Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10328263April 30, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE WHEN STARTED, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHIFT TO THE RIGHT SUDDENLY AT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO WOULD NOT POSITION AT 12 OCLOCK. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,450. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,197.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328088April 29, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE ONCE BEFORE IN 2008 AND I HAD IT FIXED. IT BROKE AGAIN IN 2009 AND IN MAY 2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328119April 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PARKED THE VEHICLE DRIVEWAY, EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO SPEAK TO NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED CAR ROLLING, WE BOTH JUMP OUT OF WAY. VEHICLE ROLLS DOWN HILL ACROSS STREET ONTO NEIGHBOR PROPERTY AND FLIPS ON THE NEIGHBOR'S RETAINING WALL. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327833April 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY CAR FAILED TO STOP AND BUMPED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT IN FRONT OF ME AT SLOW SPEED ABOUT 3MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327834April 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC JUMPED GEARS AND SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED MY SPEED HAD TO MANEUVER OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC NEARBY WHICH SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIX IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED THE CODE PO740. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THIS WAS COMMON IN CIVICS AND SOME ACCORDS AND THAT 2001 WAS THE WORST. HONDA HAS BEEN USING FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND SOLENOID PARTS AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR MANY OWNER THAT SEEMS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND NOT ALLOWING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND ALLOWS IT TO REDLINE. INDEED NO PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN NOT DRIVING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AT ABOUT 3500 RPM BUT THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN THE NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY OR DRIVING UPHILL IS REQUIRED, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE AND TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WASN'T HEAVY WHEN THIS OCCURRED THAT ALLOWED ME TO EXIT QUICKLY BUT IF THIS HAD CAUSED ME TO SHIFT DOWN IT WOULD'VE BEEN DANGEROUS AND CAUSED A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS NO RECALL HAS YET TO BE MADE EVEN THOUGH THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327781April 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2008 HONDA CIVIC. HORN DOES NOT ALWAYS SOUND. SOMETIMES WORKS WITH FIRST ATTEMPT,BUT SOMETIMES TAKES AS MANY AS 12 OR MORE ATTEMPTS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER VARIOUS TIMES. THEY HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHILD RUNS IN FRONT OF MY MOVING CAR AND I CANNOT SOUND THE HORN-AS AN EXAMPLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327369April 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND FELL APART. VISOR WILL NOT FALL SUDDENLY AND OBSTRUCT MY VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327323April 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - REAR TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY EVEN AFTER SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 08-001 HAS BEEN DONE. REAR TIRES BECOME NOISY WITH THE INSIDE WEAR AND CUPPING. EVENTUALLY, FOR A NON-OBSERVANT DRIVER, THERE WILL BE A BLOWOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327266April 24, 2010
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD THE HONDA CIVIC (2007) AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THIS CAR IS 3YRS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THIS THE CENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IS A COST OF $500 BUT AFTER VIEWING ONLINE I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEARS I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327002April 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IN MY CAR FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT REACH MORE THAN 20 MPH. FINALLY, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING ALL TOGETHER EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SAFELY TRY AND MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT BE HIT AND I COULD GET OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE WAY OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING SOME INFORMATION ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA IN CA THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THERE HAVE EVER BEEN ANY SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HURT. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING BY NO FAULT OF MY OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327053April 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE OIL CAP. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE OIL COMPARTMENT AND THE DIP STICK WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327074April 22, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A BAD REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. OVER TIME DUE TO THIS DEFECT INNER TIRE WEAR IS EXCESSIVE. THIS CAN LEAD TO TIRE BLOW OUT. HONDA IS ONLY REPLACING THE PART WHEN ASKED. DUE TO THIS DEFECT I HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES, A BRAKE JOB, AND NOW NEED A NEW WHEEL BEARING. HONDA IS ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. THEY ARE CHARGING FOR ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BEARING, AND TIRES. THIS REALLY SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. TIRES ONLY LASTING 10,000 MILES BEFORE BECOMING DANGEROUS IS NOT GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326784April 21, 2010
TIRES, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE NEXT WEEK, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SPECIFIC UNKNOWN TIRE AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326780April 21, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS REPLACED. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,157. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326846April 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I GOT A NEW HONDA CIVIC EX 2007 SEDAN AND PERFORMING ALL THE REGULAR NEEDED MAINTENANCE AND WHEEL ROTATION. AFTER DRIVING 20,000 MILES, I FELT SHAKING AND VIBRATION OF THE CAR WITH LOTS OF NOISE COMING OUT OF THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA DEALER; THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND INFORMED ME THAT, THE WHEEL CUPS ARE UNEVENLY WORN DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL ARM AND IMPROPER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID HE FIXED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL BUT MENTIONED THAT THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE TILL THE WHEELS WEAR EVENLY (APPROXIMATELY 2MONTHS). I DROVE AGAIN FOR FOUR MONTHS WITH THAT NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CHANGE AND IN FACT THE NOISE HAS BEEN INCREASED. I BROUGHT THE CAR AGAIN TO DEALER AND TECHNICIAN VERIFIED AND SAID, I NEED TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES IN ORDER TO GET RIDE OF THAT ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLIANT TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMING THAT, THE WHEELS HAS BEEN PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL ARM FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THEY TOOK WEEK TIME AND INFORMED ME THAT, THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED MY HONDA WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ON THIS. I ARGUED WITH THE MANAGER WHO HANDLED THE CASE, THE LIFE OF THE TIRES WAS REDUCED TO HALF BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE CAR,..NO USE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326613April 20, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V259000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,946 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326655April 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. HE THEN ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND AS HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND FLAMES WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE THEN OBSERVED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326659April 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AND BEGAN JERKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326297April 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED UP TO 2 I/2 RPM. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, INFORMED THE CONTACT WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 508. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 923.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326462April 19, 2010
STRUCTURE
BLUE 2004 HONDA CIVIC PAINT IS PEELING AND BLISTERING OFF THE TOP OF CAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER BLUE HONDA'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN CALLING HONDA FOR MONTHS TRYING TO GET INFO AND I WAS JUST TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. MY AREA DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CREDIT FOR $600 TO PAINT THE AREAS BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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