Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10240329August 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240185August 29, 2008
TIRES
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN THAT HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND RECALL, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN DOWN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65-70MPH. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES AT EVERY OIL CHANGE (3000 MILES) SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MY TIRES COULD NEED REPLACING AT ONLY 32000 MILES! I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE REAR CHAMBER CONTROL ARM THAT CAUSES THE TIRES TO CUP AND HAVE RAPID WEAR AS WELL AS NOISE AND VIBRATION GOING TO BE RECALLED AT ANY POINT? I DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT $125/TIRE AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE! I BOUGHT A HONDA FOR SAFETY NOT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH RECALLS AND FAULTY DESIGNS! I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE HONDA THAT I PURCHASED!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240199August 29, 2008
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHTS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. IN MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH OR OTHER BODILY INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240207August 29, 2008
WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE WHEELS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND SHAKES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DISPLAY 50 MPH AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE GAS COVER. ON ONE OF THE FOUR OCCASIONS THAT SHE WENT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERNAL. REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH HER CHILDREN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,358 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240096August 28, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE DEFECT ON THE HONDA 2006-2007 CIVIC OF THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. I HAD MINE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 15 MONTHS OF USE BECAUSE THEY WERE INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED, CAUSING LOUD VIBRATIONS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS. THIS DEFECT ALSO CAUSED EXCESSIVE AND NOT NORMAL WARE ON MY TIRES CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE INSTEAD OF ON HONDA'S DOLLAR AS THEY WORE DOWN DUE TO A HONDA RELATED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239892August 27, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
REAR TIRE HOWLING FROM 12,000 MILES ON AND WERE WEARING VERY QUICKLY ON THE INSIDE WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE FROM CASUAL GLANCE. THE TIRES WORN DOWN TO A UNSAFE LEVEL AND HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SERVICE RELATED PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND NEVER NOTIFIED ME AS A OWNER AND I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THERE TWICE FOR SERVICE. THE UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANY TIRE COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I DID NOT NOTICE IT ON TIME TO KEEP THE TIRE FROM BEING WORN TO A POINT OF SAFETY CONCERN. I HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP WARN CONSUMERS WHOM MAY HAVE BAD HEARING AND MAY NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL THE REAR TIRES CAN BLOW OUT ON THE INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239906August 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
UNDER HUMID CONDITIONS, THE MAIN BATTERY OF THIS HYBRID SUDDENLY DRAINS, LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. IN THIS VEHICLE, THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS VERY LIMITED TORQUE (NORMALLY SUPPLIED BY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR). THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND HAS CONTINUED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY TO THE PRESENT TIME. THIS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SELLING DEALERSHIP (SOUTHERN MOTORS OF SAVANNAH) IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG DESPITE BEING SHOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 8, 2008 WITH FURTHER PROOF OF THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE CLAIMED THAT THEY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WERE TOLD THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAD FOUND NO SOLUTION. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON AUGUST 27, 2007 WITH THE CONDITION UNRESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239924August 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA CIVIC DX. MY TRANSMISSION GAVE ME NO WARNING IT WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 10 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON TOP OF A BRIDGE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I COASTED TO THE ENTRANCE OF A GAS STATION. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED 2 MINUTES TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT WENT FOR ABOUT A MILE THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED HOME. IT'S BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE. I BEEN HAVING TO FIND A RIDE TO WORK AND TO DO ERRANDS. I BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT THE COSTS WOULD BE OVER $2500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239960August 27, 2008
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKAGE IN PASSENGER CABIN IN THE FRONT, LEFT PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL AREA. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO, IT WAS HARD TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN MELTED SNOW/ICE TRUDGED IN FROM OUTSIDE (WINTER) OR WATER TRANSFERRED IN BY SHOES (SUMMER). WHEN IT RAINED THERE WAS ALWAYS A DAMP AREA ON THE CARPET, BUT ONLY RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE EXPERIENCING HEAVY RAINFALLS WHICH CONFIRMED THERE WAS A LEAK. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS TRACED THE LEAK TO THE AREA OF THE LEFT FENDER/FIREWALL AREA WHERE THE SEAMS HAVE COME APART. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERS BODYSHOP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER IT REMAINS TO BE CONFIRMED. MILEAGE: 7,937 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239965August 27, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL TO EXPLODE. ALL THE PLASTIC METAL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10239742August 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
ON THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT, HEARD A ROARING IN MY TIRES. ON WED. AUG 20TH. I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. DROVE INTO WORK, LEFT WORK AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS TILTED INWARD. HAD TO GET TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP. ON 8/22, CLERK AT DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKE. SHE SAID THEY LOOKED AT IT AND BELIEVED IT WAS A "LEAKY SHOCK", I KNEW THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN 2 YEARS AGO!!!. I CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT ACCIDENT COULDN'T HAVE CAUSED THAT MAJOR DAMAGE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD DEALERSHIP SAME THING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. FROM MY DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH, THERE'S NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE 06 & 07 HONDA CIVICS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR WHAT I KNOW IS A DEFECT AT THE MANUFACTURER. I'VE COMPLAINED TO HONDA HQ WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN THUS FAR. I'M FRAZZLED!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT!! I NEED HELP WITH THIS!! I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP!! THEY ARE STILL SAYING IT'S RELATED TO "AN ACCIDENT"(NON-EXISTENT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239829August 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND O2 SENSORS CONTINUALLY NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239866August 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT RETURNING FROM CANADA ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AS I HAD BEEN A FEW DAYS BEFORE. HAD I LOST ALL POWER IN THAT SITUATION, AS I DID IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, POSSIBLY FATAL; FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. I NOW, HAVING RESEARCHED ONLINE A BIT, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT'S DISGRACEFUL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN TREATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239593August 25, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,355. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/29/08.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239656August 25, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL. WITH CRUISE ON CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP AGAIN. DOES NOT MAINTAIN SET SPEED BUT WILL READ SET SPEED. IT HAS A HABIT OF SPEEDING UP ON TURNS AND STRAIGHT A WAYS. MUST USE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RESET SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239475August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 48,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, STOPPED SHIFTING, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS MISLEADING AND INACCURATE IN ITS ASSESSMENT. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THEY THEN SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT MUST BE ONLY MY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239248August 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I HAD JUST PURCHASED A USED 2001 AUTOMATIC HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE AND ITS AT ABOUT 116,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY HIGH IN MILES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVED THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT OF "HONDAS ARE MADE TO LAST". A WEEK PRIOR TO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS JERKING TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. I FOUND IT VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAD TURN INTO A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM A BUSY STREET. HAD I NOT TURN AND STAYED ON THE BUSY, TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT ALONG WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR EARLY 2000 HONDAS AND ESPECIALLY FOR 2001 HONDAS. IN RESEARCHING I ALSO FOUND THE NHSTA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO RESORT TO A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE DONE VIGOROUSLY AND THOROUGHLY, HOWEVER I FEEL DIFFERENT BEING THAT I WAS IN THE SITUATION. IN MY OPINION, IF IT THIS COMMON AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY IT, SOMETHING SHOULD AT LEAST BE DONE. I AM A STUDENT AND JUST PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS SO COSTLY AND I FIND IT VERY HAZARDOUS AND PROBLEMATIC WHEN MY CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THERE WAS A SECOND LOOK AT THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239349August 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
FACSIMILE FROM CONGRESSMAN JACK KINGSTON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, WHO IS SEEKING ASSISTANCE REGARDING PROBLEMS HE IS EXPERIENCING WITH THE REAR SWING ARMS OF HIS 2007 HONDA CIVIC. *NJ THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD TIRE NOISE AND NOTICED THE REAR TIRES WERE TILTED INWARD, INDICATING THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS THE SWING ARMS THAT WERE DESIGNED IMPROPERLY THAT CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239406August 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. I WENT TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT KARATE WHEN STEAM CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I BROUGHT IT DOWN THE STREET TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A CRACKED BLOCK. IN HIS OPINION IT WAS THE CASE OF A DEFECTIVE CASTING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER , AND AFTER FIGHTING OVER WHO WOULD PAY FOR TOWING THEY TOWED IT TO THE DEALER THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE DEFECT AND WHEN THEIR MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE CAR HAS A 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY THEY TURNED AROUND AND WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR FREE. MY CONCERN IS IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS SO MUCH STEAM THAT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239179August 21, 2008
VISIBILITY
HAVE HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR BREAKAGE. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR REPLACED TWO TIMES FOR BREAKAGE. CAR WAS BOUGHT ON 1/06. BREAKAGE CONTINUES. WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT IS NOT ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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