Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#8024128December 10, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATES IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024010December 9, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 55MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024035December 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023850December 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL LETTER, CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE WOULD GET A CALL BACK WHEN AN AVAILABLE SPOT CAME UP. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023855December 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE WOULD BE CALLED WHEN AN AVAILABLE SPOT CAME UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS CONSUMER IS WAITING ON THE IGNITION SYSTEM RECALL. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023885December 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE BACKED INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO HIS MOTOR HOME.TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770484December 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE DATE THAT I HAVE REPORTED. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM START AT 15000 MILES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I RETURNED TWICE WITH SAME PROBLLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED "SOME PROCEDURES" TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AFTER THAT. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AROUND 33000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN THE SAME: WHINING NOICE ON ACCERATION, TRASMISSION LAGGING, NOT MOVING IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND ACCERATOR DEPRESSED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STARTED TO ACT UP GOING ON GRADUAL INCLINES, I.E. AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING BACK AND FORTH. I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER SIMILAR PROCEDURE AS BEFORE. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY. TH E PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN AT AROUND 40 K. NOW MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HOEHN HONDA IN CARLSBAD IS THE SAME DEALER I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SINCE DAY ONE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THEY WOULD REQUEST A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL FROM HONDA TO HAVE IT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. IT WAS APPROVED AND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND NOW THE PROBLEM RECCURED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SITUATION WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA USA. NOW I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 CIVIC.! HONDA USA HAS ADVISED ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION (CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION), AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AT ALL. THE THIRD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY CUSH HONDA IN SAN DIEGO SINCE THE CAR STALLED CLOSE TO THAT DEALERSHIP. TODAY I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES ON MY 2001 CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED THE DEALER. THIS IS MY COMMUTER CAR AND I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 600 MILES A WEEK. I REQUEST YOUR HELP. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH TRYING TO SOLVE MY CAR PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CV TRANSMISSION .THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023755December 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED HAD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V120000 REMEDIED ON 10/4/02. SINCE THEN CAN START VEHICLE FINE, BUT INTERMITTENLY HAVE TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023797December 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES' THAT THE SUN THAT COMES THROUGH SUNROOF IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVERS VIEW. TOOK TO HONDA AND HONDA SAYS ALL HONDA SUNROOFS ARE MADE THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023673December 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023705December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN IGNITION. THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. DEALER'S FIX IS NOT WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023706December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SUDDUNLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE WILL RESTART. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA AND HONDA RESET THE ELECTRICAL CODES IN IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD TIME ELECTRICAL CODES HAVE BEEN RESET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023729December 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELARATOR. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DEACCELERATES PERIODICLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023732December 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA DEALER THAT WILL CHARGE $45.00 FOR THE NON-FACTORY ALARM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023585December 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FLIPING AND IT ROLLS BACK WHEN STANDING AT THE SAME TIME HE IS EXPERINCING HARD SHIFTING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023623December 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A RECALL 97-V-193 HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE DAMAGED PART WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770358December 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC I SPENT $300.00 IN PARTS BAD IGNITER AND COIL A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM. BUT ONLY THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT START IN THE MORNING WAS TOLD MAYBE BAD IGNITION SWITCH OR DISTRIBUTOR. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023527December 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEARS, THE ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES HARD, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. RELATED RECALL 01V329000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. TS UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE TECHNICAN EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. *TT...*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#568423November 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECIEVED AN INGNITION SWITCH RECALL; NHTSA# 02V120000. THERE WAS NO CHARGE IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INGITION SWITCH, BUT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE IGNITION REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLES BURGLAR ALARM HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AND WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ALARM COMPANY TO HAVE THE ALARM RE-CONNECTED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY 35.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ALARM RECONNECTED AND FEELS THAT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AMOUNT, BECAUSE THE ALARM WAS WORKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN. THE CONSUMER SEEKS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS AMOUNT. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568428November 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL (02V120000) REPAIRED AND WAS CHARGED A FEE FOR REWIRING AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCT. CONSUMER CALLED AMERICAN HONDA WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DO NOT PAY FOR LABOR COSTS OR THIRD PARTY ALARM SYSTEMS. CONSUMER SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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