It started to rain heavily so I turned on the windshield wipers. It was raining so hard I couldn't see so I put the wipers to the fastest setting possible. The moment the wiper on the left reached the far left side of the windshield the wiper came off the windshield and banged the side of the car (the frame) and then flew into the air. The wiper comes off the windshield each time you turn them on full blast. As a result my vision is impaired and I can't see through the rain to drive. I can't see the lanes to stay in the lines or the cars in front of me. This is going to cause an accident due to the faulty wiper. I haven't replaced the wipers yet because I just bought the car a little over a week ago. Also I was in the middle of a far drive when I noticed my front driverside tire was low. I stopped at the gas station and put air in the tire. I reached my destination about midnight so I went straight to sleep when I got there. The next morning I noticed that same tire was low almost flat again. I took the tire off and checked it for holes or nails. None were visible to the eye. I had a full size spare so I put the spare on. But now I don't have a reliable spare tire and if one of my tires pops unexpectedly I'm out of luck because the faulty tire is in my trunk instead of a reliable tire. Im going to purchase another tire to keep as a new spare but because I haven't had the car itself long, I think the dealership didn't do a safety inspection since the tire and wipers are defective.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

I had just purchased a used 2001 automatic Honda Civic LX coupe and its at about 116,000 miles and the transmission went out. I understand it is very high in miles, but I also believed the false advertisement of "Honda are made to last". a week prior to when the transmission completely failed, I was driving to work and it started slowing down and it felt like I was in neutral. I pulled off to the side and turned off my vehicle and restarted the car and everything was fine. A couple days later the same thing happened and it felt like my car was jerking trying to switch gears. I found it very dangerous because when my transmission gave out I was lucky enough to had turn into a small residential street from a busy street. Had I not turn and stayed on the busy, traveling at high speed, I would have been in an accident along with other cars behind me. After further research I also found that this was very common for early 2000 Honda and especially for 2001 Honda. In researching I also found the nhsta conducted an investigation and concluded it was not dangerous enough to resort to a recall. I understand that investigations are done vigorously and thoroughly, however I feel different being that I was in the situation. In my opinion, if it this common and many people are affected by it, something should at least be done. I am a student and just paying for a new transmission is so costly and I find it very hazardous and problematic when my car stops abruptly in the middle of the road. I would really appreciate it if there was a second look at this situation. Thank you very much for your time.

- Fresno, CA, USA

The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the dealer replaced the part, however the light illuminated again. The occupancy position detector system was replaced, the rear defroster and cruise control was inoperative, there was a loud clunk noise while driving and on turns, the radio was inoperative, the back window was replaced along with the antenna, the fog light switch was loose, the brake light had gone out, there was a rattle in the rear seat, the fuel cap was loose, there was a vibration in the steering wheel, and the trunk lid did not close. Scc

- Robbinsville, NJ, USA