Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10253761January 4, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND THEN THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA REPORTS THAT THE HAVE A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON ALL SEATBELTS, BUT NOT THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253771January 4, 2009
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY
MY 2006 CIVIC LX COUPE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD VISORS. I PLACE A WINDSHIELD SHADE DAILY WHEN I PARK MY CAR AT WORK AND USE THE VISOR TO HOLD THE SHADE IN PLACE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VISOR NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY UP BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PART THAT SURROUNDS THE ROD SPLITS OPEN AND THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. A CO-WORKER HAS A 2007 CIVIC AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED HIS VISORS AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. MY CIVIC HAS 39000 MILES AND SO I'VE PASSED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER SINCE I WAS OVER 36000 MILES. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VISOR PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER, BUT THE VISOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253649January 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I JUST PURCHASED FULLY A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE IN BOWIE MARYLAND ON AUG 22, 2008. I WENT TO CHARLOTTE, NC FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I HAD TO MOVE IT 5 FEET. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS THEREAFTER. I PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR ON THE 3RD DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. I LET THE CAR SIT AND THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO DIM AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED BOWIE AND TALKED TO BILL. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO CALLED HONDA IN CHARLOTTE AND HAVE IT TOWED AND HONDA WOULD "EAT THE COST". I DID AS INSTRUCTED. I TOWED IT AND THE SERVICE REP TRIED TO START IT AND SAID THIS MAY BE SERIOUS. THE MECHANIC PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, A CLOUD OF BLACK FOUL-SMELLING ODOR CAME OUT AND THE CAR STARTED UP. I CALLED BOWIE ON JANUARY 2, 2009, NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE, THEY SAY, TO SPEAK WITH ME, AND MR. WILLIAMSON WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS WAS PURCHASED AS A BRAND NEW CAR. I DO NOT FILL SAFE IN THIS CAR!!! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO OBTAIN MY MONEY BACK FROM THIS DEALER. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN THAT TRAVELS ALOT AND BECAUSE I, AS A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE ROAD, WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS MY CAR WITH DIMMING LIGHTS AND NOT STARTING UP, I HAD TO PAY THE TOWING WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHETHER ANY OTHER "08 CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT, I AM REPORTING THE FIRST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253592January 2, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
A RUMBLING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR THAT HAS PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED IN VOLUME FROM ~12K TO 38K MILES. RECENTLY NOTICED EXTREME WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH REAR TIRES AND A PRONOUNCED TOE OUT OF BOTH REAR WHEELS. I ALSO HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS FROM HYDROPLANING EMANATING FROM THE REAR. NUMEROUS ENTRIES ON THE NET INDICATED A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH 06 TO 08 CIVIC REAR CONTROL ARMS AND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED 1/08 TO REPLACE THESE CONTROL ARMS. I WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED IN ANY WAY OF THIS BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY 06 HONDA CIVIC AT MY DEALER IN MAY 08. AFTER REALIZING THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM IE. PURE SAFETY ISSUE AND RUNNING INTO DENIALS AND RESISTANCE FROM BOTH PFLUEGAR AND TONY HONDA ON OAHU I CALLED HONDA CORP. IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY ARE GOING TO DEAL WITH TONY HONDA FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ARMS. HONDA MUST ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS DEFECT BEFORE THERE IS A RASH OF ACCIDENTS/DEATHS DUE TO THEIR UNCONSCIONABLE CONDUCT REGARDING REPLACING THIS SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. CONTACTED PFLUEGAR HONDA HONOLULU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253324December 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IN 2004 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 95,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE STREET NEEDING A TOW TO GET HOME. THE FIRST ESTIMATE FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS $2700. I MAY END UP SELLING THE CAR AT A REDUCED PRICE JUST TO TRY AND GET RID OF IT. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND DRIVEN RELATIVELY LOW MILES, AS I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY PLACE OF WORK. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253049December 29, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR DUNLOP SP20FE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND SHREDDED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AND A WEEK LATER, ANOTHER TIRE FLATTENED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OTHER TIRES HAD CRACKED AND SHREDDED VALVE STEMS. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPAIRED. THE TIRE SIZE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253050December 29, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE OWNED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE PART OF THE STEERING SYSTEM CONTAINING THE RACK AND PINION. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND SHE DECIDED TO TRADE THE 2006 IN FOR A 2008, IN HOPES THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED. TWO MONTHS LATER, AT 3,500 MILES, THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING JUST LIKE THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A THREE WEEK BACK ORDER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART THAT KEEPS FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 01/29/09.*LJ UPDATED 01/30/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252880December 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS A TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252802December 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
2006 THROUGH CURRENT HONDA CIVIC SI HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE INABILITY TO ADJUST THE REAR CAMBER OF THE TIRES. NORMALLY WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN 2,000 AND UP MILES THE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES THAT GOES UNDETECTED UNTIL A BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE OCCURS. THE FAULT LIES IN THE REAR CONTROL ARM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS OF THE TIRES. HONDA SELLS THESE VEHICLES NEW WITH THE SUSPENSION AS IS. THE OWNERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET HONDA AND THE DEALERS WHO SOLD THE CARS TO MAKE GOOD ON A REPAIR THAT COST UPWARDS OF OVER $800.00. THEY WONT. HAVING BEEN AN ARMY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR MY CONCERN LIES IN THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR TIRES. CURRENTLY THE REAR TIRE OR TIRES ARE ALLOWED TO RUB AGAINST THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSING A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR TIRE (S) CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A SUBSEQUENT CRASH. THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM COULD BE REMEDIED BY THE RECALL OF SI VERSION CIVICS FOR INSTALLATION OF AN ADJUSTABLE REAR CONTROL ARM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING ORIGINAL CIVICS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY HONDA TO CORRECT OR EXAMINE THIS PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INCIDENTS OR FATALITIES I DO NOT BELIEVE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED OR REPORTED. BUYERS OF THESE VEHICLES, INSURANCE AGENTS AS WELL AS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT MIGHT JUST SAVE A LIFE OR TWO. I BELIEVE THAT A DATA BASE FOR ALL CIVICS INVOLVED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS SHOULD KEPT TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEMS SEVERITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252851December 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE REAR TIRE WEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252789December 25, 2008
STRUCTURE
GRAY PAINT ON A 2007 CIVIC FLAKING OFF THE BUMPER AND HOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252727December 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 CIVIC HYBRID HAS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. OFTEN, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR JUMPS OR JERKS. IT IS ALMOST LIKE YOU ACCELERATE THEN BRAKE THEN ACCELERATE AND BRAKE OVER AND OVER WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ONLY ON THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE OR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. IT MAY HAPPEN ONCE A WEEK, ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS OR THREE TIMES A DAY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THIS WEBSITE IS NOT SHOWING ONE EITHER. JUST A HEADS UP FOR OTHER HYBRID OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252650December 23, 2008
WHEELS
BOUGHT 1-OWNER CAR WITH APPROX 33,000 MI. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER NOTICED ROAR FROM LEFT OF CAR SUCH AS MIGHT BE PRESENT WITH BAD BEARINGS. HAVE NOT HAD DEFECT PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252673December 23, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I COLLIDED WITH AN SUV. BOTH CARS WERE PROCEEDING FROM A FULL STOP AND PROBABLY WEREN'T DOING MORE THAN 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT WAS SO SLOW THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER THE BAG WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY USELESS. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE PAID FOR THE REPAIR, THE COST OF MY REPAIR ALONE CAME TO SOME 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS, I'M TOLD MOSTLY DUE TO THE COST OF THE AIR BAG. WHAT'S THE POINT OF A USELESS AIR-BAG THAT COSTS THE EARTH TO REPAIR AND DEPLOYS SO SLOWLY AS TO DO NOTHING TO PREVENT INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252494December 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH WHICH WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE FAILING. 07V402000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252602December 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT BROKE. TENSIONER FAILED AND BELT LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TENSIONER BOLTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252287December 19, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SAFETY SPLASH SHIELDS THAT PROTECT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND WERE DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE SPLASH SHIELDS WERE DESTROYED AND REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A SECOND SHIELD AND IT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS DUE TO STRIKING BUMPS ON THE GROUND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252222December 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2007. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT IT MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVE AT TIMES AND INTERMITTENTLY HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE ROTOR FAILED IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252106December 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE
CAR: HONDA 2007 CIVIC SI COMPLAINT: CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN NORMALLY. EXCESSIVE INNER TIRE WEAR ON REAR WHEELS EATS TIRES TO THE THREADS. TIRE MUST BE INSPECTED CLOSELY SINCE MOST OF IT WILL APPEAR WITH PLENTY OF TREAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MANY 2006/2007 CIVIC (BUT THIS EXCLUDES THE SI). THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL ON THE SI BUT HONDA WILL NOT COVER IT AS A DEFECT. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 CIVIC SI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252117December 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW WHILE PUMPING GAS. WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN GAS CONTINUED TO OVERFLOW. UPDATED 03/26/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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