Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10217892February 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
09/04/2007 DRIVING EAST ON I-10, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT GO. COASTED OVER TO SHOULDER (WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN REAR BY LARGE TRUCK SOUNDING HIS HORN AND LOCKING HIS BRAKES; I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF HIS WAY). CAR WOULD SHIFT BUT WOULD NOT GO. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. INVOICE STATED, "FOUND CLUTCH DISC CAME APART." CAR HAD ONLY 26,232 MILES ON IT. REPLACED CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING. COST $1098.68. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217637February 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. GRINDING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217756February 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ON MY 06 CIVIC SI'S 6SPEED. THE THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR DO NOT ENGAGE, WHEN THEN DO THEY POPPED OUT AND ARE REJECTED. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT IS COLD HOWEVER IT ALSO DOSE IT WHEN WARM, RANDOMLY. THE GEARTRAIN SEEMS TO BE VERY NOTCHY OVERALL AND GETTING WORSE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY THE DEALER ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM QUICKLY CAME BACK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MUST BE FIXED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN VARYING CLIMATES WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.8THCIVIV.COM IN THE MECHANICAL SECTION FOR 200-300 MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217578February 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR IT GRINDS AND DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. IN 4000 MILES IT HAS ALSO FALLEN OUT OF GEAR TWICE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW AND I WILL BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AS IT IS QUITE UNEXPECTED ON A CAR WITH 10,000 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR CAUSED BY "DRIVING THE CAR TOO HARD". I DRIVE ABOUT 50 MILES A WEEK IN DC METRO AREA TRAFFIC SO THIS IS HARDLY THE CASE. MOST OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND TRANSMISSION ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY IT. IT IS WIDELY COVERED ON MOST 2006+ HONDA CIVIC WEB FORUMS AND RECENTLY HAS RECEIVED SOME NEWS COVERAGE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9EK_-3TFD2E. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217591February 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS PROBLEM RELATES TO THE 06-08 CIVIC SI'S, I HAVE AN SI) S2000'S, RSX'S ACCORDS AND ANY CARS WITH A HONDA 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO GRINDING AND POPPING OUT OF GEARS, ALONG WITH A GENERAL "NOTCHY" FEEL. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, HOWEVER IT STILL DOES HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217524February 9, 2008
SUSPENSION
TIRE VIBRATION STARTED AT 5,000 MILES. DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES AND SAID YOU ARE ALL SET. DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT. NEXT VISIT TOOK SERVICE FOR A RIDE AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE BAD REAR WHEEL BEARING THAT THEY DID NOT STOCK. LEFT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND WHEN I CAME PICK THE CAR UP THEY SAID WE CHANGED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING? I SAID I WAS TOLD THEY WERE CHANGING THE REARS? THEY SAID NOPE THE RIGHT FRONT WAS THE PROBLEM. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF ANYONE ACTUALLY TEST DROVE THE CAR AFTER REPAIR. MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS FINE? BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE HE SAID YES IT SOUNDS LIKE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. LEFT THE CAR AGAIN FOR TWO DAYS AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND A RECALL THAT CAME IN FOR THE REAR ABS SENSOR AND SEALS. DRIVING HOME SAME VIBRATION. ALSO A RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA WAS NEVER FIXED IN FOUR TRIES. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THIS WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEIR IS A SEVERE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 CIVIC LX. DEALER HAS NO CLUE. PLEASE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON TIRE WEAR AND IF YOU ARE THINKING HONDA THINK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217393February 7, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE TIRES TO WEAR. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM FOR FREE, BUT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRE COST. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217418February 7, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216717February 1, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN VISORS WOULD FALL DOWN SPORADICALLY AND OBSTRUCT THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PLASTIC AND SCREWS IN THE SUN VISORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE COMPONENTS WERE NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE SCREWS AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SUN VISORS DROPPED DOWN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216566January 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA CIVIC SI (5,000 MILES ON CAR). THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR OR WILL POP OUT OF 3RD. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE VERY SAME THING ON THIS MODEL CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216577January 31, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ONLY OPERATE IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN COVER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRE FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217164January 30, 2008
AIR BAGS
2006 HONDA CIVIC PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP STATES OFF AND IS UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER RESET THE LIGHT TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE DEALER TRIES TO AVOID REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE OF THE COST. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216384January 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA CIVIC SI, COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS 3RD GEAR ENGAGEMENT. AT TIMES ITS ENGAGEMENT MAY VARY FROM BEING TIGHT TO GRINDING AND MAY EVEN DISENGAGE OR (POP OUT OF GEAR). THIS MAY LEAD TO A MOMENTARY LAPSE IN CONCENTRATION AND AT TIMES A SOMEWHAT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES DRIVEABILITY WHEN THIS OCCURS ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. IF THIS EVENT OCCURS AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME WHEN DRIVING, IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO ACCIDENT'S CAUSING INJURY. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216416January 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CURRENT MODEL (2006-PRESENT) HONDA CIVIC HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. ALL MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AS WELL AS A DASHBOARD THAT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. THESE TWO FEATURES COMBINED AT NIGHT FOOL DRIVERS INTO THINKING THAT THEIR EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON, WHEN IN FACT ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND AT REDUCED POWER. I HAVE NEARLY HIT ONE OF THESE CARS BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ITS LIGHTS ON. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE HONDA TO MODIFY ALL CARS TO EITHER GET RID OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR TO TURN ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT DUSK. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216426January 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I TOOK MY CAR IN AT THE END OF DEC .2007 BECAUSE IT WAS REVVING HIGH. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 01/27/08 AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DEALER MORNING OF 01/28. I CURRENTLY HAVE A RENTAL. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH WHEN STOPPED . I THOUGHT PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WOULD HELP,BUT IT ONLY MADE IT REV EVEN HIGHER TO EVEN AS HIGH AS SIX. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS. IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM SAFE. I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO HOLD MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CHARGING FORWARD. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215930January 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION, SLIPPING AND JUDDER BEGINNING AND DURING ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES ENGINE STALLS WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP. RECALL ONLY FIX PROBLEM TEMPORARY,THIS INFO. CAN BE OBTAIN IN HONDA CVT FORUM WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR CVT ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215933January 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WITH ACCELERATION ON DAY ONE. BY DAY TWO THE VEHICLE COULD BARELY ACCELERATE AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCEEDINGLY. UPON CONTACTING A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID. BEFORE I WAS EVEN ABLE TO REACH THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE TO AN APPROPRIATE OR SAFE SPEED TO DRIVE AT. SO NOW, I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOW WHAT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS, I'M AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215365January 18, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION
JAN. 14, 2008, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC, I NOTICE AT 55MPH THE CIVIC VIBRATE AND MAKE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. I TOOK MY CIVIC INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON JAN. 16, 2008 FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT VIBRATION AT 55MPH AND CLICKING WHEN TRYING TO START MY CIVIC. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND ON THE CLICKING, WHEN I ARRIVED I HAD THE SERVICE WRITER TO COME OUT AND LISTEN TO THE CLICKING, THE SERVICE WRITER AGREED THERE WAS CLICKING. THE OTHER ISSUE OF VIBRATION WHEN AT 55MPH I WAS ADVISED HONDA WILL CONTACT ME ONCE A REPAIR IS AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE CUSTOMER COPY FORM. ALSO, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HONDA WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING MY TIRES TO WEAR UNEVEN AND I WAS GOING TO GET NEW TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215396January 18, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM GOODYEAR AND WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN I REACHED A SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH. SIX TIMES IN THREE MONTHS I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR ON WATER ST. IN SYRACUSE, NY AND THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. STILL SHAKING I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DROVE THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE TIRES AND THREE OF THEM WERE DEFECTIVE. HE REPLACED THE TIRES FOR ME AND I TOOK THE OLD ONES BACK TO GOODYEAR. THEY JUST LOOKED AT THEM, CALLED AKRON, OHIO AND I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING I COULD RECEIVED A VOUCHER FOR $139.92 FOR A FUTURE PURCHASE OF TIRES. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. AGAIN, I FEEL THE CONSUMER IS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, PARTICULARLY A WOMAN. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND HURT MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215245January 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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