Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10299208January 6, 2010
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS LOOKING FOR A RECALL ON 2002 HONDA CIVIC RELATED TO SRS SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WANTS TO KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298514January 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS STUCK SHUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298535January 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA CIVIC WITH 70,000 MILES LOST ALL ANTI FREEZE DURING A 20 MINUTE DRIVE RESULTING IN A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. ENGINE STEAMED. CAR DIED PULLING INTO PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298318January 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GOING UP STEEP HILL BEHIND TRAFFIC GOING 10 TO15 MPH. THE CAR JUST LACKS POWER AND ROLLS BACK. ALMOST HIT CAR BEHIND. HAD TO ROLL DOWN HILL. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298328January 5, 2010
AIR BAGS
I REARENDED SOMEONE AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I COULDN'T BREATH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298340January 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. DEPRESSED CLUTCH HALF-WAY TO TRY TO SLOW CAR DOWN WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. SWITCHED ENGINE OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP AT CORNER. TURNED ENGINE ON AGAIN. STILL REVVED UP. DEPRESSED CLUTCH HALF-WAY AGAIN TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT. SWITCHED ENGINE OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP INSIDE PARKING LOT. NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298341January 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. DEPRESSED CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE ENGINE. SWITCHED ENGINE OFF. HIT EMERGENCY BLINKERS. COASTED TO A STOP. RE-STARTED ENGINE. STILL REVVED UP. SWITCHED IT OFF. WAITED ABOUT ONE MINUTE. RE-STARTED AGAIN. ENGINE BACK TO NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR IN TWO YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298150January 4, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKS VIEWING OF INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298181January 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED SLIPPING AND FAILED AT 88,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT. THERE WERE PIECES OF BURNED MATERIAL STUCK TO THE DIPSTICK. HE SAID IT WAS THE THIRD 2001-2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION HE FIXED THIS WEEK AND THEY CAN FAIL EARLY. PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $2,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298200January 4, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
PREMATURE TIREWEAR & TIRE ROAR ON REAR TIRES. ALSO PREMATURE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT ON FRONT DISC BRAKES. ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED AT 41,591 MILES. NEW TIRES HAVE APPROX. 15,500MILES. FRONT DISC PADS REPLACED AT 33,489. CAR NOW HAS 57,096MILES .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297854January 3, 2010
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT PARK ITSELF IN THE RIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING OFF. WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD THUS BLOCKING PORTIONS OF MY VIEW. THIS OCCURS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES F AND RAINING/SNOWING. WHEN THE WIPER FAIL TO PARK ITSELF IN THE CORRECT POSITION, IT BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ISSUE OCCURRED A FEW TIMES ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL AND PARTIALLY BLOCK MY VIEW OF A LANE BARRIER. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297787January 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE STREET. IT STALLS WHEN IT'S CRUISING, OR WHEN IT'S ON IDLE AND TAKES AT LEAST MINIMUM OF 5 MINUTES TO RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297800January 2, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4DSD. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THEY WERE CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND STRUCK SUCH VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AT WHICH TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT BROKE THE DASH IN SUCH A WAY THAT SHE WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE DASH BOARD PIECES. I DO KNOW AIR BAGS ARE A GOOD SAFETY DEVICE.THE WAY THE DASH BOARD SECURING THIS SYSTEM, BROKE, IS NOT SAFE,AND NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS BASE TO WORK PROPERLY. IN THIS CASE, THE DASH BREAKAGE, TAKES AWAY THE BENEFIT EXPECTED FROM THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND NEEDED 23 STITCHES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT HIT HER IN THE EYE, AND IS AN UN ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENCE TO A LOW SPEED CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10297645December 31, 2009
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED MY HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 8, 2003. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2005, HOWEVER I STILL NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DID NOT SEEM TO HANDLE BUMPS/HOLES IN THE ROAD VERY WELL, SHAKING AND RATTLING WITH EVERY ONE. BEING A FAIRLY YOUNG DRIVER, AND THIS BEING MY VERY FIRST CAR, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM - I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR HANDLED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER REASON NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND WAS DUE TO YET AGAIN A SUSPENSION/STRUT PROBLEM. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR GENERATION OF CIVIC THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. I BELIEVE THE PARTS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297648December 31, 2009
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE MELTING AND CRACKING CAUSING THE VISORS TO HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP INTO PROPER POSITION. THIS CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297572December 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINES RPM'S BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. CONSEQUENTLY HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297316December 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH RURAL VIRGINIA WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUICKLY JUMPED TO THE HOTTEST SETTING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT MY 2006 CIVIC WITH 87,000 MILES HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. I PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE BLOCK INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297336December 29, 2009
TIRES:VALVE, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A FAILED VALVE STEM IN MY REAR LEFT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS RUINED BY RIDING ON THE RIM TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297116December 28, 2009
WHEELS
WHEEL RIM ON CAR IS NOT COMPLETELY ROUND DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT TO DAMAGE. EXTRA CARE REQUIRED TO BALANCE WHEEL WITH TIRE. SHOP REPORTED THAT OUT OF ROUND WHEEL RIM CAN RESULT IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. MILEAGE AT 14,816. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297146December 28, 2009
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE REAR SEATS WERE CUTTING INTO THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62450. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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