Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10169834October 3, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #04V086000, FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169895October 3, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AND OUR FRONT-END HIT HIS SIDE. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD IN THE HONDA HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER'S NECK HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169615September 29, 2006
STRUCTURE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNT BY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN PART, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS BUT THE NOISE RETURNED. THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING ELBOW INLET LEAKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169442September 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TAPPED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS CRUSHED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE EJECTED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON THE LOWER PART OF BOTH LEGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169465September 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING MY CAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, IT GRINDS GOING INTO GEAR. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE ARE ABOVE 4K. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF IT YET, BUT PLAN TO SOON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169367September 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
IN JULY 2004 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK NOW, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE READ BULLETINS ON OTHER WEB PAGES AND I KNOW MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY CIVIC WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? WILL MY AIRBAGS STILL WORK? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169194September 25, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 64 WHEN THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND IMPLODED INTO THE VEHICLE. GLASS WAS PROJECTED INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE CAR (ALL OVER THE PLACE). DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3". DEALER SHIP WAS CALLED AND THEY ASK THAT THE CAR BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS COVERED WITH GLASS DEBRIS AND ALSO OBTAINED A SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD. TRAFFIC WAS MILD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169224September 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO GET ENOUGH SPEED TO MAKE IT BACK UP THE HILL. IF THE VEHICLE WENT LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169257September 25, 2006
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169277September 25, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT. THE SECOND TIME, IT CAME ON IN JUNE 2004, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS SRS UNIT FAILURE AND I SPENT CLOSE TO $400 TO REPLACE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TIME IN 2005 BUT IT TURNED OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TIME, IN SEPT 2006, THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FACED BY MOST HONDA CIVIC AND ACCORD OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GAVE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL HONDA IS NOT MAKING ENOUGH EFFORTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 02 MODELS AS WELL. AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL HAPPY ABOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS. HONDA DEALERS HAVE A SCRIPTED ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM ..BLAMING IT ON ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE, LAPTOPS, CELL PHONE USAGE. I THINK THAT IS BOLOGNA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168847September 21, 2006
VISIBILITY
THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS FOR THE FRONT WINDOW ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FALL APART IN THE SUMMER HEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168906September 21, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAD REST OF THE PASSENGER SEAT CREATED A HUGE BLIND SPOT OF THE BACK SIDE WINDOW. THIS CAUSED A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR SAFETY RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168603September 19, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATED SIDE MIRRORS WERE LOSING THEIR REFLECTIVE CAPABILITY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE MIRRORS BUT THERE WERE BLACK AREAS OF 2 INCHES BY 2 INCHES, NO LONGER OF USE ON THE MIRRORS SURFACE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168535September 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HOME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD, I DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT STARTED, ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIME IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 15 MILES. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. MONDAY MORNING THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169066September 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAD RECALL REPAIR DONE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED IN GAS MILEAGE. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA THAT THROUGH A MISTAKE IN MANUFACTURING, THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED WITH A FUEL INJECTOR FUEL FLOW RATE THAT CAUSED IT TO RUN TOO LEAN. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A 10-15% DROP IN FUEL ECONOMY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168113September 13, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING ON DIM ONLY. CHANGED BULB, BUT THIS BULB ALSO DID NOT WORK ON DIM. VERIFIED THE BULB WAS GOOD BY TRYING IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NEXT DAY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN. 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I TRACED THE WIRING BACK INSIDE THE CAR TO THE "INSIDE" FUSE BOX. THE WIRING THAT GOES OUT TO THAT HEADLIGHT COMES FROM A PLUG THAT PLUGS INTO THIS FUSE BOX. AFTER "WIGGLING" THIS PLUG, THE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER I CAN "WIGGLE" IT AND MAKE IT GO OFF ALSO. JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168138September 13, 2006
AIR BAGS
ON AUGUST 2, 2006 I WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD TO IMPACT TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR HEADACHE. THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE ALSO QUESTIONED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR FROM LIBERTY MUTUAL ALSO QUESTIONED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HONDA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THEM EXPLAINING THE MALFUNCTION OF THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AS OF THIS DATE. (9/13/06) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168139September 13, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, A CLANKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE, WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168064September 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, ONGOING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS, THERE IS NO BRAKE REGENERATION IN THE HYBRID SYSTEM, AND THE AUTO STOP FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. OVER THE LAST 24 DAYS THERE THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED 75 TIMES WITH 24 TIMES FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK. I'VE KEPT A LOG SINCE THE LAST DEALER VISIT. THE LAST TIME IN SHOP THEY TESTED/REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (SECOND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN 2 YEARS). THE DEALER " CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN IT IS ACTING UP WHEN I TAKE IT IN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FAILURE AND LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY/RAIN. THE PROBLEM IS DRIVING WITHOUT STOP LIGHTS AND NEVER KNOWING WHILE DRIVING IF EVERYTHING IS WORKING. AT SOME POINT I'M GOING TO BE REAR END, HOPEFULLY THE KIDS WILL NOT BE IN THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167559September 7, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS TOTALED IN A LOW SPEED 2 CAR ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING FROM HER SEAT BELT. MY INJURIES INCLUDED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO MY THROAT AND THE TOP OF MY HANDS. THE EMT'S, MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE ER, AND DOCTORS AT THE BURN UNIT SAID THE BURNS WERE CAUSED BY CHEMICALS EMITTED FROM THE AIRBAGS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE PAIN AND MEDICAL BILLS, I LOST THREE WEEKS OF WORK WHILE MY BURNS HEALED. THE TREATMENTS AT THE BURN UNIT AND THE DAILY TREATMENTS AT HOME WERE NAUSEATING AND AT EXCRUCIATING. THE SCARS ON MY HANDS HAVE FADED BUT ARE STILL EVIDENCED BY THE PATCHES OF RED DISCOLORATION. THE BURN ON MY THROAT HAS HEALED WITHOUT SCARING BUT I HAVE TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM SUN EXPOSURE. I MUST PROTECT MY HANDS FROM THE SUN FOR AT LEAST A FULL YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO SCRATCH MY HANDS AS THE SKIN IS STILL DELICATE. THE HONDA OWNERS MANUAL AND AIRBAG BOOKLET FOR THE CAR BOTH SAY THAT THE POWDER THAT COMES OUT OF THE AIRBAG IS HARMLESS UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND BREATH IN THE POWDER. THEY SAY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL BURNS RESULTING FROM THIS POWDER, EVEN THOUGH, AS THE EMT'S AND DOCTORS INFORMED ME, THEY COMMONLY TREAT THESE BURNS. THEY DID STRESS THAT THE BURNS WERE CHEMICAL AND NOT JUST ABRASIVE. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE NOT LONG AFTER MY ACCIDENT WHO WAS VERY INSISTENT THAT MY BURNS IN NO WAY COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THE CHEMICALS IN THE AIRBAGS, EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND DID NOT WITNESS MY INJURIES. IT WAS INSULTING TO HAVE MY CLAIMS THOROUGHLY DISMISSED BY HONDA AFTER ALL THE LOSS AND PAIN MY BURNS CAUSED. MY CONCERN IS THAT HONDA AND OTHER AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER'S (I'VE LOOKED AT OTHER OWNER'S MANUALS) NOT ONLY FAIL TO WARN CONSUMERS ABOUT THE RISK OF CHEMICAL BURN FROM AIRBAGS BUT ACTUALLY CLAIM THAT THE CHEMICALS ARE HARMLESS! *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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