1997 Honda Civic

1997 HONDA CIVIC - SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON A LOT OF WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO COME ON IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY WARRANTY. JUST RESETTING IT CAN COST $100 AND THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WILL STAY OFF TO ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO FUNCTION. READING OTHERS PROBLEMS WITH THIS THERE SEEM TO BE WIDE SPREAD ISSUES WITH THE SRS SYSTEM. SOME OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE COST IN EXCESS OF $1000. AFTER READING SO MANY QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT (FOR EXAMPLE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), I WONDER WHY IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. THE SRS LIGHT AND PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM SEEM TO BE IN CIVICS, ACCORDS, AND PRELUDES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BOTH OF THE REAR ELECTRIC DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT AN INSPECTION WOULD COST $150 AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

1997 HONDA CIVIC EX FAULTY SEAT BELT CUSTOMER STATES SHE STUCK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FOR TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE CUTTING HERSELF FREE EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEATBELT WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE OF INTENTIONAL CUTTING**SB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE HER. OVERTIME THE RELEASE BUTTON BEGAN TO STICK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF NOT ONLY HER BUT HER BOYFRIEND TRYING TO RELEASE HER FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CUT THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET FREE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTACTED HONDA AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE DEFECT AND ALSO NOTIFIED THE CORPORATION BUT TO NO AVAIL. BOTH PARTIES WOULD REFERENCE HER BACK AND FORTH TO CONTACT THE OTHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SEATBELT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THE SEATBELT WAS INTENTIONALLY CUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE SEATBELT TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113000. THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND THE LINEAR SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THROTTLE CABLE STICKS AT LOW SPEEDS - WHEN PRESSED, IT "SNAPS LOSE" GOING TO 1/2 THROTTLE, JERKING CAR FORWARD, SNAPPING NECKS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM - COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY SLAMMING VEHICLE INTO BACK OF LEAD VEHICLE. REF: CAMPAIGN ID 99I002000. HONDA DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY OR PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ITEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS A RECALL #99E015000 PERTAINING TO THE ACCESSORY DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED WHO REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL.*AK

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, ONLY FAILURE OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT OF MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC DX HATCHBACK (3 DOOR) WITH 46,000 MILES. I'D SAY IT'S REASONABLE TO DEMAND THAT SAFETY EQUIPMENT BE COVERED FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. FOR MY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS CONTROL UNIT FOR THE AIRBAGS), WHICH I'VE *NEVER* USED, TO COST ME $760 TO REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS! IT'S PROBABLY AN $80 COMPUTER PART. *NM

THE SRS SYSTEM IN MY HONDA CIVIC EX 1997 WENT OUT WHEN I HAD FIRST PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN JUNE 2004 WITH AROUND 145,00 MILES ON IT. I HAD A NEW SRS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PUT IN . IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS AND THE SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I NOW HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN AND MY CAR SPECIALIST HAS TOLD ME THAT THE PRICE HAS DOUBLED ON THE PART, AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN HONDA CIVICS. *NM

1997 CIVIC DX SRS READINESS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. *TS ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED A SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE SRS UNIT. A YEAR LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM