Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10350650August 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BATTERY LOSES POWER, DOES NOT PERFORM IDLE STOPS THAT RECHARGE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON FREEWAY ONRAMPS OR WHEN DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATE ACCELERATION, DECREASED GAS MILEAGE. 2. AT 34,347 MILES BEGAN NOTICING IMA BATTERY DOESN'T LAST LONG AND MAKES ACCELERATION DIFFICULT. AT 62, 430 MILES I AM CONCERNED FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE EVEN ON STREETS. AT 69,388 PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH A NOTICEABLE DIP IN GAS MILEAGE. AT 90,747 MILES IMA BATTERY SENSOR INDICATES A PROBLEM. BATTERY NOT WORKING PROPERLY. 3. PER HONDA AT EACH SERVICE ONLY SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. NO PARTS REPLACED. THEREFORE, BATTERY IS STILL ONLY CHARGES UP TO HALFWAY. THE BATTERY ISN'T CONSISTENTLY DEAD TO START WITH BUT IT DOES DIE DOWN AGAIN WITH DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350678August 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
FIRST SET OF TIRES REPEATEDLY BECAME CUPPED AND CAUSED HIGH ROAD NOISE. REAR END BOUNCED AND SWAYED. REPEATED TIRE ROTATIONS AND SPIN BALANCING OF ALL FOUR WHEELS FAILED TO RECTIFY. I REPLACED TIES AT 33,800. SECOND SET OF TIRE BECAUSE CUPPED, REAR END UNSTABLE. TIRE ROTATION MADE PROBLEM WORSE. REPLACED REAR SHOCKS. NO EFFECT; CONTINUED UNSTABLE AND REAR END SWAYED. WHEN ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. SECOND SET OF TIRES CUPPED AND NOISY BY 33,000 MILES. WENT TO HONDA DEALER ASKED FOR COMPLETE ANALYSIS. THEY SAID FRONT END AND SUSPENSION ARE SOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT WE HAVE "OUTDATED" UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR WHEELS THAT ARE "FAMOUS IN HONDA GARAGES FOR EATING TIRES." SERVICE MANAGER SAID THESE PARTS MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE ALIGNMENT IS POSSIBLE. HE SAID THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY INFORMED ME THEY DID WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A SMALL AMOUNT TOWARD MY REPLACING THE PARTS. THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PART EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ON NEWER MODELS. I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE DUE TO REAR END INSTABILITY. *TR
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PLASTIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED AT SEAM DURING WARM WEATHER AND NO LONGER MAINTAINED UP OR DOWN POSITION.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
#10350688August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS 65K PLUS MILES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I CHALKED IT UP TO MINOR WEAR. THE HESITATION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT SHUDDERS (OR 'JUDDERS' AS I'VE HEARD IT CALLED) ON A REGULAR BASIS;THE SEVERITY AND DURATION HAVE INCREASED. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T FEEL SAFE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT MORE ROOM BETWEEN CARS THAN I'VE TYPICALLY NEEDED. *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
#10350231August 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, QUIT WHILE DRIVING. LOST ALL POWER, HAD NO LIGHTS, BRAKE, TURN, 4 WAYS ETC. LUCKILY THE CAR QUIT ON A SIDE STREET HAD IT BEEN ON AN BUSY ROAD OR INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DISABLED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO WARN CARS COMING UP FROM BEHIND. CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE DC TO DC CONVERTER HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350260August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST THE ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE THE EXTRA BURST OF SPEED WHEN NEEDED, MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS AS I AM LEAVING MY SUBDIVISION I FEEL HELPLESS IN A SITUATION OF WHICH I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL. WHEN I NEED TO MAKE TURN FROM MY SUBDIVISION FROM A STOP, I NEED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH UPHILL. MUCH OF THE TIME THERE IS TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT WHICH I AM UNABLE SEE TO UNTIL THEY ARE ON THE CREST OF THAT HILL, APPROX. 150' AWAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, I DEPEND ON THE HYBRID SYSTEM WORKING PROPERLY FOR THAT EXTRA BURST OF SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I NOTICE THE IMA BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR SHOWING THE BATTERY IS IN A DEPLETED STATE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURS SO RAPIDLY WHEN 99% OF THE TIME IT IS JUST FINE. I WAS RELIEVED THAT HONDA MOTOR CO. WAS PROACTIVE IN NOTIFYING ME OF A SOFTWARE PATCH TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IMA SYSTEM OF WHICH I HAD IMMEDIATELY INSTALLED. WHAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE SOFTWARE PATCH WAS INSTALLED IS THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGHER DURING ACCELERATION THEN THERE IS A MOMENTARY HESITATION BEFORE THE IMA SYSTEM ASSISTED THE ENGINE TO GET UP TO SPEED. ALSO SINCE THE PATCH WAS INSTALLED, THE IMA BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR IS AT OR NEAR FULL CHARGE. I HAVE NOTICED AN APPARENT DECREASE IN FUEL EFFICIENCY, BUT I AM STILL COMPILING DATA TO MAKE AN EXACT DETERMINATION OF THE EXTENT OF THAT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350338August 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA CIVIC 2006 SEDAN 4 DOOR. APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR (FAILURE OCCURRED AS SOON AS ODOMETER WENT PASS 40,000 MILES). CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. CONTACTED HONDA AND REP THERE SAID THE ISSUE COULD BE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. REP SAID HONDA HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL OF 07V402000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) SO TAKE CAR TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICING. MECHANIC REP SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL, BUT IN THE 07V402000 SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES 2006 CIVIC SEDANS. MAIN ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT THIS SAFETY RECALL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY CAR IS REGISTERED WITH HONDA. LAST TIME HONDA SENT ME A POSTCARD ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL 07V399000 SO I GOT IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY, WHICH PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE SINCE MY WHEEL WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OFF! *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
#10350374August 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO STOP PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. HAD UPDATE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER A HYBRID CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN NYC TRAFFIC AS IT NOW HAS NO BATTERY ASSIST WHEN THE BATTERY IS AT A 50% CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350414August 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
HONDA CIVIC 2006. DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO CLOSE, AND IN THE FAILURE, POPS OPEN RESTRICTING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THE PLASTIC WELD HAS POPPED OPEN. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT (FOR YEARS) AND DOES NOT CARE TO REDESIGN OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350430August 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CULPRIT WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAKING SUCTION LINE, PROBABLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS DURING DRIVE. THE LOCATION OF THE SUCTION LINE IS IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS NOT PROTECTED BY A MESH GRILL. DUE TO ITS LOCATION, SUCTION LINE IS EASILY DAMAGEABLE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FAULT. THE DEALER FIXED THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING THE FRAGILE COPPER SUCTION LINE WITH A HEAVY DUTY RUBBER TUBE AND REDIRECTED IT BEHIND THE BUMPER INSTEAD OF IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350445August 18, 2010
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAM. IT IS NOW EITHER STUCK UP OR DOWN AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO MOVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349903August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
HONDA 2006 CIVIC LX SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN WITH HEAT. *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
#10349937August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID'S IMA BATTERY IS DISCHARGING FULLY AND NOT RECHARGING ITSELF. THIS OCCURS OFTEN IN MY HOT CITY. IT MAKES IT A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO MERGE LANES. WHEN THE BATTERY FAILS TO ASSIST THE MOTOR, ACCELERATION IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE, MAKING IT A MAJOR SAFETY COMPLAINT. THIS IS WELL-DOCUMENTED IN THE PRESS. THE FAILURE OCCURS ANYTIME IN HEAT. SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT DIDN'T HELP THE BATTERY TO CHARGE. MAX BATTERY CAPACITY MAY HAVE DECLINED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349982August 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A BULB COULD NOT BE INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOT A HOUSING UNIT FOR A BULB. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB. THE VEHICLE AS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
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
#10350059August 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 45MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT BY THE POLICE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10350080August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM HER SCHOOL SOCCER PRACTICE IN RUSH HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING IN THE LANE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WORK MY WAY OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. I TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD WAD 50MPH AND I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR TO MY RIGHT ALLOWED ME TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS A VERY BAD TIME FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE TRAFFIC I WAS IN. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON-LINE MAKE ME REALIZE THAT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS THE WORST YEAR FOR HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HONDA HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY STELLAR REPUTATION AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING IN TAKING CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES AND HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S A/C WHICH IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM. MANY CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE A/C PROBLEM ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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