Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10332406May 26, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A CENTER MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE FRONT END HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN AGAIN, FORCING THE CONTACT TO PASS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND END UP ON THE RIGHT SIDED OF THE ROAD. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,613. UPDATED 06/15/10 *BF UPDATED 08/18/108JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10332422May 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
CAR: 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC PROBLEM: SRS LIGHT CAME OFF WITH NO REASON AFTER A WEB SEARCH FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2001 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2002 MODEL YEAR EVEN THE SAME SENSORS AND PARTS ARE IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332759May 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE BECAME AWARE OF A PROBLEM WHEN SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332189May 25, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BELT ABNORMALLY TIGHTENED, FORCING HER INTO THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT TO REMOVED IT FROM AROUND HER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH YET THE CONTACT STATED SHE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A CRASH IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332215May 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WITH MY LONG COMMUTE I'M UP TO 143,000 (HIGHWAY) MILES. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM HAVING THEIR "B13" SERVICE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE(!) THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 CIVICS AND THAT DEALERSHIP HAS HANDLED "SEVERAL, ONE JUST THIS WEEK", AND THAT IT MANIFESTS ITSELF ARBITRARILY, "THE ENGINE IS FINE AND THEN IT JUST BREAKS". MOST CIVICS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY (OR CLOSE ENOUGH) SO I IMAGINE THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVEN'T FELT THE NEED TO REPORT THIS. BUT EVEN WITH THEM MANAGING TO GET HONDA AMERICA TO PAY 25% OF THE COST I'LL STILL PAY OVER $3000 IN REPAIR COSTS. HONDAS ARE "SUPPOSED" TO BE VERY RELIABLE, SO HAVING A WELL-MAINTAINED ENGINE DIE AT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN CHEATED. BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, IF HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE MORE ACTION AND RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT FIXING IT. EVEN WITH THEIR "SERVICE BULLETIN" THEY SAID IT WON'T BE A RECALL UNLESS IT'S A "SAFETY ISSUE" LIKE SEAT BELTS. I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO BE DRIVING AROUND CIVICS WHERE THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT PROVOCATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332239May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (136,000 MILES) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HIGH-PITCHED WHINE, THEN REVVING OF ENGINE, AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I'VE MAINTAINED PERFECT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SINCE BUYING THE CAR. MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF HOW 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SIMILARLY FAILED RECENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE WILL REPLACE FOR $3500, BUT NO ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332258May 25, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
2002 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR THE INDOOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING VERY SHARP METAL THAT CUTS YOUR HAND WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE CUT MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE ALMOST NEEDING STITCHES. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS SURELY A SAFETY DEFECT, THOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10331942May 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUNVISOR DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE SUNVISOR TO OBSTRUCT THE DRIVERS VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332066May 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331674May 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY IS DISCHARGING/RECALIBRATING RANDOMLY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. PRIOR TO THIS DATE I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND FIND A PROBLEM SINCE THIS BEGAN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY AND WAS A NEW ISSUE WITH THE CAR. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. ON THIS DATE, THE IMA BATTERY DISCHARGED WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION, POWER WAS DRAINED, A CAR ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE MY CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. GIVEN THAT THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN A RECALIBRATION/DISCHARGE WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. BECAUSE THERE IS NO ERROR CODE INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE REFUSING TO WORK ON IT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL 100% UNDER WARRANTY. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES AND THE CAR POWER LOSS. THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE IMA BATTERY REPLACED HAVE REPORTED THE CAR BACK TO NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. I SHOULD NOTE, THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR THE DISCHARGE/RECALIBRATION WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN INCREASING RAPIDLY AND NOW THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A WEEK. IN FEBRUARY IT DID IT TWO TIMES A WEEK, AND ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DOING IT ONCE A WEEK. THE MORE THIS OCCURS THE MORE I AM AT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE FROM NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE DRIVER CANNOT COMPENSATE. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331687May 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
NORMAL USAGE OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR - SPLITS APART AND WILL HONDA CIVIC 2006 EX DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITHOUT REPLACING THE SUN VISOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331762May 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I JUST WANTED TO NOTIFY YOUR AGENCY ABOUT A VEHICLE THAT I FINANCED ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO, BUT THERE'S ISSUING REGARDING HONDA MANUFACTURER NOT COVERING THE DEFECTS TO LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVIC, (EXCEPT HYBRID & SI MODELS). THIS IS AN ACTUAL ISSUE THAT I'VE READ THROUGH CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND EITHER HONDA WOULD NOT PAY AT ALL OR HONDA WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS AND LEAVE THE REST FOR CUSTOMERS TO TAKE CARE OF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY INDIVIDUALS, BUT ON ITS OWN. ALSO, THESE MAJOR REPAIRS ARE VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND SOME OF US ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS, ME ESPECIALLY. MAJORITY OF THESE HONDA OWNERS ARE JUST PAST WARRANTY OR WAY PAST WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. PLEASE EMAIL ME AS TO WHAT YOUR AGENCY CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY HAVE HONDA RECALL OR REPAIR THESE DEFECTS 100%. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TO READ MY VOICED CONCERN. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331500May 21, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN RIVERSIDE IN ROCKFORD. WHEN I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AT RIVERSIDE AND ROCKTON, A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO REACT AND HIT THE CAR AT 40 MPH. MY TWO DOOR 2000 HONDA CIVIC EX IS TOTALED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I NEVER HAD ANY AIRBAG LIGHTS ON IN MY CAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OR ANY WARNINGS INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331357May 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON A 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 110,000 MILES. IT WAS CAUSING FREQUENT STALLING AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AT TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BUT NOT SURE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331407May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ACTING SLUGGISH. WHEN I CAN TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO GO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 5 MPH. THE RVM GAUGE WAS GOING UP BUT IT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURRENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT 2001 CIVIC HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I DRIVE 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY, I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON THE STREETS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331420May 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331445May 20, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HERS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES YET A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 169,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10331456May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH MY ENTIRE CAR VIBRATES/SHUTTERS/SHIMMY/SHAKES. IT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHIFTER, AND THE OVERALL RIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN I PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. IF I AM TRAVELING AT 72MPH AND I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS THE VIBRATION DOES NOT GO AWAY 100%, BUT IT'S GREATLY REDUCED. AT 32,000 MY TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WORN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA WHO WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 30,000. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE HE COULD NOT FIX THE CAMBER WHICH WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND SO I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM MOUNTED, ALIGNED AND BALANCED. RECENTLY AFTER HAVING A 50,000 MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY CAR BY HONDA THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. HAD THE RIGHT AND LEFT INNER CV JOINTS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331019May 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO INSPECT. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS USUAL AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT FELT SLIGHTLY OFF. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT WELL. IT IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY APPROX. 47,000 MILES WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA ASSOC. AND NOTIFIED THEM THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY DAD'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR WAS APPROX. 4 YRS. OLD AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWNS A HONDA ODYSSEY ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THEY JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA CIVIC I HAVE OWNED AND WAS SO SURE I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. AND TO TOP IT OFF, I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE CAR! THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THOSE YOU HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331072May 18, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 HONDA CIVIC CLICKS/CLICKS GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, COMING TO STOPS, TURNING IN DRIVEWAYS, PULLING INTO PARKING STALL EVERYDAY SINCE THE THIRD MONTH OF OWNING VEHICLE. VEHICLE SURGES WHEN COMING TO STOPS SCARY AT TIMES. VEHICLE BUZZES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WARMING UP ON COLD START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SHOP TO RIDE WITH SHOP FOREMAN. INDICATES ALL NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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