Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10243907September 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE RPM'S RACED TO AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH RATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243908September 29, 2008
EQUIPMENT
APPARENTLY A ROCK HIT MY A/C CONDENSER AFTER OWNING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. IT CREATED A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND NOW THE A/C DOESN'T WORK. HONDA WANTS ~$600 TO FIX AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS DESPITE THE EXTREMELY NEW NATURE OF THE CAR AND HOW INCREDIBLY EASY IT WAS TO LOCATE MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243915September 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CIVIC HYBRID THROW P1491 CODE FOR CLOGGED EGR. HONDA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE SAME CODE FOR THE ODYSSEY, BUT WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID. I CAN'T FIND THE DEALER SERVICE BULLETIN DETAILS FOR THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ODYSSEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243817September 28, 2008
SEAT BELTS
91 HONDA CIVIC LX, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, MAKES CONSTANT BEEPING NOISE AND LIGHT IS BLINKING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243536September 26, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WE WERE DRIVING ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. NO WARNING OF A PENDING PROBLEM. HALF OF THE FRONT BUMPER CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND FELL DOWN AND STRUCK THE PAVEMENT, THEN BEGAN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, TEARING THINGS UP. LOUD NOISE LIKE PIECE OF TIRE FLAPPING IN WHEEL WELL. WE STOPPED AND INVESTIGATED THE DAMAGE. COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 35 MPH TO THE NEXT TOWN, SOME 20 MILES AWAY. REACHED TOWN AND BOUGHT AND USED DUCT TAPE TO HOLD THE FENDER UP OFF THE GROUND SO WE COULD DRIVE HOME. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE UNDERNEATH PLASTIC CLIPS AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND THAT THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN RUN INTO A CURB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I INVESTIGATED FURTHER, AS I KNEW THAT THE CAR HAD NEVER HIT A CURB. IT HAS, HOWEVER, MADE SCRAPING NOISES WHEN PASSING OVER A TYPICAL PARKING LOT WHEEL STOP. IN MY JUDGMENT, THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSE BY THE FACT THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CLEAR WHEEL STOPS, AND HITTING WHEEL STOPS HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE FRONT END, RESULTING IN THE BUMPER FALLING OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAD BOTH SIDES OF THE BUMPER COME LOOSE, I WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THE BUMPER, PROBABLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BECOMING INVOLVED IN A WRECK. LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY SCRAPING OVER PARKING LOT WHEEL STOPS. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE: 1) WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED; 2) PARKING WITH YOUR WHEELS AGAINST A WHEEL STOP IN A PARKING LOT IS A NORMAL PRACTICE AND IS NOT SOMETHING ONE WOULD NORMALLY WORRY ABOUT. REPAIRS EXCEEDED $485 AT A PRIVATE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER AND WOULD HAVE COST APPROXIMATELY $800 AT THE DEALER. REPAIRS: REPLACED CLIPS, SOME PLASTIC COMPONENTS UNDER FRONT END, AND REPAINTED BUMPER. THE DEALER REFUSED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243335September 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THERE IS CONSTANT TRANSMISSION NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS SIMILAR TO A LOUD SMACKING SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243337September 24, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SWITCH AND OFFERED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT WERE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT AND HARNESS WERE FUNCTIONING THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SWITCH THAT FAILED IN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243378September 24, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUP DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE INITIAL INSPECTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE PURCHASED ,(HONDA OF LISE) OR THE EVENTUAL REPAIR SHOP WHO WAS RECOMMENDED BY HARTFORD INSURANCE COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE DEPLOYMENT. THE ONLY COMMENT FROM HONDA OF AMERICA WAS THAT IT WAS NOT A "DEFECT", NO CAUSE WAS GIVEN BY ANY HONDA ASSOCIATE AT ANY TIME. THE REPAIR SHOP (TERRY'S IN FRANKFORT IL), WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE RELOADING THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT AN ISSUE, BUT KNOWING WHETHER THE CAUSE WAS RESOLVED WAS AN ISSUE WITH THEM. THEY ARE A CERTIFIED SHOP WITH HARTFORD INSURANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 27,300 MILES AND WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. LUCKILY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED (5 - 10 MPH), AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. SEVERAL WEEK EARLIER WE HAD DRIVEN FROM FLORIDA TO CHICAGO WITH NO INCIDENTS. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A 70 MILE PER HOUR ZONE, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CONSEQUENCES? I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. I HAVE TO ASK IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT 60 OR 70 MILES AN HOUR - WHO WOULD KNOW WHAT HAPPENED FIRST - THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR THE ACCIDENT? I HAVE TO ADMIT, AT THAT HIGH OF A SPEED - I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I WOULD KNOW FOR SURE. WHEN THOSE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, THE NOISE IS DEAFENING, THE CAR FILLS WITH GAS AND IN MY CASE - BECAUSE MY ARM WAS ON THE ARM REST, THE BACK OF THE SEAT GIVES YOUR ARM A VERY PAINFUL WHACK. NOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT GOES OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT HIGH SPEED??? I FURTHER QUESTION WHETHER THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, AND PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES? WHO WOULD BE THE WISER? A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PEOPLE WERE KILLED, BUT NOT IN THE SUSPECTED OR ASSUMED SEQUENCE. WHO WOULD BE LEFT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS? I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT HAD THIS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THAT I MAY NOT KNOW WHICH HAPPENED FIRST - THE ACCIDENT OR THE AIR BAGS. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10243262September 23, 2008
SUSPENSION
2006 HONDA CIVIC FLAT SPOTS IN REAR TIRES 3 SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN PUT ON CAR .HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEM WITH REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242928September 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-680 IN THE WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AT (WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES) SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ESSENTIALLY INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD TO NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS, ALTHOUGH IT DID BACK UP TRAFFIC. TO TOP THINGS OFF, I DIDN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE AND WAS STRANDED. AS IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL HONDA. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE 200 PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL THIS SHOULD PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242949September 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. A FRIEND KEPT MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON VACATION AND PUT IT IN HIS GARAGE. THEN HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP TOP HAD CRACKED AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GASOLINE SITTING ON TOP OF IT. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HONDA SAID THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRE POTENTIAL IN AN ACCIDENT IS HUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242952September 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY I HAD NO WARNING I HAD JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE IN MY FLUIDS CHECKED IN EVERYTHING WAS FIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242796September 18, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEAM IN THE TOP OF THE VISOR BECAME UNRAVELED. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC THAT FACES THE OUTSIDE WOULD ALSO POP OPEN, ALLOWING THE VISOR TO STAY IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. WHEN SHE UNHOOKED THE VISOR, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS TO DUCK DOWN TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242533September 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA, CIVIC DX, 1998, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SMOOTHLY OPERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR OVER TO SECOND TO THIRD, AND TO FOURTH, THE RPMS'S REVS UP/SPEED UP BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. HAVE 120,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242445September 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS CRACKED OPEN AND JUST HANGS THERE IMPAIRING MY VISION OF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER HOWE MANY TIMES WE AS OWNERS HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT WORK. CLEARLY HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE MAKING MONEY OFF OF US AND ARE AFRAID OF LOSING SOME. IF THE VISOR IMPEDES PROPER VISUAL OF THE ROAD WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY HAZARD? DOES ANYONE HAVE TO GET HURT ON THE ROAD IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242460September 16, 2008
STRUCTURE
I LEASED A 07 HONDA CIVIC; I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO A WATER LEAK INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST 2 OCCURRENCES WERE COVERED BY MFG WARRANTY. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO HIGH STANDING WATER AND IS NOT COVERED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE WAS IN 08/07, 5 MONTHS AFTER I LEASED THE VEHICLE. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AT THAT TIME, THE CARPETING AND PADDING WAS REPLACED UNDER MFG WARRANTY. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN 07/08 THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT WAS THE VEHICLE WAS IN HIGH STANDING WATER. ADDITIONAL TESTS WERE RUN AND LEAKS WERE FOUND AND REPAIRED. THE CARPETING AND THE PADDING WERE REPLACED UNDER MFG WARRANTY. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS IN 9/08. THE SAME REASON WAS USED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN HIGH STANDING WATER. THIS OCCURRENCE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY MFG WARRANTY. I AM WORKING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. MY COMPLAINT IS IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HISTORICAL ISSUES WITH WATER LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED SOME OF THE ISSUES. THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND NOW IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. I AM ON MY OWN AND HONDA IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE AND MY INSURANCE RATES WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS CLAIM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I AM TO DO THE NEXT TIME IT RAINS HARD AND THE FLOORBOARD OF MY VEHICLE IS SOAKED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242384September 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAMS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO WORK, HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAMS DID WORK. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242398September 16, 2008
WHEELS
2006 AND 2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR HAS A DEFECT. IT SEPARATE AND BREAK WHEN THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE REACH A HIGH TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242364September 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE, THEN THE SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING, AND THEN LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE SIDES OF THE HOOD AND I DID NOT OPEN IT. I CALLED AAA AND THEY TOWED ME TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE DEALER ADDED ENGINE COOLANT TO THE CAR, IT RAN RIGHT THROUGH AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER SENT IT OUT TO A MACHINE SHOP TO SEE IF THE CYLINDER HEAD COULD BE SAVED. DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSED BY LACK OF COOLANT, THE DIP STICK MELTED AS WELL AS THE SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAD TO INSTALL A BRAND NEW ENGINE BLOCK, CYLINDER HEAD, NEW SPARK PLUGS, NEW TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER PARTS. THE COST WAS OVER $6000! IT HAD ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS 27 MONTHS OLD. I AVERAGE 100 MILES PER DAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK VIA THE FREEWAY, 3000 MILES PER MONTH, 36,000 MILES PER YEAR. I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE DONE AT 47000 MILES AND ANOTHER ONE AT 70000. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AFTER ONLY 80000 MILES AN ENGINE WOULD GIVE OUT LIKE THAT. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE MAINTENANCE MINDER ON THE DASH NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE OVERHEATING OR NO COOLANT. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER THE INCIDENT, I FOUND A POOL OF BRIGHT BLUE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I THOUGHT IT WAS WINDOW WASHER FLUID, BUT IT WAS THE ENGINE COOLANT! DEALER SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BAD SEAL AT THE BASE OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE CAR TOOK A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO FIX AND IT'S RUNNING FINE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242090September 14, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. TIRE LOOKS LIKE A RETREAD EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T PURCHASED AS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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