Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10346098July 29, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1999 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS EVERYDAY AND WILL CUT OFF WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BACKING UP OR DRIVING. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHY IT IS DOING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN #. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO RECALLS....ON IS TSB#02-031 AND 9910. THE LAST ONE MY HUSBAND FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND IT ONLY SAID HONDA CIVIC 1999 AND DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC MODEL. I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS. *TR
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#10346110July 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DIVING DOWN THE HWY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND MY RPMS WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF, BUT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING, AS CARS GOING 70MPH WERE SHOOTING AROUND ME. THEN I CAME TO A HALT, AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO WARNINGS, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND STATED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RADIATOR NOT COOLING THE FLUIDS, YET MY CAR NEVER READ AS HOT. $3000 LATER I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOT MADE MY HONDA. HONDA FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AND SEEM "SHOCKED" WHEN I CALLED THEM. *TR
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#10346154July 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR STALLED. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS APPROX. 147K MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 9 YEARS AND 147K MILES. I OWN THREE OTHER VEHICLES, TWO OF WHICH ARE ABOUT 5 YEARS OLDER AND BOTH WITH OVER 300K MILES ON THEM EACH AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WON'T RECALL IT. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE IS ONES CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND 453 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM; I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A HONDA WOULDN'T LAST LONGER THAN MINE HAS. *TR
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#10346217July 29, 2010
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (APPROX. 70 MPH) WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO DUCK. I LOOKED OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER AND SAW MY BACKSEAT WINDOW CRUMBLING...THEN IT BEGAN CIRCULATING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS DESTROYED. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I CALLED THE POLICE. HE EXAMINED THE CAR AND DID NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF A GUNSHOT, ROCK OR ANY OTHER PROJECTILE. *TR
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#10345826July 28, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
HONDA CIVIC 2007 VISOR POPS OPEN AND DOES NOT GRAB. VISOR FLOATS DOWN INTO FIELD OF VISION. HONDA NOT ISSUING RECALL THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MAYBE A LAWYER WILL CONVINCE THEM. *TR
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#10345814July 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO REACH 30 ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM CARS COMING UP BEHIND. HE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE WHEN HE PRESSED THE GAS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WE WERE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOT REPAIRED YET. *TR
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#10345859July 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HONDA CIVIC SI VISORS HAVE FALLEN OFF RIGHT IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A REACTION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE POORLY MADE AS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS ALSO FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE READ THAT WHEN THEIR IS HIGH HEAT, IT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED 90+ HEAT FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345880July 28, 2010
VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS WERE WARPED AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SWING DOWN AND FLAP BACK AND FORTH, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO OVERHEAT FREQUENTLY AND THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES WOULD NOT PROPERLY MONITOR THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD OFTEN EXHIBIT AND ABNORMAL INCREASE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD ON THE RAMP. THE CONTACT BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THEY WOULD COVER NINETY PERCENT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR OVER ONE MONTH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,900.
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#10345899July 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR IN JULY AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY CAR STARTED DOING THESE LITTLE JERKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MINUTES OR SO' THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO I FIGURED I'D GO HOME AND TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT DAY' ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING' I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GAS AND MY CAR STAYED AT 15 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S SHOT UP' CARS START HONKING AT ME AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND I REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BEFORE MY CAR GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL' I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED' I JUST HAD MY CAR INSPECTED IN THE SPRING AT THE SAME GARAGE AND IT PASSED WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ALL' I HAVEN'T HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED YET BUT AS I WAS LOOKING INTO I STARTED READING ABOUT HOW 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE ONE OF THEIR WORST YEARS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND ON OCCASION WILL BREAK WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING' *TR
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#10345934July 28, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC-2010 THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON 2/14/10. ON 7/23/10, MY AC STARTED RUNNING HOT-TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID A ROCK PUNCTURED MY AC CONDENSER. THIS WILL COST ME $830. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I WISH I KNEW THAT BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR
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0
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#10345992July 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUNVISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ANNOYING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE SAME THING WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE HONDA REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA HAS NOT GIVEN THIS ISSUE SOME ATTENTION IN REDESIGNING. I GUESS ITS A GOOD MONEY MAKER BECAUSE THE COST IS NOT CHEAP. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ON A CAR. *TR
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#10345650July 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR WEAKENS AND BREAKS IN THE HEAT, AND THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN PLACE. IT CAN DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AT ANY TIME, POSING A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN, SO VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN AS WELL. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10345719July 27, 2010
TIRES, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON 3 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE THAT'S 4-SETS OF TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE 70,000 MILE RATED TIRES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER IN LITTLE ROCK, AR AND THEY ADVISE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO A DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER ARM. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY BULLETIN 08-001ON THE PART. BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER ARM THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONES. THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR CAUSED BY THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAN EASILY RESULT IN TIRE BLOW-OUTS, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND HIGHWAY FATALITIES. THE FACT THAT A KNOWN SAFETY DEFICIENCY EXIST THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF BUT UNWILLING TO CORRECT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
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#10345770July 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
PASSENGER SUN VISOR CRACKED DUE TO HEAT AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION OR CORRECT SLANTED POSITION FOR CORRECT VISIBILITY. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON GOOGLE BLOG SITES WHERE HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING THE ISSUE (I.E., REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT FAILS AGAIN). *TR
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#10345567July 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE WAY TO WORK, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS, THEN STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS PASSING ME AS MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS POINT AND IT WAS VERY SUDDEN. WHEN I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME $4200!!! I AM LOOKING AROUND TO GET A 2ND OPINION AND PRICE AS THAT SEEMS AWFULLY HIGH FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR
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#10345575July 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST POWER IN MAY 2010 WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED LOW POWER ASSIST AND (WITHOUT CONFERRING WITH ME) REPROGRAMMED THE POWER ASSIST SOFTWARE AND PRONOUNCED IT FIXED. ONE OR TWO DAYS AFTER THIS SERVICE CALL, I AGAIN NOTICED WEAK ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST ON ANOTHER HILL IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AGAIN, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY COULD REPLICATE THE ANEMIC POWER CONDITION, BUT SAID THAT HONDA USA SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS INTENDED WITH THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE, AND THAT THERE IS NO MORE TO BE DONE. I SAID THAT I HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOMOBILE, SINCE I CONSIDER IT A DRIVING HAZARD NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE ADEQUATELY IN SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SAID THAT I WANTED HONDA TO BUY BACK THE CAR, BUT THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HONDA WOULDN'T DO THAT. I HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR, BUT STILL OWN THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID; I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, SINCE I DON'T FEEL GOOD OFFERING IT TO ANYONE OTHER THAN HONDA FOR SALE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10345248July 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC WON'T STAY UP OR GO COMPLETELY DOWN. WHEN PUTTING THE VISOR DOWN IT JUST SPLIT OPEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED. HONDA REPLACED THE PART ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10345308July 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX IN JUNE 2008. AT 15,000 MILES I HAD A BUNCH OF BRAKE PROBLEMS (LOUD NOISES, DIFFICULTY STOPPING). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD I HAD "CONTAMINATED" BRAKE PADS. THEY REPLACED THEM FOR FREE. SIX MONTHS LATER, I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE CONTINUED TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT MY BRAKES AS THEY DON'T STOP LIKE THE THREE OTHER CARS I HAVE HAD. NOW, AT 41K SCREECHING NOISES HAVE STARTED AGAIN. THEY STARTED ON A FRIDAY AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. THEY TOLD ME I HAVE BARELY ANY BRAKE PADS LEFT AND IT MUST BE DUE TO MY DRIVING. (INCORRECT AS I MAINLY DID HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOW HAVE A 7 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK.) THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, CLAIMING IT IS MY ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10345339July 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS AGAIN BREAKING. IT WONT STAY UP AND IS SPLITTING DOWN THE MIDDLE. I HAD BOTH VISORS REPLACED BY HONDA ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10345353July 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BREAKS APART AND CANNOT BE POSITIONED SAFELY DURING DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY GRADUALLY OVER A COUPLE OF SUMMERS UNTIL IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR
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Deaths:
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