2003 Honda Civic Hybrid Problems

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON ANTIOCH RD. CRESTVIEW, FL AND HAD STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN TO JUMP ONTO P.J. ADAMS RD. WHEN TRAFFIC PERMITTED I TIRED TO PULL OUT THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD A FEW FEET PUTTING THE HOOD AREA COMPLETELY IN THE ROAD WHEN THE D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING . THE MOTOR REVES UP BUT THE CAR WONT MOVE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BYE A SEMI TRUCK . AFTER REPLACING ATT SENSORS THE D LIGHT IS STILL FLASHING AND THE CAR WONT MOVE . I HAVE EXQHAUSTED ALL REPAIRS THAT I CAN DO AND WAS FORCED TO SCRAPE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS MY ONLY WAY OF GOING AND AFTER SPENDING ALMOST 1000BUCKS WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIX THIS CAR. ITS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND KILLED DUE TO THIS UNEXPECTED AND SUDDEN SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING

WHEN STARTING FROM AT STOP THE CAR HESITATES AND SHUDDERS WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL UNLESS YOU LET THE CAR IDLE AND ROLL FORWARD FIRST. IT ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WHEN YOU HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. AFTER APPROX 10MIN IT ACTS LIKE I HAVE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT DOES TURN OFF AND THEN YOU CAN TURN THE MAIN CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN RESET THE CRUISE BUT IT ONLY STAYS WORKING FOR 1-2 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING ITSELF BACK OFF.

AFTER THE RECALL APPOINTMENT ON 5/3/2019,THE SIGN "ABS" STILL COMES ON ALL THE TIME IN THE PANEL.BESIDES,THE AUTO AUDIO SYSTEM FAILS WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON. WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON THE AUDIO SYSTEM COMES ON AGAIN. THIS MAY BE CHECKED BESIDES THE ABS SIGN.

2003 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FINALLY CALLED, AND ADVISED HE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND TOLD HER, THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE AND THEY WOULD CALL AGAIN TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NEED TO GET THE DENTS FIXED AS SOON AS THE PRESENT WINTER SEASON TURNS FEASIBLE FOR EASY RUNNING.

MY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR PUMP COMPLETELY WENT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY BEARING, KNOWN ON SO MANY OTHER HONDA CIVICS, MAKING THE AC COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL DURING THE HOTTEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH IMA AND ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OFF. NO CHARGE TO BATTERY CAUSE THE CAR TO MALFUNCTIONS. SUCH AS ELECTRICAL STEERING WHEEL STOP WORKING. ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOP WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AT STOP SIDE. I CHANGED NEW DIEHARD 12V BATTERY AND ALSO CHECKED AND VERIFIED THE IMA BATTERY IS GOOD (EACH CELL ABOVE 7 VOLTS). I THINK THE CAR NEED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE FROM HONDA. PLEASE HELP US FOR THE RECALL TO UPDATE SOFTWARE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY POST THEIR STORY ON YOUTUBE

KEY CAN BE EASILY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. HONDA HAS SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS CONDITION BUT WILL NOT REPLACE MY VEHICLE AT THEIR COST, AS IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY PART OF THE RECALL.D

WHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY 95S HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AROUND 11AM,THE SPEED OF THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE TO 20MPH AND THEN STALLED AND STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME THIRTY MINUTES OF REST,I HAD TO RETURN HOME WITH AN IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER.THE DEALER REORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RUNNING AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT USING FOR A LONG TRIP. I HAD SOME DENTS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER WITH RASH DRIVING AND HITTING THE CAR.I NEED TO GET THE DENTS FIXED AS SOON AS THE PRESENT WINTER SEASON TURNS FEASIBLE FOR EASY RUNNING.

"TAKATA RECALL" 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH IMA AND ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OFF. NO CHARGE TO BATTERY CAUSE THE CAR TO MALFUNCTIONS. SUCH AS ELECTRICAL STEERING WHEEL STOP WORKING. ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOP WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AT STOP SIDE. I CHANGED NEW DIEHARD 12V BATTERY AND ALSO CHECKED AND VERIFIED THE IMA BATTERY IS GOOD (EACH CELL ABOVE 7 VOLTS). I THINK THE CAR NEED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE FROM HONDA. PLEASE HELP US FOR THE RECALL TO UPDATE SOFTWARE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY POST THEIR STORY ON YOUTUBE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ILLUMINATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM SPUTTER AND THEN WHEN OUT MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BULB AND AFTER A DAY IT JUST WENT OUT. HE REPLACED AGAIN FOR IT WAS TO BE INSPECTED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. HONDA PREFORMED OUR STATE INSPECTION AND TO OUR DISMAY THEY LET US KNOW THAT WE NEEDED A NEW BULB. 3 BULBS IN UNDER TWO WEEKS. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL, NOW MY VEHICLE IS LISTED BUT MY NUMBER IS NOT AND IT IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS?

MY CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE CUTS IN SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL PREPARATORY TO DOWNSHIFTING TO ACCELERATE. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THROUGH A BREAK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR PULL INTO A GAP IN TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT CAN BE QUITE FRIGHTENING. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT YET, BUT MY WIFE IS RELUCTANT TO RIDE IN MY CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHICH THE HONDA SERVICEMAN TOLD ME WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIP. *TT

LOSS AND SURGING DUE TO FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION PARTS AND THE EGR VALVE IN THE CIVIC HYBRID

VEHICLE BRAKES WON'T WORK WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD OR HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WONT STOP ON TOP ON A BUMP THAT IS ON THE ROAD. WHEN IN MOTION, WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP ON A BUMP THAT IT IS ON THE ROAD, VEHICLE BRAKES WILL SLIDE AND NOT STOP. EITHER ON CITY OR HIGHWAY ROADS. I AM CONCERNED THAT WHEN I AM SPEEDING AND I HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WILL END UP CRASHING INTO THEM IF THERE IS A BUMP AHEAD OF ME, MY BRAKES WONT WORK AND BRAKES WILL SLIDE AND NOT WORK. IT HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICCE IN 2003 BUT MY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING NORTH IN THE # 3 OR 4 LANE ON I-405 JUST NORTH OF IRVINE, CA IN INTERMITTENT RAIN, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING TO THE LEFT. MY EFFORTS TO COUNTER-STEER FAILED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR SPUN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO THE LEFT UNTIL I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER FACING BACKWARD WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL FACING FORWARD. I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR TO A SHOULDER ON THE CENTER DIVIDE AND STOP. TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD MET WITH CONSIDERABLE FRICTION. SOON THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND ASKED ME IF I WAS OK AND ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE. DESPITE THE FRICTION, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, ENCOUNTERING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE CAR PARALLEL TO THE ROADWAY. I TOLD THE OFFICER THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD HYDROPLANED AND SPUN OUT. BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND I WAS NOT INJURED, THE OFFICER OFFERED ME THE OPTION TO FILE A REPORT OR NOT, AND I DECIDED NOT TO FILE A REPORT. THE CAR WAS TOWED (FLATBED) OUTSIDE A BODY SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THE RF WHEEL WAS SEVERELY TOED-IN, AND WHEN I EXAMINED IT, THE SWAY BAR END LINK WAS DISCONNECTED. I DROVE SLOWLY A FEW BLOCKS HOME, NOTICING THE DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE STEERING, EVEN AT LOW SPEED, AND THE SIMILARITY TO HOW THE CAR SUDDENLY WAS HANDLING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS MADE ME CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE END-LINK AND/OR STEERING MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LACK OF CONTROL, RATHER THAN RESULTING FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE CENTER DIVIDE. NEVER IN OVER 20 YEARS OF DRIVING HAVE I EXPERIENCED, IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE COMPLETE LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS TO STEERING INPUT THAT SUDDENLY OCCURRED. THE CAR IS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO EXAMINE THE CAR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF OF A PRIVATE SELLER FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 99000 MILES, USED IT TO COMMUTE FROM AND TO WORK (6 MILES DRIVE), AND COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS FROM BOSTON TO RHODE ISLAND. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE, I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT, UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STARTLE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT THE GAS AGAIN. I JUST FIGURED ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO MEINEKE BUT THE JITTER WOULD NOT GO AWAY, THE GUY FROM MEINEKE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MOTOR PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID ITS THE STARTER CLUTCH. I DID SOME DIGGING AROUND ON THE DIFFERENT FORUMS AND FIGURED OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GEN HCH. I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND ON EDMUNDS, KBB, AUTRADERS, AND CARS.COM KNOWING HOW RELIABLE HONDAS USUALLY ARE (I PERSONALLY DROVE TWO HONDAS BEFORE, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS). SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THIS DILEMMA. HONDA SHOULD REALLY TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, OR LOYAL CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WOULD START TO WALK.

FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT TO CAR, TOTALING CAR, WITHOUT SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DEFECTIVE SEATBELT AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN MAY 2013. *TR