2000 Honda Civic Engine

I GOT INTO A CAR ONE AFTERNOON AND HEARD A RATTLING SOUND, I TURNED OFF THE A/C TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT THE ENGINE. AS SOON AS I TURNED IT OFF, THE SOUND STOPPED. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD SOMETHING FLY OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE AIR WAS BLOWING HOT OUT OF THE A/C. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH FROM THE A/C THAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN REPLACING THE CLUTCH, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSOR AND DRIER ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ME A TOTAL OF $950.00. BEFORE I HAD TAKEN IT IN, I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS STILL BLOWING AIR THAN IT WASN'T THE COMPRESSOR, SO WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE REPLACED? OF COURSE, HONDA WONT STAND BEHIND IT AND PAY FOR THE A/C UNIT BEING FIXED. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVENT EVEN HAD IT 3 YEARS YET.

IN FEBRUARY 2004, I NOTICED A SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES. HE SAID HE DIDN'T SMELL IT, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A NEW MECHANIC FOR SERVICING, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE "EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED." I'VE BEEN SUFFERING SOME UNEXPLAINED HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS HEADACHES, LIGHT HEADINESS, AND FATIGUE, AND NOW WONDER IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE RELATED TO LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE EXHAUST FUMES. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE HONDA DEALER TO REQUEST THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART(S) IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 80,000 MI. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 MI. ON IT. AS IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED.*AK

"BLACK DEATH SYNDROME"--WHERE THE COMPRESSOR STARTS SEIZING UP AND SHREDDING THE A/C CLUTH INTO METAL SHAVING INTO THE A/C SYSTEM. A VERY KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA TECHNICIANS AND CAN EVEN GET IT FIXED OUT OF WARRANTY OUT OF GOODWILL. THE A/C WILL JUST GIVE OUT ONE DAY THERE AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO OPEN UP THE COMPRESSOR TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. ANY YEAR AND MODEL! *PH

HAVE HEAD GASKET LEAK, MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE HE CAN SEE NOTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. *LA

HONDA CIVIC 2000 MODEL. CAR ONLY HAD 15600 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED.UNE 25, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA ADJUSTED THE VALVES.JUNE 28, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR.*AK JULY 3, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA CHANGED PRESSURE REGULATOR. JULY 21, 2003 - CAR STALLED AND ENGINE DIED. HONDA REPLACED FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP SET, IGNITION COIL, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. AUG 25, 2003 - CAR STALLED, ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION (DOES NOT MOVE), CAR MAKES CLACKING NOISE. HONDA SAID THEY WILL CHANGE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. CAR IS STILL AT HONDA. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS FOR THE 5TH TIME IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE DOWN TIME IS MORE THAN NORMAL.

VEHICLE'S MAIN MOTOR SEAL IS LEAKING OIL, WHICH CAN CAUSE MOTOR TO BLOWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH...*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CAR WILL JERK VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE SEVERAL CYLINDERS ARE NOT FIRING, THEN START BACK UP AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF THIS KIND OF SPUTTERING, THE ENGINE WILL THROTTLE DOWN AND THEN DIE. WHILE IT IS HAVING THE PROBLEM THERE IS A DRASTIC LOSS OF ACCELERATION. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED NOTHING HAPPENS AND IT BOGS DOWN MORE. AFTER THE CAR HAS DIED IT CANNOT BE RESTARTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT, OWNING IT A TOTAL OF 16 MONTHS. TWICE IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND ONCE THEY WERE ABLE TO START IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS DELIVERED. IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 29 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, I HAD DRIVEN 4,000 MILES AND ONLY OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. PROBLEM IS SPORADIC, MANY TIMES WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN IT WILL DIE ON ME ON THE WAY HOME. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, SPARK PLUGS TWICE, AND OXYGEN SENSOR ONCE, AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I TOOK IT IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. *NLM

5 SPEED - ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN FIFTH GEAR. HAVE TO PULL CAR OVER AND RESTART. CAR TAKEN REPEATEDLY TO REPAIR AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. FINALLY LOOKED UP RECALLS ON INSURANCE COMPANY'S WEB SITE AND SAW RECALL FOR ENGINE SWITCH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO REPAIR AND EGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. STALL HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON CARS IN MY VIN SEQUENCE. SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER AGAIN FOR REPAIR. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHY THE CAR KEEPS STALLING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR AT 50+ SPEEDS. SITUATION IS SCARY BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDING TRAFFIC AROUND ME. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I CAN DO. DT

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS, CAUSING HOT EXHAUST GASES AND POSSIBLE UNBURNED FUEL TO LEAK. *AK

WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE OR WHEN ROCKING VEHICLE COULD HEAR A SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH EXHAUST DONUT WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, HE HEARS A TICKING NOISE, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE IS NOT A PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAPPEN MORE ON COLDER DAYS. *SLC

ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED, TOWING COMPANY CALLED, VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT AWAY, AFTER GAS PEDAL WAS HELD TO FLOOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, MECHANIC STATED THAT HONDAS TEND TO FLOOD THEMSELVES IN COLD WEATHER. *CJ

THE CAR COULD NOT START FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2000. THE QUALITY OF THE CAR IS REALLY BAD, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

EVERY TIME ENGINE IS TURNED OFF VERY LOUD CLANGING AND BANGING NOISES COME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISES CAME FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COOLING DOWN AND CONTRACTING, WHICH WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. HOW CAN A 2 MONTHS OLD RADIATOR BE SO FRAGILE? HONDA DENIED IT WAS A DEFECT BY MANUFACTURER WHICH I HAVE TO END UP PAYING $511.65 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR. I FEEL LIKE BEING CHEATED AND ROBBED. *AK