Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10252127December 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONE DAY MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SOME ISSUES SHIFTING GEARS AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED FOR A FEW DAYS AND ONE DAY DRIVING HOME, IT JUST DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND BEFORE THE MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT IT HE MENTIONED THE TORQUE CONVERTERS GOING BAD IN THE 2001 CIVICS. SAME IN MY CASE AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY A FEW PARTS WERE ABLE TO BE SAVED SO HE IS REBUILDING THE REST FOR $2300. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID IT DOES NO GOOD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR STORIES OUT THERE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IS LOADED WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251918December 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN SEPTEMBER OF 08. HAD A USED TRANSMISSION PUT IN, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FOR A BRAND NEW ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251948December 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SINCE DAY ONE. BOUGHT IT NEW. DEALER TOOK 3MTHS. TO FIX AT FIRST. NOW, AT ABOUT 78K MI., MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING TO 4TH & 5TH GEAR. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252050December 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
OUR HONDA CIVIC 2002 ALSO IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS, IN THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON (ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC). THE MECHANIC RESET THE LIGHT, BUT IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. I WOULDN'T CARE IF THERE TRULY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, LIKE THE MECHANIC STATES, HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO PASS STATE INSPECTION, IT CAN NOT BE ON. THUS, IT WILL BE COSTLY FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHICH ALREADY HAS CHARGED AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED MY HUSBAND BUY A HONDA FOR THE RELIABILITY FACTOR, BUT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE SRS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, IT'S LOOKING LIKE MY HUSBANDS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE IS FAIRING BETTER IN REPAIRS THAN MY HONDA?? SAD!!!!! VERY SAD!!!*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251832December 15, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY QUICKLY SHUT OFF. SHE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251858December 15, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR LEADING TO LOUD REAR AXLE NOISE, AND TIRE FAILURE. FIRST SET OF TIRES FAILED AFTER 14000 ODOMETER MILES. SECOND SET AT 37000 ODOMETER MILES. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE IS DEFECTIVE WELD IN THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251881December 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
ME AND MY FIANCE PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. THIS IS THE SECOND 07 SI WE HAVE OWNED. ON BOTH OF THE CIVICS I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR POPPING OUT AND ALSO GRINDS SOMETIMES GOING INTO 3RD. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED DRIVING FUNNY, AND THE REAR END WAS SLIGHTLY MOVING SIDE TO SIDE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED AND NOTICED THE TIRES WERE ALMOST GONE IN THE REAR. WITH ONLY 22000 MILES THE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE WEARING DOWN SO ALL OF THE WIRES ARE SHOWING IN THE TIRE. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. I ALREADY KNEW THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, BUT I JUST FELT LIKE SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG. I CALLED MY DAD AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. A COUPLE DAYS LATER HE FOUND A WHOLE BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2006-2007 CIVICS, WITH EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE BACK TIRES. IT TURNS OUT THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS CAUSED BY BAD CONTROL ARMS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAS MADE A BULLETIN OF THIS, BUT HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. I CALLED THE MANAGER TO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, AND TOLD HIM THAT MY TIRES WE WORE DOWN TO THE WIRES. ACCORDING TO HIM HE CONSIDERED THAT NORMAL WEAR. NOW THAT I KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM, I GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO IS LOOKING AT MY CAR ON MONDAY. I HAVE PRINTED OFF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND THE PICS OF THEIR TIRES SO I CAN SHOW HIM. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS ABOUT THE CAR I WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDA\'S, BUT I AM NOT VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS 07 SI. MY 1991 INTEGRA RUNS AND DRIVES A HELL OF A LOT BETTER. I AM ALSO CALLING HONDA\'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR CARS TO YOUR COMPLAINT IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251680December 13, 2008
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT STAY UP. PLASTIC OF VISOR CRACKED AND SPRING CLIP WOULD NOT HOLD UP THE VISOR AND IT DROOPED INTO DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251587December 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION. OVER THE PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO GEARS BETTER, SO I THOUGHT I HAD SOME TIME TO GET IT SERVICED. YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A FRIEND'S APARTMENT PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN D, D2, AND D3. I JUST CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THIS AUTO, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A 7-YEAR, 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR HONDA 2001 ACCORDS, BUT THAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO HONDA CIVICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251435December 10, 2008
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WAS RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND FOUND OTHER CAR COMPLAINT RESOURCES WEBSITE STATING OVER A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS COMING ON AT SIMILAR MILEAGES FOR THIS CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS COSTLY AND SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH SAID CAR MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251314December 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THREE SETS OF TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WERE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. THE SECOND SET WAS REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE TIRE WEAR IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND JUST TRIES EVERYTHING TO GET AROUND THIS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY HAVE A BLOWN TIRE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251179December 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) WAS REFERENCED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED. THE REPAIR COST $400. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251231December 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN SNOW AND ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN BRAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251032December 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BACKED UP MY CAR AND LIQUID WAS LEAKING OUT AT A FAST RATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO BREAKAWAY HONDA. THEY CALLED AND SAID MY ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THIS IS A 2006 CAR! I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I HAD TO PAY $881 AND DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251014December 7, 2008
VISIBILITY
MY SUN VISORS CONTINUALLY BREAK ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE; HOWEVER, IT IS A HASSLE TO GET THEM TO DO IT. THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME UNTIL I GET FUMING MAD AND TELL THEM THAT THIS IS MY XX NUMBER OF TRIPS BACK TO THEIR DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR SUN VISOR CRACK OR SPLIT AND HANG DOWN IN YOUR FACE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THE SUN VISORS USED BY HONDA ARE INFERIOR AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A BETTER VERSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250829December 5, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT ON PATCH BARRACKS IN STUTTGART GERMANY INVOLVING MY HONDA CIVIC EX 2003. THIS ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT NIGHT. THE PONDS SECURITY GUARDS LIFTED THE STEEL BARRIER AS I WAS COMING ACROSS IT. AT IMPACT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT. I ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND POSSIBLY THE DASH BOARD, BREAKING MY NOSE. THE CAR'S UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS FOUND TO BE TOTALED. I STILL AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT COME OUT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10250887December 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN LX. I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR TIRES 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 50,000 MILES. THE REAR TIRES CUP SEVERELY AND CREATE EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT IN A REAR ARM BEING TOO SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250693December 4, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON LESS THAN TWO WEEKS FROM PURCHASE DATE...... COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250701December 4, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHOSE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AT SEARS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I BLEW OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON A HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD BLOWN OUT AND I COULD SEE THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I WENT TO SEARS AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT IF THE VALVE STEM WAS FAULTY I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND THEY DID NOT BELIEVE ME. I GOT A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM THEM TO MATCH THE FRONT LEFT WHICH WAS A SEARS TIRE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, I WENT DRIVE MY CAR AND I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT AND SUSPECTING THE VALVE STEM I CHECKED FOR IT. I NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO GET THE VALVE STEM CHANGED. MY REAR TIRES ARE OLDER THAN MY FRONT TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM IS FINE. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THE SEARS VALVE STEM ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY BOTH CRACKED, THE FRONT RIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT LEFT IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250705December 4, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE
SEVERAL INTERIOR CONTROLS, SUCH AS DOOR HANDLES AND THE PARKING BRAKE, ARE METALIZED PLASTICS. AS THE CAR AGES, THE METAL PLATING STARTS TO PEAL OFF. AS IT COMES OFF IN PIECES, IT PRESENTS A SHARP EDGE THAT CAN CUT THE USER. WE HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF HAND CUTS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO ACCIDENTS AS THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO KEEP BLOOD FROM THE CUT FROM GETTING ON CLOTHING, CAR INTERIOR, ETC. THE DEALER REPLACED A DOOR HANDLE, AT MY COST, ON THE FIRST INSTANCE. SUBSEQUENTLY WE HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE REST OF THE PLATING FROM THE EFFECTED PARTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REMAINING FRAGMENTS STILL ADHERE WELL TO THE PARTS FOR NOW AND DEGRADE SLOWLY. I FULLY EXPECT TO SUSTAIN SIMILAR INJURIES IN THE FUTURE AS THE DETERIORATION CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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