Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10229236May 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
I HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR HUB AND THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT 8-10 THOUSAND MILES. I LATER FOUND THAT THEY HAD ISSUED A RECALL. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND I AM READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND'S INTERNET SIGHT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2006-2007 CIVICS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION RUINED THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER DID CHANGE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE IN THE REAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME ITS THE TIRES AND THE CUPPING IN THE TIRES IS THE FAULT OF THE TIRE, NOT THE CAR WHICH IT NOT TRUE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THEIR CARS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED WHEN A TIRE BLOWS OUT TO NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THE PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229246May 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. NO WARNING NO CHECK ENGINE SIGN, AND JUST BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND THEIR TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME , HOWEVER MANY REPORTS SHOWS THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH 01-03 CIVICS. AND WORK IS NOT THE ONLY USE FOR MY CAR ALSO PLEASURE REASONS, AND CASUAL DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING TORONTO, CANADA. THIS TOTALLY STRANDED ME IN CANADA.! I WAS ONLY LUCKY I JUST EXITED OFF THE 401 EXPRESSWAY RAMP AND ON TO A LOCAL YET MAJOR ROAD. I HAVE YET TO GET THE CAR FIXED I AM HAVING IT STORED IN CANADA FOR NOW UNTIL I HAVE ENOUGH TO SHIP IT BACK TO THE USA. COST FOR STORAGE IS $250 USD PER MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229056May 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. DESPITE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CIVIC, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES FOR MY DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10229076May 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE FUEL DOOR ON HIS VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS STILL UNABLE TO OPEN THE FUEL DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $190.03 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,813 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229139May 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 50,059 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD I WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, REQUIRE A REBUILD ON MY TRANSMISSION. IN SEARCHING ON-LINE I FOUND 1 SITE WITH 169 COMPLAINTS FOR THE VERY SAME THING--2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND MANY OTHER SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS WELL. I ALSO SAW WHERE NHTSA SAID THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!?! MY CAR ESSENTIALLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HOW IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228976May 27, 2008
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AFTER BEING RESET. DRIVING MY CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228860May 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA CIVIC. WITHIN A MONTH OR SO OF THE FAILURE, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANS SLIPPING WHEN STARTING. THE CAR CLICKED 100,000 MILES ON TUESDAY AND ON THURSDAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS! I WAS DRIVING AND I WANTED TO PASS A VEHICLE, I MADE A LANE CHANGE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT FUNNY AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I CAME TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT. WHEN STARTING AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MAKE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I PULLED INTO A SIDE STREET AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AAMCO TRANSMISSION TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS PART OF THE TRANS FAILURE. $3200 LATER I DRIVE MY CAR HOME AND NOW THE ENGINE IS IDLING ROUGH. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER?!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228844May 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON US 11 IN BERWICK PA. FORTUNATELY DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH. HONDA DEALER SAYS THE CAR NEEDS AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228755May 23, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEM: INTERMITTENT LOSS OF FULL BRAKING ABILITY. DETAILED DESCRIPTION: WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY DRIVING ROUTINE IS VERY SIMILAR DAY-TO-DAY. OF THE ESTIMATED 370 TIMES I HAVE LEFT WORK WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 TO 10 OCCASIONS. THE SCENARIO IS THIS: 1.START ENGINE, BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT, AND APPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM R TO D. 2.DRIVE 100 FEET THROUGH PARKING LOT AND APPLY BRAKES A SECOND TIME WHILE WAITING TO ENTER THE MAIN ROAD. 3.DRIVE ONE-QUARTER MILE AND APPLY BRAKES A THIRD TIME AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT IS THIS THIRD APPLICATION OF BRAKES THAT SOMETIME RESULTS IN BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKING CAPABILITY IS ABOUT 30% OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. IF I PUMP THE BRAKES, THE FAILURE WILL DISAPPEAR AND NORMAL BRAKING RETURNS. THIS RESULTED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, WHEN I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE HAD 36,801 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, AND NO BRAKE REPAIRS HAD EVER BEEN ATTEMPTED ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228762May 23, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH 20,000 MILES WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE ON THE HIGHWAY. SOUND WAS COMING FROM REAR OF CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO REPLACE REAR CONTROL ARMS. REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE ON A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET PARTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PROBLEM HAS LIKELY RESULTED IN UNEVEN TIRE WARE, WHICH MAY CAUSE HANDLING DIFFICULTIES AND POSSIBLY A CRASH, BUT DEALER WANTED US TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. AFTER INSISTING, WE WERE GIVEN A LOANER CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228796May 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI BECAUSE I HAD THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED , OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000-4000 MILES AND ON MAY 17TH, 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES-BLOWN HEAD GASKET...THE CAR IS AT HONDA WEST PENDING-A GOODWILL CONCESSION FROM HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228604May 21, 2008
AIR BAGS
AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVER CROSSED OVER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HIT ALMOST HEAD ON. THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHTLY GREATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG, THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG AND THE SIDE CURTAIN FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10228260May 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT 110,000. HAD SHAFT BURNISHED AND FLUID REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228289May 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HESITATES. MANUFACTURER CHANGES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT DOES NOT REPAIR. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONLY BANDAIDS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IN INTERSECTIONS AND IN GENERAL TRAFFIC. THIS IS OCCURRING ON SEVERAL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO WEBSITES I HAVE READ. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO GONE THROUGH TWO REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228346May 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V399000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR). SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,207.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228114May 18, 2008
TIRES
I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC SI, 2007 MODEL, THAT I HAD A FLAT AND REPLACED ONE TIRE. TIRE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIRE AT AROUND 6000 MILES, WHEN GOING IN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE (ROTATION TIRES, OIL CHANGE) THE SHOP FOREMAN INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE WAS BAD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOW PULLING. WHEN STATING PULLING, IT WAS A MAJOR PULL, NOT SLIGHT PULL. I TOOK CAR BACK TO TIRE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN DRIVE MY CAR, SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO HAVE IT PULL. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER TIRE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED TIRE. UPON GOING TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR MAINTENANCE, THE NEW TIRE WAS ROTATED TO FRONT OF CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS PULLING AGAIN. SHOP FOREMAN INSIST IT IS THE TIRE. I BRING CAR BACK TO TIRE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH TIME HE REALIZES THAT THE TIRE IS NOT THE RIGHT TIRE. ORDERS THE CORRECT TIRE AND INSTALLED IT AND THE CAR STILL PULLS. NOW THIS IS NOT REPEAT NOT A SLIGHT PULL, BUT A MAJOR PULL. IF I DO NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT I WOULD BE IN THE DITCH OR OTHER LANE UPON TAKING OFF. THE PULL IS REALLY A HARD PULL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE TIRE DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE CAR, CAR DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE TIRE? CAN SOMEONE HELP? PLEASE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228124May 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND LOUD ROAD NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228024May 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
CAR STARTED HAVING EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE IN THE REAR. THEN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE OF TIRES. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY SAID AGREED IT WAS A PROBLEM BUT COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HAD TO CONTACT THE TIRE COMPANY. TRIED TO DO THIS BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL. REPLACE REAR TIRES AT AROUND 29,000 MILES. NOW AT 45,000 MILES THE 2ND SET OF TIRES ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND HAVE SAME WEAR PROBLEM. FOUND OUT ON A BLOG SITE THAT HONDA HAS A TSB OUT NOW TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS EXCEPT SI MODEL. NOW TRYING TO WORK WITH DEALER TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH NEW CHANGED DESIGN. APPARENTLY HONDA NOW ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ORIGINAL CONTROL ARMS. WE WILL SEE HOW COOPERATIVE THE DEALER IS WITH REPLACING THEM. I HAVE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN COPY AND WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. BLOG SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE TIRES - EVEN THOUGH ALL THE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WITH CONSTANT EXCESSIVE WEAR TO TIRES. DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE CAUSE BY THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227709May 14, 2008
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 2006 (LEASE) THIS CAR HAS 2 RECALL ONE ON 8/30/07 AND ON 11/07 BUT THE DEALER NEVER SENT ME ANY WARNING, NOTE, LETTER OR CALL TO NOTIFY THIS SITUATION, I READ THAT BY FED LAW THEY SHOULD CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW THE RICKS THAT THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ME. I CALLED BECAUSE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR KEYS CODE AND THEY TOLD ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID SORRY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFY ABOUT THIS I VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT GET NOTIFY AT ALL, I HAD 3 CARS WITH THE HONDA ALL 3 ARE LEASE CARS SO IT IS NOT EXCUSE THAT THEY CANNOT CONTACT ME ALSO I AM LIVING T THE SAME PLACE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND I GOT MY HONDA BILL EVERY MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227725May 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WEARS OUT THE REAR TIRES WITHIN ONE TIRE ROTATION. THE INNER EDGES OF BOTH REAR TIRES WEAR AWAY CAUSING INSTABILITY OF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON WET SURFACES. HONDA IS REPLACING THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS UNDER WARRANTY AS PER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT ARE NOT COVERING TIRES WORN OUT AFTER 21,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND 2 TIRES REPLACED BY HONDA PRIOR TO GETTING CONTROL ARMS. I AM NOW TRYING TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE 2ND SET OF TIRES IT HAS WORN OUT. I BELIEVE THERE DEFECT IN THE REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY IS PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK BY WEARING OUT TIRES PREMATURELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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