Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10263142March 26, 2009
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISORS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE COMPLETELY FELL APART. I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT MOVING HER VEHICLE AT THE TIME THEY FELL OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE INCREASING FREQUENCY OF THIS- I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS AND REPAIR THEM FOR FREE. BUT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $100. BUT, I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263202March 26, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
TIRE NOISE DURING DRIVING. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER 2 MONTHS. FOUND REAR TIRE INNER WEAR (CUPPING) ON DRIVER SIDE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT OF PAY PRO-RATED AMOUNT BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 25K MILES. I DRIVE 90% HIGHWAY AND TIRES STILL HAVE 40% LIFE REMAINING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263206March 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT MY CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT DID NOT GO PAST 10-15 MILES. LUCKILY MY DESTINATION WASN'T FAR AND I MADE IT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR I FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO FOR ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263088March 25, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES STARTED SEPARATING 24000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. TIRES WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263105March 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILS BY GETTING STUCK AT A SPEED AT A SPEED AND NOT DECREASING ONCE THE CAR IS SLOWED DOWN, THEN THAT SPEED IS THE NEW STARTING SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASES WITH THE CARS SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY REACHES PAST THE MAXIMUM AND IS PEGGED AT THE BOTTOM. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE WILL RE-ADJUST TOWARDS 0, BUT ONLY ABOUT 2MPH WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262944March 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING A 2007 HONDA CIVIC FROM A DEALER I EXPERIENCED ROADSIDE DAMAGE TO MY CONDENSER WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE UNIT WAS COMPLETELY EXPOSED AND THERE WAS NO PROTECTION/GRILL TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE MOST AUTOS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS SAME ISSUE. AFTER CALLING HONDA TO COMPLAIN I WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262956March 24, 2009
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR IS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND HANGS DOWN AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. IT BLOCKS VISION FOR SAFE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE MOVED TO THE SIDE WHICH BLOCKS PERIPHERAL VISION. IT ALSO CAN'T BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN COMING IN THE WINDOW AT CERTAIN ANGELS. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR AWHILE BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO GET IN TO THE DEALER WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE. I AM WITHIN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT OVER THE 36K MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE QUITE A DISTANCE EACH DAY. MY CONCERN IS PAYING TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AND THE MANY REPORTS I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY TIMES SINCE THE DESIGN/MATERIALS ARE FLAWED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE FEATURE OF THE CAR AND I HOPE THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262970March 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
TIRES WEAR AND CUP. MAJOR VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEWEST SET OF TIRES HAVE REAR TIRES CUPPED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES. COMPANY HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE BUT NEVER INFORMED CUSTOMER. WE THOUGHT OUR FIRST TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE REAR ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO TRY TO FIX ISSUE. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WINTER OF 2007 HUSBAND DID 3 360'S ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262973March 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK. HE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, IT WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY STREET, BECAUSE HE BARELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION IF THE STREET WERE A BUSIER ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262975March 24, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION (AT A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH) THAT RESULTED IN THE CAR BEING "TOTALED" DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRONT END, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE PANELS WERE CRUSHED AND THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS BENT. EVENTHOUGH THE AIR BAG SENSORS IN THE FRONT WERE "HIT", NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND INJURED ANKLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10262747March 23, 2009
WHEELS
MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS UNEVEN AND IRREGULAR WEAR ON THE TIRES DUE TO AN EXTENSION ARM PROBLEM IN THE REAR. HONDA ISSUES A RECALL "FIX" WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CAUSES CUPPING WHICH CREATES AN EXTREMELY NOISY, UNSTABLE RIDE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HONDA HAS SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND UNDERSTAND MY "CONCERN" BUT THEY WILL NO LONGER REPLACE MY TIRES. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I WOULD HAVE PAY FOR REAR TIRES MORE THAN TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE OF THEIR ENGINEERING PROBLEM. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT BATTLE! THE CAR BECOMES REALLY UNSTABLE AND IN MINNESOTA WINTERS, IT HANDLES TERRIBLE IN WINTER CONDITIONS. I HAVE SLID IN THE DITCH WHEN OTHERS WERE TRAVELING MUCH FASTER THAN MYSELF BASED ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS IS A NUISANCE AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262764March 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR KEEPS CRACKING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC AND IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT HANGS DOWN IN THE VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262707March 22, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 1993 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT IN THE EARLY 1990`S, THE REAR WHEEL WELLS EDGES RUST AND PERFORATE WHILE THE FRONT WELLS DO NOT. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. ON INQUIRY, TO DEALERS AND OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS THEY ALL SAY THAT IN THAT TIME THE SHEET METAL FOR THE REAR WELLS WAS INFERIOR TO THE FRONT WELLS AND THAT HONDA HAS SINCE THEN CORRECTED THE PROBLEM...MEANWHILE I HAVE A WELL CARED FOR CAR THAT STILL RUNS WELL BUT HAS THE UGLY RUST IN THOSE AREAS MENTIONED . PLS LET E KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE....THANK YOU....TERRY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262570March 20, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS SEARS ROADHANDLER TIRES. IN 2003, THE CONTACT PURCHASED A SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM SEARS AND THEY WERE GUARANTEED FOR 100,000 MILES. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAS A TWO INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL. THE OTHER TIRES ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO CRACK ON THE SIDE. THE TIRES ARE QUICKLY LOSING TEN TO ELEVEN POUNDS OF AIR DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE TIRES BACK TO SEARS. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 420,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262587March 20, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THERE WAS NOISE IN THE BACKEND OF MY CAR. 2006 HONDA CIVIC COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE REAR CONTROL ARMS. THE CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE ON THE CAR NOW CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY OR RAPIDLY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS SB08-100. THIS COULD CAUSE A BLOW OUT TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH AT THOSE SPEEDS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262447March 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
09/07 - TOOK 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEED. WAS TOLD TIRES WERE CUPPING DESPITE EXCELLENT, DOCUMENTED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (TIRE BALANCING, ALIGNMENT AND ROTATIONS INCL.). DEALERSHIP/HONDA FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE 3 TIRES, I PAID FOR FOURTH. (DUNLOP TIRE DEFECT WAS ASSUMED CAUSE) 03/09 - VIBRATION AND TIRE NOISE BEGAN TO RECUR IN APPROX. FEB 09 BUT DIDN'T GET VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL 3/14/09. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED CUPPING AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A FEB 2009 HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN SUGGESTED TO DEALERSHIPS THAT IF THEIR CIVIC OWNERS COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH THE NEWLY REDESIGNED ARMS. THE DEALERSHIP REP STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE NO RECALL WAS REQUIRED. I DISAGREE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MY TIRES, AFTER ONLY 15,000 MI. ARE SERIOUSLY WORN. SO MUCH SO THAT HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR EVEN GIVE PARTIAL CREDIT. IF THESE TIRES WOULD HAVE BLOWN ON THE ROAD COSTLY PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN FATALITIES COULD OCCUR. IF THIS DEFECT WARRANTED THE REDESIGNING OF AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THEN I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO MANDATE THAT HONDA REPLACE THESE PARTS IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY REASON I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION ISSUE, NOT FROM NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT DON'T GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE? HOW LARGE DOES THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF PROPERTY/LIFE HAVE TO BE BEFORE THE PUBLIC IS WARNED OF THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262219March 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 78,000 MILES BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT. HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK AND WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS 2006-2007 WITH MILEAGE FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 13,000-120,000. IT IS REPORTED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CASTING ON THIS MODEL. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) POSTED. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED FROM HONDA FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262381March 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
2007 HONDA CIVIC VISORS (DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDES) BREAK WHEN IT GETS HOT AND THEY FLOP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY INTERFERING WITH THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. THIS IS THE CAR MY DAUGHTER DRIVES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND THE VISOR CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT. I HAVE HAD BOTH VISORS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN. ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS INCONVENIENCE, I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE YET THE KEEP PUTTING IN THE SAME DEFECTIVE VISORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262118March 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STARTED 1-2X A MONTH AND OVER A PERIOD OF 7 MONTHS HAS NOW BECOME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262141March 17, 2009
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING AND ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STRUT LINKAGE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST. A TIRE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER REAR SHOCK FAILED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE ISSUE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. 4/01/09 NJ* UPDATED 04/07/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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