Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10343238July 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE, AND THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 09/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT NO COST TO HIM, EXCEPT FOR THE ALIGNMENT. UPDATED 10/01/00*JB
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#10343250July 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
2006 HONDA CIVIC EX THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH DISARMS AIR BAG SYSTEM ON CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , THEY STATED THE OPDS UNIT WAS FAULTY. THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE HAS A RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES A SENSOR PROBLEM WITH SRS SYSTEM THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A WHOLE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ,THEY RESPONDED THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN MADE BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY PROOF OF PAPERWORK TO ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER TWO AND A HALF YEARS PRIOR THE ONLY PROOF OF ANY RECALL DONE WAS A REAR WHEEL BEARING DONE BEFORE MY PURCHASED IS SHOWN ON RECORDS. THE POINT IS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE , AMERICAN HONDA REFUSED TO FIX ON THEIR DIME BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS IN THAT CAR HAS A TRACK OF NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CAR IS UNDER 73,000MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR CONSUMERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS! I HAVE NOT DONE ANY REPAIRS AS OF NOW. *TR
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#10343262July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH OUT ANY WARNING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC OVERHEATED I LET IT COOL DOWN ADDED THE 1 GALLON IT WAS DOWN ON COOLANT AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP {HONDA OF THE DESERET IN PALM SPRINGS CA (I LIVE IN PHOENIXL,AZ) I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T I HOSE BUT A PIN HOLE SIZE CRACK IN MY CYLINDER BLOCK THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE CASTING DEFECT AND THAT IT WOULD BE $ 4500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS I LOOKED INTO THIS ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE FLAW YET NO RECALL BUT THEY DID AGREE TO PAY FOR 90% OF THE REPAIR STILL WHY SHOULD I PAY $450 +TAX $225 FOR A RENTAL AND AN 8HR DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO PALM SPRINGS PLEASE HELP US OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS. *TR
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#10343346July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC- I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY AND HAVE WENT IN FOR ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - ALL OF A SUDDEN- IT STOPPED ON STREET- I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY NOW SAY REPAIR BILL IS 3200.00- IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET. SAW INFORMATION ON WEBSITE STATING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONCERNING HONDA 2003 & 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10343347July 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A 07 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS A MAJOR FACTORY PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE CAN'T STAY ALIGNED AND IS A PART THE HAVE TO BE REPLACE. HONDA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BUT WE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DO NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY ON A CPO VEHICLE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL AND OFFER TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE BOUNCE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE NOISE IS REAL BAD. HOPEFULLY OTHER OWNERS HAVE CONTACTED YOU WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND CONCERN. *TR
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#10343364July 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT IDLE, SLOW SPEEDS, EVEN HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, JUST CHECKED MY VIN WITH HONDA.COM AND IT WAS AFFECTED BY THE 1997-99 IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TR
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#10343370July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. 4 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR SLOWED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AT AAMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL IS GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SINCE THE SHIFT CONTROL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109,000 MILES. *TR
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#10343047July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAD THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITHIN MONTHS, HONDA REPLACED IT FOR A LARGE DISCOUNT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. KNOW AT 130,000 LOST THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR KILLED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10343045July 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE TURNED IN FRONT OF MY 1996 HONDA CIVIC LX AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. I PROMPTLY SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND I HIT THE OTHER CAR ESSENTIALLY HEAD ON. THE IMPACT LEFT MY CIVIC'S FRONT BUMPER AND UNDERLYING METAL SUPPORT BEAM LYING IN THE INTERSECTION, ALONG WITH THE ANTIFREEZE THAT WAS RAPIDLY DRAINING EVERYWHERE. I HIT THE OTHER CAR'S FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FROM ITS WHEEL WELL TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
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#10342842July 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY AIR CONDITION JUST DIED , ITS NOT A FUSE , MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL , MY MECHANIC SAYS EVEN AFTER 7YRS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED. DRIVING AROUND IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER , LOTS OF RAIN WITH NO DEFROST EITHER. WIPERS WORK, NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM -EXPENSIVE IF ITS A SENSOR?DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM AT ALL. *TR
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#10342849July 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
BEGINNING IN APRIL OF 2010 MY SRS INDICATOR, AIRBAG LIGHT, WOULD COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING RANDOMLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE DIAGNOSTIC THAT CAME UP WAS FOR A FAULTY SIDE AIRBAG. IT WILL COST ME $1150 TO FIX, FOR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE, AND THEY STATED FAULTY AIRBAGS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT AND AM GOING TO TRY TO HAVE TO WARRANTY COVER THIS. MY CAR IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH ABOUT 59,600 MILES ON IT. *TR
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#10342892July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
P0740 TCC (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE AT PEP BOYS. CAME UP WITH P0740 SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE FIX BUT YET DIDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER PAYING THEM $102.00 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING ME $3,200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10342924July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET HOME. I WAS GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW BREAK LIGHTS SO I STARTED TO BRAKE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO A FEW INCHES. I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. IT REVVED UP BUT WOULD MOVE AT ALL. I CALLED 911 AND WAS TOLD MY THE DISPATCHER THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE THERE TO HELP ME. MY FIANCE SHOWED UP AND PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WASN'T BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 JUST TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $2560 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SINCE I AM ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND I STILL OWE ABOUT $1675 FOR THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT SINCE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CHARGES FOR LEAVING IT THERE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SEIZED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR
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#10342927July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WENT, MY ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE CRAZY BUT THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH. THEN I HAD PARKED MY CAR TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL & WATER BUT IT SEEMED OKAY. WE WEREN'T THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CARS AND SO WE DECIDED TO LET IT COOL DOWN FIRST BEFORE WE TRY AGAIN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THE CAR STARTED AND ROLLED A FEW METERS ON THIS UPHILL ROAD WE WERE ON AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED AND STARTED ROLLING BACK. LUCKILY IT WAS 4AM AND THERE WERE HARDLY ANY CARS AT THAT TIME. HAD MY CAR TOWED AND I WASTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY SINCE I WAS 30 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I FOUND OUT LATER ON THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND IT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE FULLY CHECKED BUT I'M THINKING WORST-CASE SCENARIO HERE AND THE AMOUNT I'D HAVE TO SPEND JUST TO GET THE FAULTY HONDA PARTS. I NOTICED HOW APPARENT THAT THIS CONDITION IS TO MANY EARLY 2000 HONDAS. SO MUCH FOR "RELIABILITY", HONDA. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO BE LOCAL AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN AT 3AM WHEN THERE AREN'T MUCH CARS ANYMORE IN HOLLYWOOD. *TR
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#10342569July 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. UNDER WARRANTY IN 2007 THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR BROKE WHEN I PUT IT DOWN. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN YOU PUSH IT UP, IT WOULD JUST HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AND BLOCK MY VISION TO MY RIGHT, NOT SAFE. THE DEALER REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. IN 2008 THE SAME THING APPEND TO MY DRIVER SIDE. I HAD THE SAME RESULTS AS THE RIGHT SIDE VISOR. 2009 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. JUNE 2010 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME $60 TO FIX. THIS IS UNSAFE, OBSCURES MY VISION. JULY 6 2010 THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AGAIN, THE WILL NOT FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME $60. THERE IS A DEFINITE PRODUCTION PROBLEM HERE AND HONDA NO'S IT. *TR
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#10342611July 12, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ON JULY 14, 2009. I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON JULY 14, 2009. GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. THE FRONT OF MY HONDA SMASHED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED, AND THE FRONT END AND COMPARTMENT COMPRESSED TO THE POINT THAT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, THE STEERING WHEEL JAMMED INTO MY CHEST WITH GREAT FORCE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND NOT REPAIRABLE. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH SEVERE CHEST CONTUSIONS, AND WAS OUT OF WORK FOR 2 WEEKS IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. FOR MONTHS, I SUFFERED WITH LARGE HEMATOMAS ON MY BREASTS, SEVERE BRUISING, AND INTENSE PAIN. TO THIS DAY, MY BREASTS ARE DEFORMED AND LUMPY FROM MONTHS OF HEMATOMAS, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS FOR MANY YEARS, IF NOT FOREVER. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH MY INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE. *TR
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0
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#10342647July 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT AND JUST DANGLES NOW. NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE REPLACED THE VISOR WITH THE SAME CHEAP PART FOUR TIMES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR AND I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR TEN PLUS YEARS. *TR
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#10342744July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WITH NO TRANSMISSION I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE REASON THAT I AM COMPLAINING NOW IS THAT 5 MONTHS LATER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE. I WAS ONLINE LOOKING FOR AN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY CAR AND THE FIRST 3 PAGES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ONE SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FLEX PLATE. AFTER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE, THE HONDA MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WAS UNRELATED (BUT DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT). THE TRANSMISSION GOING WHEN DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. NOT FIXING IT PROPERLY EXTENDS THAT DANGER. *TR
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#10342507July 11, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2003 HONDA CIVIC EX OVER 125K MILES LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ANY SPEED. HIGH BEAMS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, BUT I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE EVENING VERY OFTEN. ON JULY 10, 2010 MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF 4 TIMES IN A 210 MILE TRIP AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 40 - 70 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS IN JANUARY 2009. *TR UPDATED 01/04/2012 *LN *TR
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#10342508July 11, 2010
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE TIRES 026325 INSIGNIA SE200 BL P185/65R15 86/S 65,000 MILE TIRES TORE AT 57,000 MILES CAUSING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND ALMOST HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC THINKING I NEEDED A BALANCE AND HE TOOK OFF MY TIRES SHOWING THAT 3 OUT OF 4 THEM WERE TEARING. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2006 AND SHOULD NOT BE TEARING BY THEMSELVES. MECHANIC SAID THE WEAR ON THE TREAD AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL AND TEARING WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY MECHANICAL OR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND BRIDGESTONE AND WAS NOT ASSISTED. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP ONE TIRE AND HAVE IT IN MY GARAGE FOR EVIDENCE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AFTER I ALREADY HAD MY VEHICLE AND DID NOT ORIGINALLY COME WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
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