2002 HONDA CIVIC Electrical System Problems

SRS Light on for a while in Honda Civic, Contacted Dealer as this car was messed with by another dealership last year during light swsitch recall, so wanted only other Dealership to diagnose the issue with SRS but diagnosis alone is $157 and since my auto mechanic cannot read the diagnosis Honda has put or installed this restricted setting on the car. Seat belts and seat bekt sensors may be bad and seat belt cant stick on driver;s side, indicating a safety issue, Transmission exhibiting trouble and revs up when shifting, hard to shift gears with automatic gear shift problems. This should not be happening and brand new engine had to be competely installed with new engine blocks, and new radiator and watter pump need due to failing.

PROGRESSIVE FAILING OF THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT, PART # 38200-S5P-A11, FOR MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HX 5SP HAS RESULTED IN VARIOUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN PROVE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS SUCH AS FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, POWER DOOR LOCKS, ETC. EXACTLY WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ARE HARD TO PIN POINT BUT SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED PROPERTY AND BODILY HARM BUT NOT GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND REPAIR COST. PLEASE ACT TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM CAUSING HARM OR LOSS OF LIFE.

Mileage: 200,000

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO WHERE MY BRAN NEW JUST BOUGHT BATTERY IS DRAINING WITHING 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE IT TO WHERE IT IS HARD TO STEAR AND EVEN TO WHERE I CANT GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF DEAD TRAFFIC. THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND WON'T LET ME START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND ON A 55MPH STREET AS WELL.

Mileage: 170,000

MY CAR SHOULDN'T CAR WITH AN UNPROGRAMMED KEY. MEANING THE CHOP IS NOT PROGRAMMED AND IT STARTS ANYWAY. WITHOUT AN PROPERLY CODED KEY IT SHOULDN'T START PERIOD. BUT YET I CAN'T USE A DUMMY KEY WHICH ALSO DEFECTS THE PURPOSE. MEANING ANYONE CAN TAKE MY KEY. TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MAKE A CUT AND THAT'S HOW CARS GET STOLEN. I STILL HAVE THE CAR. ALSO GOT TO START IT IN THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO START IT. IF YOU DON'T AND IT'S STILL WARM. IT'LL KEEP CRANKING FOR A WHILE THAN FIRE RIGHT UP. IT TAKES LONGER TO CRANK WHEN IT'S WARM AND WHEN YOU TURNING IT FROM ZERO TO THREE AND IT'LL CRANK LONGER BUT IT WON'T IF I START IT IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION HONDA 104 LOCATED AT 2999 W 104TH AVE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234, (303) 578-6112 FOR UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL AND SINCE THEN THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 AND 19V182000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS BEING SERVICE FOR REPAIRS AT DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON CAR DASH. AIR BAGS IN VEHICAL WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT. DEALERS SAID IT IS SRS CODE #15-3 OPDS CONTROL UNIT A. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDERNETH PASSANGER SEAT THAT SETS OFF SRS LIGHT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE SAFETY PART TO REPAIR.

THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE LISTED IS INCORRECT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN FIXED. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO PROVE IT!

FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED, HOWEVER ONLY MY HIGH-BEAMS WORK AT THIS TIME. THIS RESULTED IN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WHAT COULD HAVE BECOME FATAL CRASH. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL (RECALL INFO LISTED BELOW.) I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THEIR RECALL. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND AM IN DIRE NEED OF A SAFE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. RECALL NUMBER 04V086000 RECALL DATE 02/24/2004 COMPONENT EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS SUMMARY ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

Mileage: 200,000

TRANSMISSION - CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. SERVICE CODE THAT APPEARED WAS P0730, AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS 140K ON IT, IS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC, I'M THE ONLY OWNER, AND I HAVE SERVICED THIS CAR COMPLETELY BY THE BOOK. I JUST SPENT $1200 FOR THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP LAST MONTH AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, $150 ON THE BATTERY IN JAN 2017, TIRES <7K MILES AGO, BRAKES LAST NOV, AND NOW A $5000 ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVING HOME FROM LONG WAY IN. LAKE COUNTY ILLINIOS. SHIFT IN GEAR AND JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND POWER N STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN COULD OF BEEN AN BAD ACCIDENT THEN CAR STUCK IN ONE GEAR AND COMPLETELY WON'T MOVE. AT ALL ESPECIALLY IN WINTER

Mileage: 55

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE SEAT BELT THAT CAUSED THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING (MOVING AND AT STOPS). RESTARTS ARE IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE HOWEVER PROBLEM REOCCURS AND LEAVES MOTORISTS POTENTIALLY STRANDED AND IMPEDING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS 175000 MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ENGINE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAS INDICATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED, CODE P0420. HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT CLEARS WITH DRIVE AND START CYCLES. ONLINE RESEARCH POINTS MORE DIRECTLY AT A WORN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN CA, RELOCATED TO AZ IN 2003 AND HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, A/C SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, SUSPENSION BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUTS AND COILS, FUEL PUMP, CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS GO DARK LEAVING THE HIGH BEAMS OPERABLE. I CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AM BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED BACK IN 2004 AND IN THE SAME BREATH ALSO I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEN I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A DIAGNOSES DONE WHEN THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OR SO BUT AS IT IS THE HIGH BEAMS WERE OPERABLE AND I DIDN'T BOTHER TOO MUCH UNTIL NOW. I WAS GOING FOR AN INSPECTION AND AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING TESTED FOR INSPECTION THE LOW BEAMS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND NOT STAY LIT AS DESIGNED FAILING INSPECTION. AFTER THIS IS WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA KNOWING THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SO NOW WHAT DO I DO?

Mileage: 153,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO WAITING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS), 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,306. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 117,306

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEAD LAMP AND FUSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 300,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY WILL NO LONGER GO INTO IGNITION. COULDN'T GET KEY TO GO INTO IGNITION. FINALLY GOT KEY TO GO IN BUT FEELS STICKY AND CLUNKY AND WILL NOT TURN IN LOCK SO VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START. STRANDING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *TR

THE SRS (SECONDARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON. IT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED WHILE THE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. UNDER 36,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS SERVICED RESET THE LIGHT, REPLACED THE SEATBELT BUCKLE BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING BACK ON. MULTIPLE TIMES. I BELIEVE THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING. HONDA ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. AND CLAIM THAT SINCE IT OCCURRED UNDER WARRANTY UNDER THE FORMER OWNERS OF THE CAR THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO DISCOVER FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

IN JUNE 2012 I EXPERIENCED ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC AN ODD BEHAVIOR, AC STOPPED WORKING (LIGHT WOULD BE ON BUT NO COLD AIR), POWER LOCKS ALSO FAILED, DOOR CHIME/KEY LEFT IN IGNITION SWITCHREMINDER STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, REMOTE ENTRY VIA KEY FOB WAS SOMEHOW DISABLED AND THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SOMEHOW TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, I WAS SPLASHED SOME MUDDY WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD AND ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO CLEAR THE MUDDY WATER; THE WIPERS FAILED AND MY VISION WAS COMPLETELY BLURRED SO I HAD TO LOOK OUT THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND SAFELY STOP. I'M AWARE OF TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL YEAR, ONE OF THEM INVOLVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS (I EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL AND THOUGHT BOTH BULBS, LOW BEAMS HAD GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME) THIS PARTICULAR RECALL IS FOR THE DEFECTIVE AND/OR LOW QUALITY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS/CIRCUITRY OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS GONE BUT CAME BACK AND HAS STAYED, SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I THINK MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH LOW QUALITY MATERIALS (AS THE ONES USED ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH RECALL NOTICE) AT THE FUSE PANEL INSIDE THE CABIN; I'M NO EXPERT BUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD IS MY CONCERN, WHAT IF THE MATERIALS USED ON THIS UNIT (FUSE PANEL/MULTIPLEX CONNECTOR?) OVERHEAT AND START A FIRE IN THE CABIN OR WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, A SUDDEN SPLASH ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT PROMPTS A QUICK RESPONSE TO STOP DUE TO NULL VISION? I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEEMS THE CULPRIT OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALL AT ONCE IS A POORLY DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED FUSE PANEL. I SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING NOT "TAKING A RISK" HOPING NOTHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

MY CAR WAS RECALLED BY THE HONDA DUE TO THE FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR IN THIS YEAR. THE HONDA DEALER HELPED US TO REPLACE IT AT AUGUST. BUT THE WARNING LIGHT STILL BE ON AFTER FIXATION. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY ME BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE AT HONDA AND AT 134,000+ MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT DUE TO A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. I WANT THIS CORRECTED BY HONDA ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS VICTIM TO A HIT AND RUN AT A RED LIGHT AND FIXED THE CAR OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER 5,000 AND WOULD HAVE LIKE TO KNOW BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR SO I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR RATHER THAN FIX IT. IT IS SO DANGEROUS FOR ME AS AN ONLY PARENT TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING OVER TRAIN TRACKS!!!! THIS IS SCARY TO ME AND I WANT RESOLUTION FOR THEIR FAILURE TO ADMIT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LEMON IN MY CAR CAUSED THE FAILURE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 134,865

I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND SUDDENLY THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THE RADIO SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE THE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE SRS LIGHT SHUT OFF, THE RADIO WENT BACK TO WORKING PROPERLY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED DID NOT REGISTER; THUS, HE COULDN'T FIND AN UNDERLYING CAUSE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC FURTHER ON GOOGLE.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 98,860

WHEN IN HASTE I PARKED AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND, IT BEGAN TO ROLL. I QUICKLY ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STOPPED IT, FOUND THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER STILL IN DRIVE. PREVIOUSLY THEY KEY COULD.... UPDATED 08/19/13 *BF

Mileage: 114,000

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS COMPLAINT, WAS WITH THE EXTENT OF THE RECALL BY HONDA. THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE LIGHT, THE END SOCKET WHICH ATTACHED TO THE LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED ON THE LOW BEAM SIDE. HE CLEANED THE MELTED PLASTIC FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FREELY SWINGING LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND FROM AROUND THE GROUND TERMINAL AND RE-ATTACHED THE SOCKET. THE LOW BEAM WORKED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER THEN CHECKED ON BUYING A REPLACEMENT SOCKET FROM HONDA, BUT HE DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY OFFERED THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER WAS HOPING, THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE SOCKET, BUT HE STATED THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS AT ANOTHER CONNECTION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG AND THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROCEDURE DONE ON 03/15/12. THE AIR LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BECAUSE THE KNOB ON THE ODOMETER HAD BAD CONTACTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 173,462. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY CLAIMING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER FOUND A MOUSE NEST IN THE LINKAGE TO THE THROTTLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND MOUSE NEST WERE NOT RELATED BUT, THAT DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX COULD AFFECT THE THROTTLE SENSOR. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

Mileage: 173,462

I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2002 INTO CONDON AUTO IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA, FOR A LIGHT SWITCH RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. I DROVE THE CAR HOME. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NO STARTER. $350 LATER THEY REPLACED WIRES TO THE STARTER AND THE CAR RUNS AGAIN. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS WAS A COINCIDENCE BUT BEWARE HAVING RECALLS DONE AT THIS LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH) AND SINCE THEN HAVE LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER. THE HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. I WAS NEARLY RUN OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN BECAUSE I COULD NOT HONK AT PEOPLE DRIFTING INTO MY LANE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $300 INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND REPLACING PARTS THAT I WAS TOLD WERE THE CULPRIT. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL HONDAS/ACURAS SINCE THEY ALL USE THE SAME ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHEN DRIVER SWITCHED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND LOCAL DEALER CONTACTED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V086000. I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT AS I FIND IT IRONIC THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ON VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 132,895

THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY HONDA THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO UNDERSCORE A MUCH GREATER PROBLEM - HONDA USING SUBPAR COMPONENTS - THAT I FIND THIS ONE ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE CAR. WHEN IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE LIGHT MAY NOT TURN ON. HOWEVER, IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES HOURS LATER), BUT WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT WILL JUST CUT OUT (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES MINUTES LATER). THE ISSUE IS THAT THE "ON" AND "OFF" POSITION FOR THE LIGHT IS THE SAME POSITION; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING WHETHER THERE'S LIGHT. BASICALLY, SOMEONE CAN'T TELL WHAT POSITION THE LIGHT IS IN IF THERE IS NO LIGHT TO BEGIN WITH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DIE IF SOMEONE LEAVES IT IN THE "ON" POSITION, NOT REALIZING THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY TURN ON LATER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP AS FAST AS IT USED TO. WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO THE TOP, IT GOES VERY SLOW. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MAY BE THE MODULATOR. AT THIS CURRENT RATE, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PROBABLY WON'T BE OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY OR USING THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MULTIPLEX FOR THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,500.

Mileage: 67,500

BOTH LOW BEAMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. HIGH BEAMS UNAFFECTED. INSPECTED COMBINATION SWITCH AND CONNECTOR, SWITCH IS FAILING AND LOW BEAM WIRE AND CONNECTOR IS DISCOLORED INDICATING OVERHEATING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NHTSA RECALL 04V086000 / HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-015 APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN AND DEALER CLAIMS IT IS OUT OF RANGE... UPDATED 02/06/12*BF . *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITH NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, BUT ALL OTHER OPTIONS WORK-RADIO,A/C, LIGHTS, ETC. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 10-20 MINUTES THE CAR FIRES UP AS NOTHING IS WRONG AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS (500 MILES OF DRIVING) 142,000 MILES ON CAR. I HAVE REPLACED COIL PACKS, RELAYS AND FUEL PUMP. I BELIEVE, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THAT THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH JUST LIKE THE 1997-2000 HONDA RECALL ON 3.3 MILLION HONDA PRODUCTS IN MAY 2002. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SAFELY GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 70 MPH (COASTING). I WILL BE REPLACING MY IGNITION SWITCH TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ASAP.. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

IGNITION KEY SWITCH FAILS/ JAMS, CANNOT TURN KEY TO START POSTION. WEB SEARCH TURNS UP NUMEROUS RECALLS FROM HONDA ABOUT FAULTY IGNITION KEY SWITCHS. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM. MONEY FROM ME WAS THEIR ONLY SOLUTION

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO MY HOUSE IN RIVERSIDE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WITH NO WARNING ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NOTHING EXCEPT OTHER CARS GOING AT LEAST 70 ON THE 15 FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE SLOW LANE AND MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY MECHANIC DID PROCESS OF ELIMINATION AND HE SAID IT WAS THE ECU. WE TOWED IT TO THE SHOP WHERE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE MADE AND THE SHOP SAID MAYBE BEFORE YOU PUT THAT MUCH MONEY INTO IT I'LL HAVE MY AUTO ELECTRICAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FIRST. SO COME TO FIND OUT THE MAIN WIRE THAT LEADS OFF OF THE ENGINE BLOCK SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. MAY CAR HAD TO BE RE-WIRED! TALK ABOUT A PRETTY PENNY. $900 BUCKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,554.

Mileage: 110,000

THE SRS (SECONDARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT IN OUR 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON. THIS IS AT LEAST THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME BEFORE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE SECOND SOME TIME IN BETWEEN. THIS LAST TIME AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER TELLS THEM THE LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE OF THE BUCKLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEA BELT IS DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BUCKLE AT LEAST TWICE. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE SEAT BUCKLE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BEING LATCHED. I BELIEVE THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR THE COMPUTER. ONE FIX WOULD COST $400, THE OTHER $600. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER, ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST OF REPLACING THE HARNESS OR COMPUTER. THEY CLAIM A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELTS BUT ARE NOT HONORING IT IN THIS CASE. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

LOW BEAM TERMINAL ON HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. LOW BEAMS LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE RELATED TO HONDA RECALL BULLETIN[04-015]. MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND HARNESS IS OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. HONDA SAYS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS ON RECALLED VEHICLES. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALER AND HONDA MOTORS AMERICA STATE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER THE PART AND ISSUE ARE THE EXACT SAME ATTACHED TO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONER HAD STOPPED WORKING, ALSO THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL FEATURES IN THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BEFOREHAND THAT THE DOOR LOCKS REAR DEFROSTER HAD STOP WORKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 131000, FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 100000. BML

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHIVERED BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE INTERNAL CAPACITORS, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY AND DID NOT GO OFF. THE DIAGNOSIS BY HONDA COSTS $90 IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVER BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH DETERS PEOPLE TO TAKE THE RISK TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD COVER THE WHOLE DIAGNOSIS COST BECAUSE IT IS RELATED TO SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX MODEL. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE MY CAR DETAILED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT MY CAR BECAUSE I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING. WELL 2 WEEKS LATER I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR WHICH SURPRISED ME CONSIDERING THE NEWNESS OF THE CAR. WHAT I'M MORE SURPRISED AT IS THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS GIVING OUT TOO MUCH POWER AND IS SLOWLY MELTING OUT MY BATTERY, THE BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE AN ALTERNATOR SHOULD LAST MORE THAT 3 YEARS ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS LAST HONDA THAT I HAVE LEASED, BEING MY THIRD HONDA THAT I HAVE HAD, AND DON'T BELIEVE I WILL RELEASE A HONDA. I FEEL THE MAKERS ARE USING CHEAPER PARTS ON THESES CARS AND THIS 2002 DOESN'T HAVE THE STABILITY AND LONGEVITY OF THE ONES I HAVE OWNED AND LEASED IN THE PAST. CONSUMERS WANT A GREAT PRODUCT FOR THE MONEY THAT THEY SPEND AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN A BIG BELIEVER IN HONDA'S , THIS OCCURRENCE, ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, HAVE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT OWNING OR LEASING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT.*AK

Mileage: 42,300

SERVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS. THERE IS NO TELLING AS TO WHEN AND WHERE CAR' S ENGINE WILL CUTOFF AND HOW FAST I MIGHT BE GOING. CAR HAS STALLED WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND I HAVE TO COAST TO COME TO A STOP. NO BATTERY LIGHT OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS DISPLAY ON THE DASH. ONCE CAR IS PUT BACK INTO PARK THE CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO GUESS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY KEYCHAIN IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD JUST USE THE IGNITION KEY BY ITSELF. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH CAN COST MY LIFE OR ANYONE ELSE'S. *AK

ELECTRONIC DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED BY THEMSELVES WITHIN 5 TO 10 SECONDS. THIS COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB

Mileage: 900

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN, ENGINE DIED. ANOTHER DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK