2002 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DODGE DURANGO, WHO RAN A RED LIGHT. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT SAVED ME BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T INFLATE ON IMPACT EVEN THOUGH SENSOR IS VISIBLY SHOWING IN THE DAMAGE, THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GLENN SCHWEICKERT. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER AN IMPACT. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I BROAD SIDED A VAN. MY CAR IS TOTALED. THE FRONT END IS DEMOLISHED. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED CHEST INJURIES AND NECK INJURIES. THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAGS IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED AND CRUSHED WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR USED TO BE. I DID CALL HONDA EXPECTING THEM TO BE AT LEAST INTERESTED BUT THEY WERE LESS THAN INTERESTED. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR BUT THEY REFUSED TO LET ME DO SO. THEY DID SAY THE AIRBAGS ONLY DEPLOY DURING A "SEVERE" IMPACT. I POINTED OUT TO THE GUY THAT THE OWNER'S BOOK SAYS "MODERATE TO SEVERE". HE JUST SAID "REALLY?". I TRUSTED HONDA LIKE MOST CONSUMERS DO. I DON'T ANYMORE. *JB

WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT IT WAS VERY DARK AS LIGHTS WERE OUT IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEHIND ME. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY IN REVERSE AND LIGHTLY HIT THE CEMENT BASE OF LIGHT BEHIND ME. I FELT THE IMPACT ON BACK RIGHT . I IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WHILE DOING THIS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOUD AND REVVING UP SPEED AND ACTUALLY MOVING WHILE I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO FOOT ON THE GAS. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT FROM THE REVVING NOISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. I CHECKED THIS WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND FELT THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS UP AND NOT DOWN AS IT SOUNDED. I NEXT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, WE CONTINUED TO MOVE AT AN ACCELERATED PACE. I THEN PLACED BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I USED AS MUCH FORCE AS I COULD, I DID THIS BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PULLING UP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GIVE ME MORE FORCE AND PRESSURE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN , DID NOT SKID , SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. I NEXT PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH MY RIGHT HAND, STILL THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THERE WAS A DUMPSTER AHEAD TO MY LEFT, A LARGE PARKING LOT LIGHT WITH A CEMENT BASE TO THE RIGHT AND A FENCE BETWEEN THEM. I AIMED THE CAR BETWEEN THE DUMPSTER AND LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING, NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. I MADE THE DECISION TO GO OVER THE CURB HIT THE FENCE IN THE HOPES THAT THIS WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL. WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FENCE BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, NO FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP AND IN PLACE. WE WENT UP ANOTHER CURB ONTO A ROAD GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, FOR ANOTHER 100 FEET AND THE CAR SLOWED AND STOPPED. MY 13 YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. (A FEW DAYS PRIOR WHILE DRIVING IN A MALL PARKING LOT THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE BUT NO IDENTIFIABLE IMPACT TO THE SPEED OR DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR AT THAT TIME.) *NLM

THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB

TOOK MY 2002 CIVIC TO THE DEALER FOR ROAD VIBRATION, AUDIBLE POPPING FROM FRONT END WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES (INCLUDES FEELING THE "POP" THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL) CLUNKING AND POPPING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, CLUNKING AND POPPING WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY BUMPS. SYMPTOMS ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC......MAY TAKE UPWARDS OF THREE WEEKS TO GET PARTS......MAY EVENTUALLY TURN INTO A RECALL.......MEANWHILE, CONTRARY TO ANYONE WITH ANY TYPE OF COMMON SENSE, HONDA EXPECTS US TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD RECOMMEND ANYONE IGNORING THE SYMPTOMS,...THEY SAID NO!. BUT STILL EXPECT ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TYPICAL ATTITUDE THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SLIDING WHEN DRIVING ON WET SURFACES. GOODYEAR INDICATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WAS WILLING TO PAY HALF FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. *AK THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH TRACTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TWO MORE TIRES WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION FOR ALL FOUR TIRES. *SC *JB

LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRUTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH AWARE OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER NATION-WIDE BACK ORDER ON PARTS. NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BE SHIPPED. VEHICLES ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY DIMINISHING EACH DAY. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE.

I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ALREADY MY TIRE TREAD HAS WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 50-70,000 MILES? ALSO, MY FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY IN NEED OF REPLACING. I DO MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING AND RARELY USE MY BRAKES, WHAT IS THE DEAL?*AK

AT AROUND 22,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WAS FEELING VERY ERRATIC. MANY PROBLEM HAPPENED SINCE, SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR GRIND SOMETIMES, AND 4TH WAS HARD TO '!@#$% INTO, MUST USED A LOT OF FORCE. NOW, 3RD GRID WHILE HIT AT HIGHER RPM, ABOUT 4,000 AND OVER. DURING THE MORNING, OR JUST STARTING TO DRIVE THE CAR, SOMETIME, I WOULD SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AND WHILE RELEASE THE CLUTCH, IT WOULD GRIND 5TH GEAR AND PREVENT FROM GOING IN. THIS HAPPENED BETWEEN 3-5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIME, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBLEM FROM THE ABUSE WHICH I DON'T ABUSE ME CAR. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SAME CAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME DEALERSHIP ARE NICE ENOUGH TO FIX IT, BUT AROUND HERE, THEY JUST WANT TO RIP ME OFF.*AK

I WAS HEARING NOISES THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK TO HERITAGE HONDA IN WESTMINSTER, MD TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN SIX WEEKS SINCE THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AND THE STRUT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. I CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR CAR IN CALIFORNIA, THEY ADMITTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUT, BUT SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECT OR RECALL. I FILE A CASE WITH HONDA. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *NLM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE STRUTS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION, THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THERE WAS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. *JB *TT

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX 1.7L V6 HAS SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE DEALER HAS FIXED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. PEOPLE ARE GETTING STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT WITH CHILDREN ETC...THIS IS DANGEROUS. PEOPLE HAS OFTEN TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO FIX THESE VEHICLES SO EVEN THOUGHT HONDA HAS A HIGH REPORT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT'S EVEN HIGHER DUE TO THE ABOVE REASON, THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHERS. WITH THE COMPLAINTS THEY DO HAVE ON FILE THEY SHOULD ALREADY THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT IDENTIFYING WITH IT. GETTING STRANDED WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM COULD BE FATAL DUE TO BEING STRANDED AT NIGHT OR EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THEN WHO WOULD BE THE BLAME....NO ONE!!!! *TR

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

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GRACE HONDA LOCATED AT 345 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN BRUNO CA. LAST 11-03-02 MY HUSBAND ENRIQUE LIM PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CIVIC HONDA SI . GRACE HONDA HAD PRE-INSTALLED AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES. THIS MODIFICATION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER HONDA. 02-06-03 I BROUGHT BACK MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO GRACE HONDA COMPLAINING THAT MY TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE SEVERAL BUBBLES ON THE WALL OF THE TIRE. I INFORMED GRACE HONDA THAT THESE AFTER MARKET TIRES AND WHEELS MIS-MATCH ODD SIZED RIM AND TIRES WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL TIRE EXPLOSIONS, SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. 02-07-03 SALES MGR. ROMAN TIOSECO AND BOBBY QUEMA REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS. THEY STATED THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . GRACE HONDA SAID THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGED CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS, POT HOLES AND UNEVEN STREET PAVEMENT. I REQUESTED GRACE HONDA TO REPLACE THESE AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES AND INSTALL THE ORIGINAL HONDA EQUIPMENT BUT THEY REFUSED TO RESOLVE THESE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. GRACE HONDA MODIFIED THE VEHICLE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO MISLEAD CONSUMER THAT THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND CONVINCED ME THAT THEY INSTALLED A BETTER QUALITY TIRES WHICH I PAYED ADDITIONAL $ 1,595.00. GRACE HONDA DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS, POT HOLES AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT.GRACE HONDA WERE ENGAGED IN VERY UNFAIR BUSINESS PRATICES, GROSS RECKLESS NEGLIGENCE AND HAVING NO REGARDS FOR SAFETY. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD BUT THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME A ULTIMATE LEMON BECAUSE THEY MODIFIED THE WHEELS AND TIRES AND INSTALLED POOR QUALITY PRODUTS. THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WILL EXPLODE ANYTIME AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS. GRACE HONDA INFORMED ME LAST 02-28-03 THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WHEELS AND TIRES. *JB

WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED WITH NO EVIDENT OF DEBRIS FROM HWY. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX PER THE WARRANTY! THIS IS A 4 MONTHS OLD CAR. ALSO WHEN APPLY BRAKE. LOUD NOISE FROM SOME KIND OF BRAKE LINKAGE SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA...??? *NLM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN 2003; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY RECENTLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS) ON MARCH 6, 2019. PAUL MILLER HONDA OF WEST CALDWELL (1170 BLOOMFIELD AVE, WEST CALDWELL, NJ 07006, (973) 808-9100) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER TO VERIFY IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *JB

ON JANUARY 31 2003 I REPORTED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT MY SRS LIGHT WAS ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT BUCKLE SENSOR STATING THAT IT WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE RETURNED ON DECEMBER 12 2003 AND ON MAY 17 2004 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ALLEGEDLY FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE PASSENGER SEATBEALT SENSOR EVERYTIME. ON JUNE 5 2004 THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. SO MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO WRITE YOU AND CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN!! *AK

WHILE WARMING VEHICLE AND WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE SOON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE CAR STILL ROLLED BACK ALMOST INTO THE STREET IF I DIDN'T GET THERE ANY LATER. *JB

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN A SLOW TURN WAS MADE.*JB

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN A SLOW TURN WAS MADE. *JB

FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,AND IT COULD CAUSE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OFAN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS ...*AK

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON A FRONT END COLLISION. MR SCC *JB

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEM, PROBLEM REMAINED FIXED FOR ABOUT 7 DAYS THEN RECURRED. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP REPAIR LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH THEN RECURRED. AGAIN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIR LASTED ONLY A FEW HOURS. CALLED HONDA COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS BUT TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IF IT RECURRED TO AGAIN CALL COMPANY TO FILE COMPLAINT. ON 4TH VISIT DEALERSHIP GOT INFORMATION FROM COMPANY AND REPAIRED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER, THIS OCCURRED 5/03. HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM SINCE, HOWEVER HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS A CAUSE OF GREAT CONCERN SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE. WE DID HAVE A MINOR COLLISION AT 7 MPH IN 2/02 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE LOW RATE OF SPEED BUT NOW I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY POSSIBLY BE DEFECTIVE.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. *JB. THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH WHEN A STOP WAS MADE. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT STRUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART ON STOCK AND THEY HAVE A BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND HAS STATED THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER .ALSO STATED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON THE TO DOOR COUPE EX. TS NO DATE YET FOR REPAIRS. *TT

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHILE APPLYING THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. THEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO INDENTIFIABLE REASON. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER, AND HE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY IT WAS ON. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE SRS COMPUTER UNIT ITSELF THAT WAS THE CAUSE. THE SAFETY IMPLICATION IS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THE SRS UNIT WILL BE REPLACED, COSTING AROUND $600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*AK

I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE

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

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

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

I SUSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE FOR THE 02 HONDA CIVIC SI IS DEFECTIVE. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES BUT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD ON MY DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGEOVER. SINCE THESE 2 INCIDENTS, I'VE ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WAITING FOR LIGHT CHANGEOVER AND WHEN PARKED, I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE AS WELL. THE TIMES THE CAR ROLLED, I WAS ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. SEVERAL PEOPLE ON EDMUNDS.COM AND EPHATCH.COM FORUM HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADJUSTER BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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

I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT HARDLY MOVED AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM MY FOOT DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT ON (WHICH I HARDLY EVER USE), I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I WAS STILL ACCELERATING, SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND IT WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. (THE RPM WAS IN THE RED ZONE) I FINALLY PUT THE TOE OF MY BOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO LIFT IT UP OFF THE FLOOR, AND IT FINALLY GAVE, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARD HOME, AT A VOLUNTARY 20 MPH. I AM TAKING IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. *JB

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

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

VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO GRAB.*JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD ITS STEERING CHANGED TWICE .THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT WORK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ,THEY FIXED THE SEAT. THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RESET. THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED SIDE IMPACT CRASH . UPON IMPACT,SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

I WAS A DRIVER IN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. I WAS IN A CORNER TO CORNER CRASH. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG WAS OVERINFLATED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

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

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

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