Engine Cooling System problems of the 2002 Honda Civic

Three problems related to engine cooling system have been reported for the 2002 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2002 Civic.

1 Engine Cooling System problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2003

Heating- outside windshield freezes with chunks of ice after defrosting. Inside windshield fogs up all the time meaning you need to keep adjusting knobs and turning defrosters and air conditioner back on and then off to get some heat back. Rear defogger leave chunks of ice on rear back window . Vision safety concerns.

2 Engine Cooling System problem

Failure Date: 12/12/2002

While driving at 65 mph, vehicle was involved in a four car collision and airbag did not deploy, then the vehicle's engine went up complete flames. Dealer notified. Please provide additional. Ts.

3 Engine Cooling System problem

Failure Date: 06/26/2002

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact took the vehicle into the dealer for routine maintenance and was told that the air cleaner assembly could cause problems with the throttle body and prevent the vehicle from slowing down. The dealer stated NHTSA recall campaign number: 01v329000 (engine and engine cooling), which was related to the failure, but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 135,000. Updated 06/03/11 *b.




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