Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10175634December 8, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. UPDATED 1/10/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175433December 7, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL DOOR ON MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC DOESNT HAVE A EMERGENCY RELASE MECHONISM OR WAY TO OPEN THE FUEL DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175036December 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
AFTER REFUELING AND PULLING AWAY FROM A GAS STATION, BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR AND CAR FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT STOP. REPEATED PUMPING OF BRAKES RESTORED SOME BRAKING POWER. HOWEVER, AFTER STOPPING, BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT DETECT PROBLEM ON FIRST TEST DRIVE; HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED ON SECOND TEST DRIVE. INVOICE FOR REPAIR SAYS "BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING (INTO BRAKE BOOSTER). REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUSHED BRAKE FLUID". OLD MASTER CYLINDER AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174964December 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SINCE BUYING MY VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR WILL STALL. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR IT WON'T START UP AGAIN UNTIL I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AGAIN. SINCE THE 3RD DAY OF OWNING THE CAR THIS HAS HAPPENED . THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE BATTERY TERMINALS BUT IT CONTINUED. DOES THIS WHETHER IT'S RAINING OR NOT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER THE MECHANIC PUT MY CAR ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND CALLED THE CODE NUMBERS IN TO THE COMPANY WHO TOLD THEM WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN NOT TOO LONG AFTER. USUALLY, THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DO IT FOR THEM SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174840November 30, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH A KEY, WITH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE OR FROM UNLOCK HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY UNLOCKED EVEN AFTER TURNING KEY IN KEY SLOT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS TO INSERT KEY IN KEY SLOT, TURN KEY AND PULL DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THE PASSENGER CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW, THE WINDOW WOULD GET STUCK. THE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE SWITCHED BETWEEN OPEN OR CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING. BOTH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. WHAT IF THE PASSENGER(S) NEED TO GET OUT DURING AN EMERGENCY? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174841November 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDOW HAS A HARD TIME OPENING AND CLOSING. SOMETIMES THE WINDOW WOULD GET STUCK WHILE IN OPERATION AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP WINDOW MOVING IS TO CONSTANTLY SWITCH THE WINDOW SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OPENING AND CLOSING. WORST IS WHEN THE WINDOW WOULD SLIP OUT OF ITS SLIDING BRACKET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS,THE WINDOW IS TOTALLY STUCK AND THE DOOR HAS TO BE TAKEN APART SO THAT THE WINDOW CAN BE PUT BACK INTO ITS BRACKET. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174538November 28, 2006
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A FAILURE AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/29/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174542November 28, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINE THE RACK AND PINION BOLTS CORRODED DUE TO THE USE OF ROAD SALT IN WISCONSIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174380November 27, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS EXPERIENCE FRONT END NOISES (SQUEAKING, CREAKING LIKE AN OLD PICKUP TRUCK). WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE FRONT LEFT STRUT WAS WORN AND REPLACED IT. THE NOISE HAS NOT ABATED DESPITE THE CHANGE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HANDLING OF THIS VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174249November 25, 2006
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A TURN AT < 5 MPH IN MY HONDA 2003 4DR-SEDAN, TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING FREE. TURNING THE STEERING HAD NO AFFECT ON THE WHEELS. THE DEALERSHIP DID THEIR 1ST INSPECTION AFTER 7 HOURS OF THE VEHICLE BEING TO TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY, FOUND IT TO BE A FIRST-OF-ITS KIND FAILURE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT A BOLT HAD BROKEN IN HALF IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN PINION BRACKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173882November 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TIMING BELT FAILURE AT 26,450 MILES ON ENGINE STARTUP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173786November 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAG OPTIONAL. WHILE SHE WAS 3RD IN LINE OF CARS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ANOTHER CAR PROCEEDED TO LEFT TURN FROM INTERSECTING ROAD AT SPEED, LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THAT DRIVER THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT...HIT AND RUN. DAMAGE TO HER CAR EXTENDED FROM JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND PARTLY ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED BY STATE FARM. IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, FRACTURE THE WINDSHIELD, AND PUSH THE CAR SIDEWAYS INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DUE TO CURB IMPACT. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY DIDN'T THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY? *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173555November 15, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MY 3 YEAR OLD SON UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT WHILE IN CAR SEAT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. HE MANAGED TO GET THE SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND HIS WAIST AND CHEST. HE STARTED SCREAMING, AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET SLACK IN SEAT BELT, THERE WAS NONE. IT KEPT RESTRICTING HIM AND STARTED TO EFFECT HIS BREATHING, WHICH BECAME LABORED AND SHALLOW. AS MUCH AS I TRIED I COULD GET NO SLACK. I WENT TO LOOK FOR A KNIFE AND HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE HIM. I TOOK IT INTO STEPHEN WADE HONDA. THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT AND SAID IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT HAD NO SLACK WHEN UNLOCKED LIKE THE OTHERS. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS. WHEN A SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED, THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO GET SLACK AND PULL IT OUT TO AVOID THESE VERY SITUATIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND THE CAM SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REDONE SO IT ALLOWS MORE SLACK FOR EMERGENCIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173483November 14, 2006
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WILL NOT TURN OFF SO NOW MY AIRBAGS WON'T WORK THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I WAS TOLD THAT CELL PHONE USE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THIS? I DON'T WANT TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS UNIT AND DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173126November 10, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, I NOTICED A MEDIUM SIZED PUDDLE AHEAD - IN MY EXIT LANE. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BUT HAD NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO GO THROUGH THE PUDDLE. UPON DOING SO, THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PLASTIC COVER THAT GOES ACROSS THE BOTTOM UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BECAME UNHOOKED AND BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY PLACED THE CAR UP ON THE RACK AND SHOWED ME THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR - THE PLASTIC PIECE HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN AWAY FROM THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT INTO PLACE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ISSUE A WARRANTY REPAIR ON THIS PART, STATING THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY NEGLIGENCE. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT I HAD DONE THAT WAS NEGLIGENT THEY POINTED ME TO THE SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES ON THE PLASTIC AND SAID THAT I HAD OBVIOUSLY DRIVEN OVER THINGS (CURBS/SPEED BUMPS/ETC) THAT WERE TOO TALL FOR MY VEHICLE TO CLEAR. THIS IS NOT THE CASE - IT SEEMS TO ME MORE LIKE A CASE OF CHEAP PLASTIC NOT BEING ABLE TO WITHSTAND DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE! WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE SCRATCHES CAME FROM DRIVING FROM THE PUDDLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO REPLY OTHER THAN TO TELL ME THAT I COULD ORDER A PART AND PAY FOR SERVICE/LABOR. I DECLINED, AND CURRENTLY HAVE THE BOTTOM RIGGED ON WITH INDUSTRIAL ZIP TIES, AS I PAY ENOUGH FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN WITH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173165November 10, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
STRESS CRACK ON WINDSHIELD BEGINNING AT VERY BOTTOM OF WINDOW ON PASSENGERS SIDE AND RUNNING THE FULL LENGTH OF WINDOW. THIS CRACK OCCURRED 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR NEW. THE EXACT SAME CRACK OCCURRED AGAIN IN OCT., 2005. THE EXACT SAME CRACK HAS OCCURRED NOV. 2006*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173085November 9, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BRACKETS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WERE FAULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172781November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CAR ON 8 OCCASIONS HAS NOT RESTARTED WHEN IN THE AUTO STOP MODE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. I AM STUCK IN TRAFFIC UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR BY GOING TO PARK. I FEEL I AM A SITTING DUCK AND SOONER OR LATER WILL BE REAR ENDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172799November 6, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY SRS LIGHT TURNED ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE MAIN UNIT AT A COST OF OVER $500 AND IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPAIR NOT ALWAYS FIXING THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS APPARENTLY GIVING EXCUSES SUCH AS CELL PHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THIS IS NOT A "WEAR" PART AND IS PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE A SEAT BELT SO I EXPECT THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE LIKE SEAT BELTS ARE. PLEASE HELP!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172524November 3, 2006
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THIS CAR IS EQUIPTED WITH A COMPLEX WEIGHT SENSOR SYSTEM WHICH ARMS/DISARMS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. WHEN THE CAR LEFT THE FACTORY THE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER ONE ROUND OF RECALL WORK, THE SYSTEM WAS STILL DEFFECTIVE. I DO NOT BELEIVE THE COMPANY HAS ANY CLEAR IDEA HOW TO MAKE THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM FUNCTION IN A RELIABLE MANNER. I WANT THEM TO FIX THE SYSTEM SO THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE ARMED ALL THE TIME. HONDA REFUSES TO ALLOW THIS TO BE DONE. MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO TURN ON THE ARIR BAGS ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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