Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#744701April 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AUTO COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. THREE OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON MAIN ROAD STREETS, TWO OCCURRED AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED IN EACH OCCASION, TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS SINCE I BROKE DOWN IN 5 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AFTER DESCRIBING THIS INCIDENT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE OWNER SAID THAT HONDA HAS A RECALL OUT ON IGNITION WIRE WHICH IS THE CONTINUOUS CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL. IT HAS ALREADY COST ME 5 TOWS, 5 MIS-REPAIRS, AND ALMOST A FREEWAY CRASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560889April 25, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTO COLLISON, INJURIES TO CONSUMERS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#886786April 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE ON ENGINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WARMING UP.CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT NO IMPROVEMENTS OF PROBLEM.*AK THE ENGINE KNOCK GOES AWAY IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER START UP. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886787April 25, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, AIR BAGS
WHEN TURNING AIR CONDITIONING WATER WOULD DRIP FROM UNDER GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SOAK MATS AND RUGS. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HEATING CORE NEEDED REPLACING.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744326April 21, 2001
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH MY EVENFLO ON MY WAY POSITION RIGHT CARSEAT, NOT MY CAR. WE PURCHASED THIS FOR OUR FIRST CHILD AND HAD USED IT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS WHEN IT BROKE! WE WERE SIMPLY TIGHTENING THE SHOULDER HARNESSES, BY PULLING THE STRAP FROM BEHIND, WHEN THE PLASTIC LEVER PIECE (THAT YOU WOULD PUSH DOWN ON TO RELEASE MORE HARNESS) BROKE! IT SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. IT REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER IN THE BROKEN CARSEAT TO THE STORE (A 40 MINUTE DRIVE) IN ORDER TO EXCHANGE THIS BROKEN SEAT FOR A NEW ONE. LATER, I GOT IN THE MAIL A BROCHURE FROM EVENFLO SAYING THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY WERE AWARE OF IT, WHY DIDN'T THEY DO SOMETHING PRO-ACTIVE -- LIKE RECALLING THESE SEATS AND GIVING US NEW ONES, ONES THAT ARE SAFE AND WON'T BREAK? ALSO, ON OUR REPLACED SEAT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY PULL THE HARNESSES TOO LOOSE AND THE END OF THE HARNESS COMES THROUGH THE PLASTIC LEVER ON THE BACK. THEN YOU CAN'T TIGHTEN THE HARNESS AGAIN AT ALL! THIS IS NOT A SAFE SEAT IN TERMS OF ITS SHOULDER HARNESS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744359April 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR IN REVERSE THE CAR WENT FORWARD, AND WHEN I SHIFTED IT TO DRIVE, THE CAR WENT BACKWARD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND WHEN I LIGHTLY STEP ON THE BRAKE, IT ABRUPTLY STOPS. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO FIX THIS CAR. THE FIRST PROBLEM REPORTED WAS THE "POWER SWITCH" SECONDLY THEY REPORTED THAT IT'S A "TRANSMISSION" BUT STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT IF WHAT ELSE IS THE PROBLEM. LASTLY, THEY NOTIFIED ME ON APRIL 19, 2001 THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE "TRANSMISSION SOLENOID."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886408April 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING 10MPH AND WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HONDA. IT, IN TURN, HIT A WALL. UPON HITTING WALL, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744309April 20, 2001
SEATS
SEATS TOTALLY GAVE WAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS REAR ENDED. THE OTHER DRIVER HIT AT 30 TO 40MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#744261April 19, 2001
AIR BAGS
ACCORDING TO USER MANUAL, SRS SYSTEM SHOULD BE FREE OF TROUBLE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS, BUT THIS CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD,THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT HAS DEFECTS.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744230April 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS AT LOW SPEEDS - WHEN PRESSED, IT "SNAPS LOSE" GOING TO 1/2 THROTTLE, JERKING CAR FORWARD, SNAPPING NECKS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM - COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY SLAMMING VEHICLE INTO BACK OF LEAD VEHICLE. REF: CAMPAIGN ID 99I002000. HONDA DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY OR PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ITEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886184April 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, AND HIT A TREE. SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK, CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON DASH, SUSTAINING HEAD INJURY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $7000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886187April 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH CONSUMER BLACKED OUT AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY DISABLED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $5000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886212April 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DAMAGE $7000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#562183April 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN STALL, CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT ALLTHE WAY UP TO HOT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744156April 17, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#886087April 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. DEALERSHIP TESTED BATTERY TO SEE IF THIS WAS CAUSE. MECHANIC REPLACED BATTERY, AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. MECHANICS THEN REPLACED ENTIRE ALTERNATOR, AND THIS CORRECTED DEFECT. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES ON ALTERNATOR WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK RUN CHANNEL AND REGULATOR FOR THE POWER WINDOW WAS REPLACED. HOOD RELEASE SNAPPED OFF WHEN CONSUMER PULLED IT. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743972April 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ADVERTISED AS A FUEL EFFICENT VEHICAL. THEY ADVERTISED 31 MPG IN CITY DRIVING 38-42 HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS. NEVER USED THE AIR CONDITIONER. DROVE MODERATELY AND AM GETTING 19 MPG. I GUAGED IT BY THE NUMBER OF GAL. PUMPED NOT FROM GAS GUAGE IN CAR. I HAVE RECIEPTS AND A LOG OF ALL MILES AND GALLONS PUT INTO THE CAR. THE DEALER TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS GETTING 26.3 DRIVING 10-30 MPH. I AM UNABLE TO GET EVEN THAT WHICH IS A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNT ADVERTISED. I AM DISSAPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885900April 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN RAINING WATER COULD LEAK INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE AND WILL MAKE CARPET WET, AND COULD BE CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO CONTROL PEDALS OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885773April 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR, PUSHED INTO A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885677April 11, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BROADSIDED A VEHICLE HEAD-ON . CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY BRAKES, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING FACE/NECK INJURIES AND WHIPLASH, EVEN WITH SEATBELTS WORN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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