Honda Civic Complaints (2004)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10126066June 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AT APPROXIMATLY 3PM, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, I WASHED MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHEN THE COLD WATER HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE HONDA DEALER EXAMINED THE CRACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND DID NOT FIND ANY STONE DAMAGE. BUT, THE FACTORY REP INDICATES THAT SINCE THERE IS 33,000 MILES ON TEH CAR AND IT IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD, HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT HE RESULT OF PRIOR DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089715June 10, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
PROBLEMS WITH AN OPAQUE FILM THAT DEVELOPED ON THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING. *MR (INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS) THE PROBLEM WAS SUGGESTED TO BE THE RESULT OF POLYMER VAPORS OUT GASSING FROM THE PLASTICS USED FOR THE VEHICLES INTERIOR. THIS FILM WOULD OBSTRUCT THE CONSUMER VISION ALMOST COMPLETELY BLINDING THE CONSUMER AT NIGHT OR DURING SUNLIGHT. HONDA SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121907May 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. POSSIBLE LOCK-UP CONCERN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP WHILE SHIFTING(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). LEFT FRONT SQUEAKING,CLUNKING SOUND.SUSPENSION?STRUT?BUSHING? WAS TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER IN MARYLAND AND LEFT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ON TWO OCASSIONS AND SOUND WAS DUPLICATED WITH A TECHNICIAN ON BOARD, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AGAIN IN THE SHOP, NOTHING WAS DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115294May 23, 2005
CHILD SEAT
THE SHOULDER HARNESS SEPARATED FROM THE YOLK ON THE REAR OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE OWNER UN-INSTALLED THE SAFETY SEAT AND RE-ATTACHED THE SHOULDER HARNESS TO THE YOLK. OWNER LATER RE-INSTALLED THE SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE ATTACHING THE SEAT BELT OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTACHING THE SEAT BELTS OF THE VEHICLE TO THE TETHER. CONSUMER PULLED ON THE ADJUSTING STRAP, BUT IT WAS TIGHT. PULLED ON THE HARNESS STRAP AGAIN AND IT CAME LOOSE IN CONSUMER HAND. IT HAD SOMEHOW BUNCHED TOGETHER AND CAME OFF OF THE YOKE BEHIND THE SEAT. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121682May 20, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHENEVER IM DRIVING MY 04 PILOT THERE IS A LOUD AND DISTURBING THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR..AFTER SPEAKING TO HONDA AND TAKING THE CAR IN 3 TIMES I WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WITHTHE SAME PROBLEM BUT YET NO RECALL IS EVEN IN SIGHT.THE REASON FOR THE FUEL SLOASHING NOISE IS DUE TO THE LONG NARROW SHAPE OF THE INSIDE GAS TANK..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118195April 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT MY 2004 CIVIC LX 2 DOOR, THINKING THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS OF A USED CAR I WAS CERTAINLY WRONG. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A COPY OF OR SIGNED THE PRE DELIVERY INSPECTION CHECK LIST. I HAD MY CAR UP TO THE DEALERSHIP AT JUST OVER 3,000 MILES FOR ITS FIRST ALIGNMENT. THEN, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. IT DIDN'T DEPEND ON THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE CAR. SOMETIMES WHEN IT WOULD START, IT WOULD CRANK OUT AS IF I WAS LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH TOO FAST. BUT ON MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NEVER TURN OVER OR FIRE. HAD THE CAR UP TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN FOR THE STARTING PROBLEM , BUT THEY SAID SINCE THERE WEREN'T ANY ERROR CODES, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO THE CAR SEEMED FINE. MY LATEST PROBLEM; AT JUST OVER 9,000 MILES, I JUST HAD MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED.! ONCE AGAIN MY ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BUT WHAT IS GOING TO GO WRONG NEXT??? I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANYONE I KNOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109716March 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER LOCKED AT 40 MPH, IT WILL NOT MOVE TO LET THE CONSUMER KNOW WHAT SPEED SHE WAS GOING. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113173February 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW DRIVER NOTICED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SLID ON ITS OWN, THEN STOPPED. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE STARTED, SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110785February 19, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2004 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH OEM BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 195-60R-15 TIRES. DEVELOPED SLOW LEAK, INVESTIGATION REVEALS SMALL HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. NO KNOWN ROAD HAZARD ENCOUNTERED. NOTE: YOUR WEBSITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO INPUT THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. IT DEFAULTS TO THE 16" TIRE SIZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110745February 18, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPORTED SEAT BUSHING ARE WORN ALREADY. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 10K KM ( 6K MILES). PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED SO SEAT IS STILL LOOSE. A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IF INVOVLED IN COLLISION BEFORE SEAT IS REPAIRED. HONDA ISSUED SB624365 BACK IN JULY 2001 FOR A SIMILIAR COMPLAINT, AS YET NO SB FOR 2004 MODEL YEAR ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111664February 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES , AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110660February 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW NOV 2004 - THREE OCCURRENCES OF ENGINE STALLING WHILE IN GEAR AND CAR IN MOTION - DEALER SAYS DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT SHOW A PROBLEM - EXTREME SAFETEY HAZARD - CAR IS UNSAFE - DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109765February 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN A CAR SUDDENLY PULLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER OUT OF A GAS STATION. THE CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE CAUSE OF WHY IT DID NOT DEPLOY WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10107821January 24, 2005
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON NOV 19TH, 2004. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN MY CAR, BUT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES. THEY DO NOT LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH ME. HONDA IS ASKING FOR A STATEMENT FROM GEICO, INSURANCE COMPANY. GEICO IS SAYING THIS IS AN ISSUE OF CAR MANUFACTURER. GEICO PROVIDED ME PHOTO SHOWING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HONDA DOES NOT WANT ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEASED IT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. TODAY, JAN 24TH 2005, I SPOKE WITH MR. ARMEN YERZATIAN @ 800-999-1009 X118141. HE IS A SUPERVISOR @ CUSTOMER SERVICE. HE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING HE OR HONDA CAN DO IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE A STATEMENT FROM INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107248January 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
THERE IS A RECURRING POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS CAUSING THE STEERING TO FEEL LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND REPAIR OF THE STRUTS FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105262December 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INFO COPY TO NHTSA OWNER OF 2004 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE VEHICLE DESTROYED. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER SMOKE STARTED COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AS WELL AS RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101554December 21, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHED BY IT SELF AUTOMATICALLY. WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A NOISE. *JB THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102289December 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2004 HONDA CIVIC SI - CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100794November 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER QUARTER WINDOW BREAKAGE AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. GLASS MUST BE REPLACED; CONTACTING HONDA TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A GLASS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100557November 26, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY HUSBAND GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 2004 IN OUR 2004 HONDA CIVIC DX, HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HIS SEAT BROKE AND TURNED 30 DEGREES TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS SEAT AND NOW HE HAS EXTENSIVE INJURUES TO HIS BACK, AND IS UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THERAPY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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