| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118726 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2007 |
| Consumer's City: VIENNA | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CIVIC | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JHMES96633S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2003 honda civic hybrid (hch) with its cvt transmission (52,500 miles) exhibits severe bucking, hesitation and lurching. during low speed maneuvering in a parking lot or turning a corner, less than 20 mph, the car will lurch and buck. it will become so pronounced and violent that the car will lurch forward and your head will hit the headrest. i took the car to honda of tyson?s corner in virginia in early august 2007 and their solution was to replace the cvt fluid. this did not solve the problem. now in september 2007 the issue is becoming worse and a lurching or slippage is noticed at speed up to 50 mph. i took the car to an independent garage and they confirmed a major transmission issue but due to lack of technical information they were not equipped to repair the cvt. they also reported that no engine trouble codes were detected. searching the internet it appears other hch owners are experiencing the same problem. the only fix seems to be replacing the cvt fluid progressing to rebuilding or replacing the cvt without correcting the core problem. you just end up with a transmission with the same technology doomed to failure again. i am afraid that honda is not helping the dealers fix the defect and instead just taking a band aid approach. *jb |
