Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10322603March 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
BOUGHT A 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN 2007. TOOK CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES, AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND THERE WAS A VIBRATING NOISE AND RUMBLE,. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I GOT NEW TIRES IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. NOISE NEVER DID STOP. REPLACED THE TIRES AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO OR LESS AND WAS ADVISED THAT WE NEEEDED STRUTS, WANTED A SECOND OPINION SO WE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONTROLS ARMS WERE BAD AND WE NEEDED NEW TIRES. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO. WE PURCHASED A $1000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR. WE CALLED THE WARRANTY PEOPLE AFTER HAVING NO LUCK WITH HONDA OF HIGH POINT, NC. THE WARRANTY COMPNAY SAID THAT HONDA TOLD THEM THAT THEY MADE THE PARTS WRONG. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. EVEN IF WE ARE OUT OF OUR WARRANTY PERIOD THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIABLE BECAUSE THEY MADE THE PART WRONG IN THE BEGINING. HAD THEY ADVISED US OF THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AHVE BEEN READING SEVERAL BLOGS AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL! I GUESS IF THE ARMS BREAK WHILE WE ARE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE CRASH AND DIE, THEN HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322744March 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE AROUND 95K MILES ON MY HONDA, THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS TO DATE. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN, GOING UPHILL, WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE GOT A TOW TO THE HONDA DEALER ON SATURDAY 3/27/10, TODAY 3/29/10 THEY CALLED TO INFORM ME IT WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK THAT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $5000 TO REPAIR (NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). I BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND NOTICED I WAS NOT ALONE, I SAW HUNDREDS OF THREADS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND REFERENCING SERVICE BULLETIN 08-044. THE FACT THAT IT IS A WELL KNOWN, DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND NOT RECALLED IS OUTRAGEOUS! *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322541March 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 58,000 MILES FAILED DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE HONDA DEALER. UNFORTUNATELY THE REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION IS PLAGUED BY THE SAME ISSUES AND I SUSPECT THAT THE FUTURE IS NOT BRIGHT. AT THIS WRITING, HONDA HAS NOT AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322476March 27, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, I HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE , ONLY THE PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND I DIDN'T GET ANY PROTECTION ON MY CHEST FROM THE STEERING WHEEL IMPACT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10322312March 26, 2010
SUSPENSION
DEFECTIVE WHEEL SUSPENSION ON HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LEADING TO EXCESSIVE AND UNSAFE WEAR ON TIRES WITH CORRESPONDING ROAD NOISE. DEALER SEEMED PUZZLED WHY TIRES SHOULD BE WORN SO QUICKLY, SUGGESTED ROTATION, WHICH WE HAD ALREADY DONE ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER OFFERED NO COMPENSATION FOR TIRE WEAR, AS THEY STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WE REALIZE THE NECESSITY OF ADDING OURS AS NOTHING WILL BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN UNLESS EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM SPEAKS OUT. DEALER SEEMS OBLIVOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322351March 26, 2010
WHEELS
BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS ON 2008 HONDA CIVIC CAUSING CUPPING ON INSIDE OF REAR TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322083March 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SLIGHT BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER A WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321957March 24, 2010
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT WITH DECLINE OF COVERAGE TO REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321746March 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT FIVE MILES PER HOUR IN DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA. NO IMPACT HAPPENED, NO POTHOLE WAS HIT. THE HONDA PLACE WHERE I LEASE THE CAR IS BLAMING IT ON A 4 INCH SQUARE PIECE OF ASPHALT STUCK SOMEWHERE UNDER THE CAR. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPOLYED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS FILED A CLAIM AND WILL EXAMINE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321815March 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO CONTINUE DRIVING FORWARD WITH HER FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. LATER, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND SHE BEGAN TAPPING THE PEDAL UNTIL THE RPMS DECREASED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,662 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000. UPDATED 5/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321836March 24, 2010
TIRES
2006 HONDA CIVIC HANDLES TERRIBLE IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY FOUTH SET OF TIRES. HONDA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR END. WHICH WAS NEARLY IMPOSSABLE TO DISCOVER, AND MOST HONDA OWNERS PROBABLY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS. HOWEVER EVEN AFTER I HAD THIS PART FIXED MY TIRES HAVE STILL WORN OUT AS QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY AS EVER. MOST AMERICANS CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES AND HONDA CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS A TIRE ISSUE AND NOT THERE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321874March 24, 2010
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER . TURN OFF CAR TO RESET POWER STEERING. FOUND THIS IN THE MANUAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER - THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS FAILING AND IT WAS EFFECTING THE COMPUTER THAT RAN THE POWER STEERING. HAPPPENED ON 1/5/2010 AND AGAIN ON 3/19/2010 TOOK CAR TO DEALER AGAIN THEY SAID THAT THEY UNPLUGGED THE MODULES AND HOPE THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE MODULES UNTIL THEY TRY THIS "FIX".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321641March 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BATTERY LOSES ITS ABILITY TO HOLD A CHARGE LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ASSIST THAT SHOULD BE COMING FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR TO SUPPLEMENT THE GASOLINE ENGINE. IT CAN DROP ITS CHARGE AT ANY TIME AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATOR EXPECTS THE ASSIST SUCH AS FREEWAY MERGING AND THERE IS NO ASSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321655March 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS WHERE I SHOULD PUT THIS INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH 31,000 MILES THAT THE DEALERSHIP STATES NEEDS NEW FRONT BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME RIGHT UP FRONT THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE CIVIC AND IF IT WAS AN ACCORD, IT WOULD BE REAR BRAKES. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS FOR OVER 45 YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT REQUIRES A BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT THIS LOW MILAGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER RATINGS FOR RELIABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY WERE THE HIGHEST I COULD FIND. THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I AM NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT, BUT OTHER CONSUMERS WOULD SURELY LIIKE TO BE AWARE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321366March 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS AT A STOP SIGN ON SUNDAY 5PM ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW I WENT TO CLOSE THE WINDOW THE WINDOW SHOT STRAIGHT UP OFF THE TRACK I WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT HIT GROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS NOW UNUSABLE. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321373March 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MAIN FUSE AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED; THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE. WHILE STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SHE NOTICED A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX ,STEERING RACK, AND RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL REPAIRS THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SHE COULD STILL NOTICE THE CLANKING SOUND; THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321226March 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS ABOUT HONDA CIVIC 2002 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT AND ANY WARNING, LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME. IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS AND FATAL FOR ME. TURN OUT THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODELS BUT HONDA IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT , NO RECALLS , NO NOTICES. THIS ISSUE MAY (MAYBE ALREADY HAVE) HAVE SOMEONE KILLED.THIS IS WEBSITE WHERE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE FILED ..HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE-2.SHTML. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED , I ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGE OR AN EXPECTED MAINTENANCE FROM HONDA DEALER SHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321172March 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHEN HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE, OR EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD SEVERAL FEET, AND THE BRAKES SEEMS WEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321178March 20, 2010
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATER, SO I TOOK THE CAR ON 03/20/10 TO BE REPAIRED. WHILE THERE, THE RECALL WAS FIXED, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS CONTROL MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THEREFORE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE ON THIS CONTROL UNIT. UPON DOING A SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS COMMON TO A NUMBER OF 2001 - 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND ACCORDS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320919March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOWS REGULATOR BURNT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR. NO SIGN OF MOISTURE OR ANYTHING. LOW QUALITY SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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