Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10363836November 3, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WASN'T CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10363890November 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V120000, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 211000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363691November 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICE REDUCED SURGE POWER WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR FOR WHEN I NEED EXTRA, SHORT TERM SPEED (E.G., MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY). WHEN I FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, I DO NOT GET ANY "ASSIST" FROM MY IMA (HYBRID MOTOR), AS VIEWED BY THE IMA METER ON MY DASH AND FELT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL INCREASE IN POWER/SPEED. THIS IS EXACERBATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. FURTHER, I HAVE NOTICED A REDUCTION IN FUEL ECONOMY AS WELL AND THINK THAT THIS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OVERALL ISSUE. THE LACK OF "ASSIST" IS NOT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE AND A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363799November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA CORP. STATING THAT I NEEDED TO GET A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND SINCE THE UPDATE HAS BEEN INSTALLED THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY. THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE HAPPENS EVERYTIME I ENTER THE FREEWAY. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE IS THAT CARS BEHIND COME UP ON ME VERY FAST AND I HAVE NO POWER TO GET IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT HAS LITTLE ACCELERATION TO MATCH TRAFFIC FLOW. IT SEEMS THE CAR IS MOSTLY OPERATING ON THE SMALL ENGINE AND HAS LITTLE ASSIST FROM THE BATTERY,SINCE THE UPDATE HAS BEEN INSTALLED.I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE UPDATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING REGARDING MY CONCERNS. I FEEL THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS WELL ,HONDA SAID THEY WILL NOT CHANGE THE WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE CHANGED HOW THE BATTERY OPERATES SINCE THEY HAVE INSTALLED THE UPDATE. I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER TELLING HONDA TO RECALL THIS CAR AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT MY CAR TO RUN THE WAY IT DID BEFORE THE SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED. A SIDE COMPLAINT IS THAT THE GOOD GAS MILEAGE I GOT ON A TANK OF GAS AS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY SINCE THE UPDATE.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON TAKING ON THIS COMPLAINT.. P.S. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. I FILED THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT THERE IS NONE IN THE FUTURE. THE INCIDENT DATE OF AUGUST 11,2010 IS THE DATE THE NEW SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363471November 1, 2010
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A SMALL OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE WHERE THEY STATED THE RIM EXHIBITED A THREE TO FOUR INCH GASH THROUGHOUT. THE RIM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363603November 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX IT HAS ABOUT 150,000 MILES ON IT BUT UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN MY TRANSMISSION QUIT IT HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WAS DRIVING NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO GO WRONG I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO MY CAR ONLY WENT ABOUT 8FT INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT REVVED A LOT AND FINALLY WOULDN'T MOVE IT WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE. I GOT OUT AND PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TURNED IT BACK ON AND TRIED IN ALL THE GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363627November 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW MONTHS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MY SRS UNIT IS BROKEN, WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE BROKEN IF IT IS HAS NEVER BEEN USED. NOW MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I CRASH. I HAVE TO ASK HONDA WHY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY WARRANTY LIKE A SEAT BELT? THIS IS THREATENING TO ANY HONDA DRIVER AND QUITE FRANKLY, SCARY. I HAVE READ BEYOND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363414October 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX LOST SPEED RIGHT ON THE CROWDED FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO THE STOP. THE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LINE LIT UP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON ON THIS CAR MODEL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. ANY THING THAT NHTSA WOULD DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363008October 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT AND WON'T STAY UP SO WHEN NIGHT COMES MY FIELD OF VISION IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND HAMPERED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH HONDA BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363023October 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
I'VE HAD MY CIVIC 2008 SUN VISOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE SUN VISOR PLASTIC PARTS FAIL WITH HEAT (HOT DAYS). THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST FAILED AGAIN; THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366068October 29, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN VISOR STARTED TO SPLIT OPEN TWO YEARS AGO AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, AND NOW IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE IT JUST DANGLES IN FRONT OF THE EYES AND WON'T EVEN STAY PUT. I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING. APPARENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO I'LL HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET TO GET IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362921October 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS REGARDING A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE IMA SYSTEM/ELECTRIC BATTERY IS NOT WORKING AS IT USED TO. RECENTLY THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY HONDA TO HAVE THE IMA SOFTWARE UPDATED AT ANY HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE BULLETIN DEALT WITH THE ISSUE OF THE ELECTRIC BATTERY NOT CHARGING PROPERLY AND NO/MINIMAL ASSIST FROM THE IMA SYSTEM WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN HOW THE CAR IS PERFORMING AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE MPG HAS GONE DOWN FROM 42 TO 32 MPG. THE ELECTRIC BATTERY IS NOT CHARGING AS IT USED TO INITIALLY AND THERE IS HARDLY ANY ASSIST WHEN ACCELERATING. MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO REALLY BAD ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY. WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE ELECTRIC BATTERY, THE CAR HAS LITERALLY NO ACCELERATION. ON A FEW OCCASIONS WE WERE ALMOST RUN OVER BY SEMI'S BECAUSE WE COULDN'T MERGE WITH THE TRAFFIC FAST ENOUGH. I'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS IN BAY AREA CA BUT THEY INSISTED THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID BATTERIES. THEY STATE THAT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THEN A WARNING LIGHT SHOULD COME UP ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IS NOT COMING ON BUT I PROVED TO MULTIPLE DEALERS THAT THE BATTERY CHARGE DOES NOT HOLD. THEY SAW HOW THE CAR WAS BEHAVING BUT SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TILL THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE IMA SYSTEM. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA USA AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. THEY WERE POLITE BUT DECLINED ANY HELP. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE CAR HAS AN ONBOARD COMPUTER THAT DISPLAYS AN ERROR IF THERE IS AN ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY POWER AND IT IS NOT FIT TO BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BUT HONDA USA SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH ISSUE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND EVEN TRIED TO CORRECT IT VIA THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK AND THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362922October 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED REQUIRING IT TO BE REBUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362765October 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESTART RIGHT AWAY AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND TO TAKE HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. UPATDED 3/9/11 *CN UPDATED 06/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362645October 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD EXTRACT FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362689October 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362701October 27, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
SEPTEMBER 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH ONLY 37000KM TO DATE. I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND TODAY THOUGH OUT THE REAR. DRIVER WHEEL WAS OUT OF LINE, LEANING INWARDS AT THE TOP. I VISITED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A "REAR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT". I'M AN ENGINEER AND DIDN'T BUY THIS EXPLANATION. RESEARCHING ON INTERNET THIS EVENING I FOUND MANY REPORTS THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. IT'S NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM BUT A FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION ARMS. HAS HONDA PUT OUT A RECALL, IN ANY CASE WE HAVE A 7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NO DOUBT AN UPCOMING BATTLE WITH THE DEALER UNLESS HONDA COMES FORWARD TO HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. MANY REPORT THE CONDITION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF WE ARE IN CANADA, CAN YOU ADVISE TO WHOM WE SHOULD MAKE OUR COMPLAINT. UPDATED 11/02/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS TO HIS VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, HE DID HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362369October 26, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
EXTREME VIBRATION IN REAR SUSPENSION OF 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. THIRD SET OF TIRES (CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 64K MILES) DUE TO "CUPPING". HONDA DEALER STATES THAT CUPPING DUE TO LACK OF ROTATION OF TIRES AND DENIES ANY HISTORY OF SUSPENSION ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362404October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE EXPLODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362483October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS. ENGINE REVS IN GEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Civic