Honda Civic Complaints (2007)

1,270 consumer complaints on file.

#11131100September 24, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE BLOCK CRACK DIAGNOSED FOLLOWING HONDA'S 10 YEAR WARRANTY THAT WE WERE NEVER ALERTED ABOUT BY HONDA OR AT ANY SERVICE PERFORMED BY HONDA IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. ENGINE WENT UP IN SMOKE AND BROKE DOWN WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS OR SENSORS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130528September 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
AROUND 2009, JANUARY 2016 AND SEPTEMBER 2018 WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY (TWO OF THESE TIMES IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ONE TIME WHEN TURNING A TIGHT CORNER WITH PEDESTRIANS PRESENT), I BELIEVE I SUDDENLY BRAKED BUT MY CAR SPED UP. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. I AM UNAWARE OF A RECALL RELATED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FOR MY CAR. COULD THIS BE A MECHANICAL OR DESIGN PROBLEM?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130217September 18, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH TACOMA HONDA (7802 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, 253-472-2300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IMA BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129627September 15, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CAR ENGINE CRACKED WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CIVIC. I HAD MY THREE KIDS, INCLUDING AN INFANT IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO HONDA WHERE THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE HAD JUST MISSED. MY CAR IS IN IMPECCABLE SHAPE WITH LOW MILEAGE (80,000). HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE ENGINE CRACK IN FULL (EXPECTING US TO PLAY 3,000), STATING THAT WE WERE NOT LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMERS AS OUR OTHER CAR WAS A TOYOTA. THE CAR HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA AND THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS FIXED. AT THAT POINT, THEY SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED TO US REGARDING THE ENGINE AND THE CHANGES TO WARRANTY BASED ON THE KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128039September 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123300August 29, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY CAR IS DARK PEARL BLUE. THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING ON TRUNK AND ROOFTOP OF CAR AROUND APRIL 2017. IT BEGAN AS WHITE CHALKY SPLOTCHES AND HAS GROWN. TODAY MOST OF ROOFTOP IS EXPOSED ALONG WITH TRUNK AND NOW TOPS OF DOORS STARTING TO PEEL. THE REPS AT MY DEALERSHIP STATED THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS PAINT. EVERYTHING I READ STATES HONDA USED CHEAPER PAINT ON CERTAIN YEAR VEHICLES. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH PAINT JOBS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ONLY PULLED IN ODYSSEY VEHICLES AND NOT ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120035August 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN 2014 ON INTERSTATE 85 GOING THROUGH CHARLOTTE, NC. GOT STRUCK AT HIGH SPEED FROM BEHIND AND FRONT END STRUCK THE MEDIAN. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE CAUSING MY RIBS TO BE BROKEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11119020August 10, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. COGGIN HONDA OF FT. PIERCE (4450 SOUTH U.S. 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 621-5991) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118187August 6, 2018
ENGINE
CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR ONLY HAS 127K MILES ON IT AND OUT OF NO WHERE I HAD COOLANT LEAKING AND MY CAR ALMOST OVER HEATED BECAUSE OF IT WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. II HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THAT'S HOW WE FIGURED OUT THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. NOT ONCE DID I GET A CALL OR LETTER FROM HONDA INFORMING ME THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WILL IN GOOD FAITH FIX MY CAR THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NEED TO GET DIAGNOSISED BY A HONDA DEALER AND MAYBE THEY CAN DO A SHARED COST BUT IT IS NOT GUARANTEED. NOT ONLY CAN THEY NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL FIX IT BUT THEY WANTED ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A DEALER? HOW IS THAT SAFE TO DO? US CONUSMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTED CAR THAT THEY BUILT! MY HONDA SHOULD STILL HAVE MORE LIFE TO IT AND NOT DIED OUT ON ME SO EARLY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT JUST S REGULAR ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115571August 3, 2018
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT IS BROKEN. WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING THE SEAT (MANUAL LEVER), ONLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT MOVES. WHEN RAISED, LEFT SIDE OF SEAT IS HIGHER THAN RIGHT SIDE. ALSO SEAT DOES NOT FEEL ENTIRELY STABLE. (DATE IS APPROXIMATE, AS NO MVA OR OTHER INCIDENT CAUSED THIS.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115617August 3, 2018
ENGINE
COOLANT LEAKING AS DESCRIBED BY TSB 10-048 BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCK THAT CRACKED, PART NUMBER 10002-RNA-A00. HONDA DEALER IN DUBLIN, OHIO SAID HONDA CORPORATION WOULD ONLY PAY 25% OF COST TO REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115217August 1, 2018
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOT ALL THE TIME. IT'S INTERMITTENT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER TIME. I HAD THE AIR BAG CHANGED..AFTER THAT THIS PROBLEM STARTED. DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112272July 18, 2018
ENGINE
ANOTHER CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK (R18A1 SOHC 1.8L 4-CYLINDER I-VTEC ENGINE) HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 103,000 MILES. SERVICED REGULARLY WITH HONDA FLUIDS AND OTHERWISE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. BLOCK CRACK AND COOLANT LEAKAGE OCCURRED DRIVING IN URBAN TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH AND RESULTED IN A MODERATE RISE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE IN TEN MINUTES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT "H". SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE HAS HAD A STEADY DRIP OF COOLANT RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111392July 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
ME MANDARON UNA CARTA DE HONDA DICIENDO QUE MI AUTO TIENE MALA LA BOLSA DE AIRE Y SI TIENE LA LUZ ENCENDIDA Y DECIA QUE LO LLEVARA AL DEALER QUEBLO REPARARIAN GRATIS OK HAGO LA CITA LO LLEVO Y LES DIGO PORQUE VOY Y ME DICEN QUE PARA CHEKEARLO TENGO QUE PAGAR 120 DOLARES APARTE LO QUE CUESTE EL REPUESTO MI PREGUNTA ENTONCES ES QUE LO QUE ES GRATIS ??? TRANSLATION: 'THEY SENT ME A CARD FROM HONDA SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A BAD AIR BAG AND THAT IF IT HAS A LIGHT ON'IT SAYS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL REPAIR FOR FREE. OK I DID THE APPOINTMENT, TOOK IT IN, AND I TOLD THEM WHY I'M HERE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT I HAVE TO PAY $120 APART FROM WHAT IT COSTS TO REPAIR. MY QUESTION IS THEN WHAT IS FREE?'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104074June 26, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FAULTY ENGINE MOUNTS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103817June 25, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A MINOR INJURY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER (SCHOLFIELD HONDA, 7017 E KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11103523June 23, 2018
ENGINE
I AM DOING THIS REGARDING THE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ISSUE. I HAVE EMAILED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER KNOW THEY HAVE SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND NOT BE LIABLE? I AM A LOW INCOME INDIVIDUAL AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX MY CAR, IT IS VERY UPSETTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103006June 21, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I CANT OPEN GAS COVER BUT I CAN OPEN THE TRUCK OF THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101551June 13, 2018
ENGINE
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016 WITH 95,000 MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I PREFORMED MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. THE CAR HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY UP UNTIL JUNE 5, 2018. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF OVER HEATING SO I PULLED OVER. I LET MY CAR COOL DOWN BEFORE CHECKING IT. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BUT THE COOLANT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP I KNEW OF. MY CAR DROVE WELL THERE BUT I HAD TO PULL OVER TO ADD WATER. MY MECHANIC INFORMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT. I ASKED IF THIS HAD BEEN A CAUSE OF SOMETHING I HADN'T MAINTAINED OR CHECKED. HE MENTIONED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM HE'S SEEN WITH HONDA'S. IT WAS A VERY SMALL MAYBE HAIRLINE FRACTURE WHICH HAD CAUSE MY COOLANT TO LEAK AND MY CAR TO OVERHEAT. I WENT HOME AND GOOGLED MY ISSUE. CONSUMERS REPORTS HAD AN ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE ISSUE WITH 2006-2009 HONDA'S WHICH WERE CRACKING AND LEAKING COOLANT. I FOUND A NUMBER AND CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT I AM OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT. I AM STILL WAITING ON A FINAL RESPONSE. I USE MY CAR FOR WORK SO IT ISN'T HEAVILY USED. I KNOW I'M WITHIN THE RANGE OF MANY WHO'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE THAN 10 YEARS TO ADD THE MILES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE ENGINE TO START TO FAIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY FOR HONDA BUT I WISH THEY'D CONSIDER MY CASE. THIS ISN'T A CAUSE OF MINE BUT A MANUFACTURES ISSUE WHICH SHOULDN'T VOID MY WARRANTY. IF THE CAR HAS A FAULTY ITEM THAT FAULTY ITEM WILL BECOME DEFECTIVE. IN THIS CASE THE ENGINE WHICH CRACKED AT NO FAULT OF MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101336June 12, 2018
ENGINE
I NOTICED COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE COOLANT LEVEL SEEMED LOW. I TOPPED IT UP. NEXT DAY THE CAR ENGINE OIL INDICATOR BECAME HIGH AND THERE WAS SOME SMOKE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PRESSURE TESTED THE SYSTEM. THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS. HONDA HAS APPARENTLY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS ENGINE BY 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE BUT HAVE NOT MADE IT PUNLIC NOR HAVE I RECEIVED NOTICE. I HAVE ONLY 160K MILES ON THIS CAR BUT YET AM OUT OF LUCK AS IT'S PAST THAT 10 YEAR TIME LIMIT. THIS IS HIGHLY UNETHICAL OF HONDA AS THEY DID NOT SEND OUT ANY RECALL NOTICE. THE ENGINE IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FORCE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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