NHTSA Complaint #10297645 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10297645
Vehicle	2002 HONDA CIVIC
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	April 8, 2003
Date Filed	December 31, 2009
Mileage	8,374 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 8, 2003. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2005, HOWEVER I STILL NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DID NOT SEEM TO HANDLE BUMPS/HOLES IN THE ROAD VERY WELL, SHAKING AND RATTLING WITH EVERY ONE. BEING A FAIRLY YOUNG DRIVER, AND THIS BEING MY VERY FIRST CAR, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM - I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR HANDLED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER REASON NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND WAS DUE TO YET AGAIN A SUSPENSION/STRUT PROBLEM. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR GENERATION OF CIVIC THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. I BELIEVE THE PARTS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

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