Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10112058February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 4 CYLINDER HONDA ACCORD WITH 85,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES SOMETIMES. ALSO WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT SLIPS, CAUSING THE RPMS TO OVER-REV BADLY. I AM A FIRST TIME CAR BUYER AND BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I FIGURED THEY WERE RELIABLE AND I WOULDNT HAVE TO SHELL OUT THE CASH FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION 6 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111991February 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 67,000 KM AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO OPEN THE GAS TANK COVER, IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS UNTIL I TOOK IT IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CABLE REPLACED. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW AND WAS TOLD THE COST WILL BE APPROX $120.00.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110785February 19, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2004 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH OEM BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 195-60R-15 TIRES. DEVELOPED SLOW LEAK, INVESTIGATION REVEALS SMALL HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. NO KNOWN ROAD HAZARD ENCOUNTERED. NOTE: YOUR WEBSITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO INPUT THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. IT DEFAULTS TO THE 16" TIRE SIZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110745February 18, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPORTED SEAT BUSHING ARE WORN ALREADY. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 10K KM ( 6K MILES). PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED SO SEAT IS STILL LOOSE. A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IF INVOVLED IN COLLISION BEFORE SEAT IS REPAIRED. HONDA ISSUED SB624365 BACK IN JULY 2001 FOR A SIMILIAR COMPLAINT, AS YET NO SB FOR 2004 MODEL YEAR ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111768February 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V086000 CONCERNING LOW BEAM LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED LESS THE 4 MONTH AGO, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111783February 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10107101February 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT TEMPORARILY. THIS CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION, OBJECT HIT GARAGE REAR WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SIDE FLOOR MAT IS NOT SECURE AND SLID FORWARD JAMMING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SPEED OF 2 TO 4 MPH. DUE TO THE MAT JAMMING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED ON THE BRAKE IT ONLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110696February 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA SHADOW AERO (VT1100-C3) VIN[XXX] THAT HAS DEVELOPED AN OIL GUIDE PLUG LEAK. THIS LEAK RESULTS IN OIL BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS BEEN A PROVEN INHERENT DESIGN PROBLEM IN MODEL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2001. HONDA HAS ISSUED A WARNING AND THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS IN THEIR SEPTEMBER 1999 ISSUE OF THE HONDA WRENCH PUBLICATION. THE DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED DO NOT CLAIM KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM OR THE ARTICLE FROM HONDA. MY UNDERSTANDING IS HONDA STILL REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. I STAY IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS SAME STYLE MOTORCYCLE VIA THE INTERNET AND THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. I AM GOING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS I DO NOT CONSIDER THE MOTORCYCLE SAFE TO OPERATE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD AND FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND WILL ENCOURAGE FELLOW AERO OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM TO DO THE SAME. I WILL KEEP A FILE WITH MY REPAIR INFORMATION IN THE EVENT HONDA COMES FORWARD AND ACKNOWLEDGES THIS FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN AND ISSUES A RECALL. *JB *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
#10111720February 17, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113737February 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC ILLUMINATED TWICE. *NM THE SRS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AND IT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110606February 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EVENING OF FEB 11, 2005, WE (WIFE AND I) SMELLED A BURNING SMELL, WE THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE,SO WE STARTED CLOSING THE SUNROOF AND WINDOWS WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I LOOKED IN THE HOLE WHERE THE STICK FOR THE HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL WAS AND SAW FLAMES. WE QUICKLY PULLED INTO A CONVIENENCE STORE AND WHILE I TRIED BLOWING IT OUT (I HAD NOTHING ELSE AVAILABLE TO DO AND IT WAS STILL SMALL ENOUGH I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE), MY WIFE RAN IN AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME WHERE I DISMANTLED THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD BURNED AND MELTED. I'VE ALREADY CLEANED OUT THE EXTINGUISHER RESIDUE AND REPLACED THE PART BUT THE ORIGINAL PART IS STILL AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. HONDA WANTED ME TO BRING THEM THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE (IT WASN'T DRIVABLE) AND WANTED MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL/REPAIRS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY POOR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION EXPECIALLY SINCE THERE WERE FLAMES INVOLVED. THIS CAR WAS ALSO COMPLETELY UNMODIFIED AND EVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL RADIO STILL INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111664February 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES , AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110660February 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW NOV 2004 - THREE OCCURRENCES OF ENGINE STALLING WHILE IN GEAR AND CAR IN MOTION - DEALER SAYS DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT SHOW A PROBLEM - EXTREME SAFETEY HAZARD - CAR IS UNSAFE - DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110488February 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
1998 HONDA CRV, WITH ABOUT 100,000 MILAGE,ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR SENSOR. TOOK IT BACK FOUR MORE TIMES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. A WEEK LATER, TOOK IT IN TO DEALE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, VALVE #3 & 4, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEY RECOMMENDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. NOTIFIED HONDA MANUFACTURER AND THEY DECIDED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, AND HAVE THE INVOICES TO PROOF IT. I THINK HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR COST. I AM STILL PAYING ON MY CAR AND THIS IS A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110470February 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
1998 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE- GREAT CAR EXCEPT FOR THE POWER WINDOWS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THEM PROFESSIONALLY FIXED BECAUSE OF THE COST. THEY HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THEY COME OFF TRACK IF I TRY TO ROLL THEM DOWN AND THE GLASS LITERALLY FALLS INTO THE DOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111375February 11, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WHICH WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND HIT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111094February 8, 2005
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109890February 5, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A CHEMICAL SMELL THAT CAN BECOME SO STRONG THAT IT MAKES ME LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEATED COMES FROM MY AIR VENTS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING. AFTER THEY ARE THROUGH AND I OR MY HUSBAND GET IN THE CAR WE CAN SMELL IT. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALER IS LYING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SMELL IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT FOR FREE.. I HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR FREEZE WHEN IT IS COLD BECAUSE I CANT TURN ON THE VENTS W/O RESULTING IN THIS HORRIBLE SMELL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109765February 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN A CAR SUDDENLY PULLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER OUT OF A GAS STATION. THE CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE CAUSE OF WHY IT DID NOT DEPLOY WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108411February 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 1 FEB 05, I TOOK MY 99 HONDA ACCORD, [XXX], TO A HONDA DEALER HERE IN FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA DUE TO SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,700. I ASKED THEM WHY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BREAKDOWN AT 47,000 MILES ONLY. THEY SAID IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT THEY WILL CHECK WITH HONDA HQS. LATER ON THE DAY, THEY CALLED AND SAID HONDA WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COST ($504) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION IS: WHY DO I HAVE PAY FOR THE LABOR IF THEY AGREE TO PROVIDE THE PARTS. I READ THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEM ON HONDA TRANSMISSION SO I PRESUMED IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP?*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012*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

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