2002 Honda Civic

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2009· SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  I PURCHASED MY HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 8, 2003. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2005, HOWEVER I STILL NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DID NOT SEEM TO HANDLE BUMPS/HOLES IN THE ROAD VERY WELL, SHAKING AND RATTLING WITH EVERY ONE. BEING A FAIRLY YOUNG DRIVER, AND THIS BEING MY VERY FIRST CAR, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM - I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR HANDLED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER REASON NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND WAS DUE TO YET AGAIN A SUSPENSION/STRUT PROBLEM. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR GENERATION OF CIVIC THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. I BELIEVE THE PARTS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

• 12/31/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IN 2004 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 95,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE STREET NEEDING A TOW TO GET HOME. THE FIRST ESTIMATE FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS $2700. I MAY END UP SELLING THE CAR AT A REDUCED PRICE JUST TO TRY AND GET RID OF IT. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND DRIVEN RELATIVELY LOW MILES, AS I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY PLACE OF WORK. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR

• 12/31/2003· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS LIGHT IS ACTIVATED AND REQUIRES A VISIT TO THE DEALER TO RE-ACTIVATE THE SRS SYSTEM IF A CELL PHONE IS LEFT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. PER THE DEALER, THE CELL PHONE INTERFERES WITH THE SRS SENSORS THAT MEASURE SEAT VS SEATBACK PRESSURE AND TELLS THE SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF. ADDITIONALLY, IF A SMALL PACKAGE IS PLACED ON THE FRONT SEAT, THE SRS DEACTIVATES - WHICH IS FINE, BUT IT MAY REMAIN DEACTIVATED AFTER THE PACKAGE IS REMOVED.

• 12/30/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/29/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS UNINTENDEDLY WITH HESITATION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS TO 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO CENTER WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

• 12/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE

• 12/28/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT WONT COME OFF. DEALER WONT FIX.

• 12/27/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAMS (ON BOTH SIDES) DO NOT TURN ON. ONLY HIGH BEAM WORKING. ALL LAMPS ARE NEW.2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR COUPE. TOTALLY NOT DRIVE ABLE AT EVENING AND NIGHT TIME.

• 12/27/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS A TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/27/2005· VISIBILITY

  AFTER TURNING ON HEATER/DEFROSTER TO REMOVE FROST, FOLLOWED BY WINDSHIELD WIPER TO REMOVE SLUSH, WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE VERTICAL WINDSHIELD FRAME AND WENT CONTINUOUSLY ACROSS THE OUTER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 4" FROM THE VERTICAL FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *NM

• 12/25/2003· STEERING,TIRES

  AFTER THE FIRST YEARS MAINTENANCE TIRES WERE ROTATED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS STEERING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE SAFE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE AS DONE AGAIN FOR FREE. DEALERSHIP STATED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS AND IT FEELS UNSAFE AT TIMES I AM NERVOUS DURING TURNS. AT ONE POINT WHEN I'M AT A LIGHT AND PRESS GAS WHEELS STEER OFF WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. AT ONE POINT ANOTHER DRIVER TOLD ME SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY WHEEL I LOOKED AND SAW NO PROBLEM SINCE IT HASN'T OCCURRED BUT STEERING IS STILL AN ISSUE. DATE BELOW IS MOST RECENT ISSUE. I AM NOTIFYING BEFORE A ACCIDENT OCCURS. DEALERSHIP TESTED AND STATED THERE IS NO MORE PROBLEM BUT YET I FEEL UNSAFE SINCE FIRST MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP. BEFORE THEN CAR WAS EXCELLENT. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED ROTATION MAY TAKE A WHILE TO ADJUST. IT HAS NOT YET. THEY WOULD LIKE TO JUST ROTATE TIRES BACK TO ORIGINAL I DON'T WANT THAT. DEALERSHIP STATED IT HELPS WEAR ON TIRES BY ROTATING. *LA

• 12/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/23/2016· STRUCTURECrash

  TAKATA RECALL- THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE MAJOR AIRBAG RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2015.

• 12/23/2016· STRUCTURECrash

  TAKATA INFLATORS- THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE MAJOR AIRBAG RECALL. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2015.

• 12/23/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING NO PRESSURE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,113 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/23/2004· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO INDENTIFIABLE REASON. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER, AND HE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY IT WAS ON. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE SRS COMPUTER UNIT ITSELF THAT WAS THE CAUSE. THE SAFETY IMPLICATION IS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THE SRS UNIT WILL BE REPLACED, COSTING AROUND $600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.*AK

• 12/23/2001· TIRES

  LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 82 MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR. I HAD 2 PASSANGERS AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AT 8 PM AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)

• 12/22/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TAKATA RECALL----CIVIC HAD UNCEASING LIGHTED SRS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD DURING MONTH OF JUNE 2014. HONDA MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE CONDITION MEANT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT INFLATE IF A NEED OCCURRED. REPEATED VISITS TO HONDA DURING WHICH THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND THAN 3 DAYS. THEY MADE ME PAY BILLS OF $292.56 AND $705.19 FOR A NEW SRS COMPUTER SYSTEM SO AIR BAGS WOULD WORK

• 12/22/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED IDLING,BUT WILL CRANK BACK UP

• 12/22/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT AT AN ANGLE BY A VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAGS FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

• 12/20/2020· STEERING,AIR BAGS,ENGINECrash

  FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE CAR IN TALLAHASSEE I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK LOOSE SCREWS AND AND COULDN'T STEER . FIRST WEEK I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A SAFETY POLICE OFFICE WHILE ON CAMPUS AT TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WE DID THE INITIAL INSURANCE REPORT BUT SHE CLAIM SHE WASN'T HURT , I COULDN'T STOP AND WHEN I HIT HER REAR END I GOT WHIPLASHED , THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS , THE MAN JUST SOLD I TO ME WITH NO WARNINGS MONTHS LATER START RECEIVING MAIL ABOUT A RECALL I SQUEDULED BUT THEY NEVER CAME AND GOT THE CAR SO YEARS LATER I JUST SOLD IT TO PICK AND PULL CAUSE IT WAS IN OPERABILITY. ON SCHOOL CAMPUS

• 12/20/2006· SUSPENSION

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT, THEIR IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AT NO CHARGE BUT THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND ALIGNMENT.

• 12/20/2004· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER CHECKED OWNER'S MANUAL TO CHECK PROBLEM, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. DEALER WILL REPAIR AIR BAG AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

• 12/19/2006· STEERING

  TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER (SOUTH MOTORS HONDA), AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE CAN HAVE DEALER SAVE THE PART WITH THE REPAID ORDER. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO SERVICE THE STEERING BECAUSE SHE FELT A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING; SHE WILL ALSO TRY TO GET THE REPAIR ORDER FOR THAT AS WELL.

• 12/18/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/18/2006· SUSPENSION

  TL* - THE CONTACT SAYS THE FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. HIS ODOMETER CURRENTLY HAS 32,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ONCE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. A MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL.

• 12/18/2003· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

  THE MIDDLE SEATBELT IN THE BACK DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO COME OUT. IF IT IS AGAINST THE LAW IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR SEATBELT ON WHY ISN'T IT MANDATORY THAT THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM? ALSO WHEN YOU TURN THE REAR DEFROSTER ON AND HAVE THE HEATER ON THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK.*AK

• 12/17/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 72.6 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, HIT THE GAURD RAIL HEAD ON, STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLE'S, AN 18 WHEELER, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC

• 12/16/2008· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  OUR HONDA CIVIC 2002 ALSO IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS, IN THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC). THE MECHANIC RESET THE LIGHT, BUT IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. I WOULDN'T CARE IF THERE TRULY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, LIKE THE MECHANIC STATES, HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO PASS STATE INSPECTION, IT CAN NOT BE ON. THUS, IT WILL BE COSTLY FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHICH ALREADY HAS CHARGED AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED MY HUSBAND BUY A HONDA FOR THE RELIABILITY FACTOR, BUT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SRS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, IT'S LOOKING LIKE MY HUSBANDS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE IS FAIRING BETTER IN REPAIRS THAN MY HONDA?? SAD!!!!! VERY SAD!!!*TR

• 12/16/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SINCE DAY ONE. BOUGHT IT NEW. DEALER TOOK 3MTHS. TO FIX AT FIRST. NOW, AT ABOUT 78K MI., MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING TO 4TH & 5TH GEAR. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR

• 12/16/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM AND HAS EXPERIENCED BOTH JAW AND EYE PROBLEMS SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER HAD A CONTUSION TO HER RIGHT LEG FROM THE GLOVE BOX AND SUFFERED NECK PROBLEMS. *MR *TT *JB *AK

• 12/15/2014· AIR BAGS

  LETTER FROM SENATOR SHAHEEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA (ATTN: PETER CLARK) *TGW 2002 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TAKATA AIR BAGS DISCONNECTED IN HER VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/15/2010· AIR BAGS

  SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE - WILL LIKELY PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT. SRS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REPORT SRS UNIT INTERNAL FAILURE. *TR

• 12/15/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY QUICKLY SHUT OFF. SHE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

• 12/14/2012· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. I DID NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I SIMPLY STARTED MY CAR, PUT THE SEAT BELT ON AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT COME ON. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE ISSUE AND FOUND IT WAS A SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT MAY FAIL AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAD THE ISSUE REPAIRED FOR $295.00. AFTER RECENTLY LOOKING THROUGH OLD RECEIPTS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2007 FOR THE OPDS AND THE SRS LIGHT STAYING ON. IN THAT CASE, THE AIRBAGS WERE IN DANGER OF NOT DEPLOYING AS WELL IF SOMEONE WAS OUT OF POSITION IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH CIVIC'S SRS SYSTEM AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH IS AN ONGOING AND RELATED ISSUE AS WELL. SEAT BELTS ARE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT FOR SOME REASON THE BUCKLE SWITCH IS NOT. IN ANY CASE, I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH WHEN IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. YEARS AFTER I HAD THIS ISSUE, I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS FAILING IN THIS VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

• 12/14/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/13/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  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!

• 12/13/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WE HAVE A HONDA ODYESSEY 2002, IT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO WEAR TO THE GEARS AND INSTALLED A OIL KIT. THIS WAS DONE AT 52000 MILES(MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES). SOON AFTER WE NOTICED SOME REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELARATE OFF AND ON. ON 12/10/04 WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO BEYOND 20-30 MILES AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE IS NOT ATTRIBUTING IT TO THE REASON FOR THE INITIAL RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WILL GET BACK TO US IN 1-2 DAYS AFTER TALKING TO OUR DEALER IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF RREPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE 100'S OF REPORTS WHICH SOUND IDENTICAL ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HONDA ODYESSEY VANS FOR 2000 AND 2001 TO 100000MILES. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ONTHE HIGHWAY, MY WIFE COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.

• 12/11/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AND ONLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

• 12/11/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 TO 55-MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT. *AK

• 12/10/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, VEERING INTO A DIFFERENT LANE. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS, INJURIES TO THE STERNUM AND FOOT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HAD BEEN RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 2/3/15*CN UPDAYED 02/20/15*JB

• 12/10/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  WAS RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND FOUND OTHER CAR COMPLAINT RESOURCES WEBSITE STATING OVER A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS COMING ON AT SIMILAR MILEAGES FOR THIS CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS COSTLY AND SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH SAID CAR MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

• 12/10/2003· AIR BAGS

  AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED LIT THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IF PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD UNPLUG THE AIR BAGS. *AK

• 12/10/2002· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATES IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/09/2010· POWER TRAIN

  MY HONDA 2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION DIED AT 98,000 NO WARNING STOPPED ON A BUSY STREET ALMOST GOT KILLED CALLED POLICE TO HELP. *TR

• 12/09/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) WAS REFERENCED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED. THE REPAIR COST $400. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 55MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. PH

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

• 12/08/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER EXITED THE FREEWAY BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE, AND CONSUMER BRAKED AND SWERVED RIGHT DUE TO THE SUDDEN EMERGENCY, CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID AND THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL,WITH SEVERE CHEST CONTUSIONS AND NECK INJURIES.*ET