Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 02/05/2005 | 1 | 07/26/2004 | |
| 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 | |||
| 05/01/2003 | 1 | 04/29/2003 | |
| Problems with 2003 honda civic lx remote/alarm system.*mr the consumer had a remote/alarm system installed in the vehicle. the car alarm sounds off a disturbing piercing sound each time the doors open and close. when the consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer to have the sound turned off the entire system failed and the doors would not lock properly. the vehicle was returned to the dealer and the sound was turned back on. while driving the consumer became aware that the vehicle is not equipped with a door ajar indicator. *nm | |||
| 05/15/2003 | 300 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/26/2003 | 4416 | 1 | 01/26/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 02/17/2003 | 780 | 1 | 01/18/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 08/30/2002 | 100 | 08/28/2002 | |
| 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? | |||