2004 Honda Civic Complaint Log

AT 6X,000 MILES MY HONDA SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS NOISE! THE NOISE IS A TERRIBLE CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS UP AND GETS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN ACCELERATING. I'M EMBARRASSED TO LET ANYONE DRIVE IN MY CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SAVE MONEY NOT TO SPEND IT! IF I WANTED TO WASTE MONEY REPAIRING CARS I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT EUROPEAN! I GUESS I'M NOT TAKING ANY GIRLS OUT ON DATES. THANKS HONDA!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WHERE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS LOCATED, A SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,695.

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN TURNING KEY. LIGHTS ON PANEL LIGHT UP BUT NO SOUND AND DOESN'T TURN. AFTER TRYING UP TO 10 TIMES OR AS FEW AS 3 TIMES, THE CAR WOULD START AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THEN AT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD START WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK INTO HONDA DEALER ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011. CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS SO COULD NOT DETECT ACTUAL PROBLEM. DROVE CAR HOME AND DROVE FINE. LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT NIGHT, SO WASN'T GOING TOO FAST THEN DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL SHE STARTED BRAKING. THEN REALIZED THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THE STEERING FROZE, THE CAR JUST STALLED. THEY PANICKED AND DROVE UPHILL AND LET IT ROLL BACK SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO STOP IT THEN CAME TO A STOP AND PARKED IT. SOMEONE CAME TO ASSIST, JIGGLED THE WHEEL AND IT WAS FINE AND THE CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTER. DROVE THE CAR HOME. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN IN CASE IT LOCKS UP AGAIN ESPECIALLY AT A HIGHER SPEED AND WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL. RESEARCHED IT ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS SOME RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCH WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION. THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS AND THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE US AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I CHECKED MY VIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALLS BUT IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER RECALLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTING CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSISTENTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM UNABLE TO GIVE A VIN NUMBER SINCE MY CIVIC IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP ([XXX]) WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED MY SPEEDOMETER OR MPH RARELY WORKS. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IT WILL WORK TEMPORARILY. I'VE DISCOVERED WHEN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR HONDA CIVIC. FOR SAFETY REASONS, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO INSERT THE KEY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 12/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 722. UPDATED 12/21/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 10/07/11

PAINT BEGAN PEELING FROM SIDES OF REAR WINDOW, THEN FROM SIDE WINDOWS ON THE REAR. NOW THE ROOF PAINT IS BUBBLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA THEY ARE REPLACING MY BATTERY PACK WITH BRAND NEW ONE FROM THE FACTORY. I AM PAYING ONLY PARTIAL COST THEY ARE PAYING THE REST OF THE COST. [XXX] UPDATED 10/12/2011 *LN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE PLEASE STOP SENDING ME INFO ON THIS CAR IT WAS TOTALED AND NO LONGER ON THE STREETS.

WE HAVE HAD BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE BATTERY FAILED AT 82K MILES, JUST PAST THE 80K MILE WARRANTY. NOW, AT 91K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN REVIEWING OUR RECORDS, IT SEEMS THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 51K MILES, AS A "SURGING" WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SUCH THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE WE WERE COASTING. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THE STOPPED (FOR WHATEVER REASON). TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN AT 71K MILES AS THE SHUDDERING. DEALER BURNISHED, AND THEN WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICES AT 74K MILES. IT BEGAN AS "SURGING" WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE REVVING EVEN WHEN WE WEREN'T ACCELERATING AT 51K MILES. THEN THE SHUDDERING STARTED AT 71K MILES. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES AT 74K MILES. SHUDDERING STARTED AGAIN AT 91K MILES & WE ARE BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAID THAT HONDA AMERICA WILL PAY FOR THE RECALL IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MILES, BUT ONLY ONCE. IF THIS PROBLEM REOCCURS, ISN'T IT OBVIOUS THAT IT'S BY FAULT OF HONDA? AND THAT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCUR EVERY 20K MILES? THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO DEMAND A RECALL ON THE PART OF HONDA AMERICA. *KB

ENGINE HEAD GET SO HOT THAT IT MELTS THE SPARK PLUG TO THE HEAD, EVEN MELTING THE HEX NUT ON THE SPARK PLUG. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I CHANGED THE OWNERSHIP INFORMATION WITH AMERICAN HONDA. I LATER CHECKED IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN NOTICES OR RECALLS. HONDA TOLD ME THERE WAS NONE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAD A NOTICE ALERTING OWNERS TO CVT BELT SLIPPAGE. HONDA SENT THIS NOTICE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHEN THE OWNER CHANGED, HONDA SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THIS NOTICE OPEN AGAIN. SENDING A NOTICE TO A PREVIOUS OWNER DOES NOT INFORM THE OWNER AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS KIND OF NOTICE IS TO ENSURE THE OWNER HAS THE INFORMATION. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILING IN OPERATION. HAD I RECEIVED THE NOTICE, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE SLIGHT SHUDDER WAS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SAFELY, RATHER THAN FAILING CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE ROAD. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THEIR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO CONSIDER ALL NOTICES (UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS REPAIRED) RE-OPENED ON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. OTHERWISE, THE PURPOSE OF THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, POSSIBLY LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE FAILED (AS IT DID IN MY CASE) OR WORSE. I DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND THEY MAINTAINED THAT ONCE A NOTICE WAS SENT ON AN ISSUE, THE NOTICE WAS CLOSED WITH RESPECT TO THAT VEHICLE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. THE PURPOSE OF A NOTICE IS TO ALERT THE OWNER, NOT THE VEHICLE.

MY 2004 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN A TURN THROUGH A NON STOP LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY AN UPCOMING CAR, THAT WOULD HAVE MISSED ME IF THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FAIL. I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR THAT WAS PUT OUT WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM, AND UNLESS I COUGH UP $8,000 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION I AM SCREWED. FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THE COST WOULD BE $2,000, BUT IT IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. ON TOP OF ALL THIS HONDA WON'T RELEASE THE PATENTS SO THAT YOU CAN BUY THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX IT ON YOUR OWN. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE FRAUD TO ME! WHY WONT NHTSA FORCE HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES? DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO BE KILLED, MAIMED OR INJURED TO MAKE COMPANIES REPAIR FAULTY VEHICLES? *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN AIR BAG SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR THAT CONNECTS WITH THE LARGER SRS SAFETY SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS SENSOR INDICATES A FAILURE, THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIRBAGS ARE TAKEN OFFLINE AND PREVENTED FROM BEING DEPLOYED. THUS, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HONDA OF PASADENA, WHERE THEY RESET THE SENSOR, TESTED IT, AND DECLARED THAT IT WAS NOT FAULTY. SO THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, NOR GIVE ANY DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SENSOR TRIGGERED FOR NO REASON, SO IT IS LIKELY TO TRIGGER AGAIN FOR NO REASON, DISABLING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. I CAN'T TAKE THIS CHANCE GIVEN THAT I AND MY FAMILY HAVE A LONG ROAD TRIP NEXT WEEK. SO I NEED TO PAY $320 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. ONLINE HONDA-SPECIFIC FORUMS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH A MYSTERIOUS TRIGGERING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR. THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 OTHER CASES THAT I COULD FIND. I REPORTED MY CASE TO HONDA CORPORATE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXISTED AS YET FOR THAT SENSOR. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL KEEP A RECORD OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SENSOR FAILURE. *TR

PAINT STARTED TO FADE IN 2011 AND THIS YEAR IT HAD PROGRESSED RAPIDLY. THE WHOLE BACK HALF OF THE ROOF HAS FADED TO THE METAL AND IT'S STARTING TO ON THE TRUNK. ALSO THE CLEAR COAT IS FLAKING OFF ON THE REAR BUMPER. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOTHING. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND COME TO FIND PUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PAINT CORRECTED THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW 10 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT HONDAS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST A "LIFETIME" RIGHT? NOT SIX YEARS. *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR GET A FILM OVER THEM THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY AND CANNOT BE REMOVED BY COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS AND HAVE THEM USE A POWER BRUSH TO REMOVE THE FILM. I SEE THIS CONDITION ON OTHER CARS AND AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER MOVEMENT FROM MANUFACTURERS AND/OR THE GOVERNMENT TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2004 DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, PASSENGERS SIDE DEPLOYED, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

HONDA CIVIC LX 2004 4-DR SEDAN. LEFT TURN SIGNAL NOT CLICK BACK IN SUBZERO TEMPERATURES 20* AND BELOW. HONDA SERVICE DETERMINED AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF COMBINATION SWITCH. REPAIR COST 185 PLUS TAX. I DECLINED REPAIR AS I CONSIDER IT A FACTORY ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY DECLINED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, CITING EXPIRED WARRANTY AND AGE OF CAR; I DISAGREE WITH THEM ON BOTH AND HOLD THEM TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WHAT LAWYER WOULD TAKE THIS CASE? ALSO AT ISSUE IS A FRONT COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS CRACKED: $560 PLUS TAX, AND BGI--THROTTLE BODY SERVICE $140 PLUS TAX. AGAIN, AHMC CONSIDERED BUSHINGS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE & I DISAGREE. I WANT THIS ON RECORD AGAINST AHMC FOR FAILURE TO PAY FOR THE BUSHING & TURN SIGNAL REPAIRS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT NO FEDERAL AGENCY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER AHMC TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS *TGW THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CLICK BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE COMBINATION SWITCH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH LANDING ON ITS SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND WILL BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AT A LATER DATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 05/31/11 UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN LOUD ROAR, THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS HEADED TOWARD A TREE AND ABRUPTLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS MINOR BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHENEVER IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD CONCERNS OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,139.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW IN MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY CLOSE WHEN I PULL UP ON THE TOGGLE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. I EITHER PULL THE SWITCH MANY TIMES, OVER AND OVER, UNTIL THE WINDOW CLOSES, OR I HAVE TO LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN. *TR

ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY - WHILE DRIVING CAR TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR, ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE HAZARD FLASHERS TO SIGNAL DANGER (AND COULD NOT OPEN ELECTRIC WINDOWS TO USE HAND SIGNALS). I DON'T THINK THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE HONDA CIVIC BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. EMERGENCY BATTERY BACKUP FOR HAZARD FLASHERS MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR FUTURE DESIGNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC LX, 2004 . WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS CAR SINCE LAST 6 YEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. ON NOV. 1ST WE WERE DRIVING THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK; CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECT SMOOTH WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. DURING EVENING HOURS WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME AFTER WORK. CAR STARTED FINE AS USUAL BUT SHE DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND AS SOON AS SHE REACHED ON THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE (NJ) SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SHE PULLED OVER CAR IN THE SHOULDER LANE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. SHE CALLED THE POLICE FOR HELP, AS SOON AS POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, CAR BUSTED IN THE FLAMES. POLICE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP AND SOON WHOLE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND STARTED TO BURN WITH HIGH FLAMES. BY THE TIME FIRE TRUCK SHOWED UP WHOLE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL THAT THE RUNNING CAR WITH NO PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS AND FINE RUNNING CAR ALL OF SUDDEN CAUGHT IN FIRE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME FAULTY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MAY BE DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DEATH IN THIS INCIDENCE. HOWEVER MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURN DOWN AND DESTROYED. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. DID ANYONE BEFORE REPORTED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL OF CAR WHICH MAY SUGGEST MANUFACTURE DEFECT? *TR

TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS $3500 TO REBUILD. IS A DAILY PROBLEM. NEVER GOES AWAY. A MECHANIC AT HONDA TOLD ME IT IS THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH HONDAS FROM MID 1990'S TO 2004. HE SAID IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF MAINTENANCE & GOOD DRIVING. HARSH GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING CAR OR CAR IS IDLING. NOISE STOPS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO PUT INTO GEAR. I HAVE TO EASE IT INTO GEAR AT TIMES. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE FOR WHEN THE BEARING COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS FALLS APART. IF I AM DRIVING WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME, I MAY BE RAN INTO WHEN MY CAR COMES TO A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO LEAVE TOWN IN MY CAR. I GET ANXIETY EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND RELATED ISSUES WITH MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN I TOOK MY CAR TO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA FOR A SMOG CHECK WITHOUT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS MY CAR PASSED THE SMOG CHECK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT THE FACILITY ONE DAY LATER MY CAR HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAME UP WITH A CODE THAT THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER . I BECAME SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS RECOMMENDATION SO I STARTED LOOKING THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND READ THAT AN ENGINE LIGHT ON COULD BE POSSIBLY A LOOSE GAS CAP. SO I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW ORIGINAL FUEL CAP I WENT TO THE DEALERS PARTS DEPARTMENT AND PURCHASED A NEW FUEL PRESSURE CAP I NOTICED THAT THE REPLACEMENT CAP DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL BUT THE PART DEPARTMENT PERSON SAID THAT IT WOULD WORK JUST FINE I THEN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PRESSURE CAP. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN I CHECK THE FUEL PRESSURE CAP AND IT IS LOOSE I TIGHTEN IT AND IN ANOTHER DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF. AND IT KEEPS DOING THIS UNTIL NOW SOMETIMES ON SOMETIMES OFF I ALSO SEE THAT MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ERRATIC IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR BUT I JUST DID NOT THINK THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM I HOPE THAT SOMETHING GETS DONE ABOUT THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC JUST OFF FROM WORK AT 8:30 PM, IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT REDUCING THE RPM'S. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. GOT ON THE FREEWAY, AND KEPT ACCELERATING WITHOUT CONTROL, AT 50 MPH, I TRIED TO BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE, SO I SHUT DOWN THE KEY AND PULLED OVER. I PARKED IN P POSITION. I TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN VERY QUICK AND RPM'S WHERE VERY HIGH. SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN. CALLED MY INSURANCE, THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER, AND THE TOWING MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE SPRING/CAP WAS UP FROM THE THROTTLE BOX. HE JUST TOUCHED IT AND WENT BACK TO DECELERATING POSITION. WE TURNED ON THE CAR, AND FOUND NO ISSUES. NEXT DAY THE HONDA DEALER DROVE THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES. I APPEARED THAT THERE WAS NO ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING WITH THEM. IFOR MY OWN SAFETY I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT IT WILL BE UNDER MY BUDGET THINKING THAT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE WORST PART OF IT IS THAT THE DESIGN ON THIS PART HAS NOT CHANGED ACCORDING WITH THE REPAIR MAN, WHY? AM I THE FIRST ONE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM? DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE? I WAS LUCKY THAT HAPPENED WITH NO TRAFFIC IN A GOOD WEATHER CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WITH THE KIDS UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITION. I WAS ABLE TO REACT AND THINK PROPERLY AS I ALWAYS DO WHEN I DRIVE. I NEED HELP AND ANSWERS. THANKS, *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE HONDA VOLUNTARY SERVICE WARRANTY EXTENSION 06-009 FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM TRIGGER;THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,500.

THE HEAD REST OF OUR 2004 HONDA CIVIC LX HAS THE METAL FRAME EXPOSED THROUGH THE FOAM. THE METAL FRAME IS EXPOSED IN BOTH HEAD RESTS OF FRONT SEATS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING TO SEE IF A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THE CONCERN IS IF A WRECK OCCURS, THE METAL FRAME WOULD CAUSE SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

I HAD A CRACK THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION GEAR FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER ALL OF THE WAY OUT AND 75% FRACTURED FROM ONE SIDE OF THAT COG CYLINDER TO THE OTHER. I REPLACED PART # 23451-PDM-A00 AND 23531-P24-J00 AT A COST OF $2241.75 AT THE SHOP AND ANOTHER $261.93 IN CAR RENTAL FEES. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST CHECKED IN AT THE SHOP ON 9/14/2010 AT 60,715 MILES BUT IT WAS CRACKED AND MAKING THE NOISE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME HE HAD NOT SEEN A GEAR CRACK LIKE MINE HAD IN 15 YEARS AND ESPECIALLY AT 60,000 MILES AND THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION IT HAD BEEN A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, WITH A DEFECTIVE IMA (HYBRID) BATTERY. I HAD NOTICED DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING EFFECTIVELY ONTO FREEWAY RAMPS AND JUST SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL. HONDA DIAGNOSTICS STATE THE BATTERY HAS FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 85K MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE MAKES IT FRIGHTENING TO GET ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY WHERE I LIVE. REPLACEMENT COST IS $3500, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. MANY WEBSITES SUCH AS HYBRIDCARS.COM AND EDMONDS.COM HAVE 100'S OF POSTS BY FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS. UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES OF LATER MODEL VEHICLES, WITH EVEN LOWER MILES, STATE AT LEAST 5% OF THE CARS HAVE DEFECTIVE BATTERY LIFE. HONDA COULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR LOWER COST FOR REPLACEMENT BUT IS STALLINGAS THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FILED. PLEASE, PLEASE, HELP HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CONSUMERS, MANY OF WHOM WERE COUNTING ON HONDA'S GOOD NAME AND HYBRID FUEL ECONOMY PRECISELY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO SPEND $$ REPAIRING A CAR OR GUZZLING GAS. I AM A MEDICAL STUDENT, AND SINGLE MOTHER WHO WAS COUNTING ON THIS CAR MAKING IT ANOTHER 5 YEARS. I HAVE CARED FOR IT WELL AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

3 MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA,VA. THE CAR DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN NOR START ON SEPT 4TH AND SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A 2ND CLASS ALARM IN THE VEHICLE AND A BAD BATTERY, SO THEY FIXED IT ON SEPT 8TH THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE I WAS AT WORK SO I HAD TO HITCH A RIDE HOME. SO ON SEPT 10TH I CALLED THE SALES MANAGER IN VA AND TOLD HIM THE CAR WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH I WAS GOING TO MAKE A TRIP TO SEE THE SALES MANAGER IN PERSON WHEN MY CAR QUIT WORKING WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE BP GAS STATION IN MD. MY MOTHER HAD TO PICK ME, WE THEN WENT TO THE VA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR ON THEIR ACCOUNT. NOW AFTER 4 DAYS OF WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE CAR, THE GENERAL MANAGER FROM THE VA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ALL MY FAULT, BASICALLY INSULTED ME AS A WOMAN SAYING THAT I SHOULD BE MORE EXPERIENCED,THAT I SHOULD'VE GOTTEN A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I HAD UNTIL THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT TOLD ME 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THE BANK COULDN'T FINANCE THE CAR FOR THE WHOLE AMOUNT FINANCED. SO I SAID I JUST BOUGHT THAT CAR AND I HAVE ONLY MADE 3 CAR PAYMENTS. SO I FOUND OUT LATER THROUGH MY MECHANIC FRIEND THAT THE IMA BATTERY WAS ON IT'S LAST LEG AND THEY PROBABLY PUT A BAND-AID ON A GASH WHICH WAS THE LITHIUM BATTERY WHICH IS THE LIFE-FORCE OF THE CAR. THE COST IS 3450 HE TELLS ME. SO I ASKED THE GENERAL MANAGER IF YOU WEREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE WHY DID YOU TOW MY CAR FROM OXON HILL,MD TO ALEXANDRIA,VA. HE HAD NO RESPONSE AND WENT ON TO SAY IF I WANTED THE CAR FIXED IT WOULD COME OF MY OWN POCKET AND THAT WAS THAT. I HAVE JUST PAID 550 FOR A USED IMA HYBRID BATTERY PACK AND MY MECHANIC FRIEND IF GOING TO INSTALL FOR ME. THE OLD IMA BATTERY WAS WORN OUT,RUSTED, THE LENGTH OF TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS EVERY DAY SINCE INCIDENT DATE, STILL NOT FIXED YET. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT I PURCHASED NEW HAS AN IMA BATTERY PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER BY CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE AND IMA LIGHTS TO ACTIVATE. THE CODE SAYS THE IMA BATTERY HAS DETERIORATED AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I PULL ONTO THE INTERSTATE I HAVE TO GIVE IT FULL THROTTLE JUST TO MERGE IN WITH TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BATTERY CAN'T PROVIDE FULL ASSIST LIKE IT USED TO. SOMETIMES IT CAN'T GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED FAST ENOUGH AS CARS COME FLYING UP ON MY BUMPER OR THEY WHIP OUT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND FLY PAST ME. I CALLED THE HENDRICK HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT ONLY HAS AN 8 YEAR 80000 MILE WARRANTY BUT THE HONDA INSIGHT HAS A 157000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS JUST LIKE THE HONDA INSIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT FOR ME AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC ROLLS BACK IN PARK. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS 65K PLUS MILES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I CHALKED IT UP TO MINOR WEAR. THE HESITATION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT SHUDDERS (OR 'JUDDERS' AS I'VE HEARD IT CALLED) ON A REGULAR BASIS;THE SEVERITY AND DURATION HAVE INCREASED. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T FEEL SAFE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT MORE ROOM BETWEEN CARS THAN I'VE TYPICALLY NEEDED. *TR

THIS INVOLVED A 3 CAR CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CIVIC WAS THE LAST CAR TO TRY TO STOP. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP AND SINCE THERE WAS A CONCRETE BARRIER ON ONE SIDE AND TRAFFIC IN OTHER LANES, THE CAR REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF CHEST PAIN. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE STARTER KIT, THE CV AND SOME OTHER STUFF. NOW, AT 113,000 THE TRANSMISSION IS WHINING AND JUTTERING. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I HEAR THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE HYBRID TRANSMISSION IN JAPAN, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE HERE, TOO. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, APPLYING MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND INTO A NEARBY FIELD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CONTROLLED BY A CABLE AND NOT ELECTRONIC. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE AIR BAG LIGHT YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WASN'T CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

SRS LIGHT IN MY HONDA CIVIC CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER SAID IT'S THE SEATBELT TENSIONER WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN MANY HONDAS. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC, HOOOD FLEW UP STRIKING THE WINDSHEILD. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-119-89. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE; THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. SEVERAL HOURS FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE ADVISED HE WAS UNSURE WHAT THE EXACT FAILURE WAS AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2004 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN 60,300 MILES, USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE BOUGHT FROM HOWARD COOPER DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI. ENGINE DID OVERHEAT AT IDLE, 1/2 QUART OF COOLANT SPILLED ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. COOLANT LEVELS WERE TOPPED AFTER EVENT, AT RADIATOR AND BOTTLE WITH 1/'2 QT OF COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET DAMAGED, PERHAPS HEAD DAMAGED AS WELL. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. SUFFICIENT COOLANT WAS PRESENT AT FAILURE. CAUSE OF OVERHEAT UNKNOWN. WAS IT THE THERMOSTAT, THE WATER PUMP, THE COOLING FAN..? NO SERVICE LIGHT OR DUMMY OVERHEAT LIGHT EVER CAME ON. NO BCM HISTORY CODES APPEAR TO EXIST RELATED TO OVERHEATING ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS STRANGE THAT A CAR CAN COOK ITSELF JUST LIKE THAT, WITH COOLANT IN IT. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE WEB RESEARCH AND I FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR RELATED COOLING SYSTEM MISHAPS, ON HONDA CIVICS. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT THIS DESERVES SOME INVESTIGATION. I FIND IT ODD THAT NO DEFINITE ANSWERS ARE OFFERED BY THE DEALER ON WHAT WENT WRONG. NO HISTORY CODES? IS THERE A DIAGNOSTIC FAULT SIGNAL FROM THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, FAN MOTOR, WATER PUMP ETC TO THE BCM? WILL (SHOULD) SUCH SIGNALS SET A CODE? VERY STRANGE. I WAS BEING CHARGED $1400 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WARRANTY MIGHT PICK UP THE COST. I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE YET SINCE ANALYSIS OF PARTS IS BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SORRY, EXCUSE ME BUT I SMELL A RAT HERE. IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET THE DEALER TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS MATTER. I HAD TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS DEALERSHIP TO GET SOME REAL ATTENTION ON THIS. COME ON, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. *TR UPDATED 02/01/10.*JB