Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11229799July 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2016 HONDA CIVIC AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NO LONGER BLOWS COLD AIR. I REVIEWED SEVERAL HONDA MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE THAT HOMDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229808July 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EPS SUB HARNESS IS MADE FROM A SOY BASED PRODUCT THAT ATTRACTS RODENTS AND A COMMON CAUSE FOR WIRES BEING CHEWED AND DESTROYED. AS SOON AS WE PRESENTED THE PROBLEMS WITH HONDA MECHANIC HE IMMEDIATELY AND SUSPICIOUSLY ASKED IF WE PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE. UPON HIS INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE HE ONLY LOOKED AT WIRES WITH PREDETERMINATION THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUES WAS WIRING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLIANT AMONG THE HONDA COMMUNITY AND LAW SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED, ONLY TO BE DISMISSED DUE TO TECHNICALITIES OF PROBABLE CAUSE. THE DAMAGE ENDANGERS THE CONSUMER DRIVING BECAUSE THE CAR STALLS AND THE DRIVER LOSES THE ABILITY TO STEER BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND FUNCTION. BECAUSE THESE ARE SHORTS OCCURRING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THEY TEND TO CLEAR UP IN BETWEEN DRIVES MAKING THE DRIVER BELIEVE THE CAR IS FUNCTIONAL, BUT THIS ONLY RISES THE RISK TO INJURY BY ACCIDENT AND OR EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229523July 5, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL DROPPED OUT FOR NO REASON. I HAVE LOW PRESSURE ALARMS FOR NO REASON. THESE WERE ALWAYS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD 6 IN MAY AND JUNE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON JULY 3, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THAT AFTERNOON I HAD THE LOW PRESSURE ALARM COME ON FOR NO REASON TIRES AT AT NORMAL PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229605July 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC IS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY. FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2016, THE AC HAS BEEN MAKING HISSING NOISES THAT WERE RPM DEPENDENT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CHARGED THE FREON AND IT WAS BACK TO HOW IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING. BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, I THOUGHT THE HISSING NOISE WAS NORMAL. BUT IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR ANOTHER YEAR AFTER IT WAS FIXED. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS A FAULTY CONDENSOR WAS THE CULPRIT, AND THE REPAIR BILL WOULD BE $1160. IT TURNS OUT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE, WHERE DEALERS CHARGED THE FREON WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM BEFORE WARRANTY, BUT QUICKLY FIND THE CONDENSOR OR COMPRESSOR BROKEN AFTER THE WARRANTY FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229622July 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BROUGHT MY 2017 HONDA CIVIC IN FEB/2019. MY AC HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR UNTIL IT GOT REALLY HOT WHERE I LIVE THIS MONTH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR IS DAMAGED BECAUSE ROCKS FROM THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN HITTING AGAINST IT. I EXPLAINED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AC WAS WORKING FROM THE BEGINNING AND THAT THE CAR IS SO LOW TO THE GROUND THAT IT IS TO EXPECTED FOR ROCKS TO HIT UNDER THE CAR. THEY THEN TELL ME THAT IT WILL COST 1200 FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND FAST BECAUSE IT IS VERY HOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229393July 4, 2019
SUSPENSION
REAR TIRES ARE WEARING DOWN FASTER THAN THE FRONT, YET IT'S FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229455July 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY/TOWN STREET, STAYED ON WHILE BRAKING, TURNING AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THE WARNING THE CAR WAS DRIVEN SLOWER THEN THE SPEED LIMIT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS.CAR HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG. IT WENT OFF ON THE DAY WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SCANNED THE UNIT AND FOUND ERROR "B0001-13" . THEY SUPPLIED A PRINTED OUT REPORT AFTER REPLACING THE AIRBAG AND ADDED A HAND WRITTEN COMMENTS, "THE HARNESS PASSES THE BOX TEST AND THE CLOCK (UN-READABLE HAND PRINTED WORD) PASSES THE BOX TEST."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229488July 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REFRIGERANT LEAKING NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT , WHILE DRIVING COOL AIR JUST WENT OFF AND IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR.THE CAR ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229177July 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION IS LOCKED CANT TURN THE KEY OVER AND THE IMA LIGHT COMES ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229102July 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA CIVIC 2017 MODEL USES NEW COMPRESSOR TO GO WITH NEW REFRIGERANT AND SEEMS TO STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY REASON. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR TO STOP THE COMPRESSOR FROM WORKING, USUAL MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP WITH THE CAR. THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSOR FOR NO REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228896July 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE A/C STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER 3 YEARS BUT LUCKILY IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER MY CERTIFIED HONDA WARRANTY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID A/C PROBLEMS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM THEY SEE. CHECK FOR LEAKS AND RECHARGED THE SYSTEM. IT'S BEEN 3 MONTHS NOW AND THE A/C IS STARTING TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228902July 2, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228962July 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE A/C STOPPED WORKING AT 2 YEARS, 4 MONTHS, BUT AS I AM AT 41,000 MILES, IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING ON SATURDAY, 6/29/19 THAT THE A/C WAS NO LONGER BLOWING COLD AIR; THIS WAS ON A DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 99 IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THE THERE ARE BAD SEALS ON THE COMPRESSOR. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME $2,100 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AND ADD FREON TO IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY HONDA OWNERS (2016-2017) COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE AND AM WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO FORCE HONDA TO PAY FOR THESE BAD COMPRESSORS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228979July 2, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE IMA BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT CURRY HONDA IN CHICOPEE, MA IN 2014. AS CONSUMER REPORTS REPORTED IN 2014 THE IMA BATTERIES ARE VERY UNRELIABLE. MY IMA BATTERY RECENTLY WENT BAD AGAIN AND NOW HONDA IS SAYING IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. FULL DISCLOSURE THE CAR HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. THIS DID NOT MATTER IN 2014 WHEN IT WAS FIRST REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVERTIGATION I SEE THE WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY IS NOW 11 YEARS OR 162.000 MILES. MY CAR HAS UNDER 130,000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 11 YEARS OLD. ALSO THE IMA BATTERY IS LISTED UNDER THE EMISSION SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED FOR SAFETY ISSUES. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2012/SB-10051509-6014.PDF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229041July 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STALLS OUT / LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN WHEN FLOORED, WORSE ON HOT DAYS, DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER, THE MAIN FUEL RELAY GETS REAL HOT AND CAR WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT SITS FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN SOMETIMES (WHEN 90+ DEGREES OUT) WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RELAY AND ITS STILL HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229068July 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING UPHILL ON HIGHWAY 17 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CALIFORNIA THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE FAST AND THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. STRONG SMELL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD ANY LONGER. THE CLUTCH APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING CONSTANTLY AND WOULD NOT HOLD. 12,000 MIKECWARRENTRR AND WERE AT 13000 MILES. A VERY COSTLY REPAIR GLIDE TO $5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228617July 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 1ST OF JULY 2019. AFTER I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE GEAR TO BACK UP FROM THE PARKING SPACE. BUT THE BACKUP CAMERA TURNS THE PURPLE SCREEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228695July 1, 2019
ENGINE
HAS CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY HONDA FOR '06,'07',08 AND SOME '9 CIVIC DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT ON THE BLOCK. HONDA UPGRADED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK OCCURS BETWEEN 95K-110K MILES. I HAVE 101K ON MY CAR. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD THEREFORE HONDA HAS DENIED FIXING MY VEHICLE. HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED INSTEAD OF WARRANTY PERIOD SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO DO NOT DRIVE OUR CAR AS MUCH. I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTRA WARRANTY FOR PIECE OF MIND AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE AND HONDA STILL WILL NOT BUDGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228772July 1, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE A/C VENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND ALSO COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT A/C VENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO HER RIGHT LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IAA TOWING FACILITY IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA. NEITHER THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11228840July 1, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR FOR THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AS IT MELTS OFF IN THE SUMMER HEAT. THE VISOR WILL HANG AND BLOCK VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. AFTER 7 REPLACEMENTS, THE VISOR HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE DURING SUNRISE OR SUNSET. I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REASON, AS I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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