2000 Honda S2000
Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-01 | 04V257000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 7,067 | — | Details |
| 2000-10-10 | 00V316000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 9,147 | — | Details |
| 2000-01-24 | 00V016000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4,930 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-03 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING MY S2000 AND TURNING ON CURVY ROADS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN CORRECTLY AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD TO THE S… |
| 2020-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | YOUR WEB SITE DOES NOT SEARCH THE VIN. VIN IS CORRECT. WEB SITE IS UNRESPONSIVE |
| 2009-03-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 HONDA S2000...THIS PAST MONTH I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2008-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DIP STICK SHOWED GOOD OIL LEVEL. HOWEVER, UPON DRIVING IT ONE DAY THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT… |
| 2004-08-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | DEALER TRIED TO REMOVE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DUE TO RECALL 004V160000 INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE COVER AS THE RECALL STATE… |
| 2004-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, A… |
| 2004-08-12 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 HONDA S2000 CONVERTIBLE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WINDOW HAS STEADILY CLOUDED TO THE POINT… |
| 2004-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PREMATURE FAILURE OF CONNECTING RODS. *AK |
| 2004-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HONDA S2000 IS A MANUAL SHIFT CAR. THE MAP SENSOR ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR ADJUSTS WHEN NEEDED TO CONTROL AIR INTAKE … |
| 2004-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL CUT-OFF DURING LEFT TURN WHEN LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF FUEL. CREATES UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY WH… |
| 2004-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 MODEL S2000 AND THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FADED FROM RED TO WHITE ON THE CORNERS OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS IS… |
| 2004-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT MADE A NOISE WHILE BEING RETRACTED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK *JB |
| 2004-01-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW BECAME OPAQUE AND YELLOW, TO THE POINT WHERE 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, YOU COULD NOT SEE TH… |
| 2003-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A $32,000 HONDA S2000. AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS, MY TAIL LAMPS ARE SO FADED THAT THEY APPEAR ALMOST WHITE. WHEN I APPLY… |
| 2003-10-10 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE VINYL REAR WINDOW ON MY 2000 S2000 HAS FADED I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RUN-INS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND AREA REP YOU CAN… |
| 2003-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHT LENSES FADING FROM RED TO PINK WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. POLICE WARNING - STATING MODIFIED LIGHTING SYST… |
| 2003-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HONDA F20C S2000 #4 CYLINDER FAILURE , AHM DID NOT COVER THIS UNDER MY WARRANTY.*AK |
| 2003-06-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH TAILLIGHT ARE FADING FROM A RED COLOR TO A PALE PINK, ALMOST WHITE. I HAVE KEPT THIS CAR VERY CLEAN AND UNDER A U… |
| 2003-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HONDA S2000 IS A MANUAL SHIFT CAR. THE MAP SENSOR ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR ADJUSTS WHEN NEEDED TO CONTROL AIR INTAKE… |
| 2003-04-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | 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 B… |
| 2003-02-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | REAR PLASTIC WINDOW HAS ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO SCRATCHING DURING CONVERTABLE TOP USE. THIS IS DURING NORMAL USE OF THE… |
| 2002-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE MAIN BEARINGS IN ENGINE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW ON 06-28-02. ORIGINAL EN… |
| 2002-02-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES REAR WINDOW IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. *… |
| 2002-01-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS A CONVERTIBLE TOP. WHEN TOP RETURNS BACK UP REAR WINDOW BECOMES WRINKLED. CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT … |
| 2001-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF THE BRAKE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS… |
| 2001-08-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DELAYED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (INFLATED AFTER 2 SECONDS), UPON HITTING A TREE.*AK |
| 2001-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | REAR GLASS HAS A PERMANENT GLARE WHEN HE TURNS CONVERTIBLE TOP, AND MISOPERATION OF WINDOW CAUSES DOUBLE VISION. *AK |
| 2000-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START/ WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AND HE… |
| 2000-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT ANY SPEED WHEN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS AND IS NOISY. *YD |
| 2000-06-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR PLASTIC GLASS IS DISTORTED AND CAUSING SEVERE VISIBILITY. ALSO, UNABLE TO GET A GLASS REPLACMENT A… |
| 2000-05-30 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR PLASTIC WINDOW BECOMES WRINKLED AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AS A WINDOW BECAUSE IT IS TOO FOGGY TO SEE YOU OF. THIS … |
| 2000-04-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC REAR WINDOW ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WRINKLES AND CREASES WHEN THE TOP IS LOWERED. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZA… |
| 2000-03-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED HIGHWAY SPEED ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT. HONDA EITHER SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR… |
| 1901-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAILLIGHT SIDE MARKERS.*MR THE CONSUMER OPTED TO ORDER THE PARTS FROM HONDA AND R… |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 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,… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 00V016000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00V016000/ SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALER IS … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM SERVICE AND SAFETY ISSUE OF THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW INSTALLED WITHIN THE … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | IN FEB. CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-016 WHICH STATES; WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN AND THE SEAT IS PUSHED A… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL 00V016000. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK |