Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10147386January 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. NOISE BECAME LOUDER WITH TIME. INITIALLY NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE HONDA SPECIALIST WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! THE ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS $2,500... OUCH!THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR THE INFAMOUS HONDA RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. AND TO THINK THAT THE WIFE AND I WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A HONDA MINIVAN!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147240January 9, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T CLICK YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON TRYING MAY BE TWICE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AND 5 OR MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147133January 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR, THERE IS WATER BUILDING UP AND I HAD THE CAR UP IN THE AIR AND FOUND NO HOLES TO WHERE WATER COULD GET IN BUT THEY HAD FOUND A SEAL ON THE REAR WINDOW WHICH IS SEPARATING WHICH WE THINK MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM..BUT NOT SURE...ALSO THERE IS WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR...I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146935January 5, 2006
AIR BAGS
WITH NO VEHICLE ACCIDENT OF ANY SORT, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THAT TIME WITH POSSIBLY NO SRS CAPABILITY IN THIS VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF FLAWS IN THEIR SRS SYSTEM, AND THE CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THESE ISSUES (I.E.: ACCORD, PILOT, ODYSSEY). APPARENTLY HONDA WOULD BE PLEASED AS PUNCH FOR AN OWNER TO PAY $90+ FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEN $800.00 TO $1,000.00+ TO HAVE VARIOUS SRS COMPONENTS REPLACED. I FIND THIS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ON A $16,000.00 VEHICLE. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY EVEN IF THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE FRONTAL IMPACTS RESULTED IN NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAGS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146977January 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHANGE GEARS BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO PARK THE INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147562January 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1999 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE YEAR HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS THEN TOLD HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PLUGS. AFTER HAVING THE PLUGS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STALLED 2 MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME KIND AS THE ONE THAT WAS BEING RECALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146762January 3, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THE SRS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER, BUT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146366December 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE MODULE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146209December 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXITED THE ROAD AND HIT NUMEROUS TREES, LANDING IN A DITCH. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH BOTH THE TREES AND DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146211December 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT CAME ONE. HONDA SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET LIGHT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON 1/2 HOUR AFTER LEAVING SHOP. SERVICE DEPT SAID CONTROL UNIT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. PLEASE SEE FOLLOWING LINK FOR DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.AUTOFAN.COM/FORUM_REPLY.ASP?MESSAGE=7364&REPLYID=34100&LEVEL=13&ALL=. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146192December 27, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AFTER TURNING ON HEATER/DEFROSTER TO REMOVE FROST, FOLLOWED BY WINDSHIELD WIPER TO REMOVE SLUSH, WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE VERTICAL WINDSHIELD FRAME AND WENT CONTINUOUSLY ACROSS THE OUTER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 4" FROM THE VERTICAL FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145705December 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: THE CONTACT PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL AND CRASHED. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10145484December 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT STALLED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 02-083 WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BEFORE THEY WOULD USE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM . *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MOSTLY AT LOW ALTITUDES IN THE SUMMER WITH THE A/C ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IN NEUTRAL IN DANGEROUS AND HE THINKS THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145052December 13, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I TOOK IT TO BRADENTON HONDA FOR OTHER ISSUES, THEY CEHCKED IT, RESET THE COMPUTER AND SAID IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK IN. IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. IN REVIEWING YOUR COMPLAINTS, SEEMS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145088December 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V120000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH . THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT I IT S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145104December 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V509000 FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144896December 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-95 IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE TO PROTECT ME. I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN BY PARAMEDIC TO PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE I WAS ADMITTED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144480December 5, 2005
STRUCTURE, STEERING
(1) NEW VEHICLE - STEERING WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS PREVIOUS VEHICLE (SAME MODEL) (2) DURING A LEFT TURN MOTION OF ENGINE CAUSED SKID INTO RIGHT WALL OF UNDERPASS. (3) LEFT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED - I HAVE THE ORIGINAL MOUNT. VEHICLE HAD APPROX 4700 MILES WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144028November 30, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENTIRE SRS NEEDED TO BE TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144054November 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT INFORMED THE CONTACT OF ANY DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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