Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#724491June 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD UNDER HEAT SHIELD- HONDA DID COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724492June 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEATS
BOTH HEADLIGHT GOT WATER IN THEM WHEN CAR WASHED-REPLACED SEALS AND LENSES-WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD MADE HOWLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS-RESEALED TWICE-WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH-REPLACED TRACK-WARRANTY, DEAD BATTERY-REPLACED-WARRANTY, RT FRONT SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT-INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT-WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864033June 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS SET THE SENSOR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724195June 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHEN HIT A POOL OF WATER (~ 1" DEEP), ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM DIED. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR FOR ~5 MTS AND CHANGING THE GEAR F/R AND STEERING DO NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT. FORTUNATELY HAND BRAKE HELPED TO SLOW DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. NEED MORE EXPLANATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863734June 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THEN IT WOULD STALL. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM, AND THAT CAUSED IT TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724049June 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF BLEW UP (SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED) WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863436June 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER A STOP. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/ MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863344June 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR WAS REMAINING ON. VEHICLE HIT A DOG AT 50 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INFLATING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723650June 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BAD POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND RUN CHANNEL PREVENTED WINDOWS FROM OPERATING CORRECTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863084June 6, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. ALSO, A FOUL ODOR CAME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. CONSUMER TURNED AIR CONDITIONER OFF. COMPRESSOR BLEW OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862869June 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#862876June 1, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ACCELERATING THE MAT JAMMED ON ACCELERATER AND GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO GO UNDER STEERING WHELL TO RELEASE MAT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862899June 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AS LONG AS THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION THE DOORS WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO LOCK. THEY FLICKERED FROM UNLOCKED TO LOCKED. CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKING UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722887May 19, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO FIX AND DISPITE THE PURCHASE OF AN EXTENDED WARRENTY IT'S NOT COVERED. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER? NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552309May 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWO TIME IN 20,000 MILES, FIRST REPAIR AT 9,000 MILES, ROTORS WARPED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722840May 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS BOTH INVOLVING THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. IN THE FIRST I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40/MPH MY CAR HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND SLID INTO A BUS "T-BONING" IT. THE SECOND ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35/MPH WHEN SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I PROCEEDED TO HIT THEM AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE, AT WHICH TIME MY GIRLFRIEND HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINSHIELD. DURING BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS MY AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CONTACT MANCHESTER HOANDA WHERE MY FATHER BOUGHT THE CAR BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722544May 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY CAR HAS A NEW TIMING BELT, A NEW IGNITION CONTROL MODULE " IGNITOR" NEW PLUGS, AND FUEL IS GETTING TO THE ENGINE AND FIRE IS GOING TO PLUGS BUT MY CAR STILL WILL NOT START. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A SENSOR THAT WILL WILL CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START.? I HAVE JUST BECOME AWARE OF THE THROTTLE PROBLEM AND IT WAS A RECALL BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE. IS THIS THE PROBLEM? AT THE BOTTTOM PULLEY OF THE TIMING BELT THERE IS A SENSOR, WILL THAT CAUSE MY CAR NOT TO START. I NEED HELP AND WHEN I WENT TO HONDA HERE IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA ON GREYSTONE BLVD THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD NO IDEA WHAT I NEEDED OR EVEN WHAT A IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS....I NEED ASSTSANCE WITHT HIS MATTER AND I EXPECT FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME ASAP....THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722480May 10, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722273May 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE NOW TWICE FAILED IN 21,000 MILES, DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 9,000 MILES; THE SECOND BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE SEVERE. HONDA HAS PROVIDED NO COLORABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR. WITH RESPECT TO DRIVING, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS POSES NO SAFETY ISSUE. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. THE WARPING HAS RESULTED IN SEVERE SHIMMYING IN THE CAR (AND, AT SOME SPEEDS, A HARD AND SUDDEN PULL) UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, AFFECTING BOTH STEERING AND STOPPING, AND OVERALL HANDLING. DESPITE THE CAR'S RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER (SF HONDA) HAS DEEMED THIS TO BE A "REGULAR" WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND THUS ONLY MACHINED DOWN THE ROTORS TO RESOLVE THE MOST RECENT WARPING. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF (OR EXPERIENCED) SUCH ROTOR WARPING IN 15 YEARS OF DRIVING. I AM ALSO CONFIRMING BY LETTER (COPIED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER) THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. I FURTHER NOTE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO THE 1997 CIVIC'S BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722230May 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ROLLING BACK ON INCLINES. NOW MY TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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