Honda Civic Complaints (2007)

1,270 consumer complaints on file.

#10351098August 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT AROUND 50,000 MILES WHEN THE CAR WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR OVERHEATED ONCE. I TOOK INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, VERY INFORMAL, THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK OR PROOF THAT THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE, THEY CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLACE UNDER UNUSUALLY HARSH CONDITIONS OR THE EXTREME OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE OVERHEATING. THE HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC DID NOT OBSERVED THE VEHICLE TO BE OVERHEATING, AND COULD NOT REPLICATE ANY ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. THINKING THAT THEY MADE A FULL DIAGNOSIS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND THE CAR WAS VERY HESITANT TO MOVE, I PLACED THE VEHICLE ON PARK AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT AND I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE ANTIFREEZE WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO MAKE ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS, THIS TIME THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OVER THE DESIGNATED WARRANTY MILES TO BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, ABOUT 5,000 DOLLARS. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT COVERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS OVER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I PROTESTED CLAIMING THAT I TOOK IN INTO THE HONDA SERVICE SHOP A FEW MONTH EARLIER, HAD THEY EXAMINED THE VEHICLE PROPERLY THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED UNDER WARRANTY, EITHER WAY THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AT 50,000 MILES. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE, SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350715August 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 HONDA 'HYBRID'. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA REFERENCE TO THE BATTERIES. AS INSTRUCTED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A NEW COMPUTER CHIP INSTALLED. PROBLEM, MY ACCELERATION FROM START IS GREATLY DIMINISHED AND MY FUEL ECONOMY HAS GONE DOWN ABOUT 3 MPG AROUND TOWN. PLEASE ASSIST. THANKYOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350799August 20, 2010
VISIBILITY
CAR SITS IN THE SUN WHILE AT WORK. I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS, LEAVE THEM SLIGHTLY CRACKED TO GET SOME AIRFLOW, AND ALSO USE A SUN SHIELD ON THE WINDSHIELD TO KEEP AS MUCH HEAT OUT AS I CAN. STILL, THE SUN VISOR HINGES FAIL AND THE VISORS HANG DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY EXCEPT REMOVING THEM FROM THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAD ONE VISOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR, AND NOW BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER VISORS ARE BROKEN IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER, INCLUDING THE VISOR THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE VISOR FLIP DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY IS A BIG PROBLEM. I'M A PRETTY TALL GUY, AND THE VISOR IS DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION WHEN IT FALLS DOWN. HOLDING IT UP OUT OF THE WAY WITH ONE HAND, SECOND HAND ON THE WHEEL, AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE TO REMOVE THE VISOR IS NO EASY TASK... AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE HAS BEEN NO REDESIGN OF THIS PART, SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN (SEEMINGLY EVERY SUMMER) EVEN IF I WERE TO PAY TO GET THE VISORS REPLACED EACH YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350844August 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TWO NEW TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A THIRD OPINION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPAIRED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORN TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,623.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350675August 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
PLASTIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED AT SEAM DURING WARM WEATHER AND NO LONGER MAINTAINED UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR BECAME AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD ONLY BE REMOVED FROM VIEW WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE OR COMPLETE REMOVAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350532August 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOTE: I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT GET PAST FORDS "BRICK WALL" TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER! 1. 1997 AEROSTAR - ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN QUICKLY TO PASS (2 LANE HIGHWAY). 2. NOW IN THE LEFT LANE, NOT FAR AHEAD OF PASSED THE CAR - I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER - HARD RIGHT OVER TO SOFT SHOULDER - AVOIDED AN ONCOMING HEAD ON COLLISION - L JUST MISSED THE CAR BEING PASSED BY INCHES AND STOPPED. THE CRIMPED END OF CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. 3. I CLAMPED THE CABLE BACK ONTO THE PEDAL WITH VICE GRIPS. (DROVE TO DEALER). FORD REPLACED THE CABLE. THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. (I DO NOT PRESS DOWN HARD EITHER!) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350332August 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHERE THE HYBRID BATTERY LOSES CHARGE OVERNIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY WHILE DRIVING. IN SOME CASES, THE DISPLAY SHOWS THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS ENOUGH CHARGE TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT THE CAR REACTS EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. YESTERDAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM A LANE OF STOPPED TRAFFIC TO A LANE OF MOVING TRAFFIC, THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO USE BATTERY TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WHEN I ENTERED THE LANE, THE NEXT CAR BEHIND ME WAS 30-40 YARDS BACK, BUT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION TO MATCH THE SPEED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THANKFULLY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION. DUE TO THE EXTREME LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOP IN THESE SITUATIONS, AND THE UNPREDICTABILITY AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER, AND THEY APPLIED THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THE UPDATE, I HAD THEM TEST-DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349925August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS LOOSE AND DID NOT STAY IN THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION RELIABLY, TROUBLE BEGAN A YEAR AFTER DELIVERY AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE. IN JUNE, 2010, THE VISOR SUDDENLY SPLIT OPEN AND THE VISOR HUNG LOOSELY AND WOULD STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I REPAIRED THE VISOR BY CLAMPING THE SPLIT PARTS TOGETHER WITH A U-SHAPED PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL. SEEMS TO BE HOLDING FOR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350022August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS FREQUENTLY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS RAPIDLY AS I WAS USED TO WHEN IT PERFORMED BETTER. NOW, WHEN I'M TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH OR NOT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S FINE. MORE RECENTLY I REALIZED IT WAS BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING ITS PREVIOUS LEVEL OF BATTERY ASSIST BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS PERFORMING MUCH WORSE THAN IT USED TO. I RELUCTANTLY DID THE SOFTWARD UPDATE HONDA IS RECOMMENDING TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE, BUT HAVE SINCE REALIZED IT IS PROBABLY MAKING THE ISSUE WORSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE YEAR, OR SLIGHTLY MORE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA 5 TIMES. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR TWICE PER DAY THAT I DON'T ACCELERATE WITH THE CAR'S FULL POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350162August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS BREAK AND WILL NOT STAY UP. DRIVER CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITHOUT HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UP WITH HIS/HER HAND. VISOR FALLS BACK DOWN AS SOON AS IT IS PUSHED UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S VISION IS IMPAIRED. DRIVER'S VISOR JUST BROKE, WHILE PASSENGER VISOR ALSO BROKE A FEW MONTHS AGO -- SUGGESTS THE VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE. CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349714August 16, 2010
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX IS DANGEROUSLY WEAK. THE SLIGHTEST SIDE WIND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSES THE FRONT END TO LIFT UP ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSTABLE. TWICE I HAD TO SWERVE ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO ROLL DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR, THE REAR END STILL HAD SOME SWAY, SO I REPLACED IT, TOO. ONLY EIBERG MAKES REPLACEMENTS SO FAR FOR 2007 & UP FOR THE CIVIC EX. THE CAR IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349891August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SYSTEM ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES THIS YEAR. THE SYSTEM BEHAVES ERRATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING AN EXTREME DECREASE IN THE HYBRID MOTOR BATTERY CHARGE AND OVERALL VEHICLE POWER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. THIS LOSS OF POWER CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT POWER TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE (PASS) OR TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED RELATIVE TO OTHER CARS WHEN ON AN INCLINE, WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE GAS ENGINE RPM. ADDITIONALLY, THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A COMPARABLE RATE TO OTHER VEHICLES IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE IMA, CAUSING UNEXPECTED BACKUPS OF TRAFFIC BEHIND MY VEHICLE. AT TIMES (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) THE REGENERATIVE CHARGING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FIGHTING WITH THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS CAUSES RANDOM CHANGES IN THE BRAKING POWER AND THE RESULTANT BRAKE PRESSURE REQUIRED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS RESULTS IN SMALL AND UNEXPECTED POWER/ACCELERATING SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHICH COMPROMISES THE ABILITY TO SAFELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE AND SPEED AT WHICH TO BEGIN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN ANTICIPATION OF AN UPCOMING STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349410August 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
1. IT HAS BEEN A HOT SUMMER, AND THE CAR IS PARKED IN PARTIAL SHADE DURING THE DAY. 2. THE SEAM ON THE SUNVISOR AT THE ARM HAS CRACKED OPEN RENDERING THE SUNVISOR INEFFECTIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SUNVISOR CAN ONLY BE MOVED WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED; IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS AND SOME TIME TO MOVE UP OR DOWN. 3. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET, BUT HONDA SAID THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $60. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349192August 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR CRACKS/SPLITS AND DROPS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING..... VERY DANGEROUS. COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY HONDA. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK BELOW : HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/181-8TH-GEN-HONDA-CIVIC/296797-SUN-VISOR-SPLIT-OPEN.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349207August 13, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I WAS ON A 700 MILE TRIP TO VISIT MY FAMILY MEMBER. IN THE MIDWAY THE A/C CONDENSER GOT DAMAGED AND A/C STOPPED WORKING THAT LEAD TO SUFFOCATION DUE TO HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 7 HOURS IN 110 F TEMPERATURE WITH OPEN WINDOWS ON HIGHWAY. I DEHYDRATED AND FELL SICK AND VOMITED COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE IS NO SAFETY FOR CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT TO GET HIT FROM PEBBLES ON THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM AND HONDA IS NOT FIXING IT. THIS INCIDENT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348969August 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR SPLIT OPEN ON HOT DAY AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP OR DOWN. IMPACTS VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349023August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
IMA BATTERY DETERIORATION AND/OR IMA BATTERY DRAINING RESULTING IN LITTLE POWER/PICKUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349070August 12, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
WE NOTICED OUR 2007 CIVIC VIBRATING BADLY IN LATE 07. ON A LONG TRIP, THE REAR TIRE BLISTERED AND SHREDDED; THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND JUNE 2009, WE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS AND PUT ON 4 NEW REAR TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BAD REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE. MANY DRIVER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE DUE TO MILEAGE (IT'S A COMMUTER CAR SO WE PUT ON A LOT OF MILES PRETTY QUICKLY) AND SINCE IT WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE CONTROL ARM, JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED )SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2008), THAT WE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING REGARDING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE SPENT AN ESTIMATED $1200 IN REPAIRS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. HONDA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY CONTROL ARMS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349089August 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN AND DANGLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348753August 10, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC DEFECT WITH THE SUN VISORS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE VISOR TO THE CURVED BAR ATTACHED TO THE ROOF SEEMED TO BE SPLIT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. THE DESIGN FLAW, ALLOWED THE SUN VISORS TO MOVE FREELY AND NOT STAY IN PLACE IN THE UP POSITION AND THEY MOVED FREELY ABOUT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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