Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#606246February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS NOISY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606261February 1, 1999
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608518February 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DID DURING ACCIDENT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606966February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608160February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FABRIC ON LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR PANEL WORN EXCESSIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608172February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FAULTY HEAT SHIELD ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608015February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607915February 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GRABS / LOCKS UP WITHOUT DECELERATION ( LOCKS BELT IN POSITION ). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606937February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD AIR LEAK IS CAUSING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607898February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607728February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE. ( FIRESTONE P185/65R14-855-M+5 ). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607515February 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607583February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607707February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543615February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
SPOILER PREVENTS A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT DUE TO ITS HEIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702782January 31, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DISTRIBUTOR BEARINGS WERE GROUND UP. DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HEARD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT ON THE PAT GOSS AUTOMOTIVE RADIO SHOW. PAT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON HONDA DISTRIBUTORS, AND THAT HONDA DISTRIBUTORS ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD. I AM SUBMITTING THIS IN AN EFFORT TO BE REIMBURSED BY HONDA FOR THE REPAIRS THAT I PAID FOR. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF HONDA HAS REDESIGNED THEIR DISTRIBUTORS SO THAT FAILURES WILL NOT OCCOUR IN THE FUTURE. THE PAT GOSS AUTOMOTIVE IS ON FROM 11AM TO 2PM EST ON SUNDAYS. HIS PHONE NUMBER AT THAT TIME IS 1-800-636-1067 IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS CONCERNING THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH HONDA DISTRIBUTORS. PAT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO MILEAGE LIMIT TO THE RECALL. I PLAN ON KEEPING THIS CAR AS LONG AS IT WILL RUN, AN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ASSURED THAT ANY FUTURE REPAIRS TO THE DISTRIBUTOR WILL BE PAID FOR BY HONDA. MY CAR WAS DISABLED, SO I HAVE A TOWING BILL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME AFTER YOU GET THIS, SO I KNOW IT WENT THRU. THANKS! -- MIKE YOUNG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702740January 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR CAME TO A STOP GOING UP A RAMP AFTER IT BEGAN "JERKING". I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT WAS THE COIL IN THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS BENT BOTH TIMES. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, BUT WAS URGED TO CONTACT HONDA TO FIND IF THERE WAS AN "OPEN RECALL" I WAS TOLD BY SHOCKLEY HONDA THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, THIS WAS IN 1996. SINCE THEN, MY CAR HAS HAD THHE EXACT SAME REPAIR 5 MORE TIMES, AND IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. I CALLED HERSON'S HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS A RECALL APPROX 5 YEARS AGO. I CALLED SHOCKLEY TO MAKE AN APPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, INSTEAD OF GETTING AN APPT I WAS TOLD "YOU'RE JUST NOW GETTING AROUND TO GETTING THIS FIXED?" AND "WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING IT IN WHEN YOU GOT THE RECALL IN THE MAIL?" IF I HAD GOTTEN THE RECALL, SURELY I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS IN TOWING, PARTS AND LABOR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME. IF I WAS STILL PAYING ON THAT VEHICLE, I AM POSITIVE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN CONNTACTED. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL! NOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702730January 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702682January 28, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN 1996. CAROLINA IMPORTS REPLACED IT ($900), AND MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED MANY AIR CONDITIONERS FROM 1991 HONDA CIVICS. THE REPLACEMENT AIR CONDITIONER HAS SPRUNG AN UNIDENTIFIED LEAK TWICE, SPILLING OUT ALL FREON (@$250). IT ALSO SPRANG ONE IDENTIFIED LEAK, WHICH WAS FIXED. THE BACK TRUNK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR YEARS. WHEN THE TRUNK IS RAISED, WATER POURS DOWN IN THE TRUNK FROM THE RAISED SECTION. WATER ALSO LEAKS IN THE TRUNK WHEN IT IS CLOSED. HONDA SPECIALISTS (RTP, NC) SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN 1990 AND 1991 CIVIC MODELS, AND THAT IT IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WHICH CANNOT BE FIXED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTINIG FLICKERS AND GOES OFF ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. IT COMES BACK ON IF THE DASHBOARD IS BANGED ON. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LARGE HOLES IN THE EARLY 1990'S. THANKFULLY I GOT A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE MUFFLER, BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE. BOTH TIMES DUE TO HOLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702628January 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY JERKED (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY) WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 40 MPH. IT ALSO DOWNSHIFTED AT ODD TIMES, LIKE GOING DOWN HILLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 12/12 & THEY REPORTED "NO PROBLEM FOUND." ON DEC 27 THE ENGINE MADE LOTS OF NOISE BUT HAD LITTLE SPEED & MY FAMILY HAD TO DRIVE THE HANDICAPPED CAR THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RATION WAS WRONG. THEY SAID THE MORE THEY WORKED ON IT, THE WORSE IT BECAME. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT EVEN WITH THE HELP OF HONDA EXPERTS, SO THEY INTENDED TO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER WRECKED THE CAR & THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR A MONTH. WE WANT A NEW CAR BECAUSE WE DON'T TRUST THE RELIABILITY OF THE CAR BUT HONDA & THE DEALER AREN'T COOPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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