Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10351698August 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER LOSS ON A FREEWAY. CAR: HONDA GX 2001 160K MILES CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR WAS REPLACED AT 56K MILES AFTER GENTLE USE AND FLUSHING TRANS.FLUID EVERY 10K TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351721August 25, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC WITH A SET OF BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES, LINE SIZE P185/65/R14. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FRACTURES ALONG THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 49,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351702August 25, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE 2006 HONDA CIVIC. IT'S DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. IT'S NOT BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH IT BUT IT JUST POPS OUT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. NOW IT DOES NOT STAY AT TOP. I HAVE DIFFERENT CAR BUT I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351731August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE ON '06 CIVIC HYBRID AND THE BATTERY IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT CRASHES OFTEN WHERE ONE SECOND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 1/2 CHARGE, AND THE NEXT THE ACCELERATION AND POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE AND THE CHARGE LEVEL DROPS TO ZERO. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE THAT BASICALLY COMPROMISE SAFETY, POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY SO HONDA CAN GET YOU THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE YOUR BATTERY. I FEAR THAT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER IS UNSAFE, AND THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CLAIMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT BY HONDA TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF A FAULTY BATTERY BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351740August 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351777August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOOD AFTERNOON, I HAVE A 1999 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHEN I'M DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OR IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE JUST DIES FOR NO REASON. YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL AND POWER BRAKES, ETC. THIS TOO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD QUITE POSSIBLY GET ME (OR MY TEENS WHO DRIVE IT) REAR ENDED OR CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL, CRASH AND BE KILLED. I HAVE CONFIRMED (FROM HONDA) THAT MY ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND IT IS SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SWITCH, CAUSE; HONDA) THERE IS TOO MUCH POWER GOING THROUGH THE SWITCH. (I CAN ACTUALLY REMOVE MY KEY WHILE I'M DRIVING.) THERE IS A RECALL BY HONDA ON THIS SWITCH WHICH WAS POSTED IN MAY 2002 FOR ALL HONDA CIVICS FROM 1997 TO 2001. ALL CIVICS WERE BUILT IN CANADA AT THAT TIME.1,000,000 WERE RECALLED. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ( MY VIN # NOT IN THE RECALL, IN CANADA IT WAS ALL CARS RECALLED). HONDA REPS TELL ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS IN THE RECALL. IN CANADA, THEY RECALLED AND REPAIRED EVERY SINGLE CAR IN THAT COUNTRY. WHY NOT MY CAR? BECAUSE IT WAS SENT INTO THE USA? I'M FILING A MAJOR SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA USA AND I WANT MY CAR FIXED BY THEM. THE COST IS $ 153.00 FOR THE SWITCH AND 195.00 FOR LABOR. I'M READY TO ELEVATE THIS COMPLAINT IF NECESSARY, NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, ETC IF YOU DIRECT ME TO DO THIS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE USA WHO OWN A HONDA CIVIC FOR THOSE YEARS, HAVE A BAD SWITCH BUT, THEIR VIN # ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE NOBODY DIES BEFORE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM ITS FIXED. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!! YOU GUYS AT THE NHTSA ARE AWESOME!! HAVE A GREAT WEEK!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351803August 25, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC CAME APART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY-WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME APART THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY UP AND BLOCKS THE VISION . CRAPPY PRODUCT ON A GREAT CAR. HOLD HONDA TO THE FIRE PLEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351810August 25, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAS SITTING IDLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FIVE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE THAT CRASHED INTO HER WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND SUSTAINED BRUISES, ABRASIONS AND HEAD INJURIES. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10351841August 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED AND OVERHEATED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. UPDATED 11/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351844August 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. STARTED LOSING HYBRID BATTERY POWER AND HYBRID ASSIST AROUND 8.09 POWER AND MILEAGE SUFFER MULTIPLE TRIP TO DEALER AND SEVERAL SOFTWARE PATCHES INSTALLED. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE BATTERY AT WORST POSSIBLE TIME AND SUDDENLY START AT STOPLIGHTS THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL BY HERSELF IN THE RIDESHARE LINE. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY ON BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS. HYBRID BATTERY FINALLY REPLACED BY HONDA AFTER CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY AND MENTIONING ALL THE FOLKS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. SUDDEN STARTS AT STOPS NO LONGER THERE BUT STILL HAS A TOTAL LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION DUE TO NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SAVE THE BATTERY RECEIVED NEW RECALL LETTER FOR HYBRID SYSTEM THAT STATES IT WILL FURTHER REDUCE HYBRID USAGE, THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO HAVE THAT PATCH INSTALLED THIS CAR IS USELESS TO MY FAMILY NOW AND RECENTLY TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, DEALERSHIP DO NOT WANT IT DUE TO THE RISING CONCERN WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, LOUSY MILEAGE, ETC I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND EVEN PROVIDE IT TO YOU TO DRIVE AND TEST. THIS PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THIS CAR DID NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST TO YEARS OF SERVICE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351402August 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN. THE DRIVERS' SIDE VISOR BROKE FIRST WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BROKE RECENTLY WHILE THE CAR JUST WENT OFF WARRANTY. THE VISOR BROKE FROM JUST NORMAL USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351412August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 CIVIC HYBRID - NOW WITH DETERIORATING BATTERY, IT OCCASIONALLY HAS VERY POOR ACCELERATION AND HAS LEADED TO NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS TWICE. CAR WAS FINE UNTIL THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH DETERIORATING BATTERY. HONDA WON'T REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351425August 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH OF MY SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED ALONG THE SEEMS. THIS CAUSES THE SUN VISOR TO NOT GO UP. THE SUN VISOR HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION, IT WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351461August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WE OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE IMA BATTERY FREQUENTLY IN HOT WEATHER GOES DOWN TO NOTHING, AND CAR HAS DIFFICULTY. RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA REGARDING UPDATE TO COMPUTER SOFTWARE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN, I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THIS WOULD DECREASE THE GAS MILEAGE, AS THE IMA BATTERY ASSIST WOULD NOT COME ON AS FREQUENT. I WAS TOLD, "NO, GAS MILEAGE SHOULD BE THE SAME" WELL, THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MILES PER GALLON. THE IMA BATTERY ASSIST DOES NOT COME ON, AND MAKES ACCELERATION FOR PASSING AND MERGING ONTO FREEWAY DIFFICULT. IF POSSIBLE, WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE OLD SOFTWARE RE-INSTALLED. I BELIEVE HONDA DID THIS UPDATE ON THE SOFTWARE, AS THEY WERE PROBABLY NOT WANTING TO REPLACE ANYMORE BATTERIES AT $3,000.00 A POP. THE PERFORMANCE IS LACKING, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE CONSIDERING TRADING THE VEHICLE IN. HONDA NEEDS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. WE DO NOT WANT THIS TO TURN INTO A TOYOTA DEBACLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351525August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HYBRID BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE BATTERY SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE TO BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WOULD ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351574August 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE FIRST WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS STARTING TO SPLIT. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE VISOR THEN AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR IN HOT WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351636August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2007 HAS WORSE MPG (28MPG ON AVERAGE) THAN ITS NON-HYBRID TWIN OR OTHER COMPARABLE MODELS, AFTER THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST WAS INSTALLED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS MARKED WITH 45MPG AVERAGE. MY BATTERY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS IT DOES NOT HOLD CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351231August 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT WILL NOT STAY UP OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351312August 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC EX, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR BREAKS AND FLOPS/HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING VISION. OCCURRED ON DRIVERS SIDE FIRST - REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, PASSENGER SIDE OCCURRED A YEAR LATER BUT NOT REPLACED BECAUSE NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351390August 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
AT ISSUE IS DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FOR 2007 HONDA, PER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP, THERE IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THAT LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE VISOR ON THE SEAM SO THAT THE VISOR DOES NOT GO UP AND STAY UP CAUSING ISSUES WITH VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING, SEAM SEPARATED FURTHER WHILE TRYING TO HOLD UP THE VISOR TO SEE A ROAD SIGN WHICH LED TO THE VISOR HANGING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF OF THE HINGE AND TOSS IT ON THE SEAT AVERTING AN ACCIDENT. PER SERVICE DESK PERSONNEL, NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE PART HAS BEEN MADE BY HONDA TO DATE. AS PER REVIEW OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET, SOME OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THE VISORS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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