Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#701021January 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
DOOR PANEL COMING APART FORM GLUE AT ARM REST, ALSO LEAKING TARGA TOP SEALS. *K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702502January 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE STRUCK REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, BRAKES WERE LOCKED AT 40 MPH, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK,ALLOWING DRIVERS FACE TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HONDA CONTACTED, AND HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING OR CHECKING THE CAR. STATED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, AND IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG, THEY WOULD REPLACE PARTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833768January 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING MUFFLER MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED AND PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE CLUTCH. DEALER SAID MUFFLER HAD CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702366January 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AT 3:30 P.M. ON 1/19/99 MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND PARKED THE 99 HONDA CIVIC EX JUST OUTSIDE HER FRIEND'S GARAGE. SHE LEFT THE SUNROOF OPEN SLIGHTLY AND REMOVED THE IGNITION KEYS. AT 4:15 P.M WHEN SHE CAME OUT TO GET INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE SUNROOF AND COULD NOT SEE INSIDE THE WINDOWS. HER FRIEND CALLED 911. HOWEVER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDED THE VINYL SIDING THAT MELTED & BUCKLED ON THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE. IT'S A SHEER MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO MORE DAMAGE WAS DONE. HAD IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE PIEDMONT HONDA DEALERSHIP 1/19/99 AROUND 9:30 A.M. HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT OUR HONDA CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR WHAT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT OF SOME SORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702255January 15, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF; IF THE SWITCHES ARE TURNED ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES IT MAY COME BACK ON FOR ANOTHER 10 OR SO MINUTES (TO APPROX 55 DEGREES WHEN IT WORKS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833523January 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DEALER HAD TOLD HER THE PROBLEM WAS DISTRIBUTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833433January 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702002January 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DISTRIBUTER HAD BAD BEARING. WAS REPLACED AT COST OF $463.48
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833198January 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS AND AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATES. NO ACCIDENTS YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832987January 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A REAR END COLLISION AT APPROX. 55 MPH IMPACT. DEALER/MFR. HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832990January 4, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT, TIRES WOULD TOUCH THE VEHICLE'S BODY ON EITHER SIDE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701707December 29, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LIFT SPRINGS ARE TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE AND ALLOW TRUNK LID TO DROP SUDDENLY STRIKING ANY PERSON OR OBJECT IN ITS PATH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#701718December 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY COSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701719December 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR SWIVELS EXCESSIVELY WHEN FLIPPED TO REDUCE HEADLIGHT GLARE. MIRROR NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DISTRACTION. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A POTENIAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701441December 17, 1998
AIR BAGS
WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE LEFT SLEEVE OF THE GARMENT WORN BY THE DRIVER ON THE INNER ARM AT THE WRIST IGNITED. THE DRIVER SMOTHERED THE FLAME ON THE PASSENGER SEAT TO EXTINGUISH IT. NO SERIOUS BURNS AS A RESULT, BUT A MORE FLAMMABLE GARMENT MAY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832369December 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE DIES, NO SOUND, ALL LIGHTS GO OUT, NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE DO NOT OPERATE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701366December 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 85000 MILES. ALL INDICATIONS FROM MECHANICS ARE THAT THIS PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701386December 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAR AS IT WAS COMING TO A HALT, ROLLING FORWARD AT ABOUT 2MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FLOORED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND ENGINE TURNED OFF...STILL KEPT ROLLING FORWARD, AS IF BEING PUSHED. ONLY THING NOT TRIED WAS EMERGENCY BRAKE. ENDED UP HITTING CAR IN FRONT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. ROAD WAS DRY THE FIRST TIME, WET THE SECOND. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON IN EITHER INCIDENT. HONDA MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832224December 14, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP. NOTICED LATCH WAS LAYING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LATCH HAD PULLED AWAY FROM HOOD OF CAR WITH BOLT MISSING, ONLY ONE BOLT WAS INSTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701324December 13, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT MECHANISM FAILED. THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE UNIT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPLICITLY OFFERED WARRANTY ON THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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