Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10224307April 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AS NECESSARY BY HONDA OR FIRESTONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224271April 12, 2008
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC RAN OVER A PIECE OF TIRE FROM A TRUCK. IT PASSED UNDER THE CAR AND BENT THE REAR MOST BRACKET HOLDING THE HANDBRAKE CABLE. IT APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE REAR BRAKES OVERHEATED AND THE REAR BRAKES REQUIRED A MAJOR SERVICE TO RESTORE IT TO ROADWORTHINESS. WE CONTACTED HONDA, THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER BUT REFUSED TO ACCEPT THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND LEFT THE RESOLUTION TO ME. I BELIEVE THIS COULD LEAD TO A NASTY ACCIDENT IF THE REAR WHEEL BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I THINK THE DESIGN CHANGE REQUIRED WOULD BE SIMPLE. IF THE REAR BRACKET WAS MOVED UP 1 TO 2" I THINK THE PROBLEM WOULD BE SOLVED. I SUGGESTED THIS THE HONDA BUT MY SUGGESTION WAS IGNORED CITING THEY DIDN'T SEE THIS PROBLEM SHOW UP ELSEWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224165April 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI ON 12/29/07 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY ONE THIRD GEAR WOULD GRIND ON OCCASION. ON 4/2/08 AFTER HAVING THE CAR 90 DAYS I NOTICED THE CLUTCH SLIPPING. THE VERY NEXT DAY I LEFT HOME TO GO TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE. MY CLUTCH BURNT OUT. HONDA HAS TORN DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND BLAMED ME FOR "MISUSE". HONDA AMERICA HAS DECLINED ANY HELP TOWARDS PAYMENT. THEY WANT $1,400 FOR A NEW CLUTCH. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME HONDA DID THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224182April 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON APRIL 5, 2008. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. ONCE INSPECTED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE REPAIR PART AND WOULD CALL HER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE END OF 2007 AND THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY NOW. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,500. UPDATED 4/29/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224256April 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HE HAD TO RECEIVE A JUMPSTART. AS OF APRIL 11, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE DEAD BATTERY WAS THE WRONG BATTERY FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,727. UPDATED 04/25/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, IT LOCKED IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224064April 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224145April 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. HE INITIALLY FILED A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE HE ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN VANDALIZED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V326000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223850April 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NUMBER 07V399000. THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THERE WAS SMOKE PRESENT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5499. UPDATED 04/29/08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223745April 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSES EXTREME AND DANGEROUS REAR TIRE WEAR. MY NEW CIVIC WAS SHOWING STEEL BELTS ON THE REAR TIRES AT 19,000 MILES - DETECTABLE ONLY BY THE EXTREME NOISE AND KNEELING TO SEE THE TIRE SURFACE AND THE PROTRUDING STEEL BELTS. HONDA, AND ITS DEALERS, HAD CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE 2006 CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION, EVEN THOUGH I'D SPENT ALMOST 100 HOURS OF MY TIME, INCLUDING MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THEY BLAMED EVERYONE INVOLVED EXCEPT THEMSELVES - MY AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, THE OEM BRIDGESTONE TIRES, LACK OF ROTATION, THE PHASE OF THE MOON, YOU. ONLY WHEN THREATENED WITH MY LAWSUIT DID THEY ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND TELL ME THAT I COULD HAVE MY REAR END MODIFIED BY MY DEALER AT HONDA'S EXPENSE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. HAVING SAID THIS - THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED NO GENERAL RECALL OR NOTIFICATION ACTIONS, NOR HAS THE NHTSA - TO WHOM I'D COMPLAINED A YEAR AGO. ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE TENACITY AND DETERMINATION TO TAKE ON HONDA AND THREATEN TO SUE THEM DO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A FIX. THE COMPLICITY OF HONDA AND THE NHTSA ON THIS MATTER IS IMMORAL, IF NOT CRIMINAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223533April 7, 2008
TIRES
EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE REAR TIRES 5,000 MILES AGO TO REMEDY THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE NEW TIRES ARE CUPPING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223552April 7, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I AM REQUESTING THE CURRENT LIST OF SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING MY AIR BAGS SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THIS PIECE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THERE ARE 2 NHTSA ITEM # 623328 AND 619975 FOR THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE 2001 CIVIC AND OTHERS BULLETINS FOR OTHER HONDA CONTROL MODULES OF THE SAME YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THAT LIST. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223625April 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY THEY SLIP AND I HAVE TO RAMMED TOO HARD TO APPLY SUDDENLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223947April 4, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THAT TOLD THEM THAT THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CAME OFF AND THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223351April 4, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS A DAMAGED A/C CONDENSER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP A PEBBLE PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER WHILE DRIVING, SO ALL THE FREON LEAKED OUT AND MY AC DOESN'T WORK. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $582. I WENT ONLINE AND "GOGGLED" THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY HONDA CARS AND HAS TO DO WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER AND THE FACT THAT HONDA DOES NOTHING TO PROTECT OR SHIELD IT FROM DAMAGE. I WANT MY $582 BACK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223215April 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON BELTWAY. NO WARNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. HAS BEEN THERE FOR SIX DAYS SO FAR, WE WERE FIRST TOLD IT WAS A CVT BELT, OR SO THEY THOUGHT. NOW THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS FIVE YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE PROBLEM PRIOR TO IT STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223302April 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2001 HONDA CIVIC, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WAS DONE BY HONDA, BUT I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF 2,400. BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223312April 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STRUCTURE
WHILE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ALSO ANOTHER DEFECT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I NEEDED 2 NEW FRONT STRUTS. THIS JUST ADDED TO THE ALREADY EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR AND THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE SCARES ME. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223314April 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS PART OF A VERY EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, ALSO A COMPLAINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKEN. THIS ENTIRE AUTOMOBILE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223148April 2, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY HONDA CIVIC (2 DOOR EX) WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. MY INJURIES INCLUDED: INJURED TEETH, NECK, LEFT KNEE, LEFT ELBOW, RIGHT KNEE,AND BACK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223173April 2, 2008
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 03NOV2007 IN WASHINGTON, DC. THERE WERE 4 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE A 2003 HONDA CIVIC BEING THE LAST AUTOMOBILE IN THE SERIES. THE CRASH RATE OF SPEED WAS FROM ABOUT A 55MPH TO 0MPH. NEITHER MY OR MY PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED RESULTING IN ONGOING INJURIES OF THE NECK AND SPINE. MINE REQUIRING SURGERY AND ABSENTEEISM FROM WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION ON WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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