hey currently i drive a 96 integra. its great but i want something newer, so i was thinking 2003 civic ex. i dont need anything to fast (also have a street bike) and it seems like it is the perfect car for what i need to do.

my question is what are the most common problems these cars have (em2 2002-2003 perferable)??. i would just like to know so i can watch out for these problems before i go out and buy one. So far ive heard of bad starting and tranny problems??

please post your problem and how many miles you had on your car at the time.
thanks guys

 

The tranny problems are very rare, and obviously like any honda DONT get an auto, as they are weak. My car right now was 205,000 KM's, and it has NEVER been in for anything other than regular matienance.

 

Earlier ones had issues with the struts blowing, by 03 it was fixed.
The driver's seat rocks back and forth
The automatic transmission sucks, those tend to be time bombs above 60 or 70K, but from the internet, its hard to tell because who knows how some of these people drive those things.
Squeaks and rattles inside the car
The start problem you speak of is when the car is low on gas and parked on a non-level surface for a while.

There's nothing overly major wrong with the car. Just take care of it.
I had a lot of new car bugs before 10K, squeaky clutch, lose sunroof trim, etc... but once it all got fixed, never had a problem.

I'm not aware of any deal breakers.

 

I have an 03 EX, and i've not had a single problem with it, although it's only done 30k miles.

I think it's just the Auto tranny issues and a recall or two that are the problems. But recalls on 03s should have been done by now.

 

my 40k mile 03 ex is still having the same issue with a popping noise in the clutch even though I took it to get looked at twice, it seems to keep coming back. I really wish they would fix the damn thing.

 

its slow!, get something with a K (ex. ep3)

 

i have an 01 civic lx and also have a poping noise with the clutch..just get the first year that came out theres usually something wrong or something like that

 

2002 here and not one single problem. i got a 5spd with 69k miles on it. the original brakes lasted about 65k miles. i dont beat on my car so thats why.

 

i have an 04 lx auto. no problems here besides the random squeeks and rattles.

 

-1siksivik-

well i didnt beat on my car when i first bought it...it happened like a month or 2 after i had my car

 

i wasnt talkin about you or anything. just saying i havent had any problems cuz i dont beat on my car like alot of honda owners do. those 17 y/o you see revving their motors for no reason on a saturday night.

 

damn pos trannys, driver seat rocks, squeaky clutch, engine rattles randomly, shocks pop, other than that you should love your honda

 

-1siksivik-

but n e who whats y/o? but yeah iono its sucks really to have that poping noise it gets annoying sometime and yea

o yeah and your ground wires on ur car does it help?

 

years old

 

im instant msg u 1siksivik

 

my tranny is not a pos, it doesnt slip, it just pops. its annoying. it goes away after driving a while. the seat doesnt rock, the engine doesnt rattle at all, and my shocks defiantely dont pop. My civic is solid as hell its just probably the owner before me beat on it.

 

I have an 05 Ex 5-speed. I've got 52,000 miles so far.
the seat rocks and squeaks, I am 6 foot and 195 LBs, which I dont think qualifies as a lard ***. They "fixed" it 3 times, each time with an entire new seat track assembly, and it's back to rocking again.

I do have the clutch squeak issue. Seems to go away the colder it is, rather than the warmer. Or maybe it has to do with humidity. Either way it's a little annoying. But nothing turning up the radio a little wont fix.

I have no clue on the original struts but the HFP struts are great in my opinion.

The sunroof rattles from time to time as does the dash. All less noticeable when it's not below freezing out.

Other than those, it's not the fastest car but I knew that with gas mileage in the high 30's it wouldnlt' be, but it can get out of it's own way. It's fun on twisties even though folks go on and on about OMG they have no double wishbone setup in the front. etc... BMW's have always been said to be great handlers and they don't have double wishbones in the front either.

Let's see. I don't think it's a bad looking car, it's relatively comfortable, oh yeah and it was a 16,000 dollar car brand new. I mean how can you go wrong? Plus it's a Honda, and if it lasts the same 367,000 miles my 93 Accord did, I'll be happy. (we'll see)

 

I jus bought a 5-spd 02 LX back in october with 69,000 miles and it runs fine

but the clutch does squeak, and the dash rattling gets a lil annoying

but the car is comftorable and amazing on gas