Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10339783June 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC BEGAN HAVING A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS REAR WHEEL. UPON LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA - SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-055 FOR REAR ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND O-RING INSPECTION. IT STATED THAT SOME SENSORS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WATER MAY ENTER THE HUB ASSEMBLY DAMAGING THE WHEEL BEARINGS. IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED, THE WHEEL BEARINGS MAY CORRODE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE WHEEL FALLING OFF. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED. MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS LISTED WITHIN THE RANGE OF POTENTIALLY EFFECTED VEHICLES ON THE RECALL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR HAS THE WHEEL BEARING ISSUE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED AND ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES IN THE NOTICE WERE EFFECTED, NOT ALL VINS LISTED. THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN IF MY VEHICLE HAS THE DEFECT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A SERVICE REPAIR CENTER WHICH CONFIRMED THAT MY REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD AND CORRODED. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. I HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL AND FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL THE VEHICLES THEY HAVE LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. IT'S OBVIOUS MORE VEHICLES ARE EFFECTED THAN THEY THOUGHT. IF THEY LIST A RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS THAN THEY SHOULD CHECK ALL ON THE LIST, NOT JUST PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONES THEY THINK MIGHT HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339423June 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE VISORS DO NOT SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO CONSTANTLY BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. VISORS REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION - UNABLE TO CLOSE WHEN NOT NEEDED WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVING VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339470June 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. BROKE AFTER NORMAL USE. AFTER BREAK, IT HANGS DOWN LOOSELY AND IMPAIRS THE DRIVER'S VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339474June 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
PUTTING DOWN MY SUN VISOR CAUSED SOMETHING TO CRACK, AND NOW IT WILL NOT GO UP AND IT IS CONSTANTLY BLURRING MY VISION AND I HAVE TO TAPE IT TO THE ROOF OF MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339486June 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT INTO ANY ADDITIONAL GEARS WHETHER HIGH OR LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339488June 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC STOP, CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS WERE PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V259000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,300.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10339501June 22, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS [XXX]AND MY HUSBAND AND I LEASED A 2010 HONDA CIVIC IN FEBRUARY 2010 THROUGH RANDY KUEHL HONDA HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS. STARTING IN APRIL 2010, WE HAVE NOTICIED PROBLEMS WITH THE BODY/METAL/PAINT WITH THE CAR. WE FEEL OUR 2010 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND OUR AFARID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE METAL OF THE CAR. ON, JUNE 14, 2010 WHILE CLEANING THE CAR, MY HUSBAND AND I FOUND ANOTHER DENT ON WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE PASSENGER INTERIOR KICK PLATE OF THE CAR. THIS DENT JUST APPEARED AND IS A MYSTERY. IF OUR HONDA WAS IN A CRASH WOULD IT PERFORM AS THE METAL IS DENTING FOR NO REASON. WE ALSO HAVE DENTS ON THE TRUCK AND IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHER PAINT/METAL SPOTS ON THE CAR TOO. WE ALSO DEMANDED FOR THE HONDA REP TO LOOK AT OUR CAR BUT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. I HAVE ALSO ASK FOR A DIFFERENT CAR AND HONDA IS NOT RESPONDING. WE ARE NOW ASKING FOR A FULL REFUND OF OUR LEASE AS WE PAID FOR THE FULL THREE YEAR LEASE UPFRONT. WE ALSO HAVE SPOKEN TO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP BUT SAYS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH HONDA. AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO HELP. PLEASE HELP US AS WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OUR LEASED HONDA CIVIC AS WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPEN NEXT TO THE BODY STRUCTURE, TO THE PAINT AND WHAT NEW DENT WILL APPEAR TO THE BODY OF THE CAR NEXT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339497June 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WHEELS BEND INWARD AND IS CAUSING THE CONTACTS REAR TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRES THREE TIMES WHILE THE FRONT TIRES LOOK BRAND NEW. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVERYTHING ON THE REAR AXLE NEEDS TO BE LOOSENED UP AND BENT BACK TO ITS CORRECT FORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000.RL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339602June 22, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
SEVERE TIRE CUPPING, EARLY TIRE FAILURE. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX CAUSE OF PROBLEM, THEY STATE THAT IT RESULTS FROM A DESIGN FLAW (NON-ADJUSTABLE CAMBERS/ARMS). TIRES FAILED AT 20,000 MILES AND ARE FAILING AGAIN AT 44,000 MILES. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH HONDA TO GET THEM TO GO 50/50 ON THE FIRST SET OF REPLACED (DUNLOP) TIRES. THEY ARGUES THAT I HAD ENJOYED USING THEM FOR 1/2 THEIR LIFE, SO 50% WAS THEIR MAXIMUM DOLLAR MATCH. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO "ROTATE" MY TIRES MORE FREQUENTLY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING THAT I DO ROTATE ON A ROUTINE BASIS AT THE DEALERSHIP. FROM WHAT I AM RESEARCHING ONLINE, HONDA HAS A BIG PROBLEM GOING ON WITH TIRE CUPPING ON THE CIVIC HYBRIDS. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS IS RESEARCHED BY THE NHTSA MORE THOROUGHLY. I AM SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.....SOME ARE FILED UNDER "TIRES" WHILE OTHERS FILED UNDER "REAR SUSPENSION". I'M GUESSING THE CHOOSE TO FILE UNDER "REAR SUSPENSION" BECAUSE DEALERS LIKE MINE ARE STATING THAT THIS IS A CAMBER ISSUE. ON A SIDE NOTE, AND THIS IS ODD TO ME, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT BRING MY ALIGNMENT INTO MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED "SPEC" EITHER. THE NUMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY "OFF" WHERE HONDA SAYS THEY SHOULD BE. IRONIC??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339612June 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
1) SINCE I'VE OWNED MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY VISOR..AND EACH TIME IT GETS HOT OUTSIDE, MY VISOR ACTS UP AND ENDS UP BREAKING AND HANGING IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE I DRIVE. 2) EVERY SUMMER IT WON'T WORK PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY IT BREAKS REQUIRING IT TO BE REPLACED. 3) YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE IT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. AND IT'S UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHEN IT'S GOING TO BREAK. THERE IS NO FIX TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH A REDESIGN THAT IS NOT FAULTY. HONDA DOES HAVE THE PART, BUT NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP, I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT EACH TIME IT BREAKS. THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339296June 21, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS FELL APART ALMOST LIKE THEY MELTED. I DON'T THINK THEY FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KNEW THE VISOR DESIGN WAS FLAWED. NOW I CAN'T MOVE EITHER VISORS FROM MY VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339344June 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A ROCK CAME THROUGH THE GRILLE OF A 2009 HONDA CIVIC DAMAGING THE A/C CONDENSER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE ROCK CAUSED THE DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET BRINGS UP LOTS OF LINKS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR HONDA, AND VERY FEW FOR OTHER CAR MAKERS. APPARENTLY THEY CHANGED THE GRILLE DESIGN ON THE ODYSSEY TO LESSEN THE CHANCES OF A ROCKS COMING THROUGH THE GRILLS. TO ME IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339345June 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 CIVIC SI HAS HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS HUGE ISSUES WITH SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE NO 3RD GEAR. WE HAVE A GROUP OF ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION TO HONDA FOR A RECALL.. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY HONDA YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339364June 21, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD CONTINUALLY FALL FROM THE CLOSED POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE VISORS WERE ALSO SPLIT IN HALF EXPOSING THE METAL CLAMPS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE VISORS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VISORS TO REMAIN IN A STATIONARY POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION ON IF HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339199June 20, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE AND NOW FALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DISTRACTION AND REDUCED FRONTAL VISIBILITY. THIS SEEMS TO BE FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CIVICS WHEN RESEARCHED ON-LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339168June 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM DUBLIN HONDA IN DUBILN, CA IN 2006. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT WOULD SOMETIMES "POP" OUT OF GEAR UNLESS I HELD THE SHIFTER FOR A MOMENT AFTER SHIFTING. THE CAR NOW HAS 67500 MILES ON IT, AND TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO SUNNYVALE HONDA, WHO WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1900 TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I DECLINED, INSTEAD I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CHARGED ME $1140. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE CLUTCH HAD SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALSO BEEN BADLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO 4TH GEAR. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, WHO ESTIMATES IT MAY COST $2000 OR MORE TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH 67,500 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE SNAPPED. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS A HISTORY OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE A VIDEO OF A FOX NEWS 6 SAN DIEGO REPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.THETRUTHABOUTCARS.COM/HONDA-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEM-SHIFTING-EXPECTATIONS/ THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE PETITION: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/CIVICSI/PETITION.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339040June 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, APPLYING MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND INTO A NEARBY FIELD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CONTROLLED BY A CABLE AND NOT ELECTRONIC. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336818June 17, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAG # [XXX] , A GREEN HONDA CIVIC WITH A MALE DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN NORTH LAKE DRIVE IN LEXINGTON, SC TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM. I WAS BEHIND THAT CAR WHILE HE STAYED IN THE LEFT LANE PROCEEDING SLOWLY. I REMAINED AT ABOUT THREE CAR-LENGTHS BEHIND THIS PERSON WHILE HE BEGAN SLAMMING ON HIS BRAKES. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF HIM. I TAPPED THE HORN AS HE LOST SOME CONTROL OVER THE WHEEL DUE TO HIS ABRUPT STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HE PROCEEDING TO "FLIP THE BIRD OUT HIS WINDOW TOWARDS ME." HE CONTINUED THIS BEHAVIOR FOR AT LEAST TWO OR MORE MILES CONTINUALLY STOPPING EVERY FEW MOMENTS. HE WOULD NEARLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP EACH TIME, THEN PICK BACK UP PACE AFTER REGAINING CONTROL. I FINALLY PASSED HIM AND ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW TO LET HIM KNOW I WAS REPORTING HIS TAG NUMBER. THE PERSON DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS NOW BEHIND THIS CIVIC DEALING WITH THAT SAME BEHAVIOR AS IT APPEARED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS OBSCENE BEHAVIOR NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH AND NOT TOLERATED ON OUR ROADS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336831June 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC SI A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FROM ROCKS. THERE ARE PAINT CHIPS ON THE CAR WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A ROCK TO HIT IT. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT A REP WOULD CONTACT ME. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAINT FOR 2 YRS AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANY HONDA REP. I'VE PUT TOUCH-UP PAINT ON THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM RUSTING BUT THE TOUCH-UP PAINT WON'T EVEN STAY ON. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD IT "SIMONIZED" IN THE HOPES THAT THE PAINT WOULD BE PROTECTED. GUESS I WAS WRONG AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY CAR IS RUSTING OUT AND IT'S ONLY 2 YRS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336837June 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE ANY FAILURES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED EXHIBITING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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