Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10063823March 24, 2004
AIR BAGS
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER CAR. I WAS INJURED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053555March 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HIT THREE MOTORISTS BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK GEAR TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PEBBLE ENTERING THE AIR INTAKE VALVE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062685March 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHILE DRIVING ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. MAKES WIERD GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING SLOW. CAR SHUTTERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE IN 5TH GEAR IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. CAR SHUTS OFF BY ITS SELF( WAS TOLD VIN NOT IN SEQUENCE FOR IGNITION RECALL). RIGHT FRONT SPRINGS STICKS AND SOME TIMES MAKES A ( " BOING" ) SOUND. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT. WHEN HEATER OR DEFROSTER ARE ON THEY MAKE A LOUD CHIRPING SOUND. ON COLD OR RAINY DAYS STEAM WILL POUR OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT SMELLING LIKE RADIATOR FLUID. WAS IN 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS ONE FRONT END COLISION ONE REAR END COLISSION BOTH ABOUT 30 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENGINE IS BECOMING RUSTY AND CORODED. DRIVERS POWER WINDOW IS SLOW TO GO UP AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR LOSES POWER AND GAS MIELAGE. GOES OFFF WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR HONDA SCHEDULED SERVICE AND ALSO WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE PROBLEMS ADRESSED ABOVE WERE TOLD TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM..BUT THEY SURE DID WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW THEY WILL NOT FIX ANYHTING UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063362March 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. A TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE ON 3-15-04, AND DETERMINED THAT IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063377March 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063270March 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHEN THE HEAT CONTROL WAS SET TO MAXIMUM, EVEN IF THE RADIO WAS PLAYING LOW, ONE COULD NOT HEAR ANY OUTSIDE NOISE, SUCH AS HORN BLOWING OR OTHER WARNING DEVICES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062183March 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 1993 HONDA CIVIC LX. COUPLE OF DAYS BACK WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK, MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT WOULD NOT START. WITH THE HELP OF A PASSER BY I GOT MY CAR PUSHED IN A PARKING LOT. LATER I HAD IT TOWED TO MY GARAGE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITER HAD FAILED. HE CHARGED ME $700 TO REPLACE THE IGNITER AND DO A TUNE UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062274March 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY HONDA CIVIC (2001 EX) HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH OR WITHOUT ITEMS ON THE FRONT SEAT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, THE SRS LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON WITHIN DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURY, SHOULD THE CAR BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062008March 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER-9-2001 MY FIANC [XXX] AND I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX [XXX] FROM ROBERTS AUTO MALL IN DOWNINGTOWN, PA. WE PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE WE DESIRED A CAR THAT WAS DEPENDABLE AND ONE THAT WOULD BE USED FOR MY FIANCS COMMUTE AND FOR DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. IN AUGUST OF 2002, THE CAR OVERHEATED ON A JOURNEY FROM ONEONTA, NY, TO PHOENIXVILLE, PA. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE HONDA OF ITHACA DEALERSHIP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BEING UNDER A YEAR AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE WITH 18,717 MILES. HONDA OF ITHACA, NEW YORK DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THERMOSTAT. DESPITE THE OBVIOUS INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS BREAKDOWN CAUSED, WE WERE HAPPY THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IN DECEMBER 2003 ON A TRIP FROM PHOENIXVILLE, PA TO HOLMDEL, NJ THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THERMOSTAT. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $106.43. ON FEBRUARY-4-2004 THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF ONCE AGAIN. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO ROBERTS AUTO MALL. THE MECHANIC GUESSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AIR IN THE SYSTEM. WE WERE CHARGED $63.49 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. ON MARCH 10TH, THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED. WE ARE NOW USING ONE VEHICLE WHILE OUR HONDA CIVIC SITS OUTSIDE UNUSED. I AM UNSURE HOW TO PROCEED SINCE EVERY MECHANIC HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. OUR COMPLAINT CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS SUCH: THIS PROBLEM IS INTRINSIC TO THE CAR. IT APPEARED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY CORRECTED. IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR BUT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE HAVE INCURRED MONETARY LOSS DUE TO REPEATED TOWING AND REPAIRS MADE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. OTHER THAN THESE EXPENSES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA OF BEING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS AT NIGHT, AND BEING AT A LOSS OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN ONE IS NEEDED TO COMMUTE TO WORK.*AK UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065302March 11, 2004
AIR BAGS
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. *PH *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055434March 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
VEHICLE HAS A SUBTLE LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. IT'S AN INDICATION THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060908March 10, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATIOR KEPT ON ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061860March 10, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ALREADY MY TIRE TREAD HAS WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 50-70,000 MILES? ALSO, MY FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY IN NEED OF REPLACING. I DO MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING AND RARELY USE MY BRAKES, WHAT IS THE DEAL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061749March 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060477March 5, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES OF HAVING NEW REAR TIRES PUT ON MY CAR, I EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND SLAM HEAD FIRST INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR AT THE BASE OF A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND I SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING A SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IF I HAD ANYONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY LOST THEIR LEGS AS THE FLOOR WAS PUSHED UP TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE SEAT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10060510March 5, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A SEVERE HEAD-ON CRASH THAT TOTALED MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, BODY SHOP AND OTHER WITNESSES ALONG WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT GUIDE PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE, THE CRASH FIT THE EXACT DESCRIPTION AND CRITERIA OF ONE WHERE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY. IN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (DATED OCTOBER 97 - 3 MONTHS BEFORE I LEASED THE CAR) I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VEHICLE AND CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO EITHER THIS RECALL BEING PERFORMED NOR RECEIVING NOTICE OF SAID RECALL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10061488March 5, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING HIT A DEER, RAN OFF A SIX FOOT EMBANKMENT, AND HIT TWO BRICK WALLS. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE END OF THE CRASH. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND KNEE, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10060403March 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CAR IS COLD IT IS HARD TO PUT INTO 1ST GEAR AND WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH IT JUMPS UNTIL IT HAS WARMED UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061797March 3, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAD APPARENTLY DEPLOYED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT NHTSA TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS TURNED OFF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060224March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT SHIFTING IS NOT SMOOTH AND LOTS OF TIMES EVEN "GRIND" INTO 2ND GEAR AT LOW SPEED(DISENGAGE AT ABOUT 3000RPM THEN SHIFT INTO 2ND). FEELS LIKE THE SHIFTER TIRES TO PUSH BACK TO NEUTRAL. ALSO CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RELEASE SO SMOOTH AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF DRIVING, MAKING NOISE WHEN PUSHING DOWN AND "CLICKS" WHEN ENGAGING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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