Honda Civic Complaints (1997)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#607898February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607515February 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607583February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833198January 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS AND AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATES. NO ACCIDENTS YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832987January 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A REAR END COLLISION AT APPROX. 55 MPH IMPACT. DEALER/MFR. HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701718December 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY COSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701719December 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR SWIVELS EXCESSIVELY WHEN FLIPPED TO REDUCE HEADLIGHT GLARE. MIRROR NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DISTRACTION. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A POTENIAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701386December 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAR AS IT WAS COMING TO A HALT, ROLLING FORWARD AT ABOUT 2MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FLOORED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND ENGINE TURNED OFF...STILL KEPT ROLLING FORWARD, AS IF BEING PUSHED. ONLY THING NOT TRIED WAS EMERGENCY BRAKE. ENDED UP HITTING CAR IN FRONT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. ROAD WAS DRY THE FIRST TIME, WET THE SECOND. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON IN EITHER INCIDENT. HONDA MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831832December 4, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WAS TRAVELING 25MPH & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE SITTING TOO FAR OUT IN THE LANE. LEFT FRONT END PUSHED BACKWARDS. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHOSE HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HAD CUTS TO FACE & LIPS FROM BROKEN WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831737December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO USE THE HAND BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND GO OVER TO THE SIDE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED / REPAIRED AND REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831743December 3, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY DEALER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH A NEW VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE? THERE GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY . CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831423November 30, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES TO 4000 TO 5000 RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THAN HAS TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829727November 17, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND CONSUMER HAD A FUSE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828617October 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT 24,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURLEY WORN OUT, AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED OR CUT DUE TO PULSATION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780607October 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS/DASHLIGHT VOLTAGE FLUCTUATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541753September 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WINDOWS HAVE COME OFF TRACK, NOISY CLUTCH, BRAKES AND ENGINE. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A RATTLING AND BUZZING SOUND WHEN RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539987August 17, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK FLAT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE; THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539644August 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EXPERIENCED REPETITIVE POWER SURGES WHILE ACCELERATING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS BETWEEN 2400 AND 4000 RPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538793August 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CONTINUALLY NEED REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541140July 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON PLACEMENT DESIGN IS POOR, DUE TO DELAY IN LOCATING BUTTON TWO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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