Honda S2000 Complaints (2000)

40 consumer complaints on file.

#10040905September 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
SIDE OF RED TAIL LIGHTS IS PINKISH WHITE DUE TO UV EXPOSURE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. TAIL LIGHTS ARE TO BE RED IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZABLE AS SUCH, AND NOT LIGHT PINK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024439July 18, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IN THE RAIN IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON ICE. IF THERE WAS ANY DIP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS, CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, THE DEALER BLAMED THE TIRES, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BLAMED THE CAR MANUFACTURER P02ENZAS-02 ONLY 11000 MILES ON THE TIRES. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024591July 8, 2003
VISIBILITY
THE VEHICLES REAR WINDOW IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005612February 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR PLASTIC WINDOW BECOMES WRINKLED AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AS A WINDOW BECAUSE IT IS TOO FOGGY TO SEE YOU OF. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005145February 3, 2003
VISIBILITY
REAR PLASTIC WINDOW HAS ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO SCRATCHING DURING CONVERTABLE TOP USE. THIS IS DURING NORMAL USE OF THE CONVERTABLE TOP. REAR PLASTIC WINDOW AS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM CURRENTLY. DURING REVERSE OR LANE MERGING, THERE IS NO OUTWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE OEM PLASTIC REAR WINDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022963November 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE MAIN BEARINGS IN ENGINE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW ON 06-28-02. ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD 35,600 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE AND INCIDENT OCCURED AGAIN ON 9-8-02 WITH 27K MILES ON REPLACEMENT ENGINE.. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567231August 28, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM SERVICE AND SAFETY ISSUE OF THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW INSTALLED WITHIN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE CONCERNS ARE, ROUTINE OPERATION OF THE CONVERTABLE TOP WHICH PUTS SCRATCHES IN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW ALONG WITH CREASES AND DIMPLES WHICH DISTORT REAR VISION,(THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS TO PREVENT DUE TO THE DESIGN), WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS LOWERED AND& STORED, THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW WRINKLES WHEN IT FOLDS(WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE)REARWARD VISION BECOMES DISTORTED, AND CONTRIBUTES TO A GROSS SAFETY HAZARD, THE PLASTIC INTERIOR RELEASES GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS AND DEPOSITS A TRANSLUCENT FILM ON THE INSIDE OF REAR PLASTIC WINDOW WHICH MAKES IT CLOUDY AND DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010450May 24, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, TREAD STARTED SHREDDING ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHERE IT REVEALED CORD ON TIRE. TIRE DECREASED AMOUNT OF TREAD. CONTACTED DEALER WHO INDICATED A POSSIBLE CORD PROBLEM. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR HONDA, ECSTA, S2000, 2000. TIRE SIZE 712 225/50R16 92V .*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT, THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED, PRIOR TO MAKING TRIP, THE ENTIRE TREAD WEAR GROOVE WAS LESS PROMINENT, DOT NUMBER Y018YAW2901.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007164April 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE VEHICLE HAS A CONVERTIBLE TOP. WHEN TOP RETURNS BACK UP REAR WINDOW BECOMES WRINKLED. CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT OF WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002633January 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785770November 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT ANY SPEED WHEN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS AND IS NOISY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750295August 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DELAYED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (INFLATED AFTER 2 SECONDS), UPON HITTING A TREE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#890000June 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR GLASS HAS A PERMANENT GLARE WHEN HE TURNS CONVERTIBLE TOP, AND MISOPERATION OF WINDOW CAUSES DOUBLE VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887818May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START/ WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AND HEADLIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF. THESE EVENTS OCCUR ON RANDOM BASIS OR WHEN CONSUMER TRAVELS OVER A BUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES TURN SIGNALS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, ALSO HEADLIGHTS DO NOT JUST FLASH ON/OFF THEY ALSO SOMETIMES JUST STAY OFF, CONSUMER STATES HE REQUESTED THAT THE SECURITY DEVICE THAT IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE NOT BE INSTALLED IN HIS, CONSUMER STATES ONE MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW TWO WIRES THAT HAD BEEN CRIMPED TOGETHER, SO CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE DEALERSHIP INADVERTENLY INSTALLED THE SECURITY DEVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873878October 26, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR PLASTIC GLASS IS DISTORTED AND CAUSING SEVERE VISIBILITY. ALSO, UNABLE TO GET A GLASS REPLACMENT AT CONSUMER'S OWN COST. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND NEITHER ARE TRYING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554954September 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
IN FEB. CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-016 WHICH STATES; WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN AND THE SEAT IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT RETRACT PROPERLY RESULTING IN SLACK IN THE BELTS, THE LETTER STATED THAT A SECOND NOTICE WOULD BE SENT WHEN THE INPROVEMENT PART WAS AVAILABLE BUT CONSUMER NEVER RECIEVED A SECOND NOTICE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867558August 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL 00V016000. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722454May 9, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE PLASTIC REAR WINDOW ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WRINKLES AND CREASES WHEN THE TOP IS LOWERED. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT CAR HEADLIGHTS ARE DISTORTED DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING. THE DISTORTION CAUSES THE HEADLIGTHS TO SHOW AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN BACK OF YOU. IT COULD BE ONLY ONE, BUT APPEARS TO BE MANY DUE TO THE DISTORTION THROUGH THE WRINKLES IN THE PLASTIC REAR VIEW WINDOW. I WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE IT APPEARED THAT ONE CAR WAS BEHIND ME, WHEN IN FACT THERE WERE MANY-ANS AS I PULLED OUT, I WAS ALMOST SIDESWIPED. THERE WAS NO WAY TO ASCERTAIN THE NUMBER OF CARS BEHIND ME DUE TO THE DISTORTION. DURING DAYLIGHT, IT IS A DISTRACTION BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS DISTORTED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LADY (JOYCE FARR) FROM HONDA TOLD ME TO PUT 170 DEGREE F WATER ON THE PLASTIC WINDOW TO GET THE WRINKLES/CREASES OUT. (?!) I DO NOT USUALLY CARRY HOT WATER AROUND WITH ME. ANOTHER "FIX" IS TO BUY A "TUBE" AND ROLL THE WINDOW HALFWAY DOWN, THEN GET OUT OF THE CAR, PLACE THE TUBE ON THE WINDOW, GET BACK IN THE CAR, AND FINISH LOWERING THE TOP. REVERSE THIS PROCEDURE TO PUT THE TOP UP. FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO PLACE TO CARRY A TUBE IN THIS 2-SEATER SPORT CAR, AND SECOND, IF YOU PUT THE TOP UP AND FORGET TO REMOVE THE TUBE (LIKE WHEN IT'S RAINING AND YOU PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT THE TOP UP), THE TUBE WILL GET THROWN IN THE ROAD TO CREATE A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD, AND AM REPORTING IT AS SUCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860895April 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA RECALL 00V016000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00V016000/ SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALER IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859726April 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED HIGHWAY SPEED ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT. HONDA EITHER SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR, OR THE OTHER VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, AND THEN CAME BACK AND HIT THE HONDA. HONDA WAS AIRBOURNE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED WITH CONTRITION TO THE LEFT LUNGS/ RUPTURED SPLEEN, AND BROKE TOP COLLAR BONE AND TWO RIBS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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