Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#562516August 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THE SRS INDICATOR APPEARED IN THE DASH PANEL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONUMER THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM, IT TOOK TWO FAILED CONTROL UNITS TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TWO SENSORS IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750563August 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. NOISE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED, IN GEARS 5,4,3, AND MAYBE 2 &1 BUT RPM'S TOO HIGH TO HEAR. HAPPENS ONLY IN GEAR AND ONLY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. LOCAL DEALER, STEVENS CREEK HONDA HAVE REPLACED THROW-OUT BEARING & GEAR BEARINGS WITH NO RELIEF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894399August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, WHEELS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, ENGINE STALLED AND CAUSED STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR ENGINE STALLING, BUT HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND COMING FROM RIGHT WHEEL WELL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS NOT SET PROPERLY ACCORDING TO THE VIN CODE, THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, DEALER STATED THIS COULD BE WHY STALLING WAS OCCURRING, 4 FUSES BLEW AND NOW DEALER REPLACED FUSE BOX, DEALER THINKS THIS MAY BE A REASON WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED ALSO, DEALER ALSO STATES THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE FUSES BLEW TO BEGIN WITH, THE BLOWN FUSE CAUSED MOONROOF TO BE INOPERABLE. VENTS LOOSE. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERABLE. SPRINGS SQUEAK AND WERE REPLACED. DEFECTIVE WELD IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR RUSTED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE. DRIVER SIDE TWEETER CRACKING. DRIVER SIDE MUD FLAP LOOSE. PASSENGER KICK PANEL UNEVEN. FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894434August 15, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER STARTED MAKING NOISE, AND THEN STOPPED COOLING COMPLETELY. PROBLEM WAS MAKING VEHICLE RUNS ROUGHLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT COMPRESSOR HAD EXPLODED AND SHOT PIECES OF METAL INTO THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750402August 14, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, STRUCTURE:BODY
HONDA GUILTY OF BREACH OF WARRANTY AND IGNORING RECALL ISSUE. PAINT REPAIR DONE 4 TIMES INCLUDING 1 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DEFECTIVE PAINT PROBLEMS. SUNVISOR INTERMITTENTLY COMES OUT WHEN DRIVING WHICH SUDDENLY IS A HINDRANCE IN DRIVING. HORRIBLE RUST PROBLEMS THAT WILL CAUSE DEFECTS IN EQUIPMENT. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED UNDER WARRANTY HONDA DID NOT REPAIR ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIMED THEY WOULD INITIALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750418August 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE FACTORY REARVIEW MIRROR'S HEIGHT FROM THE FLOOR/CEILING CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, AND SINCE I AM SIX FEET TALL, THE MIRROR'S POSITION BLOCKS A LARGE FRACTION OF MY FORWARD VISION. THE MIRROR CAN COMPLETELY HIDE A CAR TRAVELING OR MERGING IN A LANE TO THE FORWARD RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE TO SCRUNCH DOWN TO LOOK UNDER THE MIRROR IN ORDER TO MAKE A SAFE RIGHT-HAND TURN. I WILL BE REPLACING THE MIRROR WITH ONE THAT HAS TWO PIVOT-POINTS SO THAT ITS HEIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED, AND I WISH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ENCOURAGE HONDA AND ALL MANUFACTURERS TO USE MIRRORS THAT CAN BE REPOSITIONED SO AS NOT TO BLOCK THE VISION OF TALLER DRIVERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562510August 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION,(01V182000 & 01V183000) WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AFTER THE FACT CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893923August 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING, PIPES FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER FELL OFF, CONSUMER STATES MUFFLER NOW NEEDS REPLACED. FIRESTONE TIRES SIZE 14, DOT NUMBER WZ7JMNB466, REPLACED UNDER 20000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750035August 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN AT IDLE ENGINE REVS FROM 500RPM UP TO 1500 -2000RPM ALSO WHEN ON A HILL AT A STOP THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS BEFORE ENGAGING AND GOING FORWARD. ON ABOVE DATE THE CAR REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED FROM THE STOP. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A "SERVICE BULLETIN" MAILED TO DEALERS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. HONDA KNEW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND NOT MADE IT PUBLIC. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A SYMPTOM OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN. MY WARANTY HAS EXPIRED 6 MOS AGO AND THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF FAULTY MAINTENANCE BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING IN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS COSTLY AND THAT SINCE HONDA KNOWS THAT IT EXISTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750036August 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTICAL PROBLEM NOT FIXED YET, ENGINE TIMING PROB CAUSED VALVE DAMAGE, HEAD WORK REQUIRED...PAID BY OWNER, HONDA NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749890August 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE NUMEROUSLLY FALLEN OFF THEIR TRACKING ASSEMBLIES. THE WINDOWS THEMSELVES HAVE FALLEN OFF THERE HOLDING DEVICES, CAUSING THEM TO FALL WITHIN THE FRAMES OF BOTH DOORS; THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN...YET!!!!. THE WEATHER STRIPPING AND INTERIOR MOLDINGS OF BOTH DOORS HAVE BEEN RUINED DUE TO THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURED; BOTH WINDOWS FALL OFF AT VARING SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-75 MPH, MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 OR OVER. THESE EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED, APPROXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893374August 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A HONDA, CIVIC 2000, 185/65R14 855S, FR680 MF WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND THERE WERE NO SIDEWALLS.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749620August 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WILL BECOME ERRATIC AND STOP FUNCTIONING FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS SEEMS A BIT DANGEROUS TO ME. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES TOO MUCH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749687August 2, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT HUMS AS IT DIMS. DEALER SAYS IT HAS BEEN FIXED. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES. I JUST PICKED IT UP TODAY, SHOP MANAGER, BRIAN, SAYS THAT IT IS REPAIRED, BUT IT IS NOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749532August 1, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES WERE LOOSE. THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WAS SO LOOSE, IT ALMOST FELL OFF. I HAD TO TIGHTEN ALL FOUR LATCHES WITH THE SUPPLIED TOOLKIT. THIS SEEMED LIKE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749608August 1, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARTATED CAUSING CAR TO SWERVE, TREAD DAMAGED LEFT FRONT FENDER, HOOD, LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND KNOCKED OFF LOWER BODY PANEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W27J TIRESIZE: P185/65/14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562429July 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPED UP TO PASS HER IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, LEAVING ONLY 10 TO 15 FEET CLEAREANCE, AND THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE SOON PASSED THE CONSUMER, SHE THEN SWERVED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL, STRIKING THE CENTER GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.(ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#562252July 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UP ON ELEVATED ROAD OR SLIGHTLY ELEVATED ROAD AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748953July 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE REAR SUB-FRAME ON MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS RIPPED ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM I AM HAVING. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT RACE THE CAR AND ALL OF THE DRIVING IS DONE ON ROAD. ASIDE FROM AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH THE VEHICLE IS STOCK, NO SUSPENSION WORK AT ALL. THE CAR COMES WITH A 13MM REAR SWAY BAR AS STOCK EQUIPMENT. WHEN I BEGAN HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUB FRAME RIPPING I PURCHASED REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND INSTALLED THEM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE STRESS PLACED ON THE SUB-FRAME. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM! THIS IS STRUCTURAL FAILURE! AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $500. THE TECHNICAN WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME HE HOPED THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN BUT WITHOUT A STRONGER SUB FRAME HE SAW NO REASON THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS OBVIOUSLY PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748903July 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I-95, THE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF AND EXPLODED ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE, DAMAGING THE CAR, AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND WINDING UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SHALLOW DITCH. FIRESTONE REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES, LEAVING THE ORIGINAL REAR TIRES, 2 MONTHS LATER, LEAVING AN ON RAMP TO I-4 AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MILES AN HOUR, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF TOO. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THIS TIME, BUT ALL FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GOODYEARS. FIRESTONE HAS REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. STATE FARM HAS A CLAIM AGAINST FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE HAS NOT MADE ANY COMPENSATION TO THIS DATE. I BELIEVE THAT TWO FIRESTONE TIRES DAMAGED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER ON THE SAME CAR IS MORE THAN COINCIDENCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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