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the seat and driver side door panel are my only problems. dont see how road/wind noise is a "problem", spray some sound dampening if its that big a deal.
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I drive a 2k1, 73k miles and (as yet) none of the problems listed! I hope that isn't a scary foreshadowing of things to come for my little 7th gen. I really love it.
has anyone else had a sh**y 3rd gear synchro ring?
How bad do you define Shitty? I sometimes had trouble shifting to third using the stock trans fluid, but I am using Redline MTL and it's like butta.
HOWEVER, when I am in reverse, it whines like a freaking banshee. Not grinding, just high pitched a little too much for my tastes. Is that normal? Does everyone have it?
"If it's so essential, ask yourself why you've been able to live without it before now."
Try doing something nice for a total stranger, then look back at your car. Notice that the good feeling you get from helping lasts all day, but you constantly have to put stuff on your car to feel better.
How bad do you define Shitty? I sometimes had trouble shifting to third using the stock trans fluid, but I am using Redline MTL and it's like butta.
HOWEVER, when I am in reverse, it whines like a freaking banshee. Not grinding, just high pitched a little too much for my tastes. Is that normal? Does everyone have it?
Almost every frontwheel drive car I've had has done that wine. This civic is really loud though, not ear piercing, but still loud.
How bad do you define Shitty? I sometimes had trouble shifting to third using the stock trans fluid, but I am using Redline MTL and it's like butta.
HOWEVER, when I am in reverse, it whines like a freaking banshee. Not grinding, just high pitched a little too much for my tastes. Is that normal? Does everyone have it?
That's because reverse is a non-syncromesh, straight-cut gear. All the other gears are helical cut to make them quiet.
i miss-shift 3rd every 1 out of 20 times i drive "fast"... i think its the revo ss tho.
and the reverse is normal... even my dads old porsche 944 is hella loud in reverse
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jesus.........I hope I dont have most of the issues you guys are having with your cars. I had my Toyota Corolla for 22,000 miles before my sister totalled it. (bought w/36K on it) Never had any quality issues besides a sometimes squeaky dash. I think lowering the car may have contributed to that though.
Automakers in general just dont make cars like they used to..... Hell my mom's old 85 got the crap beat out of it by many bad drivers. The thing was a tank. I bet its still out on the road somewhere too.
i miss-shift 3rd every 1 out of 20 times i drive "fast"... i think its the revo ss tho.
and the reverse is normal... even my dads old porsche 944 is hella loud in reverse
Dude your avatar is hurting my eyes. I try not to look but I just have to.
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"Rocking driver/passenger seat"
"Rattles in interior panels"
Those the problems that I've been experiencing ever since the car was 6 months old. Mine is 2002. At 20,000 miles, the two front shocks were blown. Brought it back to the local Honda dealership since it was still under warranty. My buddy who is a mechanic at that dealership told me that it is very common for the 2001 & 2002 model blown their shocks even with that little mileage. He said that he saw few that only have 10,000 miles or less & already blown their shocks.
Another problem that I'm experiencing currently at 55,000 miles is the driver's side power window. Sometimes it works fine where you can press the button without holding it & the window roll down but sometimes, well most of the time, it doesn't work that way. Another thing is the interior light. I set it where you open the door & the light will come on & oh well, now it doesn't work too.
As much as I love the 7th gen Civic, I'm definitely quite disappointed with the build quality of it. I know most people told me, well, it's just a Civic, you can't expect too much but this isn't my first Civic. I had the 1989 Si in the past & the built quality was far much better than my latest 7th gen. I also have other Honda in my household which is a 1997 Prelude SH. At 127,000 miles, the only thing that annoys me right now is just the window rattles a little bit.
...but oh well, I still love my 7th gen a lot though
yes i have four out those five problems, but some may be do to the car having 167,000 miles on it
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ac vent rattling-annoys the hell out of me so have I have started punching
clutch pedal squeaking-gas and brake were doing that but thats nothing a little wd-40
won't fix
window- when I get going down the road about 71 mph my window starts wistling
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