Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10185497March 19, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE GOT INTO THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH 33800 FAILURE MILEAGE THE AIRBAG DASHBOARD ICON LIGHT TURNED ON. THE LIGHT WAS ON IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED OR VACANT. THE DRIVER HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/26/2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34034 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185520March 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR
I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND TOOK DELIVERY IN JULY 2006. FROM THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICEABLE THAT THE REAR END OR REAR TIRES OF THE HONDA CIVIC WERE VERY NOISY. LACKING SUFFICIENT TIME, I DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE NOISE UNTIL OUR TRIP TO ARIZONA IN EARLY MARCH, 2007. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ARIZONA, I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES FOR THE FIRST TIME TO EXAMINE THE REAR TIRES. TO MY AMAZEMENT, THEY WERE WORN OUT AT 21,000 MILES - TO THE POINT WHERE STEEL BELTS WERE PROTRUDING FROM THE TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER IN TUCSON. AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTS, THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR HAD NO DEFECT - I HAD TWO DEFECTIVE REAR TIRES. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH REAR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD WEAR SO BADLY, WHILE THE FRONT TIRES ON THE FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITON FOR 21,000 MILES. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A SERVICE BULLETION FROM ACURA - A DIVISION OF HONDA. THE SERVICE BULLETIN 05-076 DATED JANUARY 19, 2007 STATED THAT THE ACURA 2004 & 2005 HAD AN ISSUE WITH "PREMATURE REAR TIRE WEAR". THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED AS: "THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY (UNEVENLY ACROSS THE TREAD). PROBABLE CAUSE: THE REAR TOE INCREASES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED" THE DESCRIPTION AND PICTURES OF TIRE WEAR IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN EXACTLY MATCH WHAT I FOUND IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I HAD JUST CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HONDA CIVIC, THE REAR TIRES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEEN WITHOUT KNEELING. WHEN I FOUND THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD BEEN WORN SO SEVERELY THAT STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING, IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT SUCH PREMATURE WEAR CONSTITUTES A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185399March 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
HONDA CIVIC EXHAUST MANIFOLD; AFTER OWNING A 2000 HONDA CIVIC FOR TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST, OXYGEN SENSORS AND NOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I BECAME UPSET AFTER THIS SERIES OF BURDENS ON ME, SO, I DECIDED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON-LINE. THUS, I FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW HONDA CIVIC OWNERS. IT APPEARS CIVCIS CREATED BETWEEN 1992-2000 HAVE HAD DEFFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CAUSING MANY CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET A RESOLUTION THROUGH HONDA, THE MANUFACTURER. HONDA IS REVIEWING EACH VEHICLE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, RATHER THAN ADMITTING THAT THEIR PRODUCT, WIDESPREAD, IS DEFFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185153March 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
XI HAVE OWNED A 2006 CIVIC HYBRID FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION} RATHER THAN IN BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, I WOULD SAY APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH. IT SEEMS LIKE A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RUNNING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ON ONE OCCASION LAST APRIL THIS RESULTED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A SHORT INTERVAL AND WAS SURPRISED AT THIS STRANGE REACTION OF THE CAR. SINCE THAT TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHETHER YOU KNOW ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT EFFECT IT IS NO USE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184873March 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 07V034000 FOR AN INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN PLACED ON A WAITING LIST TO RECEIVE THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184752March 11, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR KEEPS OVER-HEATING. CHANGED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, AND FAN MOTOR RELAY THEN CAR WILL NOT START FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184553March 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS REGISTERING THE WRONG MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER. THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON, BUT HER VEHICLE DIDN'T APPLY. THE LAWSUIT WAS FOR CONSUMERS WITH ODOMETER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE LAW SUIT. SHE STATED THAT THE ODOMETER READING IN THE VEHICLE WAS 750 MILES WHICH WAS NOT ACCURATE. *AK UPDATE 04/17/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184462March 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE HONDA CIVIC SI MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAN BE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVEN COLD. WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR THERE IS FEELING THAT THE GEAR ISN'T ALL THE WAY IN. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED THE GEAR WILL POP OUT. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO COMMON IN OTHER HONDA VEHICLE'S SUCH AS THE RSX. THIS PROBLEM INCREASES THE CHANCES OF BEING REAR ENDED AND ALSO PUTS TREMENDOUS WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION AS THE GEAR POPS AND GRINDS. HONDA SERVICE TELLS ME THAT ITS IS MY DRIVING THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BUT OVER A THOUSAND THREADS HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT CALL US POOR DRIVERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184306March 6, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE A/C CONDENSER ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS DAMAGED BY A SMALL PEBBLE. THE REPAIR BILL IS $500. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH HONDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184212March 5, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FOR THE 2000 HONDA CIVIC COULD BE OPENED BY USING ANY KEY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONTACT THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER BEING USED, AND THE NEW LOCK SYSTEM THAT WAS BEING USED COULD NOT BE INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE POLICE DEPT INFORMED THE CONTACT THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS COULD BE OPENED BY USING ANY KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 55000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183913March 1, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HONDA CIVIX DX. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER MAILED HER RECALL 99I002000 REGARDING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 24, 2006. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 162,956. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183796February 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS A 2005 CIVIC HYBRID. A FEW TIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO INCREASE ITS RPM'S TO A "REDLINE" LEVEL, THEN ENGAGES AND SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THUS FAR, BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON SURFACE STREETS. ALSO, I HAVE ISSUE WITH THE WAFER THIN WINDSHIELD. I HAVE 3 CRACKS IN IT FROM 18 MONTHS OF DRIVING FROM ROAD PEBBLES. I HAVE 6 OTHER VEHICLES, THEY ALL GET DRIVEN THE SAME FREEWAYS, AND GET HIT BY PEBBLES, BUT NONE GET THE DAMAGE AS THIS HONDA HAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183859February 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2004 MODEL CAR STOPPED BRIEFLY FOR PASSENGER PICKUP, OR FOR PUTTING GAS IN A GAS STATION, DOES NOT START FOR OVER 10 MINUTES AND THEN STARTS UP. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183397February 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TOTALLY GAVE OUT. THIS FOLLOWED MONTHS OF JERKING AND REPEATED TREATMENTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AND "REPROGRAMMING.," WHICH STARTED BEFORE 30,000 MILES. EACH TREATMENT SEEMED TO WORK TEMPORARILY, ONLY TO HAVE THE JERKING RETURN, EACH TIME SOONER THAN BEFORE. THE EVENING IT GAVE OUT ENTIRELY I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE, THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO A MAIN STREET. AS I TURNED THE CAR JERKED, THEN ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS PERMANENTLY IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER TOLD ME I MUST HAVE BEEN SPINNING MY WHEELS ON SNOW OR ICE, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183246February 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE FUMES ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AFTER START UP WHEN CAR HAS BEEN SITTING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182812February 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I COMPLETELY LOST BY BRAKES ON MY 98 HONDA CIVIC WITH NO WARNING. I LOST MY FRONT BRAKES AND REAR BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AND MY FOOT COMPLETELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I DOWN SHIFTED AND USED MY HAND BRAKE TO GET TO THE HONDA DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER CLEANED AND REPAIRED THE BRAKES (THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS ONE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN ONE OF THE PISTONS IN MY REAR BRAKE POPPED OUT, I LOST ALL 4 BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182631February 15, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE FRONT IMPACT ABSORBING REINFORCEMENT BAR HAD COLLAPSED. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 20-30 KILOMETERS PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182555February 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I'VE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH HONDA HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEMS ON TWO MODELS (THE 2000 INSIGHT AND THE 2003 HCH - BOTH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS). RECENTLY, AMBIVALENCE COST ME DEARLY. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, A TRUCK CUT ME OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT FOUND MYSELF ACCELERATING TOWARDS THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF STOPPING. AT THE LAST MINUTE, I SWERVED TO AVOID THE TRUCK AND ENDED UP SKIDDING, ROLLING, AND FINALLY CRASHING TO A STOP. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT WITH SOME MINOR SCRATCHES AND NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. MY CAR HAS SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND I AM WAITING TO RECEIVE FINAL WORD ON ITS STATUS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10182365February 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX, HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. ON 11/16/06, WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM MONITOR SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING QUICKLY. HE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REALLY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE THEM FOR 2 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OR THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM . THE CONTACT WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER, AND WILL SUBMIT THE CASE # WITH THE HARD COPY. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 9500 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13800.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182288February 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN THE MORNING COMMUTE AS USUAL, LEFT LANE, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AFTER, SOME SLOW DOWN I ACCELERATED BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TRIED TO SHIFT TO THE LOWER GEAR DID NOT WORK ETHER. I HAD TO CUT THROUGH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC (BARELY MISSED A CAR) TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO ANY GEAR (R, D, S, L). THE ENGINE REVS WHEN PUT ON ANY GEAR, BUT THE CAR WON'T MOVE. THE 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS AROUND 20,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN BROWSING CHAT ROOMS AND HAVE FEELING THAT THE DEALER WOULD CHARGE THE FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR, UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THAT I GATHER, THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA HYBRID CVT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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