Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10231587June 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC FOR LESS THEN 5 MONTHS AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE MY A/C CONDENSER ONCE IN MAY 08 AND I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN 6/08. IT COST ME ABOUT 500 TO 600 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT I DON'T DRIVE LIKE A CRAZY PERSON. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231609June 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, EGR VALVE PROBLEMS, OXYGEN SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS, ALL ITEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS-MOST RECENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231478June 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I TOOK MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONING WASN'T WORKING. THEY SAID IT WASN'T WORKING BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC CONDENSER AND THAT THIS WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH HONDAS BUT THAT THIS DESIGN DEFECT WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN DUE TO THE DEFECT BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A GOOD REASON FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE DESIGN PROBLEM IF THE AC UNIT IS SO VULNERABLE TO PUNCTURE GIVEN ITS LOCATION AND LACK OF PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231259June 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, THEN STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CODE P0730 "INCORRECT GEAR RATIO" CALLED HONDA REPAIRS WILL COST $1,700. I SEARCHED THE NET AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH CIVICS 01-03. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD GOODWILL ATLEAST THE TRANNY..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231088June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC RECENTLY DIED ON ME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY 6 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER AS WELL. AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE SPEED DECLINED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT SEVERAL IF NOT ALL 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER AS QUICKLY AS I DID AT A DECREASING SPEED ME AND MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! HONDA NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY; BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS CAR AND THIS ISSUE HONDA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ORDER. MY ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REPAIR IS $2000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 118K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231146June 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED FOR 2ND TIME; ALSO HAVE 2 OTHER HONDA CIVICS (99 AND 97) WITH SAME PROBLEM - OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. HONDA WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231192June 16, 2008
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:REAR
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A WEEK I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY CAR FELT AS THOUGH MY TIRES WERE NOT TURNING PROPERLY AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS, I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE 3RD TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER PLACE FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY AND INAPPROPRIATELY. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I LOCATED NUMEROUS HONDA CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I FOUND THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2006 AND NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOR HAVE THEY NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. HONDA RELEASED A TSB IN APRIL, 08 BUT STILL WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE SUSPENSION/CONTROL ARMS BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY CAR. AT 24,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND A NEW CAR WARRANTY, I FEEL AS THOUGH I, THE CONSUMER, AM GETTING SCREWED IN THIS DEAL. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231036June 15, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON; AIRBAGS NOT WORKING. HAS BEEN RESET TWICE (YEARLY TO PASS INSPECTION) ; COMES ON WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF RESET. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. EXACTLY WHAT IS AN OWNER SUPPOSED TO DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231064June 15, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
A SET OF 4 YOKOHAMA AS 430 TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM MERCHANT'S TIRE IN GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA ON JANUARY 17, 2007. MEMPHIS-BASED TBC CORPORATION OWNS MERCHANTS TIRE. ON APRIL 12, 2008, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE VALVE STEM CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON I-81 NEAR STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. IT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. IT HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES SERVICE. THE TIRE AND VALVE STEM WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S COST. ON JUNE 4, 2008 THE REAR RIGHT TIRE VALVE STEM CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. THE TIRE WAS AGAIN DESTROYED AND WAS REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION THE REMAINING TWO ORIGINAL VALVE STEMS WERE FAILING AND WERE ALSO REPLACED. I CLAIM THAT DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS WERE BEING INSTALLED ON TIRES BY THE TIRE DEALER DURING JANUARY 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231008June 14, 2008
STRUCTURE
BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS BROKE BEFORE 30K MILES, AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED. VISORS HAVE AGAIN BROKEN, BUT CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. MANY OWNERS OF SAME MAKE/MODEL CAR HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME DEFECT. I THINK A RECALL IS APPROPRIATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230921June 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI COUPE. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST MANUAL VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 3RD BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. JUST FOUR DAYS AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CLUTCH IN A YEAR OLD CAR WAS BURNED OUT. THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS MY FAULT. UPON DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS PAST APRIL HONDA ISSUED A RECALL ON VEHICLES HAVING 3RD GEAR PROBLEMS BUT HAVE NOT NOTIFIED ALL OWNERS OF THE MAKES AND MODELS COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE 3RD GEAR PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CLUTCH BURNING OUT. I AM RECEIVING NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA IS NOT OWNING UP TO ADMIT THAT INDEED THERE IS A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230954June 13, 2008
EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION:REAR
I TOOK MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF EXTREME VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION IS BAD, CAUSING MY REAR TIRES TO GO BAD. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER CARS AND WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE PRICE FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES BUT ONLY IF I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM THEM. MY CAR IS 15 MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230958June 13, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THIS INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230988June 13, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 CIVIC HYBRID- 80K MILES. BOUGHT IN 2006 WITH 60K MILES. THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THERE IS ABOUT A 5-8 SECOND DELAY IN PRESSING THE GAS AND THE CAR GOING, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO SLOWS DOWN EXTREMELY RAPIDLY WHEN THE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL. TO ORDINARY (NOT HYBRID) CARS, IT SEEMS LIKE I AM PRESSING MY BRAKE, THEY JUST SEE ME SLOWING DOWN, BUT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS TO WARN THEM, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO REALLY BAD CAR ACCIDENTS THAT WERE AVOIDED BY MERE INCHES WHEN: ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, BUT I DID NOT NEED THE BREAKS SINCE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SO FAST ON IT'S OWN. I THREW ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND TAPPED THE BRAKE TO SIGNAL TO CARS BEHIND ME WHO WERE MOVING MUCH FASTER STILL. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD PUT IN SMALLER LIGHTS OR A DIFFERENT SAFETY LIGHT WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR ON THE CIVIC HYBRIDS, TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ACCIDENTS DUE TO RAPID DECREASE IN SPEED WITH NO USAGE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HISTORY OF PROBLEM: DURING TEST DRIVE VEHICLE MADE SLIGHT SHUDDER NOISE AND HESITATION BEFORE STARTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE FOR HYBRIDS. I FOOLISHLY BELIEVED HIM. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SHUDDERING WAS WORSE AND I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T A NORMAL NOISE FOR ANY TRANSMISSION TO BE MAKING AT 60,000 MILES! OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS ONLY PATCHED UP AND THE SHUDDERING COMES BACK A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, YET THEIR DEALERSHIPS TRY TO PUT OFF FIXING THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMEONE'S WARRANTY IS ALMOST OVER, OR OVER. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAULTY VEHICLE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE AT THE VERY LEAST, TO FIX THE CARS DRIVING AROUND WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230805June 12, 2008
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT CAME ON TODAY FOR NO REASON. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IN DOING RESEARCH NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND STATING THAT AIR BAGS ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (WHY ARE THEY MANDATED BY LAW THEN?). RESPONSES FROM OTHER OWNERS REVEAL THAT THIS COSTLY REPAIR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM (ESTIMATES FROM $300-$1,000 OR MORE). I CAN PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUALLY HAVE TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS MUST BE FILED BEFORE NHTSA ACTS? DOES IT REQUIRE ACTUAL DEATH OF AN OWNER BECAUSE OF A FAILED AIRBAG TO CAUSE ACTION TO TAKE PLACE? I'VE READ COMPLAINTS HERE THAT DATE BACK TO 2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230856June 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNEVEN TIRE WEAR CAUSED BY REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. I AM NOW ON MY 4TH SET OF TIRES FOR MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN WITH 58,000 MILES. EACH TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES, I THOUGHT THE WEAR WAS TIRE RELATED. 6-11-08, I LEARNED FROM THE HONDA DEALER, THE PROBLEMS WAS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION. HONDA (THE MFG.) HAS DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH THE PAYMENT FOR ANY OF THE TIRES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY SEVERE INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230886June 12, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION:REAR
BOUGHT CAR 12-31-07 BAD REAR TIRE WEAR CAUSING HORRIBLE SHAKING AT BYWAY SPEEDS VERY DANGEROUS IN 3-15-08 REPLACED REAR TIRES AND CONTROL ARMS 6-12-08 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN DEALER TO REPLACE REAR CONTROL ARMS AND ALL 4 TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230565June 11, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID TWO DEER AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AS DESIGNED INTO TINY PIECES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPLINTERED INTO SHARDS, RESULTING IN SEVERE EYE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS WERE REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. A FEW DAYS LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DOCTOR TO HAVE SEVERAL MORE PIECES OF GLASS REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST, AND PROVIDED HER WITH THE NUMBER TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10230756June 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230780June 11, 2008
SUSPENSION, TIRES
I RECENTLY BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THE STEEL TRIED IS SHOWING THROUGH. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND, IF I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A FREE ALIGNMENT. NOT COOL SEEING AS HONDA SHOULD GIVE ME NEW TIRES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR NOW MAKES LOUD NOISES DUE TO THE TIRES AND, WITH ALL THE OTHER FIXES I AM HAVING TO GET, I AM RETHINKING HONDA'S COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I AM THINKING OF TRADING IT IN FOR A PRIUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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