2003 Honda Civic Powertrain (other) Problems

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COAST, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF 5TH INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323598

Incident

May 5, 2020

Mileage

220,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUNTINGTON HONDA (1055 JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743, PHONE NUMBER: (631) 423-6000) TO BE REPAIRED FOR AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS STICKING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE RADIO FAILED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A HIGH CURB, WHICH PUSHED THE ENGINE BACK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN FOOT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NARDY HONDA SMITHTOWN (559 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST JAMES, NY 11780, PHONE NUMBER: (855) 738-2920). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

NHTSA ID

11031963

Incident

Jul 14, 2017

Mileage

131,000 mi

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN SHIFTING AUTOMATICALLY RESULTING IN NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE.VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK DOORS.DEALERSHIP FAILED TO COMPLETE OR INFORM ME OF ANY KINDS OF HAZARDS AS I OVERLOOKED THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN PURCHASED USED CAR. I PAID OVER 3400 DOLLARS FOR JUNK.

NHTSA ID

10979907

Incident

Mar 30, 2017

Mileage

127,027 mi

TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T RESPOND LOST CONTROL HIT TREE

NHTSA ID

10730769

Incident

Jun 18, 2015

Mileage

129,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE DRAINED AND BURNISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.

NHTSA ID

10669392

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

Mileage

300,000 mi

MY HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY WENT DEAD WITH NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT DEAD AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A INCORRECT GEARBOX RATIO. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662677

Incident

Jan 6, 2014

Mileage

117,650 mi

WENT TO LEAVE WALMART AROUND 7 PM. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE...CVT TRANS, HYBRID.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648504

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

147,773 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH NO WARNING. WAS IN SLOW LANE AND ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632691

Incident

Sep 4, 2014

Mileage

31,563 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIP FOR 20 MIN WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR THEN IT SHIFT HARD AFTER THAT . SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499722

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

64,000 mi

I HAD TAKEN FOR A RECALL ON MY HONDA 2003 CIVIC EX AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. I RECENTLY HAD A OIL CHANGED AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN MY CAR'S PERFORMANCE. ITS TAKES A LOT TO THROTTLE THE CAR FROM START TO RUN, IF ITS ON INCLINE ROAD. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 30MPG TO 27 MPG. WHEN ASKED TO HAVE A LOOK AT IT, THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID "$ 99 FOR DIAGNOSE." WHEN I TOOK THE DELIVERY AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME-ON. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE LIGHT, HE SAID THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I DELIVERED THE CAR TO THEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF. THEY TOLD ME, I HAVE TO PAY $99 TO HAVE HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID "AS YOUR WARRANTY HAS FINISHED, AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR AND SERVICES PERFORMED BY ANY AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP". *TR

NHTSA ID

10497919

Incident

Jan 11, 2013

Mileage

108,212 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED OPTIMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,400.

NHTSA ID

10487584

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

Mileage

76,900 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS ABLE TO AVOID ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10432682

Incident

May 20, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CLUTCH FLUID IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10430124

Incident

Jun 6, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN VIBRATING AND JOLTING WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UPHILL. I TOOK IT IN TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO "BURNISH" IT AND IT SHOULD HELP, ALTHOUGH ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE BURNISHING HELPED ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND BEFORE LONG MY CAR WAS BACK TO VIBRATING AND JOLTING JUST AS BADLY AS BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, SO I HAVE JUST LIVED WITH IT FOR AWHILE NOW, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO FIX! IT SEEMS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS IF IT IS IN FACT SUCH A COMMON CONDITION AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED OVERSEAS. PLEASE HELP CONVINCE HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM!

NHTSA ID

10399065

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR AND STUCK. I CALLED HONDA CARE (2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID) AND ASKED THEM TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A LONG HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YRS/100,000MILES) FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TO AVOID A RECALL, BUT WILL NOT LET ME USE IT BECAUSE THE CAR CARRIES A SALVAGE TITLE...WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT. THEY ARE SOMEHOW GETTING AROUND A RECALL BY SAYING IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT, I DISAGREE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS HIGHWAY AT NORMAL TRAFFIC HOURS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AT 60+MPH. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10220997

Incident

Mar 7, 2008

Mileage

87,000 mi

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH A SLIPPING/SHUDDERING PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. THE PROBLEM RE-CURRED AND I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. AGAIN THEY CHANGED THE FLUID. BY THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW I AM FINDING OUT, ONLY AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE MYSELF, THAT THE BELT IS THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CONSISTENT WITH 2003 TO 2005 MODELS. THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE AND NOW MY CAR IS BUCKING WHEN I TRY TO START OUT FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OR THE CAR STALLING AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND I AM DISTRACTED BY THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200778

Incident

Aug 25, 2007

Mileage

55,319 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING.*JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10008923

Incident

Oct 1, 2002