2003 Honda Civic Other Problems

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I WAS IN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF BREAKING AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN THE DRIVE UP LANE OF WALGREENS PHARMACY. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. BUT WHY DID THIS HAPPEN.

I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR IN OVER 4 YEARS PLEASE REMOVE FROM YOUR LIST

TAKATA RECALL - JUST BOUGHT CAR 3 MTHA AGO, I PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY SON WASNT FEELING GOOD FROM THE HEAT. TRIED TO PUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITH AND DIDNT GO IN OR TURN ON SWITCH. ON.SINGLE MOTHER, NO FAMILY, OR FRIENDS. JUST MOVED FROM NEVADA. NO MONEY AT THE TIME. MY SON OVERHEATED AND MY SON GOT DEHYDRATED. NO FAITH IN HONDA CIVICS ANYMORE. MY SON ALMOST DIED FOR ITBTO AN EXPIRED RECALL. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE FROM THEIR FIOD MONEY TO FIX THE CAR. HOW DISAPPOINTED.

HONDA RECALL IGNITION SWITCH RANDOM FAILURE. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ONE DAY IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. KEY GOES IN BUT WILL NOT TURN.

I WAS READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY CAR WAS PARKED OUT IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I WENT TO GO START IT UP, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DIDN'T WANT TO ENGAGE IN "REVERSE." AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF TRYING I TRIED PUTTING IT BACK IN "PARK" BUT AGAIN THE SAME LOUD NOISE AND IT STILL DIDN'T ENGAGE. IT ONLY STAYED IN "NEUTRAL" SO I LEFT IT THERE AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT! REALLY HONDA?? THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BECAUSE IT'S COSTING A LOT OF HARD WORKING AMERICANS A LOT OF MONEY WHEN IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT! SHAME ON YOU HONDA!

WENT TO THE STORE, CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. ONLY IN THE STORE 20 MINUTES. WHEN RETURNED I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION IS LOCKED. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2012, I TOOK MY CIVIC TO DON JACOBS HONDA IN LEXINGTON, KY. THEY SENT ME TO THE BODY SHOP WHERE [XXX] TOOK PICTURES AND DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM WITH A BODY SHOP ESTIMATE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH ALL OF THE PICTURES AND ESTIMATE OF OVER $4,000 TO REPAINT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD SOMEBODY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ONCE THEY HAD TALKED TO THE DISTRICT REP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. JANUARY 15, 2013 I SENT THIS EMAIL:HELLO ALL, THIS ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN TO ME TWO MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THIS ISSUE: ONCE DECEMBER 4, AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 27. I RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO EITHER OF MY REQUESTS. I REALIZE THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOLIDAYS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, BUT MY CAR IS ONLY LOOKING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE OF YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHEN I STILL RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL JANUARY 29:IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED AN UPDATED PICTURE OF THE HOOD OF MY CAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, THE PAINT IS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING OTHER AREAS ARE CONTINUING TO DETERIORATE AS WELL. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, BUT I REALLY NEED SOME ANSWERS BEFORE MY ENTIRE VEHICLE IS COVERED IN THIS MESS. I GOT THIS REPLY FROM [XXX]:I AM SO SORRY THAT STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. I LEFT LANCE A VOICE MAIL AS WELL TO CONTACT YOU TODAY. FEBRUARY 1, 39 SECOND VOICEMAIL: BASICALLY SAYING HONDA WASN'T GOING TO HELP ME SO I CALLED HONDA IN CA, EXPRESSED MY FRUSTRATION AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME IF THE REGIONAL REP SAID THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME WITH MY CAR, THEN THAT WAS THE DECISION HONDA MADE. I CAN'T TAKE THAT FOR AN ANSWER. MY CIVIC LOOKS AWFUL! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PEELING METAL PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSES CUTS TO FINGERS AND HANDS. THEY RANGE FROM SEVERE PAPER CUTS TO DEEP FINGER CUTS. THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEEL AND CREATE SHARP EDGES THAT CUT AND DRAW BLOOD. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. OUR WHOLE FAMILY HAD CUTS ESPECIALLY MY DAUGHTER.

A CHEMICAL SMELL THAT CAN BECOME SO STRONG THAT IT MAKES ME LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEATED COMES FROM MY AIR VENTS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING. AFTER THEY ARE THROUGH AND I OR MY HUSBAND GET IN THE CAR WE CAN SMELL IT. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALER IS LYING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SMELL IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT FOR FREE.. I HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR FREEZE WHEN IT IS COLD BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON THE VENTS W/O RESULTING IN THIS HORRIBLE SMELL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *JB

LARGE SANDER MARK IN CENTER OF HOOD FROM UNSUCESSFUL REPAIR ATTEMPT AT FACTORY. SCRATCH ON PASSENGER QUARTER PANNEL. SCRATCH ON REAR TAILIGHT LENS. SCRATCH ON CLEAR COVER OF INSTRUMENT PANEL GUAGES

WITH THE USE OF A GAUSSMETER, AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT VEHICLE HAD A HIGH ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE DRAWS POWER FROM THE BATTERY VIA THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST OR WHEN THE BATTERY WAS CHARGING. *TS *JB

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID ON A SNOWY ROAD, COMING OVER A SMALL RISE WHILE GOING AROUND A MODERATE CURVE UNDER 40 MPH, THE BATTERY CHARGING FUNCTION, ACTIVATED BY DRIVER TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS BEFORE CRESTING THE HILL, PRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER ENGINE BRAKING EFFECT ON THE FRONT WHEELS, EQUIVALENT TO AN UNWANTED DOWN SHIFT AND CAUSING FISHTAILING AND POOR RESPONSE TO CORRECTIVE STEERING, SO THAT THE CAR SLID ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A SNOW BANK AND CONCRETE ABUTMENT. $6000 DAMAGE. IF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITY. DUE TO THE STRONG AND VARIABLE [HARD TO PREDICT OR CONTROL] BRAKING ACTION OF THE HYBRID'S CHARGING SYSTEM, THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE A SKID SENSOR ACTIVATING SOME KIND OF TRACTION CONTROL, INCLUDING INTERRUPTION OF THE CHARGING FUNCTION AS SOON AS A SKID IS DETECTED. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ORDERED TO BE RETROFITTED TO ALL THE HYBRIDS. *JB

ENTERING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE (HONDA ELEMENT) AND PLACING MY KNEE ON THE CENTER OF THE REAR SPACE/SPARE TIRE COVER PRODUCED AN AUDIBLE CRACKING SOUND. READING OTHER CONSUMER STATEMENTS ON THE HTTP://ELEMENTOWNERSCLUB.COM WEB SITE REVEALED THIS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM.

STEREO AUDIO QUALITY INTEGRITY: WHEN VOLUME IS TURNED ON HIGH ON THE FACTORY INSTALLED STEREO, THE SOUND QUALITY DIMINISHES. THE SPEAKERS (SOUND) POP AND CRACK. MY QUESTION IS THIS... WHY WOULDN'T THE FACTORY INSTALLED STEREO SPEAKERS BE DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE THE HIGH AND LOW FREQUENCIES OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED STEREO? SHOULD IT BE EXPECTED TO?

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