Honda S2000 Engine Problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 8 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2008.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA S2000 IN AUGUST OF 2005. I DROVE THE CAR SUMMERS UNTIL AUGUST 2009 ACCUMULATING 13,700 MILES. THE CAR WAS SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY AT PORTER HONDA IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. ON AUGUST 28, 2009 THE VEHICLE CA...
IT SEEMS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ONLY BRIGHT WHEN I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. MY HONDA SEEMS TO CUT OFF BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT SEEMS NOT TO REPLICATE ITS ACTIONS FOR TH...
MY 2006 HONDA S-2000 HAS HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HIGH COLD START IDLE THAT CAN EXCEED 2500 RPM MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS ELAPSED FOR THE ENGINE TO WARM UP. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO HONDA OF ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIA...
WHEN CAR WAS 8 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT, IT BEGAN STALLING. ONLY PREMIUM SHELL GASOLINE WAS EVER PUT IN THIS CAR. INJECTOR CLEANER WAS PUT IN A FEW TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO ONE DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD FIRST...
2002 HONDA S2000 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *TS NEITHER THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHI...
ENGINE SIEZED, HONDA REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY. ALTERNATELY CLAIMS LOW OIL WHICH IS INCORRECT, AND NO OIL LIGHT WAS INDICATED, OR AFTERMARKET AIR INTAKE SYSTEM IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF MAGUNUSSON - MOSS. ESCALATION TO HONDA HQ HAS RESULTED ...
FUEL CUT-OFF DURING LEFT TURN WHEN LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF FUEL. CREATES UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY WHEN LATERAL G-FORCES ARE APPLIED. RESEARCH BY AHM IS NEEDED TO FIND REMEDY.
HONDA F20C S2000 #4 CYLINDER FAILURE , AHM DID NOT COVER THIS UNDER MY WARRANTY.*AK
IN JULY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA 919. IMMEDIATELY, I NOTICED THAT MY JACKET SMELLED OF EXHAUST FUMES. NOT THE SULFUR - ROTTEN EGG SMELL, BUT EXHAUST FUMES. ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN AUGUST 2002, I TOOK MY WIFE FOR A RIDE - SHE WAS...
#4 CONECTING ROD BROKE. *PH
I OWN A 3 MONTH OLD HONDA S2000 THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY HAVE ABUSED THE CAR AND HONDA WOULD COVER PART OF THE REPAIR. I WAS DOING RESEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OF THESE LIMIT...