Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10276048July 8, 2009
AIR BAGS
I WAS GOING THREW A INTERSECTION (ALONE) IN MY 2003 COUPE HONDA CIVIC AND A RED FULL SIZED FORD TRUCK HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRUCK FLIPPED AND SLID AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF CAUSING, MEMORY LOSS, STAGE 3 CONCUSSION AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX IT THEY SAID MY CAR WAS TOTALED PER THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AND I TOOK MANY PICTURES OF IT AND THE DAMAGED PARTS BEFORE THE TOOK IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10275938July 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE CRACKED FROM OVERHEATING ONLY 42000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS IT WAS FROM MY NEGLECT-HOWEVER I FOLLOWED THEIR GUIDE BOOK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA WOULD TREAT A LOYAL CUSTOMER THIS WAY JUST TO SAVE A BUCK. FROM DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHO WILL STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276010July 7, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
AFTER 14,000 MILES AUTOMOBILE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO TIRE WEAR. WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR UPPER ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT ARMS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE TIRES. EVEN THOUGH THE ABNORMAL WEAR WAS DO TO THE REAR UPPER ARMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275800July 5, 2009
TIRES
HELLO, I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. RECENTLY, EVERYTIME YOU GO OVER 45 MPH THERE IS SO MUCH ROAD NOISE THAT THERE IS NO WAY BEING ABLE TO TALK IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE FOUR SET OF TIRES, RAN A TIRE ROTATION AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ITS THE TIRES, WHERE I ONLY HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275663July 2, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED HER NOSE TO BREAK AND INJURIES TO HER LEFT EYE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN HER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,980.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10275677July 2, 2009
VISIBILITY
WHILE PUTTING MY CAR VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SUN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE LEFT HINGE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE, "SPLITTING" THE VISOR OPEN. IT WILL NO LONGER LOCK IN AN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT FLAPS DOWN IN FRONT OF ONE'S EYE WHEN DRIVING. NO TAPE OR OTHER FIX SEEMS TO WORK. OF COURSE, I AM TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275466July 1, 2009
TIRES
CIVIC EX 2006 FAULTY REAR DESIGN. RESULTING IN REAR TIRES BECOMING SEVERALLY WORN AND UNEVEN TREADS DUE TO UPPER REAR ARMS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 30000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS DEFECT #08-001. HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNLESS I PAY FOR THE NEW PART, $500, AND + LABOR, OR REPLACE TIRES WHICH MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT. DAMAGE TO TIRES OCCURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME MISALIGNED A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A DEFECT BUT ARE NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275492July 1, 2009
SEATS
MANY DRIVERS, MYSELF INCLUDED, CANNOT DRIVE A NEW CAR WITH THE HEADREST INSTALLED. I MUST HAVE A STRAIGHTER THAN "AVERAGE" POSTURE. THE FORWARD TILTING DESIGN FORCES MY CHIN INTO MY CHEST . WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN AFTERMARKET HEADREST, I REALIZED THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ALSO RESORTED TO REMOVING OR TURNING THE HEADREST BACKWARDS RESULTING IN ZERO WHIPLASH PROTECTION. I IMAGINE THAT SOME GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY MANDATED THE SHAPE OF THE HEADREASTS THAT RESULT IN A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL RESULT THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, LEAVES A GREAT MANY INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO SEVERE INJURY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MY BODY SHAPE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO JUST DEAL WITH IT. WHILE I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS DESIGN I KNOW, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNET POSTINGS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DILEMMA, THAT SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING MY NEW CAR THE FIRST DAY WITH THE HEADREST REVERSED, I LET THE CLUTCH OUT A LITTLE TO FAST WHILE STOPPED ON A HILL AND IT CAUSED MY HEAD TO JERK BACK. IF I HAD BEEN A LITTLE LESS LIMBER OR HAD GIVEN THE ENGINE MORE GAS I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED. WHILE I AM NOT GOING TO CHECK THE BOX BELOW FOR INJURIES CERTAINLY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS VEHICLE. EVERY CAR I TOOK FOR A TEST DRIVE LAST WEEK HAD THE SAME POOR DESIGN THAT DID NOT ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ADJUST THE TILT TO SAFELY FIT THEIR POSTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275487July 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT A USED 2000 HONDA CIVIC DX THAT WOULD SPUTTER VERY QUICKLY SPORADICALLY. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS I DROVE IT MORE. NOW IT WILL JUST SHUT DOWN AND HAVE TO SIT BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER AS WE WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT AND HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO US ON THE FREEWAY. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR KILLED OTHERS IF THEY WOULD HAVE HIT US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY! AS I'M FINDING OUT, THERE IS SOME KIND OF UNOFFICIAL RECALL ON THE HONDA'S IGNITION SWITCHES. IS THIS TRUE? WE NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, AS I HAVE HAD IT PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND IT DOESN'T READ ANY CODES BEING DEFECTIVE.....IT WON'T UNLESS IT'S DOING IT AT THE TIME. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275523July 1, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
2006 HONDA CIVIC REAR CONTROL ARMS. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB08-001. YET THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE REPAIR OF WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS DEEMED TO BE TOO SHORT AND CAN CAUSE RAPID AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275339June 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
FAULTY "REAR CAMBERS" ON 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CAMBERS CAUSED PREMATURE AND SEVERE TIRE CUPPING. DEALERSHIP HAS NO SOLUTION/FIX FOR FAULTY REAR CAMBERS. HONDA HAS OFFERED 50% OFF OF REPLACEMENT TIRES AS THE ONLY SOLUTION. CAR IS STILL UNDER 3 YEAR 36K WARRANTY. NO SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE OR GENUINE HONDA PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE FAULTY REAR CAMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275220June 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE WEARS INCORRECTLY, CUPPING OR SCALLOPING OCCURS, APPEARS TO BE TO MUCH NEGATIVE CAMBER. THE CUPPING CREATES "WOBBLING" OR ROAD NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275281June 29, 2009
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,322 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,404.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275179June 28, 2009
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SUN VISOR SEPARATION AND HANGS IN THE FIELD OF VISION. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN OF THE SUN VISORS OF HONDA CIVICS. THE UNIT BREAKS APART WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NO LOGER BE ABLE TO RETRACT OUT OF THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION. I REPAIRED THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BECOME A PROBLEM, AND HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN WITH NO ABILITY TO ADJUST THE POSITION. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL SITES ON THE INTERNET TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ERROR, BUT A CONTINUING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275185June 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2000 HONDA CIVIC DX-VP O2 SENSOR FAILED AT 125,000 MILES DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT THE SENSOR - NO INFORMATION AS TO HOW MUCH EARLIER THE CRACK MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED BEFORE THE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE SENSOR FAILURE GENERATES AN ERROR CODE AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND CREATES ROUGH IDLING AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC, CREATING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTION IN THAT CONDITION. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH THE O2 SENSOR. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH CRACKED MANIFOLDS AND SENSOR FAILURES ON 2000 HONDA CIVICS AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON CIVICS ON ALL MODEL YEARS FROM 1996 TO 2003. HONDA ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON MANY OF THESE MODEL YEARS THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO MOST OWNERS, SINCE THE DEFECT COMMONLY APPEARS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. HONDA AND IT'S DEALERS ARE ALSO BEING ALLOWED TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF REPLACEMENT MANIFOLDS AND INSTALLATION TO CORRECT THE VERY DEFECT THAT IT CREATED. THIS DEFECT HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPENSE INVOLVED ($1000) AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTION NOT EXPIRING UNTIL AUGUST. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT FOR WHICH HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS OR PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OR COMPENSATION TO THE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PASS STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND KEEP THE VEHICLE OPERATING LEGALLY, AND TO PREVENT SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FROM THE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275048June 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HESITATION OF CVT TRANSMISSION IN HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003 MODEL . THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AS YOU APPLY GAS ON THE PEDAL. THIS HESITATION IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY IN CERTAIN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274922June 25, 2009
STEERING
ABOUT BRAKES IN HONDA CIVIC EX 2D COUPE. HEAVY PULSATION WHEN BRAKING AND SQUEAK NOISE EVEN IF DRIVE IN LOW SPEEDS. IT IS HAPPENING < 10K AND > 20 K. NEED HONDA TO CARE OF THIS WHERE ARE DEALERS ARE CHARGING HEAVY SOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274930June 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE AVOIDED CRASHING SEVERAL TIMES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK, THUS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM RECEIVING THE NEEDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS DID NOT REGISTER A SPECIFIC CODE; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274882June 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. HAVING TROUBLE WITH UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT 38,000 AND BOUGHT EXPENSIVE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER, HAVING CUPPING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN. (TIRES HAVE BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274871June 24, 2009
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE SUSPENSION, WHICH CAUSES DIFFICULTY STEERING AND PREMATURELY WEARS THE TIRES DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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