Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10182250February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 HONDA HYBRID HAS A SURGE PROBLEM. I'VE SMELLED BATTERY FLUIDS BEFORE PLUS THE IMA DRIVE SHUTS DOWN UNDER LOAD (LONG-DISTANCE FREEWAY DRIVING) WHICH CAUSES MULTIPLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE ADVERTISED MPG LEVELS WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEEN SURGE INSTIGATED AS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. I WAS PARKED AND HAD JUST COVERED THE BRAKE AFTER ASSESSING THE ROADWAY WHEN A WOMAN HIT ME. SHE STATED IT WAS MY FAULT BUT I HAD THE BRAKE ON AND MY WORK PARTNER SAW SOMETHING RELATED TO THIS ON THE TELEVISIONS AT A SHELL GAS STATION RELAYING THE INFORMATION TO ME. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE PAID (PAYING) 35 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS VEHICLE I FEEL HONDA OWES ME AN EXPLANATION AT THE VERY LEAST. I NEVER REPORTED THE DEFECTS AS I WAS UNDER THE BELIEF IT WAS JUST MY AMPLIFIER THAT WAS SMELLING BUT NOW I AM UNSURE. I HAVE HAD POOR SERVICE FROM CARSON HONDA IN THE PAST AND AM RELUCTANT TO USE THEM IN THE FUTURE SO IF YOU CAN HELP ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181954February 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE CAR FLIPPED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
12
#10181699February 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DISTRIBUTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181700February 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WORKED FINE UNTIL ~50000 MILES (~3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.) AT THAT TIME, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 5-15 MPH. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE PROBLEM WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK IN TRAFFIC WHOSE SPEED WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD REPEATEDLY INSTEAD OF MAINTAIN A SMOOTH SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO GET THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT ALTHOUGH THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM - THEY CLAIMED THE CAR HAD NO FIXABLE PROBLEMS. READING FROM OTHER CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS HAS SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181222January 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT 50000 MILES. THAT PUT 2 MORE IN IT AND THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN IT HAS LEAKED EVER SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED. I HAVE KEPT FLUID IN IT AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND NOW IT IS SLIPPING AT 92000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10181171January 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*- THE MANIFOLD OF A 1999 HONDA CIVIC WAS CRACKED, AND THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN THE MODEL YEARS: 1996 TO 1998. THE MANIFOLD'S CRACKWAS NEAR THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA CORPORATION ,WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT SPEAK WITH HER. SHE SHOULD CALL AMERICA HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE WAS HAVING WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE STARTED IN 2005, AND SHE REPLACED THE CRACKED MANIFOLD. NOW, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181037January 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 HONDA CIVIC HIBRID ( AT 50 MPH AND MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. IT REGAINED POWER BY ACCELERATING, BUT THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN SLOWLY UNTIL IT GOT UP TO PROPER SPEED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE, THE STARTER GEAR AND THE FLYWHEEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180912January 28, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST OF ALL I AM FROM CANADA...I SAID I WAS FROM WASHINGTON STATE BECAUSE THAT IS THE CLOSEST STATE TO WHERE I'M FROM...WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A VERY BUSY CITY STREET MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING WITH OUT CAUSE...WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK...IN FACT, THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE EVEN MORE...I THE PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES DID TAKE SOMEWHAT...THE CAR THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN A VERY BUSY CITY STREET PEOPLE ON FOOT WERE CROSSING THE STREET ABOUT 1/2 A BLOCK IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DID NOT HIT THEM...THEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT CAME TO A STOP....I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED...MY FEELING IS THAT I DON'T WANT TO EVER GET BACK IN THAT CAR AGAIN.....*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180874January 27, 2007
AIR BAGS
2002 HONDA CIVIC - 52,000 MILES. SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. RESET BY DEALER ONE YEAR AGO AND IS NOW BACK ON. DEALER NOW CANNOT RESET LIGHT AND WANTS TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT FOR 550.00 US. I HAVE RECEIVED THE OPDS WARRANTY EXTENSION - DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I SUGGEST THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE SRS SYSTEM RECEIVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. I NO LONGER TRUST THE SRS SYSTEM AT ALL. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180794January 26, 2007
AIR BAGS
MERGING ON TO A FREEWAY, HIT BLACK ICE, LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CAME TO REST TWO LANES OVER AND WAS BROADSIDED BY A FULLY LOADED SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THOUGH THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10180841January 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE ACCELERATOR SPED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE IN REVERSE CAUSING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TO CRASH INTO MY HOUSE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180864January 26, 2007
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC-EX ON A MAIN ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 40 MPH. AT AN INTERSECTION, I STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAITED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, SO I COULD TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY, MY CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A MACK TRUCK. THE IMPACT SENT MY CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, OVER A CURB, AND INTO A TREE TRUNK. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT OUR INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10180736January 25, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE . WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S FRONT NOR THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180598January 24, 2007
TIRES
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED PEP BOYS TIRES APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. HE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH ON A SMOOTH DRY STREET, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES BLEW UP LIKE A BALLOON. THE TIRES FAILED ONE MONTH APART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS STILL TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS ONE OF THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180618January 24, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL *- THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD 108,000 MILES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF. AT PRESENT, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, BUT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A BURNED DAMAGED COUPLER AT THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL , HOWEVER , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATE*4/23/07 **TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180656January 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
HAD TAKEN CAR TO GET INSPECTION. WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVING A CRACK IN. THIS CAR HAD 59827 MILES ON IT! NATURALLY I WAS VERY UPSET. THIS CAR WAS ONLY USED MINIMALLY AS WITNESSED BY THE YEAR VS MILES. HARDLY ANY HWY USE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT UP THEIR HANDS. CAN'T FIX BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $ 2,000. CAR WILL NOT PASS INSP. DUE TO STRICT CODES IN TEXAS. I NOW HAVE MY FIFTH HONDA. HONDA JUST DROPPED THE BIG ONE ON A LOYAL CUST.!!!!!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179373January 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
REAR DEFROSTER SLOW TO PERFORM AND ONLY DEFROST ABOUT %60 OF REAR WINDOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179407January 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CIVIC IN MARCH 2005 WITH 0 MILES. IN APRIL 2005 THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES . HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STOPPED AT ANY TIME THERE AFTER THE NOISE WAS NO LONGER HEARD. THE BRAKE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY INITIAL STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER IT HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THOMASON HONDA OF GLADSTONE, OREGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES MA DE A CRACKING NOISE. THE DEALER DESCRIBED IT AS A CLICKING NOISE AND REFERRED TO IT AS BEING A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WROTE TWO LETTERS TO HONDA. THE FIRST LETTER FROM HONDA MOTORS, ON APRIL 25,2006, EXPLAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE SWITCH PARTNER NOT FITTING SQUARELY IN THE BRAKE CASING. THE CONTACT WROTE A SECOND LETTER TO HONDA OF AMERICA POINTING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A REPLY LETTER MAY 18, 2006 FROM HONDA MOTOR EXPLAINING THAT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER BRACKETS CAN CAUSE THE PADS TO HIT THE CALIPER BRACKET WHEN FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179133January 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
IN AUGUST OF 2006 MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PROMPTLY TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED AN "AIR HOSE LEAK". AFTER THAT MY CAR OVERHEATED EVERY FEW WEEKS WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER COOLANT HAD BEEN FOUND LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE A NEW THERMOSTAT WAS INSTALLED. IT OVERHEATED A MONTH LATER AND THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179152January 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH ABOUT 76,000 MILES WAS ACTING UP FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COLD, HOWEVER ONCE IT GOT WARMED UP THE NOISE WENT AWAY. FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, IT BARELY MOVED. THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE FAST. SAME HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTED IN DRIVE. I MADE IT TO WORK, AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP ON THE WAY BACK IN THE EVENING. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT MUCH WARNING. AT THE TIME IT DIED I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME SO SHE SLOWED DOWN AND ALLOWED ME TO COST DOWN THE OVERPASS ON TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, UNFORTUNATELY, TOO LITTLE TO LATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A HONDA, ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $2K. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER HALF THE COST AS A GOOD-WILL GESTURE, BUT JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS BETWEEN 50-80K MILES, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE FORK OVER $3K-$4K AND DO NOT REPORT THIS ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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