Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10304995February 4, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISORS WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. DUE TO THE DESIGN, THE VISORS WILL COME APART AND YOU CANNOT POSITION THEM SAFELY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE TYPICAL 30,000 MILE / 3-YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 10 SETS DUE TO THEM COMING APART. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SUNVISORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305036February 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A BUSINESS. WHEN I WENT TO TURN, THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCELERATION THAN NORMAL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER RECALIBRATING THE BATTERY. THIS RECALIBRATING STARTED HAPPENING AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW DAYS AND THERE IS NO WARNING. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE COMPUTER ARTIFICIALLY LOWER THE CHARGE STATE FORCING THE CAR TO GO INTO REGENERATION STATE TO FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERS. EVEN THOUGH THE BATTER IS NOT REALLY EMPTY, SINCE THE COMPUTER SET THE BATTERY LEVEL TO BE EMPTY, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS NO LONGER USED. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TONE OR SOMETHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA DID THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE TO MAKE THE BATTERIES SEEM TO LAST LONGER, BUT IT'S REALLY LESS SAFE! IT'S ALSO CAUSED MY MILEAGE TO GO DOWN BY ABOUT 10% BUT I REALIZE THAT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304102February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST MY AC STOPPED WORKING AND THEN MY TEMPERATURE MAXED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED! YES, I HAVE 132K. HOWEVER, THIS IS A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS AND REPAIR AT NO OUT OF POCKET COST FOR THOSE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM! SPOKE TO VARIOUS PEOPLE AT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. AND THE RESPONSE IS MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH SO DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING. IF THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD JUST CONSIDER MYSELF UNLUCKY. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONSIDERING THIS IS A FAST GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE, IT DESERVES INVESTIGATION. SOME CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING SOME WITH HIGH MILEAGE, SEEM TO HAVE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY LONG TERM HONDA CUSTOMERS AND ONCE THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO RETAIN AS CUSTOMERS. I GUESS HONDAS BEING THE ONLY TWO NEWS CARS I HAVE BOUGHT DOES NOT COUNT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304533February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPEED CONTROL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE GOING UP HILL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE DID STOP, BUT WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SPEED OFF FROM THE LIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS . THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304504February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT ISSUES WITH TOYOTA, I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT TO YOU A SIMILAR PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (I NO LONGER HAVE THE VEHICLE). I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT. THIS WAS NOT JUST ONE EVENT, IT HAPPENED OFTEN. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS JUST A RANDOM DATE FROM THE TIME I OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER I APPROACHED A STOPPING POINT, BE IT A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR PARKING SPOT, WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES APPLIED, IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, SUCH AS A POTHOLE OR LOW TRAFFIC LIGHT SENSOR, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY GET A BURST OF ACCELERATION. IT WOULD RESPOND TO MY ADDED BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT ALWAYS LEFT ME WITH AN EERIE FEELING. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS THE ABS TAKING CONTROL. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. SINCE I NO LONGER HAVE THE VEHICLE, I DO NOT READILY HAVE THE VIN #. IF IT BECOMES ESSENTIAL, I SURE IT IS PROBABLY IN THE FILES I HAVE IN STORAGE AND CAN DIG IT UP FOR YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304512February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN: UPON A TRIP (60 MILES) HOME FROM THE CLEVELAND AIRPORT 1-26-10, I SMELLED COOLANT BURNING AND A SUDDEN CLOUD OF STEAM FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT, THE DETERMINED CAUSE WAS THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED ALLOWING COOLANT TO BE SPRAYED ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE BURNING SMELL AND CLOUDS OF STEAM. WHILE HONDA CANNOT PROVIDE A REASONING BEHIND THIS FAILURE, IT APPEARS OR WOULD SEEM TO BE A CASTING ISSUE FOR THE 2006-07 MODELS. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 35K MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND HONDA DECLINED ALL EFFORTS TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM HEARING AND SEEING NUMEROUS ISSUES EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO MINE WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR OTHERS AND HONDA IS CLAIMING THERE IS "NO" PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND HAS ALL HIGHWAY MILES DUE TO MY JOB. NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IT TAKES TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CIVIC ENGINE CASTINGS. THIS OVERHEATING COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A FIRE OR SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD A DRIVER NOT UNDERSTAND THE INDICANT AT HAND. I DO KNOW THERE IS A TSB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM #08-044. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304573February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STICKING PROBLEM - LIKE TO SAY THE FIRST 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING A NEW 2005 HONDA CIVIC THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM THEN SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. I STILL OWN THE CAR AND IT HAS NOT AGAIN OCCURRED SINCE. SOLUTION WAS TO APPLY BRAKE HARD, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND KICK THE PEDAL. THIS WAS NOT A MAT PROBLEM SINCE THIS CAR HAS TWO GROMMETS HOLDING THE MAT IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304849February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 5 SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, IF I SHIFT GEARS, AFTER I DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND BEFORE I RE-ENGAGE THE DESIRED GEAR (I.E., SWITCHING GEARS FROM 4TH TO 5TH OR 4TH TO THIRD OR A SIMILAR OPERATION) , CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE, ENGINE REVS UP TO REDLINE, AND I MUST MANUALLY KILL CRUISE CONTROL BY TAPPING BRAKES, OR I CAN LEAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND SHIFT INTO DESIRED GEAR. THE POINT IS, THE CAR IS EITHER SUPPOSE TO KILL THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION AUTOMATICALLY, OR AT THE LEAST, NOT REV THE ENGINE UP IN AN UNCONTROLLED METHOD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW (WITH 0 MILES ON IT, RIGHT OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK). I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL I READ THAT THE TOYOTA COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY BE THE SOURCE OF UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304016February 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAK - I HAVE ABOUT 32,000 MILES ON THE CAR - STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED COOLANT LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK . TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER - THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE GOING TO CORRECT IT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303770February 2, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAD AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY ON 31ST,JAN,2010 .IT WAS A SUNDAY .. MY GOT HIT BY A TRUCK AND THE CRASH WAS SO BAD THAT MY CAR IS TOTAL LOSS FROM THE FRONT AND WE ALL GOT SUDDEN SHOCK RIGHT AWAY.. FIRST THE DRIVER BANGED HIS CAR AT FRONT THEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO ESCAPE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T OPEN.THE TRUCK COULD HAVE BANGED US ALL AND IT WAS ALMOST VERY CLOSE TO ME AND MY HUSBAND SITTING AT THE VERY FRONT .I WAS IN THERE WITH MY TWO KIDS AND HUSBAND. WE ALL COULD HAVE BEEN DIED BY NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM AGAINST HONDA. I HAVE HONDA CIVIC 1999 SILVER. I CHOSE HONDA AND IT DIDN'T HELP ME WHEN I NEEDED . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10303771February 2, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS NOISE DURING DRIVING WHICH APPEAR TO BE FROM THE TIRES AND IT CAN BE ANNOYING AT POINTS. I READ ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR TO HAVING A BAD CONTROL ARM. THE INNER PORTION OF MY TIRES ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE TIRES. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP I GO TO WON'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRST SET STARTED TO MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE DURING SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. HONDA SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL OR COVER ALL THE COSTS OF REPLACING THESE PARTS EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR OWNER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303679February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY WERE INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303295January 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS, MAY 26, 2009, AND THE SECOND TIME, JANUARY 15, 2010. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLYING THE BRAKE TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE BRAKE BEGAN TO FADE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN WENT INTO IDEAL, WHICH ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE OCCURRENCES. BOTH TIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER HONDA CHECKED THE CAR OUT ON JANUARY 15, 2010 I RETURNED ON JANUARY 26, 2010, LEAVING THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 DAYS FOR A MORE INTENSE EVALUATION. AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303334January 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A HONDA CIVIC 4 DR AUTO TRANSMISSION, AND HAVE ISSUES WITH POOR QUALITY SUN VISORS. THE SUN VISORS BREAK APART EVERY SUMMER I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS AND CHANGED THE SUN VISOR ATLEAST THRICE TILL NOW FOR NO COST. BUT NOW I BEING CHARGED SINCE WARRANTY IS OVER. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR KNOWN QUALITY ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303210January 29, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
FAULTY REAR UPPER ARMS IN THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CAUSING REAR TIRES TO BECOME SEVERELY CUPPED. I SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302470January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON AND APPROACHING ONE OF IF NOT THE LARGEST SOCAL FREEWAY INTERCHANGES, DRIVING AT ABOUT 70MPH OR SO, BACK TO LA FROM SAN DIEGO; OUR 1998 CIVIC LX TOOK CONTROL OF ITSELF AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO OVER 105MPH, SHAKING AND THUMPING. AFTER WEAVING AROUND POCKETS OF TRAFFIC, INCLUDING USING THE SMALL SHOULDERS, AND ALL 5 OR SO LANES, AS WE APPROACHED THE MASSIVE MERGING OF FREEWAYS, PANICKED, WE STOMPED AND BANGED THE FLOOR, DASH, EVERYTHING. AS SHOCK WORE OFF WE THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD, SOMEHOW PUT CAR (AUTO TRANS) INTO NEUTRAL, I BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR AT SOME POINT, THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED TO WORK. GAS PEDAL WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT STUCK (THIS MODEL WAS ALREADY REPAIRED DUE TO A FLOOR MATT RECALL), FEET WERE NOT EVEN ON THE GAS AS IT STARTED TO HAPPEN (NOT IN CRUISE, JUST SHOCK). THE CAR SIMPLY TOOK OFF. WE ARE FOREVER TRAUMATIZED BY THIS EXPERIENCE AND NEVER THOUGHT TO REPORT UNTIL RECENT NEWS REPORTS. APPROX DATE IS REALLY UNKNOWN BUT THE YEAR WAS 2002 AS I SOON AFTER BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302555January 27, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2007 CIVIC EX COUPE CURRENTLY HAS A MILEAGE OF 66,000 AND I'M HAVING MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES INSTALLED TODAY, ALL OF WHICH WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ROTATED. I'VE HAD 2 HIGHWAY-SPEED BLOWOUTS IN THE LAST YEAR, AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO AVOID SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BOTH TIMES. ALL OF THIS IS ON TOP OF THE RIDICULOUSLY LOUD ROAD NOISE GENERATED BY THIS ISSUE. THE INSIDE RIM OF BOTH REAR TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY FAST. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY PEOPLE HAVE TO START DYING IN SUFFICIENT NUMBERS BEFORE HONDA WILL FIX THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL.*CW *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302126January 25, 2010
WHEELS
THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EC COUPE FAILED AT JUST UNDER 60K MILES. THOUGH IT WAS COVERED UNDER A AUG 2007 RECALL, HONDA NEVER CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RECALL NOR NOTIFIED ME AT ANY OF THE TIMES I WAS IN FOR DEALER SERVICE AFTER AUGUST 2007 PRIOR TO THE TIME THE BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302210January 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED BOTH REAR TIRES TO BECOME BADLY "CUPPED" AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. MY PERSONAL SAFETY WAS PLACED IN DANGER AS THESE REAR TIRES COULD HAVE FAILED AT ANY TIME POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS PROBLEM TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302105January 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES STILL WORKED. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT YET RECURRED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON 2002 HONDA MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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