Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#715268November 26, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VISUAL RUST SPOTS ON INTERIOR SIDES OF BOTH DOORS. SUNROOF MAKES WEIRD NOISE ON BUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715235November 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
THE SUPPORT ROD FOR THE HOOD IS APPROXIMATELY 1 FT. IN LENGTH, AND IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT FROM THE HOOD HINGE. THE SUPPORT ROD ALSO CONTAINS A MANUFACTURED BEND IN THE CENTER THAT IS MEANT TO FOLD UNDER PRESSURE. IT FAILED. SLIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HOOD WHILE IN THE RAISED POSITION BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.5 INCHES . THE HOOD BENT ON THE ROD. THERE WAS NO EXTRA REINFORCEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURED PLACEMENT AREA PROVIDED FOR THE ROD. THE DAMAGE IS MINIMAL.....ONLY A 1/4 INCH DIMPLE IN THE HOOD, BUT THE HOOD IS SO THIN THAT THE ONLY MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR IS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE HOOD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW; THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD PIVOTS ON THE ROD AT ONLY ONE FOOT IN DISTANCE FROM THE FULCRUM(HINGE). PHYSICALLY IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT DAMAGE IS INEVITABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715179November 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO ALERT OF ENGINE PROBLEMS, SO NO OIL OR ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF.THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING ANY OIL TO IT,AND OF COURSE THIS ALSO INVOLVES A MALFUNCTION OF THE "OIL PUMP".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853148November 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 45,000 DUE TO POOR ROTOR DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851686November 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN ENGINE BLEWOUT. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE AND UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE PISTON BROKE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BASE OF THE ENGINE. HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714933November 18, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HANSEL HONDA STATED TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE MODULE. THE CAR HAS HAD TWO START PROBLEMS FOR WHICH HANSEL HONDA STATED IT MAY BE DUE TO THE MODULE BUT WAS STILL BACK ORDERED. WITH THE SECOND START PROBLEM, ONE OF THE SERVICE STAFF STATED IT MAY BE THE MODULE PROBLEM BUT STATED THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE PART. THE OTHER SERVICE PERSON THAT VERY SAME DAY, STATED IT PROBABLY WASN'T THE MODULE AND THAT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACKORDER DUE TO HIGH INCIDENCE AND REQUESTS OTHER THAN HANSEL HONDA FOR REPLACEMENT MODULE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. HE STATED THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE WHETHER THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STARTING WAS DUE TO THE MODULE OR NOT, BUT THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR NOW. HANSEL HONDA STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS A PROBLEM NOT THEM AND STILL COULDN'T DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I ASKED THEM IF SO MANY HONDAS HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERS, WHY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE THE PART WAS INITIALLY ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852951November 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE IN DRIVE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. SAME WITH REVERSE. DEALER SAYS THAT THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852902November 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING I A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714835November 15, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714676November 12, 1999
SUSPENSION
RIGHT PULL & WANDERING EXPERIENCED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OCT. 1999. RETURNED FOR ALIGNMENT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. ALIGNMENT DONE, STILL SLIGHT RIGHT PULL AND DEFINITE WANDERING STILL PRESENT. RETURNED TODAY FOR RECHECK. MECHANIC TEST DROVE WITH ME IN CAR. HE ACKNOWLEDGES WANDERING/WASHBOARDING, BUT CLAIMS HE DOESN'T FEEL IT IS ABNORMAL. ANOTHER MECHANIC TOOK ME OUT FOR A DRIVE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF PROBLEM, ME OR THE CAR. MECHANIC DETERMINED UNUSUAL WASHBOARDING. STATES WILL CONTACT HONDA TECH. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROBLEM. AFTER I LEFT, SVC. WRITER AND SECOND MECHANIC TOOK ANOTHER CIVIC FOR TEST DRIVE. EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT STEERING TO KEEP VEHICLE IN ITS OWN LANE. CALLED ME JUST BEFORE 5PM P.S.T. TO ASK ME WHAT I WOULD DO IF THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CIVIC'S SINCE ANOTHER NEW CAR ON THE LOT DROVE THE SAME WAY. I RESPONDED STATING I SAW NOTHING IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS THAT WARNED ME OF A "STEERING CHARACTERISTIC" THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP WITH, NOR DID I KNOW HONDA MADE THEIR CARS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE CASTER OR CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS CORRECTED. IF I KNEW THIS CAR WAS GOING TO HANDLE AS POORLY ON THE FREEWAY AS IT DOES, I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED IT. THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL CANNOT POSSIBLY BE MET DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESIGHT BY HONDA. I HAVE A COPY OF THE ALIGNMENT SETTINGS BEFORE THE FIRST ALIGNMENT WAS INITIATED AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST ALIGNMENT, WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE BASED ON THE UNSTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE STEERING AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS EXHIBITED BY THIS "NEW" CAR. IF HONDA CAN NOT FIX THIS CAR CORRECTLY SO AS NOT TO SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE TIRES OR PUT UNDUE STRESS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, REAR SUSPENSION, AND RELATED WHEEL BEARINGS, THEN THEY CAN JUST TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND REIMBURSE ME FOR MY PURCHASE. I HAVE ALREADY WASTED 3 HOURS BUYING THIS CAR AND OVER 5 HOURS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH THE CURRENT PROBLEM. *
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714609November 10, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
AFTER RAIN, WATER VISIBLE IN REAR LIGHT AREA-NOW COMPLETELY SHORTED OUT-BLINKERS DON'T WORK. REPLACED BULB. DRAINED BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY, AND LEFT BLINKER BULBS OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714610November 10, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF SAGS IN MIDDLE. DEALER NEVER FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852716November 9, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL FILLER PIPE HAS CORROSION AND LEAKS. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATES A POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852655November 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN RIGHT HAND LANE SOMEONE PULLED OUT, AND CONSUMER HIT OTHER DRIVER ON THE RIGHT DRVERS FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT IF AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED INJURIES MAY HAVE NOT BEEN SO SEVERE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#852546November 4, 1999
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN A PANIC TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ONCE LANDING ON THE HOOD. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG'S. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852293November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714130October 31, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH SLIPPING WITH ONLY 8000 MILES NOT RACED REGULAR DAILY DRIVING DEALER SAYS NORMAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852204October 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 45MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT END, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714058October 29, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1996 HONDA CIVIC DX EXPERIENCES STICKY ACCELERATION, MUST APPLY CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE TO ACCELATOR WHEN STOPPED WHICH CAUSES CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED, BUT CONDITION REAPPEARED. CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FUEL THROTTLE AND REPAIRED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE STICKY ACCELERATOR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE MOST OF THE TIME. THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE BRAKE STAYS IN WHICH KEEPS THE BRAKE DISENGAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WHISTLES AT ROAD SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549338October 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT BY A TRUCK, UPON IMPACT THE SEATBELT STRAP WEBBING BROKE, CAUSING A BROKE COLLAR BONE AND INJURY TO RIGHT HAND. SEAT LATCH ALSO FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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