Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10197400July 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AND CAR IS AT IDLE (EITHER WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN PARKING BEFORE SHUTDOWN) AND YOU OPEN/CLOSE SUN ROOF AND/OR POWER WINDOWS THE RPMS DIP, CAR SHAKES, AND ENGINE ALMOST STALLS BEFORE RPMS RECOVER TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO DOZEN TIMES AND STARTED HAPPENING SOON AFTER TAKING DELIVERY. AT APPROX 400 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE AND ALSO REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER NEW CIVICS ON DEALER LOT. DEALER RESET PCM AND PERFORMED IDLE RELEARN PROCEDURE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED TO HONDA ENGINEERING AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ADVICE. ADDITIONALLY AT APPROX 600 MILES AFTER CAR SAT UNUSED ALL DAY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CAR DID NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. ON SECOND ATTEMPT AND AFTER CRANKING LONGER THAN USUAL FOR STARTUP, THE CAR STARTED ROUGHLY WITH A JOLT AND RAN ROUGH (CAR SHAKING) FOR 3-5 SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197170July 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOWER WATER-PUMP-BELT-TENSIONER BOLT BROKE OFF IN BLOCK. STOPPING CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING A REAR-END ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10197174July 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WATER PUMP BELT TENSIONER BELT BROKE OFF IN BLOCK, CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPING OF CAR CAUSING REAR-END CRASH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10196656July 18, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LAG. IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE HONDA CIVIC EX 2007 THERE WAS A DELAY IN RESPONSE FROM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASING THE ENGINE'S RPMS. THERE WAS A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CAR THAT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE LAG BETWEEN THE TWO CARS. THEY CONTACTED HONDA CANADA AND WERE TOLD TO PROPERLY "BREAK IN" THE ENGINE. THIS CONSISTED OF LUGGING THE CAR IN FIFTH GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) UP A HILL FOR APPROX 100 KILOMETERS. THEY FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS TIGHT AND THAT THIS MIGHT HELP THE THROTTLE LAG PROBLEM. IT DID, MARGINALLY. FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA CANADA WAS MET WITH A RESPONSE THAT THROTTLE LAG WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THROTTLE LAG IN DRIVE BY WIRE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND THERE ARE SOME AFTER MARKET PARTS (SPRINT BOOSTER) TO HELP THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR HONDA AND THEY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN EUROPE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE BUT NO SOFTWARE FIX HAS BEEN AVAILABLE THROUGH HONDA CANADA. THERE IS MOST DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE SENDING AND RECEIVING UNIT IN THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PRONOUNCED IN SOME CIVICS THAN OTHERS. ALTHOUGH MINE IS PRONOUNCED, HONDA CANADA DOES NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. IT IS MOST OBVIOUS ON A STEEP HILL WHERE YOU MUST USE THE HAND BRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS AS THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A ONE SECOND DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE ENGINE RESPONDS. ALSO IF YOU TAP THE ACCELERATOR WHILE DOWNSHIFTING THE RPMS WILL NOT INCREASE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196531July 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE VISORS ON BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO SEPARATE AT THE CONNECTION TO THE SHAFT. THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE VISOR NOT RETURNING TO THE HEADLINER AND RESULTS IN A VISUAL OBSTRUCTION. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS REPLACED NOW BOTH THE VISORS TWICE ON MY CAR, THE VISORS FAIL EVERY 6 MONTHS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE UNITS NEED TO BE REDESIGNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196545July 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND MICE KEPT COMING INTO THE VEHICLE VIA THE AIR DUCTS AND DEFICATING ALL OVER MY CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WASN OTHING THEY COULD DO. HANTA VIRUS HAS KILLED PEOPLE IN OUR AREA AND YOU CATCH THAT FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH MICE.. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196200July 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN ENGAGED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AS WELL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196142July 11, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 HONDA CIVIC AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT HAD 36,929 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. DEALERSHIP FOUND WATER PUMP BROKE,CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO SNAP AND THE TENSION ROD TO BREAK. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS BEFORE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSION ROD. DEALERSHIP FELT WATER PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN AT THIS MILEAGE. I WAS ADVISED LATER BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA HAD CASTING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BLOCK. SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE BOSS, ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HONDA WAS THE SAME YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196019July 10, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOSTOP FEATURE. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, AUTOSTOP ENGAGES AS DESIGNED BUT WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND THE AUTOSTOP DISENGAGES. 2. WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND BELOW, CAR WILL FREQUENTLY JERK AND/OR RPMS WILL JUMP TO 2000 AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196912July 10, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
1997 HONDA CIVIC EX FAULTY SEAT BELT CUSTOMER STATES SHE STUCK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FOR TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE CUTTING HERSELF FREE EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEATBELT WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE OF INTENTIONAL CUTTING**SB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE HER. OVERTIME THE RELEASE BUTTON BEGAN TO STICK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF NOT ONLY HER BUT HER BOYFRIEND TRYING TO RELEASE HER FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CUT THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET FREE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTACTED HONDA AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE DEFECT AND ALSO NOTIFIED THE CORPORATION BUT TO NO AVAIL. BOTH PARTIES WOULD REFERENCE HER BACK AND FORTH TO CONTACT THE OTHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SEATBELT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THE SEATBELT WAS INTENTIONALLY CUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE SEATBELT TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195660July 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC/CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH 84,000 MILES. DROVE FOR A WEEK, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, EVERYTHING PERFECT. ON THE 6TH DAY I OWNED IT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED SUDDENLY WENT UP WITH SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T FIND THE NEXT GEAR. I PRESSED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, TRANSMISSION COULDN'T DOWN-SHIFT. I GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, STOPPED THE CAR AND CUT OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED, PUT IN DRIVE, AND GOT THE CAR TO GO 50 YARDS AT 15 MPH. THEN LOST POWER TO WHEELS, ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THAT COULDN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM. TOWED TO HONDA DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, WILL REPLACE WITH USED ONE FOR $2889.50.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195562July 8, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
BRAND NEW 2007 WITH TILTED HEAD RESTRAINTS WHICH CAUSED HEAD, NECK, BACK PAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATION AND AWAITING CALL BACK. THEY DID SAID HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, AND IN NO WAY AM I TO MODIFY HEAD REST FOR ANY REASON... FUNNY ,THERE WERE MULTI WEBSITES REGARDING CIVIC HEAD REST PROBLEMS. WHAT AM I TO DO?? A CONSTANT HEADACHE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196939July 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH IN 10 SECONDS THE BRAKES FAILED. *MC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10195363July 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ME 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND THE CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSION. SLIPPING OR SURGING WHEN ACCELERATING AND BUCKING OR SHIMMY WHEN DECELERATING. HONDA HAS ONLY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. IT DOES IMPROVE THE SITUATION, ONLY TO RETURN WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS WILL ONLY PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE END OF IT'S WARRANTY PERIOD WITH NO ANNOTATED ISSUES IN MY VEHICLES RECORDS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ONGOING ISSUE AS IT PERTAINS TO HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195381July 5, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AT 45,000 MILES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, HONDA DISPUTED THIS. IF THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY OR SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK SERIOUS INJURY COULD BE INCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195280July 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING HIGH. I LOOKED AT THE SHIFTER AND NOTICED I WAS IN S SO I PUSHED THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR DIED RIGHT IN THE FAST LANE OF AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW CARS JUST SWERVING, SCREECHING ,ETC. I DID GET CLIPPED ON THE RIGHT REAR, NOT ONLY WAS I VERY LUCKY, BUT I WAS FORTUNATE NONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WRECKED INTO EACH OTHER. I HAVE READ BOTH ON THIS LINK AND EDMUNDS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS DYING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. I STILL NEED TO TAKE IT TO HONDA, BUT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE BODY SHOP AS IT IS NOT EXACTLY DRIVABLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195172July 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC-HYBRID. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVES AND REAPPLIES HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195178July 2, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2006 HONDA CIVIC, AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, CHARGED $525 FOR REPAIR. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195025June 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SURGES /SLIPS ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CONDITION. FIRST EVENT DEAL REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SURGING/SLIPPING CEASED. NEW EVENT OF SURGING/SLIPPING OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOM BUT AT A MUCH GREATER SEVERITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194864June 28, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND THEM THE TIRE FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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