Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10215146January 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR CAMBER SET WRONG, NO ADJUSTMENT, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, BAD CAR HANDLING. ESPECIALLY ON IRREGULAR ROAD SERVICE OR MAN HOLE COVERS ,CAR SIDE JUMPS . HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215047January 15, 2008
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STRUCTURE
2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUSES HAD NO PROTECTIVE COVER UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DASH. STEERING WAS NOT ALIGNED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. AND ODOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214757January 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
I PURCHASED HONDA CIVIC SI 2007,FROM NORM REEVES HONDA SUPP.DEALER. ON 7/31/07 SOMEONE REAR ENDED MY BUMPER, THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE CAR CAN NOT GO IN GEAR AT ALL. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5,800 MILEAGES USED .BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED BEARING, DISK. PRESSURE, DISK FRICTION, AND FLYWHEEL. IT COST ME $ 1512.15 PLUS $200.00 TOWING. THE DEALER REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, THEY SAID IT IS NOT IN THE WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP ME TO RECOVER THIS COST. THANK MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214814January 14, 2008
WHEELS
THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL COVER FELL OFF CAUSING A SKI AND DAMAGED TO THE UNDERCARRAIGED AS WELL AS THE FRONT BUMPER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214826January 14, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT TIRES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AFTER 8,000 MILES. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT. THE TIRES SIMPLY SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214841January 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INDEPENDENT GARAGE DISCOVERED DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM A VALVE COVER GASKET. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THIS WAS AT 3,300 MILES. NO PROBLEM SINCE REPAIR. CAR NOW HAS 5,800 MILES ON IT (1/14/08). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214622January 13, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX 4-DOOR SEDAN ON MAY 6, 2007. I DRIVE ABOUT 120 HIGHWAY MILES EACH DAY AND IN NOVEMBER 2007, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THE CAR WAS "IN-SPEC" AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES SOONER. I DOCUMENT EVERY DROP OF FUEL THAT I PUT IN MY CAR. I WRITE DOWN WHEN I CHANGE THE OIL, WHEN I GET IT WASHED AND WHERE. NOTHING DOES UNDOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES. THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSISTED THAT I GET THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND BUY NEW TIRES FROM THEM. I REFUSED AND TOOK MY VEHICLE SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH TWIN CITY HONDA IN NEDERLAND TEXAS AND WITH HONDA FOR NOT ADDRESSING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214654January 13, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC CX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF IT COMES ON AGAIN ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG AT A COST OF ABOUT $500 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT MANY HONDA ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHTS. I GUY WROTE THAT HE HAD HIS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS AND STILL HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP. ANOTHER GUY REPORTED THAT HIS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE HIT A CAR. IN BOTH CASES NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM ON THESE CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE. HONDA OF AMERICA IS WASHING THEIR HANDS OF THESE CARS. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP US GET THEM TO DO A RECALL. WE WOULD NOT MIND SPENDING THE MONEY BUT HONDA WILL ONLY WARRANT THE REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY ALL OVER AGAIN. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214601January 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FACTORY/HONDA DEALER INSTALLED FOG LIGHTS FOG LIGHTS LENS BREAKAGE (3 OCCURRENCES SINCE AUGUST 2006 WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM HONDA NEW) THE LENS FOR THE FOG LIGHTS IS MADE OF NON TEMPERED GLASS WITH NO PROTECTIVE COVERING. THE GLASS BREAKS FROM ROAD DEBRIS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FACTORY INSTALLED FOG LIGHTS HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES FROM IMPACTS OF ROAD DEBRIS. THE GLASS WAS NOT MADE TO WITHSTAND ROAD DEBRIS ON PAVED ROADS. WE DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214487January 11, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE "BRAKE SYSTEM" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. THE CAR WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE REPAIR WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH, A KNOWN RECALL ON HONDA CIVICS FROM THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214507January 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CAR SHIFTS HARD INTO NEXT GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ALSO DRIVES ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS A 420 CODE (CATALYTIC CONVERTER). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214513January 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY, RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. PROBLEM THEN CONTINUED AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD RESTART EACH TIME. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILTY.FOLSOM CAR CARE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND ADVISED ME OF A HONDA RECALL CAMPAIGN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (MEL RAPTON HONDA, SACRAMENTO, CA. THEY ADVISED ME THIS VEHICLE BY VIN WAS NOTE INCLUDED. I CALL FOLSOM CARE BACK AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HAD HONDA DENY A CAMPAIGN SO HE CALL SHINGLE SPRINGS HONDA AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. I THEN AUTHORIZED FOLSOM CARE CARE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH P/N 35130-S04-305 (SAME ONE AS IN THE RECALL)AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THIS IS A 1998 CIVIC THAT BY MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HONDA HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT SYMPTOMS, FAILURE MODE, AND REPAIRS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE FAILURE (STALLING ON THE FREEWAY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214395January 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
07 CIVIC SI SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES DOESN'T HAPPEN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AT BAD TIMES AS ENTERING INTERSECTION OR HIGHWAY MAKES GRINDING SOUND AS IN MISSED SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR WONT LET YOU SHIFT INTO GEAR WILL BE GOING TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214450January 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 26,368. WE WENT ON A TRIP WITH THE CAR AND ON THE WAY WE NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE SO WE TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP ON 5/26/7. THEY REPLACED THE SMALL ENGINE BLOCK AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK ON 6/11/7. THEN ON 7/2/7 WE WENT TO VISIT A RELATIVE ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU TURNED AND THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO STALL. MILEAGE AT TIME 27,785. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, REPLACED THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AND REMOVED BROKEN PORTION OF THE TENSIONER BOLT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND RETAPPED HOLE. WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK ON 7/9/7. ON 1/5/8 THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MILEAGE AT TIME 38,897. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE AND THEN IT MADE THE TENSIONER HIT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AND GRINDED BOTH OF THEM TO EACH OTHER. THEY REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER/PULLEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214164January 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214965January 7, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ROTATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER TIRES TO THE REAR AND STATED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM FAILED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACED THE REAR TIRES AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE REAR CONTROL ARMS; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM OF THE AVAILABILITY. THE DEALER ALSO FAILED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,845 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214068January 7, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSES NECK PAIN. SHE IS ONLY 5'1 AND THE HEAD REST DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE HER HEIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN; HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FULL AFFECT UNTIL AFTER SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. THE HEAD REST IS TILTED FORWARD AND CONE SHAPED. HONDA STATED THAT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN THREE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FEATURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHAPE OF THE HEAD REST WAS TO PREVENT WHIPLASH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO UPGRADE OR ADJUST THE HEAD REST FOR SAFETY PURPOSES DUE TO LIABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS WHATSOEVER. THE ONLY DEAL THAT THE DEALER OFFERED WAS TO GIVE HER AN UPGRADE OF THE CIVIC FOR $10,000 MORE OF WHAT HER VEHICLE WAS WORTH. THEY THEN OFFERED HER A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS $6,500 MORE DUE TO THE ADDENDUM. THE DEALER FINALLY OFFERED HER A 2007 DEMO VEHICLE FOR $3,000 MORE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER INTELLIGENCE WAS BEING INSULTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214143January 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR OR NOT GOING INTO GEAR. MOTOR REVVING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CATCH AND JUMP FORWARD. PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND MOTOR REVS WHEN GIVEN GAS BUT NOT MOVING. HAD TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN REVERSE AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INITIALLY SAID IT WOULD BE $2,700.00 THEN CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD DO IT FOR $1,200.00. AFTER SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WAS GETTING A GREAT DEAL FOR $1,200.00. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A HONDA I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEN BE TOLD IT IS NOT HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213802January 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ON OCTOBER 30, 2004, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC PER THE RECALL. IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2007, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. ON SIX OCCASIONS, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING -- ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE (UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- WITH NO SHOULDER). THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF PER THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE 3 YEAR OLD REPLACEMENT ($364.). I SAVED THE IGNITION THAT THEY REPLACED THIS TIME -- THEY DID NOT ALLOW ME TO SAVE THE IGNITION THE FIRST TIME (2004) (THEY SAID, BECAUSE IT WAS A RECALLED PART). NOTE: THIS IS A HONDA CIVIC (THIS SITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT MODEL FROM THE PULL-DOWN MENU). *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213750January 4, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID MY CAR REQUIRED A 500 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE MAIN UNIT ON MY SRS FAILED AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR AND HONDA WONT HELP EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FAIRLY LOW MILES.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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