Honda Civic Complaints (1997)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#9000888February 11, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000423February 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED, NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855103January 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVIN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. OCCUPANT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. ONLY ONE OCCURRENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717076January 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON DEC.10,1999 WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT.HIT ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD ON.RECEIVED SERIOUS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.CONSISTING OF BROKEN NOSE,BROKEN RIBS,LOSS OF BONE TEETH AND TISSUE,BRUISED LIVER AND LUNGS ,BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#550235January 4, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECALL FAILURE (99E-015) WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853148November 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 45,000 DUE TO POOR ROTOR DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714933November 18, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HANSEL HONDA STATED TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE MODULE. THE CAR HAS HAD TWO START PROBLEMS FOR WHICH HANSEL HONDA STATED IT MAY BE DUE TO THE MODULE BUT WAS STILL BACK ORDERED. WITH THE SECOND START PROBLEM, ONE OF THE SERVICE STAFF STATED IT MAY BE THE MODULE PROBLEM BUT STATED THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE PART. THE OTHER SERVICE PERSON THAT VERY SAME DAY, STATED IT PROBABLY WASN'T THE MODULE AND THAT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACKORDER DUE TO HIGH INCIDENCE AND REQUESTS OTHER THAN HANSEL HONDA FOR REPLACEMENT MODULE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. HE STATED THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WHETHER THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STARTING WAS DUE TO THE MODULE OR NOT, BUT THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR NOW. HANSEL HONDA STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS A PROBLEM NOT THEM AND STILL COULDN'T DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I ASKED THEM IF SO MANY HONDAS HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERS, WHY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE THE PART WAS INITIALLY ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852546November 4, 1999
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN A PANIC TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ONCE LANDING ON THE HOOD. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG'S. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852293November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713892October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EMISSIONS CONTROL UNIT FAILED IN JULY 1999. UNIT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM (OBD). HONDA DEALER NOTED PROBLEM IN JULY 1999, AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR TESTING, BECAUSE THE "ENGINE PROBLEM" LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE ORDERED PART, WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AMERICAN HONDA, TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT MET WITH ANY SUCCESS. DIFFICULT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROMISES TO RETURN MY CALLS ARE NEVER KEPT. CAR DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. IDLES VERY ROUGH...DRIVES SLUGGISH. CAN YOU HELP??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851257October 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851296October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REARVIEW MIRROR; WHENEVER MIRROR IS ADJUSTED FROM DAY TO NIGHT AND RETURNED BACK TO DAY, THE WHOLE MIRROR HAS TO BE READJUSTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MIRROR ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THIS CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ADJUSTING MIRROR. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549114October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
IGNITER PROBLEM, VEHICLE IS ISSUED EMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO PROBLEM. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713177October 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE IN TWO YEARS..AT MY EXPENCE(OVER $500)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712665October 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BOTH FRONT DISC WHEELS HAVE WARPED THREE TIMES IN 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN PRIMARILY A COMMUTER AUTO, TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY; THEREFORE, I SELDOM USE MY BRAKES FOR THE NUMBER OF MILES ON MY CAR. DEALER HAS FIXED MY BRAKES TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609608September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WEATHER STRIP, MOLDING DEFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609727September 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710829September 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAD NOTICED THAT THE OUTPUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN DIMINISHING OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. THEN ONE DAY, A LOUD AND RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD BRIEFLY FOR THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE WITH NO SUCCESS. LATER IN THE DAY THE OWNER OF THE CAR PARKED IT IN HIS GARAGE AND BEGIN TO INVERSTIGATE THE PROBLEM. WITH THE MOTOR ON AND THE HOOD UP, THE OWNER COULD SEE NO CLEAR SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE RETURNED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT WHICH TIME A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURED ACCOMPANIED BY A CLOUD OF REFRIGERANT. A LATER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LARGE OPENING IN THE FORWARD FACE OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT HAD BEEN THE RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION. ONE LARGE PIECE REMAINED IN THE CAVITY WHILE SEVERAL OTHER PIECES WERE STREWN ON THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO OBTAINED PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE A/C SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE PEERING UNDER THE HOOD AT THE TIME OF THIS EXPLOSION IS OBVIOUS. THE DEALER WAS QUICK TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED WITH NO DELAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845920August 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES PULSATE,.WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND CONSUMER GETS LESS THAN IDEAL BRAKING. DEALER HAS DONE VARIOUS THINGS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, INCLUDING TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF ALL HARDWARE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM EVERY 4,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844260August 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK IS LEAKING CAUSING FUMES WHICH RESULTS IN DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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