Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10248828November 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
I BOUGHT MY HONDA CIVIC EXL IN MARCH OF 2008. AFTER 9 MONTHS (APPROX 18 K MILES) OF USE I AM FINDING I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRES DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY EXCEPT DEFECTS FOR OEM TIRES ON THIS CAR AND DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAD THE TIRE PLACE ROTATE AND REBALANCE THE TIRES ' THE PROBLEM WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATED (LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS)AND MADE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WHO SAID THE TIRES IN QUESTION WERE WORN AND HAD FLAT PLACES PROBABLY DUE TO SKIDDING (THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN 'SKIDDED') AND THAT IF I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES I SHOULD GO TO BRIDGESTONE (THE OEM FOR EL400). I WENT TO FIRESTONE (BRIDGESTONE DEALER) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAR CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND GETTING NOWHERE CONVINCED THEM TO CHECK ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION. THEY DID AND FOUND THE REAR TIRE ALIGNMENT OFF. THEY ALIGNED THE REAR TIRES (THE FRONT TIRE ALIGNMENT HAD NO ISSUES) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH NO OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE WORN/DEFECTIVE TIRES. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO AVOID POTENTIAL HAZARD OF KEEPING THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND FEARFUL FOR SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS. NEW CAR ' NEW TIRES IN 9 MONTHS ' THIS AIN'T RIGHT. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE FACT THAT THE OEM TIRES HAD NO MILEAGE WARRANTY AND WERE ONLY WARRANTED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR DEFECTS. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED WHY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF SALE. I HAVE GRAVE CONCERN THAT SOME FOLKS WHO CANNOT AFFORD NEW TIRES AFTER 9 MONTHS OR SOONER WILL CONTINUE TO USE AND DRIVE THEIR CAR IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTED ON 06 AND 07 HONDA'S ' HONDA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN SO STATING WITH A REPAIR OFFER. ALSO FOUND OUT OTHERS WITH 2008 CIVICS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248727November 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN 50 MPH TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. IT IS IN THE SHOP GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248550November 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER OF A 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX FOUR-DOOR. HAVING 62,000 MILES ON IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE UNION PARK DEALERSHIP HERE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $448.00. I BELIEVE IT IS TOTALLY UNREASONABLE THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES, WAS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, AND AS A RESULT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF FUNDS TO HAVE ROUTINE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT FLUSHED/REPLACED BEFORE THIS COMING WINTER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PROOF THAT HONDA IS USING INFERIOR PRODUCTS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC VEHICLES, AS EVIDENCED BY ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS, AND THE REAR CONTROL ROD DEFECT RELATED TO THE 2007 CIVIC EX. THIS IS ONE OF MANY RECENT DEFECTS/RECALLS I HAVE EXPERIENCED RELATED TO HONDA'S CIVIC '07 AND '05 AUTOMOBILES. ALSO HAVING A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX, WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I HAD THE WHEELS ROTATED BY UNION PARK DEALERSHIP. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE BACK AND EXPERIENCING A HOWLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. AFTER DOING MY OWN INVESTIGATION, AND NEVER BEING INFORMED OF A RECALL ISSUE RELATED TO THE REAR CONTROL ARMS/RODS BEING DEFECTIVE BY HONDA, I HAD TO PAY $337.00 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. IT IS FROM THIS POINT FORWARD THAT I PRAY NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THAT LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, AFTER BEING A FOUR-TIME HONDA VEHICLE OWNER, I WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248614November 12, 2008
EQUIPMENT
AFTER NORMAL USE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BROKE. THE INSIDE OF THE VISOR APPARENTLY HAS SUBSTANDARD PARTS AND MANUFACTURING ALLOWING THE PLASTIC INSIDE TO BREAK. THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP AND BECOMES A DISTRACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248642November 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC GAVE OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE TOTALING OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248425November 11, 2008
AIR BAGS
2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH SI FRONT SEATS. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SEATS CHANGED OUT AND REPORTS THAT SRS LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO. LIGHT WAS RESET. I PURCHASED CAR FOR MY SON A WEEK AGO AND NOW THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I HAVE NO FAITH THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE HONDA EXPORT SERVICE BULLETIN 02-904 WHERE IT STATES THE OPDS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE DRIVING/RIDING IN. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER, BUT I AM SURE THE RESULTS WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND NO BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE'S REPAIRS THAT HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY. HONDA NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHY SO MANY SYSTEMS ARE FAILING AND PERFORM PROPER REPAIRS THAT LEAVE A WORKING AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248447November 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE - TRANSMISSION NOISE BETWEEN 10-40 MPH. AS TRANSMISSION WOULD CHANGE GEARS, NOISE WOULD REDUCE. NOISE WOULD GET WORSE AS CAR ACCELERATED. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL/MAKE - HONDA WILL NOT RECALL OR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248456November 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2002. THE CAR ALWAYS SORT OF JUMPED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS. I DID TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AT THE FIRST FEW REQUIRED SERVICES. THEY MADE OFF LIKE IT WAS JUST NORMAL SO I DROPPED COMPLAINING. THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND 4 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. I FOUND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM YOUR SITE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MGR AT LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED. HE EMPHATICALLY STATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED IN FACT SINCE I USE SYNTHETIC OIL MORE THAN REQUIRED. I HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS FOR BIG MILE CHECK UPS OR OTHER REPUTABLE SERVICE PLACES FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES. I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER HONDA CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND THEY ALL GOT WAY OVER 130K MILES BEFORE I TRADED OR SOLD THEM AND NONE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT. THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248327November 10, 2008
TIRES
I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IN FOR A SERVICE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IT HAD JUST OVER 21000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248402November 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 CIVIC SI WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. ISSUE: 3RD GEAR HARD TO ENGAGE. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN 3RD GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE I HAVE TO GO TO 2ND OR 4TH GEAR, THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN DURING MERGING. COMPLAINT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. 2ND TIME DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE FAULTY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248057November 9, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION ON HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247893November 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNEVEN AND UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE REAR TIRES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE ERRATICALLY AT TIMES. THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 DATED 02/08 ON 2006 CIVIC MODEL. HAS THIS MODEL CHANGED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS? THESE MODELS APPEAR PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247807November 5, 2008
TIRES, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AND SUSPENSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN THE SPEED IS INCREASED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MANKATO HONDA AND THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE TIRE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITIES SO THE TIRE COMPANY REPLACED THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. 10,000 MILES LATER I RETURNED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, MANKATO HONDA WOULD NOT HELP ME SO I WENT TO BURSVILLE HONDA. THEY DID HELP ME, THEY CHECKED MY TIRES, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. BURSVILLE HONDA DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ONLY UNEVEN WORN OUT TIRES. ABOUT EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES I HAVE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. BURNSVILLE HONDA HELPED ME 2 MORE TIMES THEN THE BUSINESS WAS SOLD TO WALSER HONDA. I RETURNED TO MANKATO HONDA AND THEY SHOWED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHERE IT STATED THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT 06-07 HONDA CIVIC'S HAD UNEVEN OR RAPID TIRE WEAR, THAT WOULD NEED TO REPAIR REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT AND FLANGE BOLTS. I RETURNED TO WALSER HONDA TO HAVE THEM DO THE REPLACEMENT, NOW 10,000 MILES LATER I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247594November 3, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10247490November 2, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BROADSIDE ANOTHER CAR WITH MY FRONT END. THE FRONT OF MY CAR ENDED UP BEING TOTALED AND MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED BOTH HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THERE 2 FIELD SPECIALISTS. THERE REPLY WAS MY SEAT BELT SENSOR TOLD MY AIRBAG SENSOR IT DID NOT NEED TO DEPLOY. HONDA SAID I HAD NO CASE WITH THEM. I THINK ALL I GOT IS THE RUN AROUND. I HONESTLY WANT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. ALSO TO KNOW WHY HONDA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG FAILED FOR SOME REASON!! I HAVE HAD 2 PRIOR NECK SURGERIES AND RECEIVED SEVERAL INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10247424November 1, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATION ON MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, AND NOTIFIED HONDA SERVICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN, AND THIS WAS DUE TO REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. HONDA WOULD COVER THE COST OF THAT FIX, BUT I ALSO NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES -- NOT COVERED BY HONDA. HE OFFERED TO MOVE THE REAR TIRES UP FRONT AND JUST FOCUS ON THE REAR ($280 FOR TWO TIRES). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FINDING THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED LAST SPRING, I DECLINED TO HAVE TWO WORN TIRES WITH EVIDENCE OF CUPPING PUT ON THE FRONT OF A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR. I ASKED WHY I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DESIGN FLAW WHEN I HAD BROUGHT IN THE CAR FOR A PRE-ROADTRIP CHECK IN JULY (HE SAID IF I DID NOT TELL HIM TO LOOK FOR REAR TIRE WEAR THEY WOULDN'T LOOK) OR WHY HE DIDN'T NOTE IT TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE A/C HAD FAILED ON THE TRIP (ANOTHER KNOWN DEFECT, I NOW REALIZE). THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC SWITCHING IRREGULARITY, WHICH HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE REP SAID UNLESS I SPECIFICALLY ASK, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LOOKED FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE -- EVEN THOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN -- BECAUSE "NOT EVERY CIVIC HAS THE PROBLEM." I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT AT 15,600 MILES (WHERE IT WAS IN JULY) THAT THE TIRES DID NOT THEN HAVE SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR THAT NOW HAS NECESSITATED TIRE REPLACEMENT AT 19,000 MILES. I REPLACED TWO TIRES, ONE OF WHICH HONDA COVERED. WE HAVE ISSUED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA TO COVER THE COST OF TWO OTHER NEW TIRES, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD BE RESOLVED WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247320October 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. IT MAKES NO SENSE HOW A TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC GOES UP. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE. I HAVE READ SO MUCH ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THE HONDAS' HAVE AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT'S AN EXPENSE AND THEY WON'T RECALL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL IT IS BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DIED. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED. I NEVER GOT A WARNING STATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO BE REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS. NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248110October 31, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS ISSUES WITH THE GAS MILEAGE, ROAD NOISE, BROKEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATING LEFT SIDE MIRROR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RECEIVED 28-30 MPG GAS CONSUMPTION ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247292October 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. IT USUALLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (LIKE WHEN YOU'RE COMING OUT OF THE TOLLS). I HAD THE BURNISH PROCEDURE DONE LAST IN THE FALL/WINTER OF LAST YEAR. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED A BETTER PART OF 10 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH, IT SLIPPED 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THE NEXT DAY, AT ABOUT 68 MPH, THE RPMS STAYED AT 3000. IT'S NORMALLY AROUND 25-2600 RPM. AGAIN, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IF I BRING THE CAR BACK AGAIN, I WILL BE CHARGED $87 PER HOUR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE HAS BEEN OCCURRING ABOUT 3-5 TIMES A WEEK. NEVER WHEN I AM AT THE HONDA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN ONLY DO SOMETHING IF THEY CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT IS HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247294October 30, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN GOING UP A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE RPMS WILL INCREASE IN ORDER TO CLIMB THE HILL WHILST MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED. ONCE THE PEAK OF THE HILL IS REACHED, THOUGH, THE RPMS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL RANGE (BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000). THIS WILL CONTINUE INDEFINITELY UNLESS I SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH, OR SHIFT FROM D TO S AND THEN BACK TO D. WHILE I HAVE INCLUDED OCT 5TH, 2007 AS THE INCIDENT DATE, THAT IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE. NO DOUBT IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR, BUT THIS IS WHEN I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS WASTING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GAS, AS WELL AS PUTTING UNNEEDED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN. HONDA MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NOT TRIGGERING ANY ERROR CODES WITH THE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE CAR. HOWEVER, THIS BEHAVIOR IS SURELY NOT INTENDED, AND OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME BEHAVIOR ON ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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