Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10264855April 9, 2009
SUSPENSION
REAR CONTROL ARMS OF 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FAIL, DAMAGING TIRES AND BRAKES. HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OR ISSUE A RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS DEFECT IS PREVALENT IN MANY CIVICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264871April 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2001 RECENTLY AND TWO DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT UP. WHEN I GOT IT CHECKED TODAY, I FOUND ITS A TRANSMISSION RELATED ERROR CODE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVICE ME A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT $3500. HONDA SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264499April 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264508April 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 7, CAR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. THAT EVENING ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET (45MPH SPEED LIMIT). MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. WILL COST $2500 TO FIX. FROM INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264363April 7, 2009
TIRES
REAR TIRES CUPPED (SCALLOPED) IN 14,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264425April 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER LAST WEEK (96 HONDA CIVIC WITH 140,000 MI). I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, IT REVS UP A LITTLE AND CATCHES. BASICALLY, ITS CHOPPY WHEN I PRESS ONTO THE GAS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMON RECALL. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS BC IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE A BIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264426April 7, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR. HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 2006 AND 2008 CIVICS. LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON TIRES AND CAR. REAR TIRES ARE DEMOLISHED! TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND ROAD NOISE. DEALER SAYS THAT I SHOULD ROTATE THE TIRES MORE OFTEN. THIS IS NOT WEAR FROM FAILURE TO ROTATE THIS IS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE HAVE FAILED TO FIX THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264203April 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY AND PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DIED COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR ROAD IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264195April 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HAD TO GET A BOOST OFF AND A COUPLE HOURS LATER THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264091April 3, 2009
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THIS 95 HONDA CIVIC SI, ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WAS MADE WITH MY CAR; THE AIRBAGS (FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS) DID NOT DEPLOY! ONE OCCASION WAS WHEN WE HIT A DEER HEAD ON. THE HOOD OF THE CAR WAS CRUMPLED IN, THE POOR DEER DIED, ONE HEADLIGHT WAS KNOCKED OUT. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ON A SECOND OCCASION, DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, MY SON SWERVED AND HIT THE SIDERAIL, THEN SWERVED ONTO THE MEDIAN OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE BACK/SIDE OF PASSENGERS SIDE WAS DESTROYED TO THE POINT THAT REPAIR WOULD BE MORE THAN VALUE OF CAR...METAL WAS LITERALLY RIPPED OUT AND PART OF THE BUMPER TORN OFF; YET NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED!! CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE, MY SON TOOK IT OUT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE RAN INTO A BUILDING ADDING MORE DAMAGE TO THE DEER DAMAGE AT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR...NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT!!!!! AGAIN!!! AND THE LAST OCCASION THE POOR CAR WAS PARKED NEAR THE CAMPUS OF A UNIVERSITY, SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BACK END OF THE CAR, AT A SPEED OF 45ISH. THE BACK WAS SMASHED IN, AND CRUMPLED. BUMPER ,BACK DOOR ETC COMPLETELY TORN UP. THE CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, GAS TANK ONLY ABLE TO HOLD 1 GALLON OF GAS AND FUMES NOW COMING INTO CAR BECAUSE OF DAMAGE...YET STILL NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! THIS LAST INCIDENT(THANK GOD) WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT OCCURRED! WHAT IS WRONG WITH HONDAS AIRBAGS?? IS THIS PREVALENT WITH THE ACURA'S TOO? I HAVE ONE OF THEM WHERE THE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INCIDENTS FROM 03 TO 06, ONE INCIDENT WITH POLICE INVOLVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264105April 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AFTER ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC, I BEGAN TO NOTICE I GOT A HEADACHE AND UPSET STOMACH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER DISCOVERED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND INDICATED THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE CABIN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE CONDITION SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS VERY HIGH, ABOUT $1000. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND NOT A RESULT OF AGE OR ABUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263945April 2, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR TIRES ON NEW HONDA CIVIC LX 2008 BEGAN THUMPING AND SHAKING AT 12000 MILES AND KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL 15K, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HONDA DEALER SAID THE "C" ARMS THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 CIVICS WERE INSTALLED IN MY CAR, AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TIRES ROTATED. (?) THEY WANTED $381 FOR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WITH ONLY 9 MONTHS AND 15K MILES OF NEW CAR USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264011April 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263863April 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. I HAVE REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES ON THIS CAR DUE TO THE BACK TIRES WEARING FLAT. HONDA REPORTED IT WAS A REAR END PROBLEM AND REPLACED PARTS. THE CAR STILL MAKES TOO MUCH ROAD NOISE. NO TIRES WERE REPLACED BY HONDA FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MY ENGINE BLOCK IS NOW CRACKED, AND IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BLOCK IS BEING REPLACED BY HONDA WITH ONLY A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY OR ONE YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263888April 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE HAS BEEN NO WRECK OR FIRE---THIS IS A COMPLAINT FOR YOUR TSB COMPILATIONS....WE HAVE AN 08 CIVIC LX: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY, AND WITH DELAYS. SLOWING DOWN AND THEN RE ACCELERATING LIGHTLY CAUSES A DELAY----AS IF THE TRANSMISSION/CONTROL MODULE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH GEAR TO GET INTO--- AND THEN A ROUGH ENGAGEMENT. FROM D TO REVERSE, THERE IS A HARDER ENGAGEMENT THAN SHOULD BE. IT'S AS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MY DEALER SAYS ALL THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL IN A CIVIC AUTO TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE AN 07 ACCORD EXL AND IT HAS NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS, NOR DID ANY OTHER VEHICLES I'VE HAD IN THE PAST WITH A.T. IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING OR SOFTWARE PATCH FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. ALSO, AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IT IS HARDER TO SEE OUT OF THIS WINDSHIELD DURING RAIN, ESP. AT NIGHT, THAN ANY CAR I'VE DRIVEN. POSSIBLY THE EXTREME SLANT OF THE GLASS? AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AS WELL, THE BRAKES HAVE A SOFT PEDAL, AS WELL, AND REQUIRE MORE FORCE THAN OUR ACCORD(MUCH MUCH MORE)OR THAN ANY CAR I AM USED TO, EXCEPT ONE WITH AIR IN THE LINES....DEALER SAYS THIS SOFT PEDAL IS NORMAL, AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263727March 31, 2009
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEPS BREAKING BLOCKING MY DRIVING VISIBILITY AND HONDA NOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR RECALL IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263750March 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
INCREASING ROAD NOISE AND VIBRATION AS TIRES WERE WORN IRREGULARLY OVER THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF OPERATION. VEHICLE BECAME INCREASING UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN WET OR SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN WINDY. VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS DARTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, REQUIRING CONTINUOUS MINOR STEERING CORRECTIONS, AND UNTIL ULTIMATELY A REDUCTION IN SPEED IS REQUIRED TO REGAIN STABLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES REAR SUSPENSION IS THE CAUSE, BUT DOES NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263801March 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON 2006-07 HONDA CIVICS WERE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING SEVERE TIRE WEAR THAT SENT ME TOWARD MY THIRD SET OF TIRES AFTER 60,000 MILES. THE TIRES "CUPPED" AND CAUSED LOUD ROAD NOISE. UPON INITIAL APPROACH, HONDA DEALER SAME SWOPE IN LOUISVILLE, KY., FAILED TO FIX SAYING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263576March 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM PRETTY SURE THIS HAS COME HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH HONDA EARLY CIVICS MAINLY 2001 TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT AT LOW MILES IN HIGHWAYS INTERSECTIONS AND JUST STARTING UP. MY CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AND HAS FAIL TO SHIFT ONCE BEFORE WHILE TURNING ON A TRAFFIC FILLED STREET. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE CARS BREAKING DOWN BY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 40000 MILES ON THERE CAR. I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS BEING STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CAN BE WITH THE RISE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISNT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS. THIS IS HUNDREDS STOPPING IN HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS AND I AM WAITING TO BE NEXT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A FACTORY PROBLEM. THIS MOSTLY LIKELY HAS CLAUSE CRASHES AND WILL CLAUSE MORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY TIME I GET INTO IT. I DRIVE IN CITY AREAS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION AND WILL NAIL ME IF MY CAR DIES NO QUESTION. I AM JUST HOPING HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT'S WILL COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE IF IT HASN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE READ WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THERE CAR ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS JUST IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE DEAD CARS ON THE ROAD. AND MY SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK FOR THE PASSENGER OR DRIVE SEAT WITHOUT HAVING TO SLAM THEM IN THERE AND POP OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263312March 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN. I MISSED HITTING 3 CARS AS MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. HUNDRED OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT OF FAILED HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA? CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON AGAINST HONDA FOR 2001 ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS AND ACURA BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIVING IN A SYNDICAL WORLD, AND SEEING THE BILLIONS STOLEN BY BANKERS, I WONDER IF HONDA IS PAYING OFF SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. TELEVISION STATIONS, MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS CRASH DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO YOUR JOB AND GET A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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