2002 Honda Civic Body & Structure Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA IN MODERATE TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED SLOWDOWN. I BRAKED IN TIME, BUT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT. I WAS REAR-ENDED AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS NOT INJURED. HOWEVER, THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHO WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, WAS THROWN FORWARD. SHE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD (POSSIBLY THE GRILL) AND INCURRED A SERIOUS EYE INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE LAP PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED HER, APPARENTLY THE SHOULDER PORTION DID NOT. THE ACCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT #9360-2020-00053 ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, 6100 LABATH AVE., ROHNERT PARK, CA. 707-588-1400. THE PHOTO I'VE ATTACHED WAS TAKEN ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

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.

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.

PAINT PEELING FOR NO REASON.

THE PAINT IS FADING AND PEELING VERY BADLY ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC...ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRUCK, ROOF, AND OTHER AREAS OF MY RED VEHICLE ARE ALMOST WHITE!!! I KNOW THE CAR IS OLD BUT I HAVE A SILVER 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH DOUBLE THE MILES ON IT AND NO PAINT ISSUES WHATSOEVER. FROM ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH INFERIOR QUALITY PAINT JOBS THAT HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT. I HAVE WASHED AND WAXED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PAINT WOULD FADE AND PEEL LIKE IT HAS. TO TOP IT OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN AN INSIDE STORAGE FACILITY FOR THREE YEARS WHILE I WAS STATIONED IN JAPAN. I REALLY FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCTS AND RESTORE THE QUALITY THAT THEIR NAME WAS BUILT UPON.

CAR'S CLEARCOAT HAS BEEN FLAKING OFF THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK LID. IT FIRST STARTED WITH DISCOLORATION (LIGHTENED BLOTCHES) IN JUNE OF 2010 (8 YEARS AFTER PURCHASED NEW). CURRENTLY (FEB., 2015), 30% OF THE CLEARCOAT ON THE ROOF, AND 10% ON THE TRUNK LID HAVE FLAKED OFF. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO SNOW, ONLY TO CA CLIMATE. I'VE READ THAT THE CLEARCOAT ISSUE IS COMMON WITH HONDA AUTOMOBILES SINCE THE LATE 1990'S. I ALSO HAVE A 1993 ACURA LEGEND (236K MILES) THAT WAS EXPOSED TO THE EXACT SAME CLIMATE CONDITIONS, BUT THE CLEAR COAT ON IT IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOTH CARS ARE MAINTAINED THE SAME WAY. ALL MY CARS ARE WELL MAINTAINED ABOVE & BEYOND WHAT THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED. I THINK I'M FAIRLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS IN GENERAL (MECHANICAL, TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY TREND, ..ETC) BECAUSE I READ ABOUT IT AS A ROUTINE EVERYDAY, JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE READ THE NEWS EVERYDAY. BASED ON THE COLLECTIVE INFORMATION I'VE READ IN THE LAST DECADE, I BELIEVE THE CLEARCOAT DEGRADATION FOR THE CAR YEARS COINCIDED WITH HONDA'S SWITCHED OVER TO THE USE OF MORE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY PAINT (I.E. WATER BASED PAINT) IN THE LATE 1990'S OR EARLY 2000'S. ON MY OWN CIVIC, THE CLEARCOAT FLAKES BECOME VERY SOFT (ALMOST GEL-LIKE) WHEN WET FROM WASHING. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DECISION HONDA MADE WHICH PROVED TO BE LESS DURABLE. HONDA SHOULD BE CALLED OUT OF IT. *TR

MY 2002 PAINT IS STARTING TO COME OFF THE HOOD AND TOP OF CAR. STARTED A LITTLE SPOT HERE AND THERE AND IS QUICKLY TAKING OFF IF LARGER SPOTS. I HAVE SEE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAIN ON SAME CAR ON THIS SITE. I WOULD LIKE HOOD AND TOP OF CAR REPAIRED FOR NO EXPENSE FROM HONDA AND WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THIS. *TR

PAINT FROM CAR IS PEELING. AT THE BEGINNING WAS SMALL PARTS AND I WAS TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENT..... NOW THE ENTIRE CAR IS PEELING. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER HONDA CARS, BUT MY CIVIC 2002 HAS NO RECALL. I WILL NEED TO PAY TO COVER THIS EXPENSE. MONEY I CANNOT AFFORD AND IT IS NOT OUR FAULT. *TR

THE SEALANT AROUND THE WINDOW NO LONGER KEEPS THE WATER OUT. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS USING TAPE, BUT DURING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN, MY FLOOR WILL BE SOAKED. *TR

THE HOOD PROP ROD'S LOCKING MECHANISM BECAME FAULTY. THE HOOD PROP ROD WOULD NO LONGER STAY IN PLACE. WHILE ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR MAKING TURNS, THE HOOD PROP ROD WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BATTERY. THIS WOULD CAUSE HUGE SPARKS, AND SOMETIMES, WOULD CAUSE MY CAR TO STALL IF I ACCELERATED OR DECELERATED TOO FAST. THERE WAS ONE FENDER BENDER AS A RESULT OF THIS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. ALSO, WHEN I WOULD DO HEAVY DECELERATION, MY CAR'S BRAKING POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED. FORTUNATELY, I NEVER CRASHED INTO ANYONE AS A RESULT (BUT HAD TO DRIVE INTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT) THE SOLUTION TO THIS WAS A VERY SIMPLE QUICK FIX AFTER MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM - JUST KEEP THE HOOD ROD IN THE TRUNK. HOWEVER, THE LOCKING MECHANISM SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER 8 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND LOCKED ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHANGE THE LOCK DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR THE INDOOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING VERY SHARP METAL THAT CUTS YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE CUT MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE ALMOST NEEDING STITCHES. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS SURELY A SAFETY DEFECT, THOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING. *TR

WATER LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR YET IT STILL LEAKS. IT SEEMS TO LEAK IN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE "PARTICLE BOARD" AND CLOTH THAT COVERS THE SPARE TIRE AREA WAS DAMAGED, HAS RUST, AND A MUSTY SMELL REMAINS IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS A HONDA "CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE", YET A LEAKY TRUNK IS NOT COVERED AND DEALERSHIP HAD TO COVER COST. WILL TAKE BACK FOR A THIRD REPAIR. *NM

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK SPRING WAS TOO WEAK. AS A RESULT, THE TRUNK FELL DOWN ONTO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A DEEP GASH ON THE TOP OF HEAD. *AK THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SC

PAINT ON BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX IS BUBBLING UP FROM UNDERNEATH, CHIPPING AND FALLING OFF. HONDA HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE CLAIMING IT WAS VANDALISM. A AUTO BODY SHOP AND GIECO INSURANCE HAVE BOTH DEEMED THE DAMAGE FACTORY DEFECT.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES' THAT THE SUN THAT COMES THROUGH SUNROOF IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVERS VIEW. TOOK TO HONDA AND HONDA SAYS ALL HONDA SUNROOFS ARE MADE THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMERS COMPLAINT IS ONE ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, CONSUMERS KNEE TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND CONSUEMR CANNOT SEE THE BUMPER WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE IS THE LX SERIES. *JG