Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10199779August 16, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL FILED REPORT NUMBER FHPF07OFF049270. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10199653August 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
BRAKES NEVER WORKED RIGHT, FELT LIKE NOT STOPPING QUICK ENOUGH, HAD REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES SINCE 2001, BUT TO THIS DAY, WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY WITH BRAKE PEDAL FULLY TO FLOOR, CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP & IS SCARY. WAS REAR ENDED,RADIO & SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING, REPLACED & ALARM QUIT WORKING, HAD TO HAVE IT COMPLETELY REMOVED & HAD DAMAGED FLY WHEEL. ALARM MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSING CAR TO RUN IN "SAFE MODE" AND CAR WAS USING TOO MUCH GAS. THE GAS INDICATOR IS NOT ACCURATE, AND SLOW TO ADJUST TO EMPTY OR FULL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN IN PERFECT WEATHER. EVEN NOW I AM CERTAIN THAT I DO NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE IN CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING & FEEL THIS CAR IS VASTLY OVERRATED IN EVERY WAY! SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR 3 YEARS NOW, RED IN COLOR, I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE READING BULLETINS ( BUT DO NOW). RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WAS SLOW TO ROLL DOWN FOR MONTHS, THEN WOULDN'T ROLL UP IN COLD WEATHER, AND NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. IS STUCK, AND WHERE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SIMPLE FUSE ISSUE, NOW WE'RE FINDING OUT IT WILL BE A $600 WINDOW MOTOR ISSUE. NOT A VERY HAPPY HONDA CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW. IRONICALLY, I BOUGHT THIS CIVIC BECAUSE OF A PRIOR POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OWNING A HONDA CRX, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. THIS HONDA CIVIC 2001 HAS CHANGED THE WAY I VIEW HONDA'S IN GENERAL, UNFORTUNATELY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199700August 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BUCKS AND JOLTS AT LOW SPEEDS. AT ITS 30K MILE SERVICE, WAS TOLD IT IS A SECOND GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HONDA WOULD FIX 'AT NO COST TO ME ONE TIME IN GOOD FAITH' THE FREE FIX HAPPENED B/C THE SERVICE REP (AT A HONDA SERVICE CENTER) SAID HE SEES A LOT OF THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND HE CALLED HONDA (I ASSUME HONDA CORPORATE) AND THEY OFFERED THE (FREE TO ME) FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199476August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 WITH 72,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. UNTIL THIS TIME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 10 MILES THE ACCELERATOR WAS SLUGGISH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199496August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, THE CAR BARELY MADE IT OFF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. IT LEFT ME STRANDED FOR A COUPLE HOURS UNTIL IT WAS TOWED AND I GOT A RIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199510August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT 58,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST MONTH. THIS MONTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SO I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FIRST FIX FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THEN THIS TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $2,000! I SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CIVIC. CONSIDERING THAT I AM VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT, HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199606August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IT FAILED FOR ME AROUND 30K ONCE AND AGAIN AROUND 58K. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE NEXT TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE WEB IT WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING AT LOW MILEAGE. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED BY HONDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199446August 13, 2007
TIRES
I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR TIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. ONCE MY VEHICLE REACHED ROUGHLY 17,000 MILES, I STARTED TO HEAR EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. NOT THINKING MUCH ABOUT IT, AT ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, THE SOUND WAS GETTING WORSE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY REAR TIRES HAD A FLAT SPOT ON EACH TIRE. THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT HIGH SPEED. I DROVE IT FOR 500 MILES MORE AND COULD NOT TAKE THE LOUD HUMMING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. THERE WERE MANY (8) FLAT SPOTS ON ONLY THE REAR TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199465August 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE AC CEASED WORKING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE PURCHASED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROCK HAS MADE A HOLE IN THE AC CONDENSER. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT INSISTED THAT ?ROAD HAZARD? (EG: ROCKS ON THE ROAD) CAUSED THE COMPONENT TO FAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199060August 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC, DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE FREEWAY. I TOWED TO A FAMILY MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. IT WAS GOIN G TO COST ME $1800 FOR IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES, IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR THIS TO HAPPENED WHEN YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, I HAD JUST DONE DE 60,000 MILE SERVICE, AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL DIED. I HAVE CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THERE IS NMOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE, AND THERE IS A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME THING, IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198683August 6, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NOTICED A WHINING TYPE SOUND ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN WITH 8275 MILES. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW BY 4.6 OUNCES, WELL BELOW THE INTAKE HOSE FOR THE SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMS ME REPLACEMENT OF RACK AND PINION IS NECESSARY DUE TO LEAK, FLUID SHOOTS OUT WHEN PUMP IS RUNNING. WARRANTY, NO OUT OF POCKET COST. LOSS OF USE WHILE AWAITING PARTS ORDER, 4 DAYS TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198363August 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE SOUND, REQUIRES TRANSMISSION CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THIS STILL DOESN'T COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE SOUND. HONDA WON'T DO ANYTHING TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198428August 3, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
MY 04 HONDA CIVIC, FUEL DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO THE LATCH NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT COST ME 160.00 TO FIX IT AND I BELIEVE ITS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198002July 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2003 HONDA HYBRID HAS VIBRATIONS WHEN MOVEMENT FIRST BEGINS AND WHEN CLIMBING HILLS AND AFTER READING SOME OF THE STATEMENTS OF OTHERS ON THIS BLOG IT SEEMS MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS THEIRS. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME MY PROBLEM IS STARTER CLUTCH, SAME PROBLEMS THE OTHER FOLKS COMPLAINED OF ON THIS BLOG. OTHERS SEEMED TO GET TEMPORARY SATISFACTION WITH BURNISHING CLUTCH AND A CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BOTH OF WHICH I PLAN TO DO BECAUSE THAT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE PRICE OF REPAIRS I WAS QUOTED BY SERVICE TECH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198014July 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
HONDA CIVIC 2000 WITH 58,000 MILES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE CAR USED - NOT ORIGINAL OWNER. DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE CAR ON SUNDAY NIGHT - RUSH JOB. DAUGHTER TOLD SALESMAN DURING TEST DRIVE SOMETHING WRONG. SALEMANS SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT - WRONG. ANYWAY - DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON HONDA CAR AT 58,000 MILES. WHY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197642July 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. AT 72,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE UPON ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING SPEEDS OF 0-15 MPH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET HONDA'S BRAND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197561July 26, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC STOP WORKING ON MY NEW 3 MONTH OLD 2007 HONDA CIVIC. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER COIL RECEIVED DAMAGE APPARENTLY CAUSED BT A PEBBLE THAT WAS KICKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST HONDA OWNERS FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO PROTECTION AGAINST SUCH AN EVENT AND THIS PART APPEARS MUCH TOO FRAGILE TO BE EXPOSED AS IT IS. THE CONDENSER MUST BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $700. DEALER REFUSE TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197494July 25, 2007
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. THE INTERNAL MECHANISM USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE VISOR DOES NOT MOVE EASILY -- NOW, NOT AT ALL --CAUSING THE PLASTIC VISOR TO FALL APART. DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197519July 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CAR SEEMS TO HESITATE/FREEZES WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY IF I'M PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR FREEZES THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT THAT THE CAR IS FINE AND THE SYMPTOM IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." THIS BEING THE CASE, I FIGURE I SHOULD REPORT THIS INCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197393July 24, 2007
AIR BAGS
MAY 14, 2007, PURCHASED FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS "CERTIFIED" W/ 150 POINT INSPECTION TO INCLUDE SRS AIRBAGS; HOWEVER, A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; DASHBOARD AIRBAG ICON ILLUMINATED; CALLED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD "AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT JUNE 23, AIRBAG ICON WAS BACK ON WITHIN A WEEK; AT THAT POINT MY INVESTIGATION/RESEARCH BEGAN REGARDING THIS VEHICLE; AND DISCOVERED OTHERS HAD SAME EXACT EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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