NHTSA Complaint #10320350 — 2005 HONDA CIVIC

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY FROM A STOP, THE CAR MAKES A HUGE GRINDING NOISE--HEARD MOSTLY IN THE FRONT END. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, NO NOISE IS HEARD. THE CAR ALSO SLIPS HORRIBLY ON WET OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER SAY "THIS IS A NORMAL SOUND" WHEN IT FAILED WHEN THEY TESTED IT (I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MY FILES AT THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY) AND ALSO WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE FRONT END PARTS AND DIAGNOSED IT AS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND OR FIX. *TR