Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10100849December 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2000 HONDA CIVIC EX, FRONTEND COLLISION INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TOTALED CAR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100876December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
(1) THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN NOTCHY, AND MORE RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR INTO THIRD GEAR. (2) ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ON THE FREEWAY I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THIRD GEAR, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES FROM PEOPLE BEHIND ME ALWAYS REAR ENDING ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100878December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VERY "NOTCHY" AND ROUGH FEELING IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ALSO GRIND GEARS, AND I AM MORE THAN DEFINITE THAT I AM SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT GETS WORSE IN THE WINTER BECAUSE THE CAR WILL HESITATE A LOT WHEN TRYING TO GO IN ANY GEAR. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO HONDA NORTH OF DANVERS, MA FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY FOUND NOTHING TO BE WRONG. THEREFORE, NO ATTEMPTS TO WERE MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM IN WHICH THEY CAN TRY TO SIMULATE AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I FEEL THAT IF THIS PROBLEM REMAINS, IT WILL BE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND IS DECREASING THE CHANCES OF DRIVING SAFELY. THE CAR'S SECOND WINTER IS COMING AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I AM A MEMBER OF WWW.EPHATCH.COM, A ONLINE FORUM COMMUNITY OF 2002-2005 HONDA CIVIC SI OWNERS, AND MANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YET THE DEALER THEY WENT TO COULD NEVER HELP THEM. ONLY A RARE FEW HAVE HAD THERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIXED, BUT ONLY THROUGH A LOT OF ARGUING AND PERSUADING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101851November 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE BARRIER. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURNED BACKWARDS FACING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND WAS HIT TWICE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100794November 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER QUARTER WINDOW BREAKAGE AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. GLASS MUST BE REPLACED; CONTACTING HONDA TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A GLASS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100820November 30, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
199 HONDA ACCORD - THE WELD ON THE RIGHT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY. I AM ONLY 195 POUNDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. THE SEAT FAILURE RESULTED IN ME JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TEMPORARILY LOOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THOUGH I WASN'T HURT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LANE I VEERED INTO. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NOT COST TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094836November 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM THE MUFFLER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. *AK THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101716November 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH ON ITS OWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE SPEED STILL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BEFORE PULLING OVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100582November 26, 2004
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED 2 KELLY CHARGER TIRES-SIZE 215/40R17-ON 10/13/03-MY TIRES BLEW IN JUNE OF 04 THEN AGAIN IN JULY OF 04. THEY BLEW ONCE AGAIN ON 10.21.04, CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON MY PART ON 95 SOUTH. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND WAS RUN OVER BY AN 18 WHEELER FLAT BED. LUCKLY I OBVIOUSLY SURVIVED WITH NO INJURIES, HOWEVER, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS DESTROYED AND I AM CURIOUS REGARDING THE LIABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND THE POLICE REPORT WHICH HAS A STATEMENT FROM A WITNESS STATING THAT HE SAW MY TIRE BLOW OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, ELIZABETH PONTE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100557November 26, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY HUSBAND GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 2004 IN OUR 2004 HONDA CIVIC DX, HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HIS SEAT BROKE AND TURNED 30 DEGREES TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS SEAT AND NOW HE HAS EXTENSIVE INJURUES TO HIS BACK, AND IS UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THERAPY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100558November 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSISTENTLY GRINDS TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS OK AND NORMAL, BUT I KNOW IT IS DAMAGING MY TRANSMISSION. EVEN WITH PERFECT SHIFTING AT A HIGH RPM SHIFT, IT WILL GRIND EVERY TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101621November 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE BURNEDD UP. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A FAINT POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE DIMMER. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT. THEY LET THE VEHICLE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS, WENT INTO THE CHURCH TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THEY RETURN TO THE VEHICLE ,THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *NM......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100388November 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION; INTERMITTENT (1) UPON SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES 3RD, THE CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE AND "GRINDS" ITSELF TO GET IN GEAR OR REMAINS IN NEUTRAL. *JB (2) THE ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY SYNCHROS AND GEAR SET WILL CAUSE IT/THEM TO FAIL AT AN INCREASED FASTER THAN INDUSTRY STANDARD YET PAST MY WARRANTY DATE. (3) HONDA COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, I WAS REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE IT THE FAILURE (AS HONDA'S TECHNIQUE WAS BIASED). THE SYNCHROS AND/OR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WARRANTED AS A NEW ITEM. (4) AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, NO COST SHOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE OWNER, RENEWAL OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY FROM THE DATE OF REPLACEMENT (E.G., 3 YEARS/60,000 MILES). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101574November 23, 2004
SEATS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT,THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BROKE FROM THE BASE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10103958November 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN HALF A TANK AND A FOURTH OF A TANK WITHIN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND DID NOT REALLY MOVE DURING LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. *TC THE FRONT SHOCK MADE NOISES, THE FRONT SPRING WAS WEAK, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100354November 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXHIBITS A NOTICEABLE KNOCKING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED UNTIL IT SUFFICIENTLY WARMS UP. USUALLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100233November 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH WINDOWS DO NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. IN 2000 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE RUBBER TRACK. REPLACED CHANNEL AND REGULATOR IN 2000. 11/18/04 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE RUBBER TRACK AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100139November 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE BROWN'S HONDA CITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CHARGE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART IT IS BY A JUMPSTART. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TWICE THAT IT WAS FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT HONDA SOLD A CAR TO ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100107November 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED, STOPPED TO TURN IN PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, PUSHED ON BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT WORK AND CAR JUMPED CURB, AND HIT POST OFFICE BUILDING. CAR DIED IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN TURNED CAR BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090266November 17, 2004
TIRES:VALVE
PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1998 HONDA CIVIC. *MR DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 6 FLAT TIRES. TWO FLATS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE COMMUTING ON A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A FULL SET OF MICHELIN TIRES. THE COMMON FACTOR OF THE FLATS, STEMMED FROM A CRACKED VALVE STEM, WITH THE CRACK ALWAYS LOCATED NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM ON THE WHEEL AXLE SIDE. THE VALVE STEMS MAY BE TOO LONG FOR THE RIMS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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