Honda Civic Complaints (2007)

1,270 consumer complaints on file.

#10335322June 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JOLTED BACKWARD AS IF SHE HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ON A FLAT ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,793.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334062June 1, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HAS RAPID AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR RESULTING IN THE CAR TO NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY WHEN TURNING AT HIGH SPEEDS. BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ADJUST CAMBER ON THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT ON THE CAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334102June 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED IN 2009 AFTER THE SUN CAUSED THE PLASTIC TO MELT. THE SUN VISOR WAS DAMAGED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333957May 31, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR TIRES EATEN TO THE POINT OF FAILURE WITHIN 10,000 MILES. NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT FOR 2007 HONDA CIVIC. DISCUSSION WITH HONDA DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN THE SUGGESTION THAT I FILE A COMPLAINT AS HONDA AMERICAN WILL NOT HONOR THEIR OWN TS DOCUMENT(TB 08-001) WITHOUT ADDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM HONDA OF AMERICA. HONDA OF AMERICAN REQUIRES A COMPLAINT, AN INVESTIGATION, AND APPROVAL BY A REGIONAL MANAGER. ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP APPEARS TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN ROAD BLOCKS FOR CAR OWNERS AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS A REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT $100, NOT INCLUDING ANY TIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332309May 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BROKE AND HAD OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332321May 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR, WHILE DRIVING, WAS GOING TO BREAK, AND HANG DOWN IN FRONT OF HER EYES, BLOCKING HER VIEW OF THE ROAD. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEN WHAT IS? AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND NOTICING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, AND CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT, SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HONDA'S PROBLEM. I KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO NOT ONLY PROTECT MY DAUGHTER, BUT ALSO PROTECT OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU'RE READING THIS, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA USA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND DOT'S, NHTSA AT 1-888-327-4236. THE ONLY WAY, WE AS CONSUMERS, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE HONDA DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM, IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE PROPER REGULATORY AGENCY. IT UPSETS ME, TO KNOW, THAT HONDA, KNOWING THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART, WILL NOT LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THEY CREATED. MY LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, IT WOULD COST ME $100.00 TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL MAKE A CALL TO THE ABOVE-LISTED NUMBERS, AND WE WILL PROCEED FROM THERE. PLEASE MAKE THE CALLS IF YOU'RE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. DO NOT ALLOW HONDA TO GET AWAY WITH, NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALSO MAKING US PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MAKE SURE YOU SELECT "VISIBILITY", UNDER THE COMPONENTS NAME, LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION PAGE, OF THIS COMPLAINT FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331674May 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY IS DISCHARGING/RECALIBRATING RANDOMLY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. PRIOR TO THIS DATE I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND FIND A PROBLEM SINCE THIS BEGAN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY AND WAS A NEW ISSUE WITH THE CAR. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. ON THIS DATE, THE IMA BATTERY DISCHARGED WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION, POWER WAS DRAINED, A CAR ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE MY CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. GIVEN THAT THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN A RECALIBRATION/DISCHARGE WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. BECAUSE THERE IS NO ERROR CODE INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE REFUSING TO WORK ON IT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL 100% UNDER WARRANTY. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES AND THE CAR POWER LOSS. THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE IMA BATTERY REPLACED HAVE REPORTED THE CAR BACK TO NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. I SHOULD NOTE, THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR THE DISCHARGE/RECALIBRATION WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN INCREASING RAPIDLY AND NOW THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A WEEK. IN FEBRUARY IT DID IT TWO TIMES A WEEK, AND ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DOING IT ONCE A WEEK. THE MORE THIS OCCURS THE MORE I AM AT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE FROM NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE DRIVER CANNOT COMPENSATE. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331456May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH MY ENTIRE CAR VIBRATES/SHUTTERS/SHIMMY/SHAKES. IT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHIFTER, AND THE OVERALL RIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN I PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. IF I AM TRAVELING AT 72MPH AND I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS THE VIBRATION DOES NOT GO AWAY 100%, BUT IT'S GREATLY REDUCED. AT 32,000 MY TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WORN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA WHO WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 30,000. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE HE COULD NOT FIX THE CAMBER WHICH WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND SO I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM MOUNTED, ALIGNED AND BALANCED. RECENTLY AFTER HAVING A 50,000 MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY CAR BY HONDA THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. HAD THE RIGHT AND LEFT INNER CV JOINTS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330772May 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE SUNVISORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE COMPLETE JUNK. I ALREADY HAD THE OEM SUNVISORS REPLACED, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENTS HAVE BROKEN IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THE HONDA DEALER ATTEMPTED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS MY FAULT THE VISORS HAD BROKEN, WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS THAT IN FACT THEY MELT EVERY TIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES OVER 90 IN MY AREA. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM IN THE SOUTHWEST. HAVING A SUNVISOR FLOP INTO YOUR EYES/LINE OF VISION OR NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY BLOCK SUN FROM YOUR VISION ARE BOTH SAFETY ISSUES. IT IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE OF HONDA NOT TO REPLACE SOMETHING AS INEXPENSIVE AS A SUNVISOR AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330498May 14, 2010
VISIBILITY
I PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN LATE MAY 2007. IN SEPT 2008, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS IN WARM CLIMATES. THE SUN VISOR WILL MALFUNCTION IN WARM CLIMATES AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON A LARGE SCALE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID UNTIL THE NHTSA OFFICIALLY RECALLS THE VISORS, THEY ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO. EARLY THIS MONTH IN MAY, THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR BROKE INTHE SAME MANNER. HONDA IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THEY CANNOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS EXCEED ITS MILEAGE LIMIT OF 36,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS NOT RELATED TO MILEAGE BUT IN FACT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PART IN THE SUN VISOR WILL BREAK IN ALL WARM CLIMATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330356May 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA CIVIC 2007 ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. SUSPECT THIS RELATED TO TSB 08-044; TOOK TO RODRIGOS AUTO REPAIR SHOP; ENGINE CRACKED. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES REIMBURSEMENT SINCE DID NOT TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329909May 11, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AT 25,000 MILES AT HONDA DEALER, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WEAR. I COMPLAINED BECAUSE THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 60,000 MILE TIRES. WHEN I KEPT COMPLAINING AND REFUSING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE (BRIDGESTONE), I WAS FINALLY ADVISED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD AND HAD CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND I RECEIVED A PARTIAL CREDIT ON THE NEW TIRES. I LATER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IT IS WORTH THE MONEY ($26.00) TO PAY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BULLETINS. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED ANOTHER SERVICE BULLETIN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED MY CAR AND HAD IT REPAIRED. IT WAS AN SLUGGISH ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC HYBRIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329238May 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO LOW BATTERY CHARGE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. AFTER BATTERY JUMP, THE IMA SYSTEM OF THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID DID NOT FUNCTION. IMA YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT AND GREEN DRIVE LIGHT (FLASHING) WERE ON AND OFF. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT FOR 45 MINUTES TO RECHARGE. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER. AT REST, THE CAR AND STEERING NEARLY SHUTS DOWN! THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER. THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT 21 ERROR CODES CAME ON AND THAT THEY ARE CONTACTING HONDA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329324May 7, 2010
VISIBILITY
PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FAILED. THE VISOR CRACKS AND IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE ROD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO HEAT FROM THE SUN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329011May 5, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVING ALONG AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AT THE "GLUED" SEAM AND IT FELL DOWN IN MY LAP, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS IT OBSCURED MY VISION AND CERTAINLY STARTLED ME. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUN VISORS ON CIVIC'S MODEL YEARS 2006-08 ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328810May 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS
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Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328439May 2, 2010
TIRES
I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 2007 AND I AM EXPERIENCING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY GOT 18,000 MILES. THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WERE WARRANTIED FOR 65,000 MILES AND I GOT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THE NEXT SET WAS 60,000 MILE TIRES AND ARE ALMOST WORN OUT AND WILL NEED REPLACING AFTER 22,000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND TOLD THEM OF MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? I AM REPLACING THE TIRES EVERY YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327369April 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND FELL APART. VISOR WILL NOT FALL SUDDENLY AND OBSTRUCT MY VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327266April 24, 2010
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD THE HONDA CIVIC (2007) AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THIS CAR IS 3YRS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THIS THE CENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IS A COST OF $500 BUT AFTER VIEWING ONLINE I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEARS I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326784April 21, 2010
TIRES, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE NEXT WEEK, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SPECIFIC UNKNOWN TIRE AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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