Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10226685May 5, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
THIN METAL GAUGE OF BODY ALLOWS FOR DINGS FROM ACORNS DROPPING FROM TREE. I'VE HAD 5 OTHER VEHICLES SINCE OWNING THIS PROPERTY AND LAST FALL MY NEW HONDA HYBRID DEVELOPED OVER 20 QUARTER SIZE DENTS ALL OVER THE ROOF/TRUNK/HOOD. NO OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226764May 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
WE TOOK OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. WHEN WE LEFT AND GOT TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE KEPT THE SPEED DOWN AND MADE IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AND IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF IN ABOUT 500 OR 600 MILES. WE LEFT THERE AND WENT TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY TOOK OFF THE FRONT TIRES (THAT WERE ROTATED FROM THE BACK) AND NOTICED THEY BOTH HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THEM THAT WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS. WE ROTATED THE TIRES BACK TO GET US BY. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE FINE BUT WHEN WE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WE NOTICED THE FLAT SPOTS HAD COME BACK WITH LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. WE TOOK OUR HONDA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED ABOUT THE TIRES AND IF THEY COULD LOOK AT IT, THE DEALER TOLD US ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001. SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 IS TO CORRECT THE TIRE WEAR ISSUE BY REPLACING THE UPPER CONTROLLER ARMS ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. WE LEFT THE CAR, AND SOON GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING US THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE BECAUSE OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WILL WEAR THE TIRES OUT). FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE THERE THAT DAY THAT APPROVED THE REPAIR. WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS INCLUDED AND EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WE ALSO GOT NO COMPENSATION FOR TIRES EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TABLE FOR PRORATING THE TIRES IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK TIRES AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FLAT SPOTS. THESE WERE NOT DOWN TO THE CORDS, BUT THERE WAS NO TREAD LEFT ON THE FLAT SPOTS. I DON'T WANT MY WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER TO BE STRANDED ON THE ROAD OR WORSE BECAUSE OF AN ENGINEERING FLAW BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226485May 2, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY MOM JUST BOUGHT ME A 2005 HONDA CIVIC ABOUT 6 WEEKS. MY A/C WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR SO IT WAS TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP AND I FOUND OUT THAT A PEBBLE HAD HIT THE A/C CONDENSER CAUSING A LEAK. AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT 700 DOLLARS. ITS A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS RESEARCHING ON LINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND THERE ARE ALOT. HONDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF A NEW A/C CONDENSER BECAUSE OF THERE DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226508May 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX - 58,000 MILES ON VEHICLE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE AND ENGAGES IN 'DRIVE' MODE WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED GEARS HAVE FUSED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IS 'BURNT'. VEHICLE IS HAVING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AT COST OF $1,950. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226381May 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226399May 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH ERROR CODE P0341. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ECM, WHICH THE DEALER THEN UPDATED. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING INFORMED OF THE ECM UPGRADE. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE LABOR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,960.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226278April 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 01 HONDA CIVIC LX AND ITS TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DANGEROUS, LIFE-THREATENING IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226016April 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND NOISE ON REAR OF 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226030April 29, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. UPON TAKING IT IN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CONDENSER HAD A HOLE WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A ROCK/ROAD DEBRIS. I AM FORCED TO PAY OVER $500 TO REPAIR BECAUSE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER SINCE IT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, BUT UPON DOING RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND LIKELY BAD DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA/TQ02NF40877B57GF6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225873April 28, 2008
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP FROM TIME TO TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. APPROX. 12 MONTHS AGO & THEN AGAIN 4-27-2008. COMES AND GOES. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH. I CHECK ON HONDA WEBSIGHT AND NO RECALLS. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (SEPT. 8, 2008): MR. BITKER SAID THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL PRIOR TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE STEERING LOCKUP LASTED ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS EACH TIME DURING WHICH HE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE STEERING LOCKUP HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODE STORED IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND COULD NOT TELL MR. BITKER WHAT WAS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225927April 28, 2008
TIRES
STRANGE/EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225955April 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT STOP CAUSING IT TO PROCEED INTO INTERSECTIONS. THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD THE CAR FROM BEING PULLED INTO TRAFFIC. RAMMED CAR ON EXIT RAMP CAUSING $4,500.00 DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225839April 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN THE BUSY CITY OF BALTIMORE WHEN I ACCELERATED AT A GREEN LIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I HIT THE PEDAL AND JUST ROLLED VERY SLOWLY. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO THE GARAGE OF MY WORK BUILDING WHERE I PARKED IT SAFELY. LEAVING WORK, THE CAR STARTED FINE AND I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SEVERAL TIMES MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT GREEN LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $3,000. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT 2001 HONDA CIVICS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION GOES WITH NO WARNING AND ENDANGERS UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS! I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE CRASHED INTO ME. THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL, COMPENSATION OR A GOODWILL REPAIR TO ALL OWNERS OF 01 HONDAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225749April 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE VEHICLE HAS A SPECIAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,200. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF HORSE POWER AND DECELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK IN THIS MANNER AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225760April 25, 2008
SEAT BELTS
I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC ON APRIL 16, 2008. I HAVE HEARD A RATTLING IN THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER SINCE I FIRST GOT THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HONDA TECH LINE SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. THEY SAID THEY DROVE TWO OTHER LIKE VEHICLES AND IT MADE THE SAME NOISE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SEATBELT TENSIONER REPLACED - I AM FEARFUL THAT THE BELT WILL MALFUNCTION AND IS NOT SAFE - IT IS RATTLING FOR A REASON AND I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IF OTHER CARS OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE DOING IT TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225604April 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WILL OCCASIONAL REMAINED LOCKED AND NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO ANY GEAR. USUALLY I CAN GET IT TO FREE UP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHILE OUT LATE AT NIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO AT ALL, AND I HAD TO PUT A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE HOLE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225488April 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
3RD GEAR IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO. SOMETIMES THE GEAR POPS OUT OF 3RD. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SINCE I'VE PURCHASED IT OUT THE LOT BRAND NEW. I'VE MADE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NONE HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225504April 23, 2008
AIR BAGS
MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A 1997 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP WHILE DRIVING HIS 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE DAMAGE TO THE HONDA IS EXTENSIVE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND HIS NECK WAS BROKEN. THE DAMAGE LITERALLY PEELED BACK THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND EXPOSED BOTH AIR BAG SENSORS. HE SURVIVED HE ACCIDENT AND IS NOW IN REHAB. WE HAVE TWO OBVIOUS QUESTIONS: 1) WHY DID THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY? 2) COULD A BROKEN NECK HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10225360April 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AFTER 79,000 MILES. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON CITY STREET AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. CIVIC IMMOVABLE AFTER UNEXPECTED FAILURE. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND SLOW DUE TO STOP LIGHT AND MIDMORNING TRAVEL. WHAT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THIS FAILURE? THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE, CAR WAS SERVICED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. OIL WAS CHANGED AND TIRES CHECKED. NO ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR WAS NOTED. THE CAR HANDLED PROPERLY WITH NO INDICATION OF MISALIGNMENT. CAR HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED. AFTER FAILURE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. IT FAILED THREE INCHES FROM ONE END. IT BROKE THROUGH COMPLETELY. IT DID NOT FAIL AT A CONNECTION/WEAR POINT. THERE IS NO OTHER OBVIOUS SIGN OF DAMAGE TO THE PART. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTROL ARM, SWAY BAR, AXLE, STRUT, KNUCKLE, BEARING, AND HUB WERE REPLACED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR $2500. ALL PARTS EXCEPT AXLE ARE IN POSSESSION OF OWNER. HONDA CLAIMS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF FACTORY DEFECT AND OUT OF WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNEW OF NO TEST FOR EXISTING CONTROL ARMS TO ASSURE SAFETY. CAR IS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS OF REASONABLE CONDITION TO WORK IN BALTIMORE OR ON HIGHWAY. TIRES HAVE ONLY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225429April 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 21ST WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX'S TRANSMISSION DIED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS SITTING IN A FRIENDS HOUSE TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT AND THE COST. WHAT I DON'T GET IS WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL DOES SOMEONE GAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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