Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10139065October 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE ON OCTOBER 2, 2005. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OFR THE DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138936October 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY NEWLY ACQUIRED 1997 HONDA CIVIC HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SMOOTHLY ACCELERATE, THE PEDAL HAS A CHOPPY FEELING AND IS VERY JERKY AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I GO TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL IT WONT MOVE AND THEN WHEN IT DOES MOVE IT MOVES TOO FAR. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE DEALER I TALKED TO AND THE HONDA COMPANY STATED THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 99I002000. THE PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC, AND I HAVE NEARLY REAR ENDED PEOPLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HOPE THERE IS SOME WAY I CAN GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR SO THE INCIDENT DATE I AM GOING TO PUT IS GENERALLY WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE CAR. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136895October 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CALLER STATED THAT RUST HAS BUILT UP ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND SHE HAD TO HAVE IT REMOVED. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND REMOVE THE RUST. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130806October 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 5-7 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING, NO CURVE OR DEBRIS IN THE ROAD OR NO POTHOLES. CONSUMNER WENT TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE ARM FROM THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG. WAS TREATED BY THE EMERGENCY CREW ON SITE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $10,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. CONSUMER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138502October 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN. IT CAUSED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND INJURE MYSELF, ALMOST HITTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG-IN DOES NOT WORK IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART THAT A CAR REPAIR MAN FIXED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10138365October 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MAY, 2005. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. TIGHTENING THE CAP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED IN JUNE, 2005 IT FAILED DUE TO A "TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUITRY" PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WOULD CLEAR. IT DID NOT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK IT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS. THE CAR ITSELF IS STILL DRIVABLE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED NO BUMPING OR NOISES. HONDA AMERICA HAS SAID THAT IT WILL PAY FOR REMANUFACTURED PARTS IF I PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH WILL BE $500. I HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AFTER 4.5 YEARS AND EXCELLENT DRIVING HABITS. THE CAR STILL CANNOT PASS NJ STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME INTO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138310October 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 MODEL IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD, NOT MOVING ANYMORE. LUCKILY NO INJURY. BUT IF IT HAPPENED IN THE HIGHWAY SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. HONDA HAS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE BIG PROBLEM ARISE. AND I LIKE TO GET MY EXPENDITURE REIMBURSED TOO. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE COMPLETELY. MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE IMAGE I GOT ABOUT HONDA FROM MY FRIEND. IF I GOT THIS ISSUE NOT RESOLVED I AM NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYBODY .I WAS THINKING TO GET A NEW HONDA SUV MYSELF. NOW I HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. IT COSTING ME AROUND 5000$. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138271September 30, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE, AND TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT (<$100 CHARGE). TODAY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE DEALER (A DIFFERENT DEALER) INDICATED THAT THE OPDS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRANCE, AND THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, IN MANY CASES, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OPDS WILL ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN THE CYCLE IS REPEATED. MULTIPLE RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THE APPARENT FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES, SINCE THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED, WARRANT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL BY HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138080September 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WE BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX IN DECEMBER OF 2002. IN CHICO, CALIF. IT HAD, I BELIEVE, A 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT NO MORE THAN 45,000 MILES,(I HAVE THE RECEIPT) THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TWO DAYS LATER, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN REDDING, CALIF. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THE DEVICE IN THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE HONDA COMPANY DID NOT FIND THAT PART, WHICH IS OVER $400.00 DOLLARS,TO BE UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE 30,000 MILES WERE PAST. WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICE ON THE CAR. THE HONDA COMPANY STATED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN THE SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE, THEY WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY GUARANTEE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY WARRANTY. WHY IS ONE SAFETY DEVICE ALWAYS COVERED FOR PROTECTION AND NOT THE OTHER? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON OUR BEHALF? WE WANT TO HAVE THIS DONE, BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME. WE HAD A TRIP PLANNED FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO HONOR OUR RESERVATIONS OR LOSE MORE MONEY, CONSEQUENTLY, WE DROVE TO OUR PLANNED DESTINATION, ALASKA, FROM REDDING, CALIF. WITH NO OPERATIVE AIR BAGS AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THEM. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY,I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT THEY WORK WELL TO KEEP YOU FROM HITTING YOUR STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELTS, BUT IT IS OUR ONLY AUTOMOBILE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138087September 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CALLER SAID AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. SHE SAID SHE HAD IT CHECKED THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND NOW HAS TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. THE CALLER SAID THE SRS SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 2002, AND HAD NOT HAD PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG NOT WORKING WHEN LIGHT WAS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138820September 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER BATTERY BAD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER COLLISION AT 40- 50 MPH. *TS THE MOTORIST THAT HIT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 -50 MPH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10101098September 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN A PICK UP TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND BOTH DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL . DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10138065September 28, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX . THE CUSTOMER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAD NO SPARE TIRE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137496September 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR OF MY 04 HONDA CIVIC COUPE FAILED, ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HONDA REPLACED THEM. HONDA CLAIMS IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND FAILED TO GIVE ME MORE DETAILS AS I HAD REQUESTED. FOR THE PERIOD WHEN THE ACTUATORS WERE INOPERABLE I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE POWER LOCKS AND HAD TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY BY EITHER THE KEY OR PULLING THE LOCK UP FROM THE INTERIOR. THE FAILURES BOTH OCCURRED ON A DAY WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP REACHED 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND WERE RESOLVED ON COLD NIGHTS, HOWEVER, RESUMED DURING THE HOT DAYTIME HOURS. **NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137455September 23, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO REASON. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $700 TO FIX. THEY SAY THEY ITS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE BUT IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES NOT 68,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136907September 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM EST IN MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR SEDAN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP STREET, AND WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I STARTED MOVING AND THEN MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN RESTART IT. HOWEVER, FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, I FOUND AS I WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP AND IDLING, THAT THE CAR WOULD WANT TO GO COMPLETELY DEAD AND STALL ON ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR DEALERSHIP, AUTOSPORT HONDA, IN BRIDGEWATER, NJ, AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN NEED OF A TUNE UP, AND THAT THE WIRES LEADING FROM THE IGNITION TO THE ENGINE WERE DETERIORATING. I DECIDED TO LOOK MY VIN NUMBER UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. I FOUND, BASED ON THE HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR SEDANS, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL MAY 16, 2002 (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V120000) FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE RECALL STATES "ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED." THE RECALL FURTHER STATES THAT "WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." I BROUGHT THIS TO MY DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION, AND HE TOLD ME HE ALREADY RAN MY VIN NUMBER [XXX], AND THAT IT WAS NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE RECALL. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS THE SAME TYPE OF COMPONENT PROBLEM AS IN THE RECALL AND HE SAID YES. HE SAID IT IS MORE COMMON IN STICK-SHIFT HONDAS THEN AUTOMATICS. I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE THE ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED IN MAY 2002, EXCEPT UNDER DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, AND ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO IT. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137032September 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FIRE IN SEAT BELT WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT, FLOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL AND AMERICAN HONDA IS TAKING NO BLAME. STATED THERE IS NO VOLTAGE IN THE WIRES UNLESS THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136829September 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY 1996 HONDA CIVIC HX HAS DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILURE WHERE THE WINDOW FALLS OFF THE TRACK AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE WINDOW MOLDING AROUND THE DRIVER'S WINDOW BUCKLES AND CAUSES THE WINDOW TO FALL OFF THE TRACK. HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM RECURRING. HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AS TO THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND AM WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN SOME SORT OF RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136816September 16, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD BEGINNING TO SEPARATE ON 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES. THESE ARE FIRESTONE FR 690 TIRES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE HAS OFFERED A SMALL CREDIT TO REPLACE WITH SAME BRAND TIRES. I WILL PROBABLY NOT TAKE THE CREDIT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM GOING TO SWITCH BRANDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138807September 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2001 HONDA CIVIC CONSUMERS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UP BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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