Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10049066December 2, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049077December 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS POP OFF TRACK, BIND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049833December 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SKID AND REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10048909November 30, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C UNIT IN 1993 HONDA CIVIC EXPLODED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE ON ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048802November 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I TOOK MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO TO SEE WHY MY CAR WOULD STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAPPENED MAYBE ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS AND I'M CONCERNED OF A CRASH. DEALERSHIP RAN SEVERAL TESTS AND COULD NOT FIND A THING WRONG. SINCE THEN MY VEHICLE STILLS STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON MAYBE ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS. USUALLY I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V120000. I CALLED HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR SO MY COMPLAINT IS HONDA'S VEHICLE NUMBER SCOPE NEEDS TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE WITHOUT FEAR THAT MY CAR WILL STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS MAKE : HONDAMODEL : CIVICYEAR : 2000 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V120000 RECALL DATE : MAY 13, 2002 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 1000000 ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. CONSEQUENCE: WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238. NOTES: CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048819November 29, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
RECENTLY I WAS IN A NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC EX AND I HAVE A CONCERN WITH HOW THE CIVIC REACTED DURING THE COLLISION. I WOULD FIRST LIKE YOU PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING TRUCK AS I BEGAN A LEFT-HAND TURN. I HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED BEFORE I WAS HIT. THE DRIVER STATED HE WAS DOING 45MPH, AND HE WAS DRIVING A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE DAMAGE TO THE CIVIC WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE LATCHED BACK SEAT SECTION BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT (THE BACK SEAT FOLDS DOWN, IN 2 SECTIONS, TO CREATE MORE ROOM WITH THE TRUNK) BECAME UNLATCHED WHEN THE CAR WAS HIT AND FELL COMPLETELY FORWARD. ISNT THIS WHERE INFANTS AND CHILDREN ARE TO BE PUT? HOW WOULD THIS HAVE AFFECTED AN INFANT OR CHILD IF THEY HAD BEEN IN THE CAR?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047683November 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE HEAD GASKET LEAK, MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE HE CAN SEE NOTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047601November 26, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER (HONDA OF NEW ROCHELLE) HAS SEEN CAR ON ISSUE THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME SIMPLY RESET IT. ISSUE RECURRED WITHIN 10 MONTHS. SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED THE SRS CONTROL UNIT AND CHARGED ME APPROXIMATELY $550. ONE WEEK LATER THE ISSUE RECURRED. DEALER NOW SAYS THE BATTERY HAS A LOW CHARGE AND THAT IS THE CAUSE. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOR OVER $150. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048666November 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047426November 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FORWARD COLLISION, STRONG ENOUGH FOR MY HEAD TO PUNCH A 2 INCH HEMISPHERICAL INDENTATION INTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE IMPACT OF MY HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD RESULTED IN A MODERATE CONCUSSION. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10048043November 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING OIL AND SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048053November 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. ALSO, DEALERSHIP RESET FIVE TIMES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047887November 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S RADIO AND SRS LIGHT.*MR (NAR) *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047767November 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE VEHICLE STICKS IN FULL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATES AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A PART (PART UNKNOWN), BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046014November 11, 2003
SEATS
WHEN ENTERING THE CAR & SITTING DOWN IN DRIVERS SEAT, THE BRACKET SUPPORTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK BROKE. THE SEAT IS NOW UNUSABLE & MUST BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045839November 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WAS IN PARK, HAND BRAKE WAS UP-LIMIT, AIR CONDITIONER AND ENGINE ON, IN A DRIVEWAY WITH AN INCLINE. I WAS UNLOADING THREE PET BIRDS FROM CAR IN OVER 90 DEGREE WEATHER, THEREFORE LEFT AIR CONDITIONER ON. WHEN I WAS DONE UNLOADING, I KNELT ON MY KNEES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND REACHED OVER TO IGNITION, TURNED KEY AND REMOVED IT. CAR JUMPED GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND SLID BACK DOWN HILL, INTO STREET, CAUSING CLOSE TO $2,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE CAR I WAS PARKED NEXT TO IN DRIVEWAY. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN SEVERLY HURT OR KILLED HAD A CAR BEEN COMING UP OR DOWN THE STREET. I REPORTED PROBLEM TO AMERICAN HONDA. SENT NUMEROUS LETTERS. WAS INITIALLY JUST LAUGHED AT. EVENTUALLY THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER BUT CONCLUDED IT WAS "DRIVER ERROR". IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT NEWS RELEASES ABOUT THE PREVELANCE OF THIS DEFECT ON HONDAS AND ACURAS, I AM FURIOUS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045853November 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN I START MY CAR, SOMETIMES IT WILL START HARD. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER UNITL THE 3 OR 4TH TIMES I TRIED TO START IT. ALSO, AFTER I DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE MY CLUTCH WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND IN FIRST GEAR WHEN I TAKE OFF MY CAR MAKES A CLUNCKING NOISE. BOTH NOISES ARE UN USUALLY LOUD. YOU CAN DEFINATELY HEAR THEM OUTSIDE MY CAR TOO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045878November 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I NOTICE THE PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN SLOWLY. THE HONDA MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS REPORTED THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACING. TWO MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER LEFT FRONT WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN SLOWLY. LAST WEEK THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP ON ITS OWN AND I HAD SOMEONE HELP PULL THE WINDOW UP. I KNOW ITS THE REGULATOR. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY CAR OWNERS WHO OWN A 1999 4 SEDAN HONDA CIVIC ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE OWN TWO CARS PREVIOUSLY AND NEVER EXPERIENCE THE REGULATOR SHORTNING OUT AFTER 4 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS STAGE SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WANT A RECORD OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045650November 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER BOUGHT IT FROM AN AUCTION. I WAS HEARING SOME TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM HOOD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR OIL CHANGED I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE TAPPING NOISE. THEY SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT AND NOT DANGEROUS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE THE OIL PAN OUT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. LATER ON THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT "I DROVE THE CAR IN A PUDDLE OR I HAD A FLOOD -WHICH NEVER HAPPENED-BECAUSE THEY DIAGNOSED" WATER DAMAGED WHICH CAUSED CYLINDER # 3 CONNECTING ROD IS BENT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" I HAVE A FACTORY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HONDA DENIES TO COVER IT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE CAR AND DIDN'T SEE ANY "WATER DAMAGE". THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO DENIED THE COVER THE EXPENSE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047757November 5, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE SUFFERED BROKEN TIE ROD CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD.*MR THE CONSUMER HIT A DITCH. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN ROD ON THE RIGHT STEERING AXLE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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