Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10194112June 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN IDLE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE VERY LOUDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194145June 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT JERKED INTO GEAR AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX, AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED. THEY PATCHED IT UP AT AAMCO. NOW THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193711June 19, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) IN THE 2005 HONDA CIVIC VP STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IN THE CAR HAD A PIN HOLE CAUSED BY A ROCK. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY IT WAS VOIDED BY THE ROCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED THE REPAIRS AT $813.00. THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194477June 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SAFETY RECALL/ FAILURE TO REPAIR: INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CABLE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HONDA DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY EFFORT TO HELP HIM GET HIS CAR FIXED HE HAS CALLED AND TOOK HIS CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RECALL FIXED BUT DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CONTACTED HIM WITHIN THE LAST 60 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193669June 18, 2007
EQUIPMENT
I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN EX 2 WEEKS AGO. IT ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DONE NOTHING MORE THAN NORMAL DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. IT BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT A STONE HAD PUNTURED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNER WARRANTY FROM HONDA. IT COST ME $675.50. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE NEW HONDA'S. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S DESIGN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193362June 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE DISC BRAKE PAD WEAR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC AT 12,525 MILES. DEALER SAYS WORN TO METAL. CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR IS 10,000-18,000 MILES. THIS IS UNHEARD OF! SUSPECT SUB-STANDARD PADS INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING AND AN INCREASING LACK OF OVERALL QUALITY CONTROLS AT HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193143June 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 116000. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192936June 11, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST CAUSED HIM TO LEAN HIS HEAD FORWARD AND PLACE HIS NECK IN A BENT POSITION. THIS AFFECTS PEOPLE WHO ARE 5'1 TO 5'5. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE, BEND, TURN THE HEADREST AROUND, OR PURCHASE A HEADREST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 76. THE ENGINE SIZE IS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192981June 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WHICH I HAD PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 20 06, WHICH I' HAD ONLY FOR 8 MONTHS. I GET IN MY VEHICLE TO TURN THE AIR CONDITION ON, AND ON JUNE 6, 2008 AND FOUND OUT THAT IT ONLY BLEW OUT HOT AIR. I AM VERY UPSET KNOWING THAT A VEHICLE WHICH WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND BECAUSE OF SOME SO CALL PEBBLE THAT GET UP IN THE CONDENSER WHICH MADE IT UNABLE TO FUNCTION AND ON TOP OF THAT FOR HONDA TO BE NUMBER ONE FOR GOOD VALUE WITH THERE CARS. WEREN'T HIS WAS AN ON GOING OCCURING PROBLEM WITH THESE CIVIC WHY AREN' THEY CONSIDERED AS A RECALL, BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPL HAD THIIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF THERE POCKET WHICHWAS NOT THEIR FAULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192644June 7, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW 7/6/05. ON 12/18/06, 31K MILES, BROUGHT IT TO DEALER WITH SRS LIGHT ON. DEALER DETERMINED THE PASSENGER SEATBELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR WAS EFFECTED. SRS LIGHT ON AGAIN, BROUGHT TO DEALER 1/2/07, 32.5K MILES. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED. SRS LIGHT ON AGAIN (OBSERVED AFTER GOING OVER A SECTION OF UNEVEN PAVEMENT), BROUGHT TO DEALER 1/16/07, 33.4K MILES. I THINK THAT TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTER COMPONENT. SRS LIGHT ON AGAIN 1/20/07, 33.5K MILES, PASSENGER SEATBELT TENSIONER REPLACED AGAIN. SRS LIGHT ON AGAIN 5/2/07, 39.5K MILES, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER RESTRAINING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER COMPONENT WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. SRS LIGHT ON AGAIN 6/5/07, 41K MILES, CAR IS WITH DEALER NOW. DURING THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ACTION THAT TRIGGERS THE SRS LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS LAST TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN EMPTY FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192466June 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A/C CONDENSER LEAK DUE TO DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO HIT CONDENSER DIRECTLY AND CAUSE DAMAGE, LEAK, AND FAILURE FOR COLD A/C FLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192470June 5, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED A LEAK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHILE CHANGING OIL IN MY WIFE'S 2006 CIVIC. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A LEAKY OIL PAN GASKET BOLT WHICH THEY TIGHTENED. THIS TIME I AM TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD WITH 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE HONDA DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE CAR FOR $470 BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A YEAR THIS OLD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192369June 4, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TRENDSETTER SE TIRES, SIZE P175/70R13. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FLAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HE TOOK THE TIRE IN FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PUNCTURES OR DENTS. NEVERTHELESS, THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. LAST WEEK, THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO GET INSPECTED AND ROTATED AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE TIRE BECAME FLAT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEARS AUTO CENTER WHO ALSO COULD FIND NO FAILURES WITH THE TIRE. SEARS FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND PLANS ON HAVING THEM REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 153,657 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,057.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192437June 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT---TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE DESPITE HIGH REVVING DURING INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND CAUSED SERIOUS TRAFFIC HAZARD AS HAD TO COAST OFF ROAD AMID TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192344June 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
OWN 2003 HONDA CIVIC EX BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2002 FROM DCH HONDA OF OXNARD, CA. THREE WEEKS AGO TOOK CAR THERE FOR SRS INDICATOR BEING LIT CONSTANTLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. AT TIME OF SERVICE, LIGHT HAD BEEN LIT CONSTANTLY FOR ONE WEEK- NEVER CLEARED. AT SUBJECT DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD AFTER VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO SERVICE AREA, LIGHT NOT LIT. FOUND "NO CODES STORED AT THIS TIME." DON'T KNOW SRS CIRCUITRY DESIGN-UNSURE IF SRS INDICATOR LATCHES UPON FAILURE AND CAN ONLY BE CLEARED BY SOME PROCESS. IF LATCHES, FEEL IT REASONABLE ASSUMPTION THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY SERVICE TECH'S. PRESUME NO DETAILED DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED, AS WAS NOT CHARGED TYPICAL $95 FOR THAT SERVICE, PER OTHER DEALERSHIP INQUIRY. WILL NOT RETURN TO DCH HONDA AS RECEIVED SUBSTANDARD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DCH AUTO GROUP NOT ANSWERED INQUIRIES CONCERNING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05043 (OR OTHER ACTION) APPLICABILITY FOR NO-COST FIX. READ ON INTERNET SEVERAL HONDA/ACURA OWNERS HAVE HAD LIGHT COME ON AND SOME HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO CASCADING REPAIR COSTS (EASTER-EGG TROUBLESHOOTING) IF NO CODES UNCOVERED. HAVE HEARD THAT BATTERY DRAIN MIGHT BE CULPRIT, ALTHOUGH HAVE NO PROBLEM CRANKING VEHICLE AND HAVE LESS THAN 40K MILES. APPRECIATE KNOWING IF NHTSA ACTION EXISTS TO HAVE FIXED W/O CASCADING REPAIR APPROACH. NOTICED YELLOW MODULAR CONNECTORS UNDER FRONT SEATS (PRESUME P/O SRS SYSTEM) EXPOSED AND SUBJECT TO CONTACT W/SLIDING/ROLLING FLOORBOARD ITEMS. POSSIBLY INTERMITTENT, NO FAULT CODE-RELATED LIGHT LATCHES OR IS CONSTANT DUE TO INTERMITTENT CIRCUIT DISCONTINUITY FROM STRESS TO EXPOSED CONNECTORS/CABLING. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AND NEED TO GET IT REPAIRED PRONTO, BUT CAN'T AFFORD DEALERSHIP EXPERIMENTS WITH MY ONLY CAR. HAVE NOT HAD A FRONT-END COLLISION, NOR TAMPERING, NOR MAINTENANCE LAPSES (HAVE ADHERED TO ALL PREVENTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS PLUS MORE). APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192290June 2, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CIVIC HYBRID USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE ACCEL/DECEL FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONS. I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, USING THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS, AND THEN PRESS THE ACCEL BUTTON AND THE CARS BEGINS TO DECELERATE. I HAVE PAID EXTRA CAREFUL ATTENTION TO BE SURE THAT I AM NOT PRESSING THE INCORRECT BUTTON IN ERROR, AND I AM IN FACT PRESSING THE ACCEL BUTTON, YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO DECELERATE. AT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, I HAVE TESTED THIS FAILURE AND IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FIRST TIME I DISCOVERED THIS MALFUNCTION, I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR BEGAN DECELERATING. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192267June 1, 2007
TIRES, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD ROAD NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOT ROTATE THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,652 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY PACK(BETWEEN REAR SEAT AND TRUNK) IS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192287June 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX ON 3/18/06. ON 8/31/06 AFTER 15,658 HIGHWAY MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INNER FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE OUT AND RUINED THE ROTOR. I REPLACED THE ROTOR, PAD, AND CALIPER WITH ORIGINAL HONDA PARTS. MY DAUGHTER HAS COMPLAINED THAT THIS CAR'S BRAKING IS "UNSTABLE". NOW AT 34,000 MILES THE FRONT INNER PADS ARE WORN TO METAL AGAIN. THE OUTER PADS AND REAR SHOES ARE STILL VERY SERVICEABLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HONDA AND THEY BOTH FAIL TO ADMIT A PROBLEM OR OFFER A SOLUTION. I THINK THIS CAR'S BRAKES HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE FRONT INNER PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. AND I THINK THIS FLAW ALSO CAUSES UNSTABLE BRAKING. I HAVE THE CAR AND THE OLD PARTS FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192101May 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC LS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN APRIL OF 2007, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WOULD RESTART. IN MAY OF 2007, IT BEGAN TO FAIL MORE REGULARLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS SAFETY RECALL # 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ALL DATA WEBSITE PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT ON HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO PROVIDED A REPAIR INVOICE AND WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192186May 31, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX. ON DECEMBER 21, 2006, WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 30 MPH. HER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACTS HEAD STRUCK THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD AND SIDE POST. A NEUROLOGIST STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME AND SOME PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF HER INJURIES, SHE HAS HAD TO RETIRE EARLY FROM HER JOB AS A TEACHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERED IN TWO PLACES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT UNSCATHED, BUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, SHE COULD NOT STAND, NOR COULD SHE SPEAK CLEARLY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY HER DOCTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. CALIFORNIA SAFETY TRAFFIC REPORT PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/09/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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