Honda Civic Complaints (2007)

1,270 consumer complaints on file.

#10418268August 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ORIGINAL OWNER. AFTER IMA BATTERY SOFTWARE UPGRADE OWNER NOW EXPERIENCES RANDOM LOSS OF BATTERY POWER LEVEL. BATTERY INDICATOR RANDOMLY FALLS TO 1 BAR AND DURING THIS TIME, SLUGGISH TO POOR ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHWAY MERGE SITUATIONS PLACING OWNER IS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WHEN BATTERY CHARGED AT LEAST 50%, ACCELERATION IS ACCEPTABLE AS THE IMA ASSIST IN ACCELERATION. *TR
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#10418018August 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONING WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WOULD BLOW COOL AIR THEN WARM AIR. CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE ASKED ME TO BRING IN THE CAR. BEFORE I COULD DO THAT, THE CAR OVERHEATED AND SMELLED OF BURNING SMOKE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP - SAID IT WAS LEAKING. AFTER REPLACING THAT, THEY TESTED IT AND FOUND A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A NEW ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, FOUND IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED 8 YEAR WARRANTY BY HONDA. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE LOANER OR RENTAL CAR, SO I AM OUT A RENTAL FOR A WEEK, PLUS THE COST OF THE WATER PUMP AT $362, PLUS A MISSED DAY OF WORK TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT, PLUS THE DEPRECIATION ON MY CAR THAT IS NOW CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE. IT'S A HONDA 2007 CIVIC EX. *TR
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#10416970August 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE INVOLVES LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE ISSUED BY HONDA. HONDA IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES DYING PREMATURELY. THE UPDATE THAT WAS INSTALLED TURNED OFF THE ASSISTING ELECTRIC MOTOR TO SAVE THE BATTERY. THUS, RESULTING IN LOWER MILES PER GALLON AND THE LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. UPDATED 10/03/11
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#10416427August 1, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE 2006 - 2007 HONDA CIVICS. HONDA CHOSE TO WITHHOLD THIS INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS AND ONLY TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERSHIPS. THIS ISSUES CAUSES YOUR CAR TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND YOUR TIRES TO HAVE AN IRREGULAR WEAR PATTERN. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CREATES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF NOISE FROM YOUR TIRES AND MAY IMPEDE YOUR ABILITY TO STOP AND TO TURN. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE, AT IT CAN ALSO CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR TO YOUR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. HONDA'S DECISION TO DELIBERATELY WITHHOLD THIS INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS PUTS CONSUMERS AT RISK WHEN IT IS LEFT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE THE ONES TO DETERMINE WHICH CARS ARE INVOLVED/AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHERE ONLY A FEW CARS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THEIR TIRES RUINED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. HTTP://HONDA-TECH.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2225229 MY TIRES ARE 60,000 MILE ALL SEASON TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED AT 24,000 MILES. THEY ARE EXTREMELY LOUD AND ALTHOUGH THE TREAD DEPTH IS EXACTLY THE SAME ON ALL FOUR TIRES. BECAUSE I ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 4,000 MILES, NO ONE AT HONDA EVER DETERMINED THAT MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAD THE DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO PUT OUT THE EXPENSE TO DO SO AND FELT THEY WOULD DEAL WITH CONSUMERS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AND HAVE HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER DRIVE MY CAR, SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPAIR. HE DOES NOT DISPUTE THE FACT THAT THE TIRES ARE LOUD AND THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES WAS DONE SPECIFICALLY DUE TO THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, HONDA IS STILL REFUSING TO REPLACE MY TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY FAMILY ON TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RUINED SOLEY BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO NOT ONLY ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE DEFECT BUT ALSO NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECT! *KB
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#10415543July 28, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR IN APRIL 2011. OVER TIME THE NOISE PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS BEEN WEARING IMPROPERLY. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, EVERY HONDA CIVIC WEBPAGE AND FORUM THAT I WENT TO WAS FILLED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM (RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CAUSING RAPID WEAR OF THE TIRES). I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD EVEN SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON 2-8-08 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I FIGURED WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A RECALL NOTICE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE. IN JULY 2011 I BROUGHT MY CIVIC TO MAJESTIC HONDA OF RHODE ISLAND TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT THEY DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH COST ME $111.02. MY CIVIC NEEDED A NEW CONTROL ARM, 4 NEW TIRES, AND AN ALIGNMENT. THESE REPAIRS WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1066.75 OR MORE PLUS TAX. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT, HAD HONDA JUST SENT OUT A SERVICE NOTICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY FIRST NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CONTROL ARM ISSUE, WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE FOR ONLY $455.00 -- THE COST OF A CONTROL ARM AND AN ALIGNMENT. MY SPEECH FELL UPON DEAF EARS. I COULD TELL BY THEIR DEMEANOR THAT THEY HAD HEARD MY STORY BEFORE AND DID NOT CARE AT ALL. ALL I GOT WAS, "WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE; CONTACT HONDA AMERICA." AFTER WRITING TO YOU, I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA AMERICA. *TR
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#10414369July 20, 2011
VISIBILITY
CPSC# I1160082A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. *LN
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#10413262July 18, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD AFTER 22,000 MILES.. HAD THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACES AS WELL. PURCHASED PIRELLI TIRES RATED FOR 85,000 MILES. PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN AT 27,000 MILES ON THE TIRES AND 65,000 MILES ON CAR. SEEMS LIKE THIS CAR GOES THROUGH TIRES EVERY 20-25,000 MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *KB
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#10412696July 13, 2011
SUSPENSION, TIRES
2007 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AS HONDA ISSUED A TSB TO THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, BUT NO NOTIFICATION WAS EVER SENT TO THE CONSUMER. *JB
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#10412047July 12, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
2007 HONDA CIVIC 4DR EX REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THIS IS CAUSING LOUD TIRE NOISE AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TT
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Deaths:
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#10411841July 11, 2011
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS ON 07 HONDA CIVIC EX SPLIT, VISORS WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. VISORS CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CAN GET THEM REPLACED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP BUT THEY GIVE YOU THE SAME VISORS THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT LAST. VISORS ARE VERY CHEAPLY MADE. *TT
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#10410673July 6, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR FAILS TO RETURN TO "UP" POSITION HANGS DOWN. *TR
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#10410683July 6, 2011
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX WHICH I PURCHASED FROM DEALER NEW. RECENTLY MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR "RUPTURED" OPEN, AND NO LONGER STAYS IN THE SECURE POSITION. IT DROPS DOWN IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS MY VISION. I AM TALL, SO THIS IS A SAFETY VISIBILITY ISSUE FOR ME. APPARENTLY HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND ALSO SETTLED ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN THE VISOR. HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDS UP TO 100,000 MILES AND I HAVE MORE THAN THAT, SO THE DEALER SAYS HONDA WILL NOT COVER IT AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THAT IS VERY WRONG, PARTICULARLY WHEN HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTIVE PART, AND IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
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#10410556July 5, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IN OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC BREAKS IN THE SUMMER TIME. IT CRACKS AT THE JOINT THAT MOUNTS TO THE ROOF. CAUSES VISORS TO HANG DOWN ALL THE TIME AND HAMPER VIEW. APPARENTLY A DEFECT IN THE MATERIALS. *KB
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#10410404July 4, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
1.- 2007 HONDA CIVIC REAR TIRE CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH TIRES. ALIGNMENT GEOMETRY OF BACK TIRES IS NOT PROPER, TIRES ARE NOT VERTICAL. 2.- TIRES WEAR OFF UNEVENLY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. 3.- I REPLACED TIRES A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAD TIRES ALIGNED. NEW TIRES ARE RENDER USELESS/UNSAFE IN A FEW MONTHS. *TR
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#10409244June 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
DEFECTIVE SUNVISORS- FALL INTO LINE OF SIGHT. BROKE AT APPROX 40,000 MILES. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE. NO LONGER ABLE TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
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#10409769June 27, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE'S HYBRID IMA SYSTEM (INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST) HAS BEEN STEADILY DETERIORATING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES, BUT BECAME HAZARDOUS AT AROUND 63000. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78500. THE HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM MUST RECHARGE SO FREQUENTLY THAT BATTERY ASSIST IS AVAILABLE LESS THAN HALF THE TIME. WHEN ASSIST IS UNAVAILABLE, ACCELERATION IS DANGEROUSLY LOW, MAKING COMMON DRIVING SITUATIONS SUCH AS LEFT TURNS, FREEWAY ONRAMPS, AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC UNPREDICTABLE AND QUITE HAZARDOUS. HONDA'S ONLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF INEFFECTIVE SOFTWARE UPDATES. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. YET EVEN THE CURRENT SEVERELY DEGRADED PERFORMANCE OF THE BATTERY DOES NOT TRIGGER THAT WARNING LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL "NEAR MISS" SITUATIONS WHEN ACCELERATION WAS SO SLUGGISH THAT I WAS NEARLY UNABLE TO EVADE A DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION.
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#10409100June 27, 2011
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS SPLIT IN HALF. ONCE THE VISORS ARE SPLIT, THEY WILL NOT HOLD A "TUCKED UP" POSITION, BUT RATHER WILL HANG DOWN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE PROBLEM IS CHRONIC AND THERE IS NOW A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT HAS FORCED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE SUN VISORS. HOWEVER, THE BROKEN VISORS ARE BEING REPLACED BY ANOTHER VISOR WITH THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF USE, THE NEW SUN VISOR ALSO FAILS. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CREATE A NEW DESIGN WITHOUT THE FLAW AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGN WITH THE NEW DESIGN AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR
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#10409117June 27, 2011
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI WHICH HAS FAULTY SUN VISORS. THE VISORS APPEAR TO BE MADE OF TWO SEPARATE PIECES WHICH SEPARATE APART IN THE HEAT. DUE TO THIS SEPARATION, THEY DO NOT "GRIP" THE LITTLE ARM WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE CEILING; THEREFORE, THE VISORS CANNOT BE PUSHED UP TO THE CEILING. NO-MATTER-WHAT THE VISORS DROPS DOWN AND RETURNS TO THE POSITION IT WOULD BE TO BE USED (FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE SUN IS IN YOUR EYES).. HOWEVER IT IS A DISTRACTION AND A COMPLETE NUISANCE TO ANY DRIVER. I AM PETITE AND IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW; HOWEVER, IF ANYONE ELSE WHO IS TALLER THAN ME ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE THEY CANNOT SEE STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM BECAUSE THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE AGAINST THE CEILING.. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. MOREOVER, THE PASSENGER VISOR SEPARATED LAST WEEK AND HAS THE SAME FAULTY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR
Crash:
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Deaths:
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#10408500June 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA CIVIC SI TRANSMISSION REPEATED FAILURE. THIRD GEAR MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER SECOND GEAR MALFUNCTIONED ,FIXED, HAPPENED AGAIN EXACTLY AS FIRST MALFUNCTION WITH SECOND GEAR. CAR AT DEALER TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS AND COUNTING (MAY 24-JUNE 22,2011). *TR
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#10407756June 21, 2011
VISIBILITY
I AM A RESIDENT OF CHARLESTON SC AND IT GETS FAIRLY HOT HERE WITH SUMMER MONTH TEMPERATURES. I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC AND THE SUN VISORS ( BOTH OF THEM) HAVE MELTED , CRACKED AND BROKEN FROM MY CAR GETTING WARMER INSIDE WHILE SITTING.THE VISORS HANG IN THE LINE OF VIEW FOR MYSELF AND PASSENGERS OF MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS FAIRLY NEW,AND A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THIS IS PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE AFTER RESEARCHING THIS. *TR
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