Two problems related to battery have been reported for the 2000 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2000 Civic.
The contact owns a 2000 Honda Civic. While driving 30 mph and other various speeds and at a traffic light, the engine stalled. The failure occurred intermittently. The oil and battery warning lights were illuminated when the vehicle stalled. The dealer was called and stated that his VIN was not covered under recall NHTSA#02v120000; electrical system: ignition: switch. He will be responsible for the repairs. The manufacturer was called and stated that his VIN was not covered under the recall and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 98,250.
After I replaced a failed battery in our 2000 Honda Civic, the car ran rough after getting warm and stalled twice in traffic. While no one suffered more than rattled nerves in this case, it is possible that someone could be injured or killed in such circumstances. I subsequently found from the dealer at a cost of $162 that the car loses track of its idle setting when the battery is replaced and it has to be re-entered. This information is not in the owners manual. This is both a stupid and unsafe design, let alone expensive. Changing a battery is a common and ordinarily simple procedure practiced by millions of people. I think Honda should have to send warning car owners of this "feature" of their car and how to reset the code them selves or with instruction to take it to a dealer who will reset it at no cost. Alternatively, Honda should be required to retrofit the cars with non volatile memory so the car does not require such service. I don't know when this feature was added to Honda designs, but it does not happen on our earlier model. Our experience may be just the tip of a coming iceberg.