2000 Honda S2000 problems
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Honda S2000. Lighting is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (15%) and body & structure (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 53 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 41,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving my s2000 and turning on curvy roads the vehicle would not turn correctly and ended up in a field to the side of the road. We noticed the upper control arm spot weld broke free meaning the upper suspension mount was not connected and caused the incident. Honda knows it's an issue with 2000-2003 model year vehicles and has issued a TSB sn040903 "09/01/2004 popping from front wheel upper control arm mount" multiple other people have had the issue over the years so much that many companies developed…
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.
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 a saftey hazard and needs to be corrected quickly and easily. I will contact a dealer to see if they can replace the taillights free of charge. I feel this should be a recalled item for anyone with the problem.
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