Eight problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2003 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2003 Civic.
Transmission on 2003 Honda Civic stopped working on the highway in the middle of the night (about 11:30pm on a Friday night). This is a safety issue, because what if I was rear-ended by someone on the highway & I and a friend (girls) were alone in the car at night & if I had been unable to get home, we would have been susceptible to attack by late-night miscreants - we were on our way home from a church youth meeting - since we were in the middle on the highway in queens, NY. I was able to feel something was wrong & maneuver the car over where we collided with the curb and managed to get the car off the road, but it died with the corner of the rear, driver's side bumper sticking out onto the highway where it could have potentially been hit by another car.
Vehicle is lossing power on acceleration at random moments.
The power steering motor and pulley failed and had to be replaced while the car is not even 5 years old.
When starting my car, I could not get the auto shift selector to go into drive. I had to use the key to unlock the shift lock. . . It is in the Honda shop at this time.
Ongoing transmission problems. Have replaced transmission 4 times and still having problems.
The air bags in my vehicle did not deploy in a front end collision that I was involved in. It caused me to fly forward and injure myself, almost hitting the front windshield. In addition to this problem, I have discovered that the cigarette lighter plug-in does not work in my vehicle. I have found that the transmission in my vehicle had a defective part that a car repair man fixed.
When the vehicle was parked on a slight incline it had a tendency to roll backward or forward. While the consumer was making a left turn a loud pop was heard. Vehicle stalled, and was unable to move in either direction. Then, vehicle was towed to a dealer, who informed the consumer that a new transmission was needed. Honda reported no parts or transmissions. (hybrid transmission).
Vehicle won't back-up when set in reverse. When tow truck driver arrived and started the car, it backed up. Also, vehicle was stopped at a stop sign then car wouldn't move forward even though it was in drive. This occurred twice and a truck collided with the vehicle and totaled it.