEALERS ARE ALSO BEING ALLOWED TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF REPLACEMENT MANIFOLDS AND INSTALLATION TO CORRECT THE VERY DEFECT THAT IT CREATED. THIS DEFECT HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPENSE INVOLVED ($1000) AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTION NOT EXPIRING UNTIL AUGUST. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT FOR WHICH HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OR COMPENSATION TO THE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PASS STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND KEEP THE VEHICLE OPERATING LEGALLY, AND TO PREVENT SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FROM THE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *TR

MY ENGINE NEEDED MORE OIL AND THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IN MY CAR AND THE ENGINE ENDED UP GETTING BURNED OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO DID NOT COME ON. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAD THE A/C RUNNING IT WAS WORKING FINE AND BLOWING COLD. WHILE ACCELERATING THE LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD METAL NOISE AND THUMP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONER FELL OFF, THE FAN CLUTCH????, I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AN I KNOW PARTS OF A CAR SHOULD NOT FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON AND THE CAR IS SERVICED REGULAR, THE CAR ONLY HAS 87,000 MILES. I AM BEING TOLD IT WILL BE ABOUT 1,400.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES TODAY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED FOR 2ND TIME; ALSO HAVE 2 OTHER HONDA CIVICS (99 AND 97) WITH SAME PROBLEM - OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. HONDA WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI BECAUSE I HAD THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED , OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000-4000 MILES AND ON MAY 17TH, 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES-BLOWN HEAD GASKET...THE CAR IS AT HONDA WEST PENDING-A GOODWILL CONCESSION FROM HONDA. *TR

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING IT UP, CAR KEPT RATTLING & SPUTTERING. CAME BACK IN AND THEY STATED "SUDDENLY" THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED & THE BOLT FOR THE HEAT SHIELD WAS BROKEN OFF. LOOKED ONLINE & SAW THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY ISSUES WITH CRACKED MANIFOLDS WITH CIVICS, SO MUCH THAT A HANDFUL OF MODEL YEARS (BUT NOT MINE) WAS RECALLED. MINE IS JUST CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY, & IS NOW A SAFETY (FUMES CAN CAUSE SICKNESS) & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. GIVEN HOW I BABIED THIS CAR, THE ONLY REASON THIS WOULD HAVE CRACKED IS EITHER A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW/WEAKNESS (OR THE MECHANICS REALLY MESSED UP MY CAR). SINCE IT'S SUCH A MAJOR REPORTED (IGNORED) ISSUE, IT'S CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. MA 08/05/15 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN

HONDA CIVIC EXHAUST MANIFOLD; AFTER OWNING A 2000 HONDA CIVIC FOR TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST, OXYGEN SENSORS AND NOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I BECAME UPSET AFTER THIS SERIES OF BURDENS ON ME, SO, I DECIDED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON-LINE. THUS, I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW HONDA CIVIC OWNERS. IT APPEARS CIVCIS CREATED BETWEEN 1992-2000 HAVE HAD DEFFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CAUSING MANY CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET A RESOLUTION THROUGH HONDA, THE MANUFACTURER. HONDA IS REVIEWING EACH VEHICLE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, RATHER THAN ADMITTING THAT THEIR PRODUCT, WIDESPREAD, IS DEFFECTIVE.

SMOG CHECK. *NM

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR A 2ND TIME! HAD REPLACED AT 74,000 MILES, NOW AT 129,000. DEALER SAID THE SECOND WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE BEING SUCKED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND INHALED BY THE OCCUPANTS. THIS LEAD TO HEADACHE AND VOMITING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE TIRES GRIP THE PAVEMENT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL APPEARS TO BE ELEVATED, CREATING DIFFICULTY WHEN THEY ARE DEPRESSED. THE RPMS RUN HIGH WHEN IDLING AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS DECELERATE WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SOON AFTER. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM OR THE ACCELERATOR MAY BE STUCK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29TH, I STARTED MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC CX HATCHBACK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER HAPPENED; THE CAR HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED CUSH HONDA ESCONDIDO AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THE SAME DAY. THEY LATER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MANIFOLD ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $1026. I CONSIDER NEEDING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AT 82,000 MILES TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. I AM AWARE OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I LIKE HAVING THIS ITEM WEAR OUT TO HAVING A TRANSMISSION OR SOME OTHER MAJOR COMPONENT WEAR OUT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS AN 80,000 WARRANTY. HOW CONVENIENT!*JB