Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10350173August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. AT AROUND 42,000 MILES, MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CRACKED ON THE TOP AND DROPPED DOWN INTO MY LINE OF VISION. THE VISOR COULD NOT BE PLACED BACK UP OUT OF MY LINE OF SIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE VISOR AT A COST TO ME (ABOUT $100.) BECAUSE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE (OBSTRUCTING LINE OF SIGHT FOR DRIVERS), I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE AN AUTOMOTIVE RECALL, AND THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE VISORS THAT FAIL FREE OF CHARGE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. FRANKLY, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350171August 17, 2010
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2010 HONDA CIVIC - ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. CAR TOTALED. PASSENGERS INJURED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 70 MPH (APPROX). CAR LEFT FREEWAY AND ROLLED ON FRONT DRIVER CORNER AND SIDE-OVER-SIDE. FRONT PASSENGER CORNER FLATTENED. PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK INJURY(CRACKED VERTEBRA). OTHER PASSENGERS AND DRIVER INJURED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE SEVERITY OF CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10349543August 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR HINGE FAILS AND VISOR THEN HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER, POTENTIALLY CAUSING IMPAIRMENT TO VISIBILITY. HONDA WILL NO LONGER REPLACE AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349611August 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID--2006. IMA ASSIST ABNORMALITIES FOLLOWING MOST RECENT HONDA REPAIR CAMPAIGN. MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID WAS GIVEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE BY HONDA ON 8/5/2010 FOLLOWING A CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY HONDA TO ADDRESS LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO IMA HYBRID BATTERY DETERIORATION AND FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE UPDATE THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN LOSE BATTERY CHARGE SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND AT ONE POINT STRANDING ME IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN JULY, 2010. THE MOST RECENT UPDATE (I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FROM HONDA IN OVER THE 4.25 YRS OF OWNERSHIP) HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM TRANSIENT BATTERY FAILURES THAT OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP STEEP INCLINES OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING ISSUES, THE HYBRID BATTERY NOW FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE WHEN ACCELERATING, MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, ETC. AND EXPERIENCES WIDE FLUCTUATIONS IN CHARGE, JUMPING FROM 1/3 CHARGE TO COMPLETELY FULL WITH SUDDEN DROPS OF A SIMILAR FASHION. THESE FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ACCESSORY OR A/C USE OR OTHER EXTENUATING FACTORS AND OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY ON OCCASION (6 BATTERY FAILURES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE SINCE THE UPDATE). I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 1 NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT IN THE LAST 30 DAYS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND HONDA'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE FAILURES FROM A SOFTWARE PERSPECTIVE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349704August 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY AN EXCESSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V034000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE).THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE BATTERY NOT MAINTAINING A CHARGE; LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DECELERATING ISSUES. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
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
#10349440August 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING FROM OAKLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO ON THE BAY BRIDGE WHEN I STARTED HAVING CAR PROBLEMS. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP, BUT THE CAR'S SPEED WAS SLOWLY DECREASING (AVERAGE SPEED FOR TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE WAS 50-60 MPH). CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED MY ROUTE AND DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR DIRECTLY TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER. ALONG THE WAY, THE CAR'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, AND IT HAD A HARD TIME MAINTAINING ITS SPEED. I WAS GOING 20 MPH. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE CENTER MY HAZARD LIGHTS WERE LIGHTS WERE ON AND I WAS BARELY GOING 10 MPH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 8 BLOCKS BEFORE REACHING MY DESTINATION. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR RAN SMOOTHLY. TECHNICIANS HOOK THE CAR UP TO A MACHINE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED A DTC CODE P0730. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PER HONDA BASED ON THIS CODE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA REQUESTING A 'GOOD WILL REPAIR' SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND ONLY HAD 78,851 MILES ON IT. HONDA STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD, AND SINCE I COULDN'T PRODUCE PAPERWORK CONFIRMING THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN DRAINED AND REPLACED, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THE FINAL COST WAS $3,412.30. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349472August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS HAD TWO BASIC PROBLEMS. ONE, IT SIMPLY DOESN'T DELIVER THE MILEAGE PROMISED ON THE CAR STICKER AND THAT MILEAGE KEEPS DROPPING. THE SECOND ITEM WHICH I HAD NOT THOUGHT WAS RELATED AND WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SEVERAL TIMES AFTER LONG TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I APPROACHED A HILL OR WAS GOING UP ONE, THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT OR REFUSE TO MOVE, DESPITE PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IN DRIVE GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD START ROLLING BACK DOWN THE HILL OR WOULD IMPEDE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. ONCE THE CAR SAT FOR A WHILE, IT WOULD RESUME WORKING PROPERLY, SO I NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AS I COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. IN THIS MORNING'S LA TIMES COVER STORY ABOUT HONDA BEING UNDER STATE SCRUTINY FOR THE GAS MILEAGE PROBLEM, SEVERAL PEOPLE INTERVIEWED RELATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO MINE. THAT'S WHEN THE "AHA" TOOK PLACE THAT MAYBE MY CAR'S PROBLEMS WERE RELATED. LUCKILY I DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES OR CRASHES DUE TO THIS ISSUE, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR GREAT DAMAGE IS THERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO FORWARD THE INVESTIGATION. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349488August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. LOSS OF BATTERY POWER, OCCURS DAILY. 2. THE BATTERY DOES NOT CHARGE DURING DECELERATION NOR DOES THE ENGINE AUTO-STOP WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE OR AT A RED LIGHT AS OFTEN AS IT USED TO DO. 3. MORE THAN 30% DECREASE IN MILEAGE PER GALLON/FUEL EFFICIENCY OVER PAST 4 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349307August 14, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVICS ARE NO GOOD. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND ARE AVERAGING 1 SUN VISOR PER YEAR. IN FOUR YEARS NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HONDA IS OR HAS DONE NOTHING THE BETTER THESE VISORS. IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE SAME PRODUCT KNOWING THAT IT WILL DO SAME THING AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A BETTER DESIGN AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S BEFORE ONE FALLS DOWN IN SOMEONE'S FACE AND THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349319August 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, JUST EXITED AND IN A TURN WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PRESSED. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED EVEN FATALLY IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE OR INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND D3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR! WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURE. NOW, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CAR FOR A WORKING FAMILY. WE DO NOT KNOW ANYONE DUE TO JUST MOVING INTO THE STATE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND DOES NOT COVER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. COME TO FIND OUT WITH RESEARCH, THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED BY HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL; IT'S ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES RESULT FROM THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349160August 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVEN'T HAD A CRASH OR INCIDENT (YET) BUT MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR JUST CAME APART AND NOW IT HANGS DOWN IN MY FIELD OF VIEW. IT WON'T STAY RETRACTED BECAUSE IT IS TOO THICK (SINCE THE SEAM POPPED). THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *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
#10349205August 13, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THE FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE STATE INSPECTION DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23000.
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
#10349239August 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED OCCASIONALLY THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION, AND SHE CONTACTED HONDA WHO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349258August 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS HAVE A DEFECT WHERE THEY WILL NOT RETRACT AND HANG IN YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS DRIVING VISABILTY. THE VISOR EITHER MELTED OR HAS A DEFECT WHICH THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT BUT HONDA WILL NOT RECALL OR FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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