Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10029792September 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30/40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038800September 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
"BLACK DEATH SYNDROME"--WHERE THE COMPRESSOR STARTS SEIZING UP AND SHREDDING THE A/C CLUTH INTO METAL SHAVING INTO THE A/C SYSTEM. A VERY KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA TECHNICIANS AND CAN EVEN GET IT FIXED OUT OF WARRANTY OUT OF GOODWILL. THE A/C WILL JUST GIVE OUT ONE DAY THERE AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO OPEN UP THE COMPRESSOR TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. ANY YEAR AND MODEL! *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039823September 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER A COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038672September 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) STRUT ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE. AFTER A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE SERVICE ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME OF THE FRONT LEFT STRUT LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH AS FEW MILES AS THE VEHICLE HAS ON IT I FEEL SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL. MY CONCERN IS THE NOTICEABLE TIRE MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND ON ROUGH SURFACES. HONDA'S FIX FOR THE PROBLEM IS REPLACING THE STRUT WITH THE EXACT SAME STRUT WHICH NUMBEROUS FAILURES HAVE OCCURED. IN MY OPINION IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038416September 8, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037359September 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES OF GLASS. SOME OF THE GLASS CUT MY HUSBAND'S (HE WAS DRIVING) FACE AND ARMS.*AK THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A FACTOR, AS IT WAS ONLY 80F. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT WINDOWS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEALS. WE HAVE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE WINDOWS WHEN WE TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE. WE THINK THE POOR SEAL CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10037313September 5, 2003
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER KEEPS GOING OUT. RADIO WAS REPLACED TWICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031818September 4, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038101September 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037060September 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF 2000 HONDA CIVIC VP WINDOWS REGULATOR BROKEN. WINDOW HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO WIND UP AND DOWN FOR 2 YEARS. WHILE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON THIS I'VE DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AND ALSO IT'S LISTED IN THE SERVICE BULLETINS. SINCE I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FELT OBLIGATED TO AT LEAST LOG A COMPLAINT SO OTHERS MAY SEE THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036995September 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
DRIVER TRAVELING IN 2003 HONDA CIVIC AT ABOUT 40 MPH; OTHER DRIVER (IN A FORD MINIVAN) COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION MADE ILLEGAL TURN IN FRONT OF CIVIC CAUSING COLLISION; CIVIC COLLIDED WITH FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL OF THE MINIVAN, FOLDING THE WHEEL UNDER; HIT BRAKES ON CIVIC BUT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES (APPROXIMATELY $6000 ON THE CIVIC); AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE CIVIC. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10036999September 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR WINDOW IS NOT ABLE TO BE FULLY CLEANED. THE BOTTOM 1/4 IS NOT ABLE TO REACHED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OUT OF WINDOW. WINDOW APPEARS TO BE FOGGY AND IS WORSE IN HOT WEATHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036921August 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OUT SLIGHTLY TO ROLL IT UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036912August 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT LEFT STRUT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037992August 29, 2003
AIR BAGS
SRS INDICATOR LIGHTS STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036682August 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
HONDA CIVIC 2000 MODEL. CAR ONLY HAD 15600 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED.UNE 25, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA ADJUSTED THE VALVES.JUNE 28, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR.*AK JULY 3, 2003 - MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA CHANGED PRESSURE REGULATOR. JULY 21, 2003 - CAR STALLED AND ENGINE DIED. HONDA REPLACED FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP SET, IGNITION COIL, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. AUG 25, 2003 - CAR STALLED, ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION (DOES NOT MOVE), CAR MAKES CLACKING NOISE. HONDA SAID THEY WILL CHANGE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. CAR IS STILL AT HONDA. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS FOR THE 5TH TIME IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE DOWN TIME IS MORE THAN NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033519August 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CVT TRANSMISSION ON HONDA CIVIC HX SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STANDING STOP. AFFECTS ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2000 AND DEVELOPED THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN 2002. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036632August 26, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE 1986 HONDA CRX HAS PLASTIC FENDERS THAT HOLD THE SIDE MARKER LAMPS. THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME VERY BRITTLE OVER TIME. MY SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ARE ONLY HELD ON BY A CLUMSY, PLUG-IN ATTACHMENT NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT. THE TWO SCREW HOLES THAT HOLD THE LAMPS ARE USELESS IN THE FENDERS THAT ARE BOTH BROKEN IN SEVERAL SPOTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034564August 25, 2003
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT ON TRACK WHEN SHE STOPS SEAT BELT GOES FORWARD. ALSO, WHILE SHE IS DRIVING SEAT BELTS GO BACK AND FORTH AT WILL. THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SECURE, AND DO NOT HOLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033393August 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. AFTER GOING IN REVERSE, AND THEN PROCEEDING FORWARD, AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SHIFTING OR BINDING. IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE OF GOING INTO REVERSE AND THEN COMING TO THE FIRST STOP. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE NOISE WILL DIMINSH FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN RESUME AS NORMAL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT ADJUSTING ANYTHING ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES FOR THE 2001 MODEL YEAR THAT CAUSES THIS NOISE. IT SOUNDS BAD, AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL LEAD TO A BRAKE COMPONENT FAILING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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