Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10287442October 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR SOUNDS LIKE A BASEBALL CARD STUCK IN A SPOKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287313October 13, 2009
VISIBILITY, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY SO I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT WAS RAINING SO HARD I COULDN'T SEE SO I PUT THE WIPERS TO THE FASTEST SETTING POSSIBLE. THE MOMENT THE WIPER ON THE LEFT REACHED THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THE WIPER CAME OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND BANGED THE SIDE OF THE CAR (THE FRAME) AND THEN FLEW INTO THE AIR. THE WIPER COMES OFF THE WINDSHIELD EACH TIME YOU TURN THEM ON FULL BLAST. AS A RESULT MY VISION IS IMPAIRED AND I CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE RAIN TO DRIVE. I CAN'T SEE THE LANES TO STAY IN THE LINES OR THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPER. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE WIPERS YET BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. ALSO I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAR DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED MY FRONT DRIVERSIDE TIRE WAS LOW. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION ABOUT MIDNIGHT SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO SLEEP WHEN I GOT THERE. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT SAME TIRE WAS LOW ALMOST FLAT AGAIN. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND CHECKED IT FOR HOLES OR NAILS. NONE WERE VISIBLE TO THE EYE. I HAD A FULL SIZE SPARE SO I PUT THE SPARE ON. BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE SPARE TIRE AND IF ONE OF MY TIRES POPS UNEXPECTEDLY I'M OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE THE FAULTY TIRE IS IN MY TRUNK INSTEAD OF A RELIABLE TIRE. IM GOING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE TO KEEP AS A NEW SPARE BUT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR ITSELF LONG, I THINK THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO A SAFETY INSPECTION SINCE THE TIRE AND WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287229October 13, 2009
STRUCTURE
2007 HONDA CIVIC PAINT IS DEFECTED. CROWSFEET ALLOVER THE HOOD AND FENDERS.HONDA WILL NOT COVER 100 PERCENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287062October 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I HAVE 85, 000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE FOUR TIMES NOW (I WAS JUST ADVISED TODAY BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKES ARE ONCE AGAIN SERIOUSLY WORN AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT). THE BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY, WITH MORE WEAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND IT ALWAYS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20,000 MILES. WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, HONDA REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSIDER A REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287067October 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX GAVE OUT ON ME ON OCT.10, 2009. THE CAR REVS BUT THERE IS NO MOTION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS WEBSITE BY SOMEONE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THERE HAVE 342 REPORTS SO FAR ON THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT ANYWHERE (LIKE A FREEWAY) WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE AND HAD TO PUSH IT TO A GAS STATION IN TRAFFIC. MY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 8 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA, WHICH THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT COMPLAINT AND REFUSED TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE ALMOST $3,000+ IT COSTS TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287102October 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY TRAFFIC MAIN STREET ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT WITH MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR,THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH 2002 CIVIC AND ARE MANY COMPLAINS TO HONDA AND NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287108October 12, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT CATCH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287136October 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID: REAR WHEELS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO RECALL ON 2007 CIVIC (RECALL # 07V399000) FOR DAMAGED WHEEL BEARINGS, HOWEVER, MY HYBRID IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHEN IS A CIVIC NOT A CIVIC? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286956October 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2007 CIVIC SI IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GRINDS. TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER EACH REPAIR. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 8K MILES, WAS REPAIRED THEN IT RECURRED AT AROUND 15K MILES. THE ODOMETER IS NOW AT 23K MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT REPLACED THE 3RD GEAR SYNCRO. THE 2ND REPAIR REPLACE THE 3RD & 4TH GEAR SYNCRO AND SHIFT FORK. I RECOMMEND HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 6SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE CIVIC SI DUE TO NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286719October 8, 2009
WHEELS, TIRES
I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX. TODAY I TOOK IT TO MEINIKE TO GET MY OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. THERE WAS NO TREAD LEFT ON THE INNER TIRES. I'VE ROTATED MY TIRES EVERY 6K MILES AND NOW I'M AT 28K MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU MADE IT HERE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THEM BACK ON BECAUSE THEIR WORN TO THE CORE. THERE IS ALSO NO TREAD LEFT. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW, BUT WHEN I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. HONDA SAID THEY WOULDN'T PAY TO HAVE THE TIRES FIXED FROM THEIR DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286800October 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF HIGH VEHICLE MILEAGE NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 11/23/09 *BF UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286839October 8, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES REAR-END NOISE STARTED, AT 20,000 MILES IT BECAME UNBEARABLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO BATTLE CREEK HONDA AND THEY TOLD US THE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HAD TO ALIGN THE CAR AND REPLACE TIRES WITH 20,000 MILES. THE CAR ALSO HANDLES VERY POORLY IN SNOW AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286698October 7, 2009
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IF I NEED IT TO STAY UP I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP WHILE I DRIVE. WHEN I LOOKED ON AUTOBEEF.COM I FOUND 40+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. FROM THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THAT SITE, EVEN IF I HAVE IT FIXED IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. AT PRESENT MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286422October 6, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
TIRE FAILURE ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I HAVE HAD UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, BOUGHT NEW TIRES ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286507October 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HONDA CIVIC SI 2007, PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IN DIFFERENTIAL GEAR AND OTHER PART IN THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286325October 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKED. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR FROM PROCEEDING INTO THE INTERSECTION, I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET HEAVILY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT THE TIME. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR ANYTIME DURING THE SERVICE TEST DRIVE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. IN A SECOND SIMILAR INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO EXIT A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT ONTO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. AGAIN, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FIERCELY. THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD BACK THE CAR WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. IN A PANIC, FEARING I WOULD HIT SOMEONE CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY PATH, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK OR REVERSE JUST TO STOP IT FROM CONTINUING FORWARD. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/3/09 WHILE BRAKED AT A CORNER INTERSECTION WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR DOWN THE BLOCK WHERE I WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS TIME WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO TURN THE CORNER, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ANOTHER CAR WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK TOWARDS ME. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD BACK THE CAR AS I PROCEED AROUND THE CORNER. AS MY CAR CONTINUED TO RACE FORWARD, I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND THE OTHER CAR WITHOUT STRIKING IT HEAD ON. THESE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES AND IT IS EVEN MORE UPSETTING TO LEARN FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE EXPLAINED OR REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE HONDA CORPORATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286211October 4, 2009
AIR BAGS, CHILD SEAT
I HAVE 3 HONDA CIVIC BUILD ON 2001 ALL 3 OF THEM HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON I TOOK TO HONDA DEALER THEY SAID IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT AND I HAVE FEW FRIEND THEY ALL HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE CIVIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286265October 4, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
EXCESSIVE INNER-EDGE REAR TIRE WEAR (OUTER EDGE AND MIDDLE AREA TIRE WEAR SEEMS NORMAL AND HAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT AFTER THE INNER EDGES ARE EXCESSIVELY WORN). TIRES REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, 31,000 MILES, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES (OEM DUNLOP SP31 TIRES WERE USED EACH TIME). DEALER REPLACED REAR CONTROL ARMS AT 18,000, ADVISED TO ROTATE THE TIRES MORE OFTEN AT 31,000 MILES. DEALER MOSTLY SEEMS UNABLE TO RESOLVE, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE, THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286157October 3, 2009
SEATS
THE FRONT SEATS IN MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE ROCK CONSTANTLY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILS MORE OFTEN THAN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY BOTH ROCK DIAGONALLY - BACK LEFT TO FRONT RIGHT. ABOUT EVERY 10,000 - 15,000 MILES, I NEED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM "FIX" THIS PROBLEM. THEY USUALLY REPLACE SOME BUSHINGS IN THE SEAT BASE, WHICH HELPS FOR ABOUT 10-15,000 MILES, AND THEN THEY START ROCKING AGAIN. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IS DONE TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I DRIVE MY CAR NORMALLY, DON'T FLOP DOWN IN THE SEAT, AND DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT SHOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I INCLUDED THE DATE THAT THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286187October 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING YESTERDAY WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING IT, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THE CAR HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO VERIFY MY MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS, BUT SEARCHED ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MANY 2006 HONDA CIVICS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT IS BEYOND MAJOR (AND SOUNDS LIKE SOME KIND OF RECALL ISSUE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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