Honda Civic Complaints (2009)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#10397497April 26, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE CONDENSER UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS DENTED AND PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE HOSES WERE DISCONNECTED AND LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE REPAIR INFORMED THE CONSUMER SOMETHING MAY HAVE HIT THE AC UNIT. UPDATED 06/16/11
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396791April 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 HONDA CIVIC 22,472 MILES MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES. GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW PADS AND TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. INBOARD PAD (PISTON SIDE OF CALIPER) WAS WORN TO WEAR INDICATOR, OUTBOARD PAD STILL WITH APPROX. 90% PAD LIFE LEFT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A GROOVE IN THE ROTOR. TOLD DEALER THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE WEAR AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A QUICK SEARCH OF COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE AFFIRMS THAT THIS IS INDEED A COMMON COMPLAINT AND INDICATIVE OF A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW ON HONDA'S PART. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395572April 12, 2011
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER PUTTING 19,111 HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC DX, I WAS TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. I DID AS I WAS TOLD, AND PURCHASED MY BRAKES FOR $226.39. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE IN AUGUST OF 2010. 8 MONTHS LATER AT 34,189 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AGAIN. I WAS FURIOUS AND UPSET, BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED. I MADE A COMPLAIN TO THE STORE MANAGER, AND HE WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I ENDED UP PAYING ANOTHER $229 TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT AS A RESULT OF MY BAD BRAKE PADS. I DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FRONT HONDA CIVIC BRAKES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2009 - 2011 HONDA CIVICS. I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLES, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THAT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392651March 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
I PURCHASED A 2009 CIVIC IN AUGUST OF 2009. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP WITH LESS THAN 24K MILES ON THE CAR IN NEED OF NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES IT SEEMS THAT MANY '08 AND '09 HONDA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY CIVIC OWNERS, ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF MANUFACTURING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "A NORMAL PROBLEM" AND NOT MUCH CONCERN WAS GIVEN OVER THE SAFETY OF BAD BRAKES AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE OF A CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379769January 31, 2011
SEATS
MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY, SIMPLY DUE TO THE "ANTI-WHIPLASH" HEADREST. I AM A 5'5" FEMALE, AND I HAVE BEEN SPENDING TONS OF MONEY ON CHIROPRACTOR BILLS SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR! I KNOW THESE ARE NOW STANDARD ISSUE, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CAR SHOPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND ALL THE CARS (MADE AFTER 2007) HAVE THE SAME STUPID HEADREST. WHO IN THE WORLD DECIDED THESE ARE SAFE AND COMFORTABLE??? GO TO GOOGLE AND YOU WILL FIND FORUM AFTER FORUM OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE? AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON CARS (BUYING) BUT NHTSA IS TRYING TO MAKE THEM AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. MAYBE I SHOULD SEND YOU MY CHIROPRACTOR BILLS AND A BILL FOR THE AMOUNT OF MY TIME THAT I AM SPENDING TRYING TO FIND A NEW CAR/A COMFORTABLE SOLUTION??? MY NECK AND BACK HURT----ALOT-----ALL THE TIME NOW, BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR DAILY, TO GET TO WORK!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378392January 24, 2011
TIRES
REAR TIRES WERE MAKING A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED TO THE POINT OF METAL WIRES SHOWING THROUGH. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,890 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376940January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OF MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000RPM. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT 4000RPM. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLING SPEED AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS ABOUT 11,000 MILES, IS CURRENTLY AT A HONDA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375112January 7, 2011
VISIBILITY
2009 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISORS BREAK AND WILL NOT STAY IN RETRACTED POSITION ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ONCE BROKEN THE VISOR INTERFERES WITH VISION WHILE DIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373460December 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY BEGAN TO SUDDENLY DROP IT'S STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) DURING THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ON SUSTAINED TRIPS THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DROP ITS CHARGE ABOUT EVERY 20 MINUTES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES IT'S STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. IF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SOC OCCURS AT A TIME WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, YOU FIND YOURSELF BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH THE SOC READING 75% OR HIGHER, ONLY TO FIND THAT "AT THAT EXACT MOMENT", THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO DUMP ITS CHARGE. ON SEVERAL OF THOSE OCCASIONS I WAS NEARLY RUN INTO BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HONDA REPLACED THE BATTERY IN MARCH 2010 AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT AFTER 6 MONTHS WITH THE NEW BATTERY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SECOND BATTERY, INSISTING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374188December 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A RUBBING, GRINDING, METAL ON METAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES AFTER A LITTLE OVER 19, 916 MILES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE PADS HAVE WORN DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT IS OCCURRING, MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY, AND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WHERE THE BRAKE ROTORS OR DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375851December 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA IS CALLING IN HCH OWNERS FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO "PRESERVE THE BATTERY." THE RESULT OF THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE ESSENTIALLY SHUTS THE IMA BATTERY DOWN FREQUENTLY, LEAVING THE CAR TO RUN ON JUST THE MOTOR WHICH WAS INTENDED TO RUN WITH THE IMA. ASIDE FROM THE "SWITCH AND BATE" ISSUES (MILEAGE DROPPED BELOW A STANDARD CIVIC), THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED IS A FREQUENT LACK OF ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370458December 13, 2010
WHEELS
I OWN A 2009 HONDA CIVIC 4-DR SEDAN THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE WHEEL IN AS LITTLE AS A 2 INCH SNOWFALL CONDITION. THIS ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS TO BE OUT-OF-BALANCE AND RESULT IN VIBRATIONS THAT MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE IN SPEEDS GREATER THAT 50 MPH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NOW USED IT DURING TWO WINTERS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE WHEELS OFF TO REMOVE THE ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE FROM THE INNER WALLS OF THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT SAFELY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE WITH THE WHEEL DESIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY APPEARS TO AFFECT THE FRONT WHEEL LOCATIONS, NOT THE REAR WHEELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369879December 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 HONDA CIVIC LX - 28,085.00 MILES. FRONT DRIVER'S INSIDE BRAKE PAD WORN DOWN TO 1 MILLIMETER. I NOTICED THE SQUEALING SOUND LAST WEEK AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE INSIDE PISTON ON THE DRIVER CALIPER IS NOT RECOVERING AFTER BRAKE IS APPLIED THEREFORE CAUSING PAD TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORDS BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR HONDA CIVICS AS WELL. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES/TIRES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM FOR FREE OR EVEN DISCOUNT THE PRICE AND SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC'S BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368889November 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN OVER A VERY SHORT DURATION. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE MANY MILES ON IT, NOR HAD THE CAR BEEN DRIVEN ERRATICALLY, BUT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363471November 1, 2010
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A SMALL OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE WHERE THEY STATED THE RIM EXHIBITED A THREE TO FOUR INCH GASH THROUGHOUT. THE RIM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362404October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE EXPLODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361811October 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY WE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH PITCHED SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE AND YOU BRAKE. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BRAKES. WE EXPLAINED WE HAD A 2004 CIVIC AND DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES FOR 113,000 MILES AND THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. THEN WE WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2008-2009 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361813October 22, 2010
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY VEHICLE IN THE 1 YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. MY CAR RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE DRIVEN AT ALL SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY FIRST TRIED TO TELL ME THAT MY TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN AND I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I SAID WAIT I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2008 HONDA AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER KEPT SAYING THAT MY TIRES HAVE UNEVEN WEAR AND CUPPING. WHICH IS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH DRAMATIC WEAR IS SUCH A QUICK TIME. THE DEALER THEN SAID THAT SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY, BUT TECHNICALLY THEY CAN SAY THE CAUSE FOR THE UNEVEN WEAR " CUPPING." IT SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER IS HITTING MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MY NEW CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND THIS IS EXCESSIVE FOR NEW VEHICLES AND NOT OWNERS FAULTS. HAZARD FOR ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361388October 20, 2010
TIRES
I PURCHASED MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC ON 09/09. I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6 TO 8K. ON MY THIRD ROTATION (AT 24000) THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR (CUPPING IN A DIAGONAL PATTERN) AND NEEDED NEW TIRES. ACCORDING TO DEALER IT IS NOT HONDA?S FAULT (NEVER IS!!!) , NOTHING WRONG JUST NORMAL WEAR. UNBELIEVABLE!!! NORMAL!!! NEW TIRES PLUS ALIGNMENT $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361438October 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAIL ON ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE ROAD IS ROUGH, BUMPY OR IS LINED AS IN NEW PAVING. THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP CAR APPROPRIATELY. TODAY I WENT 4 FEET PAST THE STOP SIGN ON A NEW LINED ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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