2003 Honda Civic Consumer Discussions Page 8

Honda Civic Care and Maintenance

honda is a lemon -help

Written by: oysterp on Mar 20, 2008 07:28 PM

I have a 2003 Honda Civic and apparently it's a lemon. At 39,000 miles I had to replace motor mounts, and now, at 42,000 miles, I've just had to replace a "throttle body positioner" -for 530 bucks! I have friends who have civics with 200,000 miles on them who haven't had to replace these pieces. Of course, I'm not in warranty anymore. But my car keeps breaking. I am ... Read More...

Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures

Re: Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures [ldemat]

Written by: ncjournalist on Mar 20, 2008 08:37 AM

I've had three -- count 'em, three -- catalytic converters replaced on my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. Last time, they blamed a software problem. The Check Engine light has just blinked on at 98,500 miles, so I'll be interested to see if my dealer does the right thing and replaces it for free. Read More...

Re: Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures [kchybrid]

Written by: ldemat on Mar 16, 2008 00:44 PM

Very interested in your assessment for 2003 Honda civic hybrid. ECM update performed at 38,674 miles (Oct 2005) ("to prevent catalyst DTC P0420 and VPS P1021," and MCM update to prevent IMA battery, under Honda Recall notice). Converter failure (code P1420-nox adsorptive cat system efficiency below threshold) somewhere between 79850 and 80105 miles (Mar ... Read More...

Re: Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures [kchybrid]

Written by: juliof on Mar 08, 2008 09:06 PM

My light was on with a p0420 as tested in January of 2008 by the local Honda dealership in Austin, Texas. They quoted me what would have been $3000.00 with tax to replace the catalytic converters. My ecm had been updated at about 100K miles, with the cats being replaced at about 86K miles as a result of an earlier episode of the same. I then took the 2003 Hybrid to a respected ... Read More...

Honda Civic Transmission Questions

Re: Honda civic 2003 Lx Coupe Transmission Problem [iwara96]

Written by: drmbb on Feb 06, 2008 06:52 AM

Just so I'm clear. When you first start the car and engine and transmission are cold, the tranny engages and acclerates normally. But once you've driven for awhile and everything is warmed up, it slips (that is, if you press the accelerator, the engine rpm's go up, but the car itself does not accelerate forward). Is that correct? If so, I'm sorry to say I agree with ... Read More...

Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures

Re: Civic Hybrid Catalytic Converter Failures [balaguru]

Written by: jgnj on Feb 04, 2008 11:56 AM

I also live in NJ and have a 2003 Civic Hybrid with 98K miles. Around 90K miles the check engine light stayed on. After getting the software update it came on again twice and stayed on each time. I brought it back in and was told that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced for $1100. I asked the dealer to re-check this as the notice for the update said that this ... Read More...

Honda Civic Transmission Questions

Honda civic 2003 Lx Coupe Transmission Problem

Written by: iwara96 on Feb 04, 2008 05:51 AM

I recently bought a used Honda Civic 2003 LX coupe which has 56k miles on it. I have been driving it for th past 6 months and now I have run into a problem. When I excelerate it move for a while until it gets hot and will not move anymore, when I use the D2 gear it does the same thing, the reverse gear work very well,an auto mechanic told I have to change the transmission. Desperately ... Read More...

Honda Civic Hybrid Suspension/Steering Problems

motor mounts

Written by: joeflocco on Jan 30, 2008 02:21 AM

I have a honda civic hybrid 2003. It was making a strange sound when driving off from a standing still. I found out the noise was a bad motor mount. (the upper) I wanted to buy the part myself and install it. The dealer ship was the only place that sold it and they insisted they install it. Ok fine. they have the car and said I will get it back late in the evening. I was first ... Read More...

Honda Civic Basic Maintenance Questions

2007 Civic Sedan

Written by: dgl318 on Sep 01, 2007 04:45 PM

At last, Honda has made it a lot easier to change the oil filter. I know with my 2003 Civic, to reset the maintenance minder you had to press and hold the trip-odometer button for 10 seconds while turning the key to on. The 2007 Civic minder has to be reset by a qualified Honda Technician. Has anybody cracked the case and found out how to do this yourself?? Read More...

Honda Civic Hybrid Transmission Problems

2006 CVT Fluid Change

Written by: kemtid on Jan 18, 2008 09:42 AM

Hi Folks, My Hybrid says its time for a transmission fluid change. I called the Local Honda dealer for their price $89.95, which includes just draining out the old and putting in 3 new quarts of CVT Fluid. Or I could Buy 3 qts from Them at $15.95 Per QT! With my Car Buyer Discount ( 10% off List Price). I also asked about some Honda Antifreeze as I have a Odyssey that I maintain ... Read More...