2002 Honda Civic Complaint Log

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

TRANSMISSION REVS HIGH DURING SHIFTING AND YOU HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR AND CAR WONT ALWAYS GO INTO GEAR. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, IT WAS JUST A SLOW SHIFT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. *TR

ROUTINE INSPECTION BY SERVICE PERSONNEL REVEALED BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HONDA CIVIC HAD APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT IS RARE TO HAVE BOTH GO BAD AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

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

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 VINS, AND NONE OF THEM SEEM TO HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING HONDA TO COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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

S10 DIRECT REPLY LETTER FROM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN GETTING REIMBURSE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW SWITCH FOR A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD GET HOT AND THEN STOP WORKING. *JB

THIS CAR WAS DAMAGED IN 2008 AND TOTALED.NO MORE WORRIES.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN ABD THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 08/18/11

AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE AUTO TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME REACHING A SAFE PLACE. THE ONLY WARNING WAS WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED POORLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I NOTICED THAT SHIFTING PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AS I PROCEEDED TOWARD THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WOULD COST $2,400 TO FIX. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH ERROR CODE P0341. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ECM, WHICH THE DEALER THEN UPDATED. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING INFORMED OF THE ECM UPGRADE. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE LABOR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,960.

2002 HONDA CIVIC, SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM RED LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR TAKEN TO LEESBURG HONDA DEALER AND TECHNICIAN STATED SRS CONTROL UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE PER SOME SORT OF CODE. UNIT REPLACED FOR AROUND $500 TOTAL. I HAVE OWNED MANY HONDA'S FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED. I UNDERSTAND OTHER ITEMS ON A CAR DO WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS ITEM, FOR SAFETY IS PUZZLING. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM GOODYEAR AND WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN I REACHED A SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH. SIX TIMES IN THREE MONTHS I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR ON WATER ST. IN SYRACUSE, NY AND THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. STILL SHAKING I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DROVE THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE TIRES AND THREE OF THEM WERE DEFECTIVE. HE REPLACED THE TIRES FOR ME AND I TOOK THE OLD ONES BACK TO GOODYEAR. THEY JUST LOOKED AT THEM, CALLED AKRON, OHIO AND I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING I COULD RECEIVED A VOUCHER FOR $139.92 FOR A FUTURE PURCHASE OF TIRES. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. AGAIN, I FEEL THE CONSUMER IS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, PARTICULARLY A WOMAN. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND HURT MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2 & 3 GEAR YOU HAVE TO LIFT OFF OF THE THROTTLE TO LOWER THE RPM'S SO THE TRANS WILL SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, ALL THE OTHER SHIFT POINTS ARE FINE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS TRANSMISSION ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE FORUM'S ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS. 2001 TO 2005 CIVIC'S. *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

MY SRS LIGHT (AIR BAG) ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD CAME ON WITH NO REASON. NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT THE CAR HAS 90K MILES. NOT SURE IF IT IS A DEFECT OR RECALL EQUIPMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC SI VERSION. THE SRS LIGHT ALWAYS LIGHT UP. I HAVE BOUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICE A FEW TIMES. IT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. THE LIGHT WAS OFF FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND THEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AND TIME TO KEEP BRINING IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WILL TURN BACK ON AGAIN AFTER A WHILE. AS FOR NOW, I AM DRIVING AS IS FOR A LONG LONG WHILE. IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIX? *TR

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

I WAS ON MY WAY TO DE FROM NJ AND I STARTED TO DRIVE UP THE HILL OF THE DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE...I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS BUT MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO DECLINE! I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE BRIDGE SO I TRIED MY BEST TO GET OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHILE I WAS AFRAID THE CAR WOULD STOP ON THE BRIDGE AND SOMEONE WOULD HIT ME.. I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS THE TOLL BOOTH WHERE MY CAR STOPPED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS RELIEVED TO NOT HAVE STOPPED ON THE BRIDGE WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER. IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. NO LEAKS, NO UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR. I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AS NORMAL AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T EVEN COME ON UNTIL AFTER IT HAPPENED. IT WAS VERY SCARY B/C I T HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS A SCARY AND UNSAFE TYPE OF FAILURE B/C IT COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A SHOULDER SINCE I WAS ON A BRIDGE. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, HAD ITS OIL CHANGES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION FUEL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP, IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. THE COMPLETE RANDOMNESS AND NO WARNING IS WHAT HAS UPSET ME THE MOST. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF MORNING DEW WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW, IT WAS HARD TO REMOVE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ON COLD MORNINGS. THE CONTACT USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE DEW REMAINED. THE DEFROSTER WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO ACTIVATE AND THE INTERIOR GLASS WOULD CLEAR UP, BUT THE OUTSIDE GLASS WOULD REMAIN FOGGED. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA CARE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NEITHER COULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE SUSPENSION FELT ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER CONCERNS. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. 2 IMPACT CAR COLLISSION. PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND SAID THAT THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ONLY OPERATE IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN COVER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRE FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

HONDA CIVIC 2002 MANUAL TRANS TO MCKEEVER AUTO BRADENTON, FL CHECK RATTLING SOUND IN ENGINE AREA, MAYBE AC? MCKEEVER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH AC,TOOK TO BRADENTON HONDA TOLD COMING FROM TRANS,HONDA MECH NO IDEA WHY. HAD A TRANS FLUID CHANGE USING HONDA FLUID . NO SIGN OF DETERIORATION FLUID,TRANS WORKED FINE, BUT STILL NOISE. NOW HUMMING UNDER HOOD, TOOK TO TIRES PLUS GOT AXLE. DROVE 1200 MILES TRANS STARTS POPPING OUT OF 5 GEAR. TOOK TO MCKEEVER, USA TRANS SAID NEEDED TRANS. COULD REBUILD FOR $2500 NO GUARANTEE.HONDA SAID NO WARRANTY EXTENSION, BULLETIN, OUT OF WARRANTY; NEW TRANS 6000 TECH CAN NOT OPEN TRANS MUST GO TO FACTORY NO ONE WOULD FIX PROBLEM, OPTIONS REBUILD, GET ANOTHER. GOT USED TRANS LOW MILES MCKEEVER INSTALLED REPLACED HONDA SEALS AND FLUID, DROVE 400 MILES LIKE NEW SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEED ENGINE RACED TRANS POPPED OUT 5 GEAR.RETURNED MCKEEVER?S. FOUND NUMEROUS BULLETINS,COMPLAINTS HONDA TRANS, INCLUDING SAME FOR 01. MCKEEVER?S PUT ORIGINAL TRANS IN CIVIC, TOOK TO HONDA CONTACTED TO REPORT CASE #N012007-10-1601112, TOLD NO BULLETINS ON TRANS FOR MY CAR. TOLD HONDA BULLETIN 01-081 FOR THE 01 CIVIC SAME PROBLEM.HONDA TOLD ME CAR NOT PART OF THAT. TOLD ONLY 01, DRIVE FROM MCKEEVER FOUND THE TRANS SAME AS BEFORE POPPING OUT OF GEAR QUICKLY GOT WORSE UNABLE TO HOLD. HONDA INSPECTED VEHICLE FOUND AXLE SLIPPED OUT, TRANS FLUID LEAKED,TOOK PICTURES HONDA TOLD ME AXLE WRONG, DID NOT FIT, DROVE IN 4TH GEAR TO TIRES PLUS WHO TALKED TO HONDA, THEN PUT AXLE IN SHOWED ME IT FIT.ORDERED ANOTHER AXLE INSTALLED IT SHOWED ME IT FIT. DO NOT KNOW IF AFTERMARKET AXLES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE SAFETY ISSUE OR IF IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANS REQUESTED ANOTHER USED TRANS. FROM MCKEEVER AUTO WAITING TO CONFIRM AXLE HOLDING.CONTACTED HONDA BACK, HONDA LIED THERE R ISSUES WITH THESE TRANS. HONDA LIED THAT TECH'S CAN NOT OPEN TRANS HAD TO GO TO FACTORY. ORIGINAL TRANS, NEW AXLE IN HONDA OLD AXLE TIRES PLUS, FIRST USED TRANS MCKEEVERS. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR NOISE. NO OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED TO THE HIGH BEAMS FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMBINATION LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WANTED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) EXTENDED TO HIS VIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (CAR IN REVERSE). DUE TO THE TIGHTNESS OF THE AREA, HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND THEN AGAIN IN REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE SECOND TIME, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHEN IT HIT A PARKED CAR. EVERYTHING TURNED OFF ONCE THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. *TR

LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME EXACT SITUATION, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODDYSEY WAS MAKING CLUNKY SHIFTS TO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LARRY HOPKINS HONDA SERVICE SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 1999-2001 HONDA ODDYSEYS TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY STILL DIDN'T FIX IT ON 2002 MODEL. OTHER INFO: ON 7/16/04, I TOOK CAR IN FOR THE RECALL/FIX (28,537 MILES)-- INSTALL OIL INJECTOR INTO TRANSMISSION. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 116000. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD.

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE SRS UNIT HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG WILL FAIL TO DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT. *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

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SOMETIMES SLIPS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR CHECKUP. THEY CHARGED A FEE AND SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND SOMETIMES IT JERKS HARD WHEN I SLOW DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC AND TRY TO ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE GOT INTO THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH 33800 FAILURE MILEAGE THE AIRBAG DASHBOARD ICON LIGHT TURNED ON. THE LIGHT WAS ON IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED OR VACANT. THE DRIVER HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/26/2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34034 MILES.*AK

I DRIVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. AROUND 50,000 MILES MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I FIRST WENT TO THE DEALER ON 10/6/06 WHERE THEY DID A SCAN ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A UNIT FAILURE AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY SRS UNIT ($530.09). I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR, SO I HAD TO TAKE THE RISK AND DRIVE AROUND (AVERAGE 60 MILES A DAY FOR COMMUTE) WITH NO AIR BAGS TO SAVE MY LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST. THEY TOLD ME AIRBAGS ARE NOT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, THEY ARE MORE OF A BONUS. THEY SAID IF IT WAS MY SEAT BELT THEY WOULD HELP ME, BUT THEY DO NOT FEEL AIR BAGS ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO FIX. THEY ALSO SAID THEY DON'T REALLY SAVE LIVES. SOON AFTER MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT CLICKING IN PLACE, AND I AGAIN TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA ON 2/16/07. THEY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT FIX MY SRS LIGHT ALSO. BUT IT REMAINED ON AFTER THEY REPLACED MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT. AGAIN, THEY DID A SCAN AND SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MY SRS SYSTEM. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE LACK OF CONCERN HONDA HAS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SAVING LIVES....ONLY SAVING MONEY!! *TR