Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10293001November 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION BETWEEN 25-40 MPH SHE EXPERIENCES PULSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RESURFACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120.
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#10293026November 20, 2009
SEATS
THE HEADRESTS IN THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO THE PROPER HEIGHT FOR A PERSON SHORTER THAN 5'10". ACCORDING TO THE HONDA'S OWNER'S MANUAL, THE CENTER OF THE HEADREST SHOULD BE ADJUSTED INLINE WITH THE CENTER OF THE OCCUPANTS HEAD. FOR A SHORTER PERSON, THE HEADREST CANNOT BE LOWERED TO THE PROPER POSITION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE SHAPE OF THE HEADREST. IN THE LOWEST POSITION THE HEADREST PUSHES FORWARD ON THE OCCUPANTS UPPER HEAD FORCING THE OCCUPANTS CHIN DOWN. THIS IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE AND CAN CAUSE NECK INJURY. I HAVE INFORMED HONDA OF THIS PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2009 AND NOVEMBER 2009. I AM IN NEED OF HONDA TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10293033November 20, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR AND WOULD COST 690 TO FIX. SEEMS TO ME HONDAS HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH AIRBAGS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MY CAR ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT AIRBAGS BE CONSIDERED AS REAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON A VEHICLE SINCE IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. IF SEAT BELTS ARE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, THEN WHY NOT AIRBAGS? I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A REPAIR AN OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. IT IS FOR SAFETY AFTER ALL. *TR
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#10292944November 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2008 CIVIC COUPE LX WITH BRIDGESTONE EL 400 TIRES BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING AT 13,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TIRE ROTATIONS ARE ON RECORD, YET ZIMMERMAN HONDA IN ROCK ISLAND, IL CLAIMS THAT THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND SUBSEQUENT SECOND SET OF TIRES TO BE REPLACED ARE MY FAULT AND WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE '06 AND '07 CIVICS HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE "C" ARM LEADING TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED DURING THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE NEWER MODELS OF HONDA CIVICS. CAR IS NOW AT 27,000 MILES, NEEDING NEW TIRE AGAIN!!!!! COST SO FAR IS $600 AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH HONDA AND ITS DEALERS. I FEEL AS IF I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND AND AM MADE TO FEEL AS IF THEIR MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS ARE MY FAULT. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED I WILL TAKE MY BUSINESS (8 CARS MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED FROM HONDA SINCE 2000 AND 27 RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE 2002) SOMEWHERE ELSE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA! I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ADMIT ANY GUILT IN THIS. *TR
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#10292272November 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
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#10292362November 16, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SRS WARNING LIGHT (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) STAYS ON. PROBLEM STARTED AT 9400 MILES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, CAR NOW HAS 55,000 MILES. *TR
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#10292377November 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ALTERNATOR GAVE OUT WITH ONLY 46,800 MILES ON MY '05 CIVIC. WHEN I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ABOUT THIS - SINCE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE - THE REP TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT YOU DON'T SIMPLY TAKE A CAR WITH A DEAD ALTERNATOR FROM PLACE TO PLACE - TOWING WOULD HAVE TO BE ARRANGED AND I WASN'T PAYING FOR ANOTHER TOW JOB. $520 LATER AND HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED TOO. *TR
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#10292061November 13, 2009
VISIBILITY
WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF, THEY INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT STOP (PARK) AT THE CORRECT LOCATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD OR THEY CONTINUE TO RUN. *TR
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#10292118November 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003 TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES. DEALER CHANGES FLUID AND 'BURNISHES THE STARTER CLUTCH', BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NOW THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY EGR TO DEFLECT THE HEAT FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY POSTS THAT REFER TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FACE THE PROBLEM AND DEAL FAIRLY WITH IT. *TR
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#10292119November 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 59,361 MILES THE CAR STARTED LEAKING COOLANT WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. IT HAD A CRACKED BLOCK. HONDA REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK AND RESURFACED THE HEAD UNDER WARRANTY. NO LOANER CAR OR OFFER TO SUPPLY RENTAL. *TR
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#10291929November 12, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
WE PURCHASED A CIVIC HYBRID DEC 2006 AND WITH 13K MILES IN MARCH WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE CAR AND SOLD ONE NEW TIRE. SINCE THEN WE WENT ELSEWHERE FOR SERVICE. AFTER GOING THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES AND READY FOR THE 4TH IN THREE YEARS AND 80K MILES WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON SOME AFFECTED CARS FOR REAR TIRE RODS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE BUT OURS WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE E IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIX. HONDA SAYS TOO BAD NO LONGER COVERED SO WE ARE TO PAY FOR FAULTY ITEMS THAT WE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT AFTER ONLY 13K MILE DUE THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE HONDA FAMILY. VERY UPSET! *TR
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#10292011November 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CIVIC CRACKED BLOCK ISSUE. ON NOV 10 I REALIZED I HAD A COOLANT LEAK AND TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME I HAD A COOLANT LEAK ON THE FRONT OF MY MOTOR. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE IS ACTUALLY A TSB REPORT ABOUT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO CASTING POROSITY PROBLEM. SO I TOOK IT INTO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS IN FACT THE PROBLEM AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND CHARGE ME $5500.. OH WAIT THEY WERE GOING TO COVER 25% HOW NICE. BEFORE I LEFT I HAD GOT THEM FROM 25-40% BUT TO ME THAT IS STILL UNACCEPTABLE. ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN MAY 2008, ACTUALLY CIRCLES THE EXACT SPOT WHERE MY LEAK IS AND STILL REFUSES TO COVER THE COST DUE TO MY MILEAGE. I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! THE TSB VERIFIES THAT HONDA KNOWS THIS A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT STEP UP AND FIX THEIR KNOWN DEFECT.. *TR
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#10292018November 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I DRIVE A 2004 MANUAL HONDA CIVIC. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ABOUT 70 MPH. SUDDENLY, I FELT MY CAR SPEED UP SUBSTANTIALLY AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE SPEEDOMETER I WAS TRAVELING OVER 85 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY CANCELED CRUISE CONTROL BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. I HIT MY BRAKES WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. WHEN MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE BRAKES, MY CAR CONTINUED TO QUICKLY GAIN SPEED. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP, BUT WHEN I PUT THE CLUTCH IN MY RPM'S ROSE TO ABOUT 8,000 AND DIDN'T GO DOWN EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR ALSO CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED EVEN WHEN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I MOVED BACK INTO 5TH GEAR AND CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 85-95 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED ONLY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I PLACED A CALL TO 911 AND INFORMED THEM THAT I COULDN'T STOP MY CAR. THE 911 DISPATCHER CONTACTED HIGHWAY PATROL WHO SET OUT TO CATCH ME. ONCE A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WAS BEHIND ME, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, EVEN THOUGH THE RPM'S WOULD SHOOT UP, AND COAST TO A STOP. THE CAR SHOOK ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND EVEN AT A COMPLETE STOP IN NEUTRAL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE RPM'S WERE AT ABOUT 8,000. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TURNED THE CAR ON AND WITNESSED THE RPM'S IMMEDIATELY SHOOT UP TO 8,000 AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE INCIDENT. WHEN THEY TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN IT STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS DONE, AND LUCKILY THE FREEWAY WAS UNCROWDED SO AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. *TR
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#10291658November 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SEARS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS WERE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2006 HONDA CIVICS AND I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS LISTED AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP AND TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $380.08. I SPOKE TO THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CALLED HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
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#10291770November 10, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SYSTEM CAUSED THE TIRE TO PREMATURELY FAIL. WHILE DRIVING ,THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW-OUT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ
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#10291426November 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 101K MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE. I WAS TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLES HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP BEFORE THEY HIT ME. THIS ALSO ALMOST CAUSED A SECONDARY ACCIDENT BECAUSE A CAR BEHIND A CAR THAT ALMOST HIT ME HAD TO SCREECH TO A HALT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE CAR YET BECAUSE I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH REBUILT OR NEW HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS RENDERED MY VEHICLE USELESS BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO PAY $3000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
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#10291431November 9, 2009
VISIBILITY
2009 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN INTERSTATE. THE SUN VISOR LITERALLY 'EXPLODED". PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE BACK SEAM FELL AND THE VISOR DROP RIGHT IN MY VIEW ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO PULL OVER TO KEEP IT TOGETHER AS OUT OF NOWHERE THIS THING CRACK AND FELL ON MY FACE. REALLY GLAD IT WASN'T MY WIFE DRIVING. *TR
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#10291478November 9, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE IS ON 3RD SET OF TIRES AT 54,000 MILES. THROUGH SEARCH, LOCATED HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN DATE 01/22/2008 THAT RECTIFIES THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, FIRST SET OF ORIGINAL TURANZAS LASTED 22,000 MILES AND BRIDGESTONE BLAMED HONDA. 2ND SET LASTED JUST 30,000 MILES. HONDA CHARGED $32 TO REPAIR PROBLEM, BUT SHOULD HAVE REPORTED TO CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN. CUSTOMER IS OUT THE COST OF TIRES (APPROX. $400). *TR
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#10291544November 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. AFTERWARDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE HE HAD TO INCREASE HIS STOPPING DISTANCES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,170. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,515.
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#10291577November 9, 2009
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR ATTACHMENT FAILS (THE VISOR SPLITS APART) AND FALLS INTO LINE OF SIGHT. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. REPLACEMENT VISORS DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE HAD THE VISOR REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR
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