Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#8022372November 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. FUSE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND THE MANAFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022324November 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER STATES HE WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT HIS BRAKES ARE NOT FITTING TIGHT TO THE CALIBER, WHICH CAUSES HIS BRAKES TO MAKE A NOISE IN SHAFTING BEFORE IT CAN MAKE A STOP. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. TS IT HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS BECOME LOOSE CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO SHIFT/NOISY WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007156November 5, 2002
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON HIGHWAY RAMP, HIT BRAKES TO ENTER CURVE, FELT TRACTION SLIPPING, CAR LOSS CONTROL & SLID ALL OVER ROAD. HIT SIDE CONCRETE BARRIER AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY HUSBAND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD AND GOT A CONCUSSION. ROAD WAS WET BUT HAD NO STANDING WATER, OUTSIDE TEMP MID TO UPPER 40'S. THIS APPEARS UNEXPLAINABLE BASED ON CONDITIONS- WE FEEL THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE, OTHERWISE SOMETHING WASN'T DESIGNED PROPERLY. NO CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SHOULD'VE REACTED THIS WAY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND PLAN TO GET RID OF IT IMMEDIATELY. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769310
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#568014November 5, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, SPUN 180 DEGREES ACROSS THE LANES INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER SCRAPING AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. DUNLOP P185/65R14 (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022223November 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
CONSUMER STATED COLLIDED WITH NEIGHBOR'S CAR TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH AND THE FRONT BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BUMPER DESIGN IS UNSAFE AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY PROTECTION IN A MORE SERIOUS COLLISION. TS CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 OTHER OCCASIONS WHERE THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769244November 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAD THE CHECKED AT KOLBE HONDA WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT THE PORBLEMS RELATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD BE COVERED BY MFG WARRANTY IT WAS NOT. AFTER I HAVE LEARNED THAT THREE SENSORS DEFECTED AS FOUND IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS. I WENT ON TO REPLACE ALL THREE SENSORS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, I DO PLAN ON MAKING A APPOINTMENT WITH KOLBE TO FURTHER MORE ON DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINE IF THIS IS COVERED BY MANUFACTORY RECALL OR WARRANTY COVERAGE. I ALSO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AFTER 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP OR HESITATE AT TAKE OFF, FROM SECOND GEAR TO FOURTH SHIFT SPEED ALSO CHANGES. LIKE IN THE BEGINNING THE SHIFT PATTERNS APPEARS NORMAL, 1ST GEAR (0MPH TO 25MPH) 2 GEAR (25MPH TO 35MPH) 3 GEAR (35MPH TO 45-50 MPH) 4 GEAR (DIRECT DRIVE), AFTER 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT IS REDUCED BY 10MPH AT GEARS. I CAN'T AFFORD RENTAL CAR IF THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRES TO HOLD THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY. MY WIFE AND I AND MY KIDS CARPOOL IN THIS CAR DAILY, IT IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769224November 3, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021919October 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER NO APPOINTMENT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THREE MONTHS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769040October 29, 2002
TIRES
ON 5/30/02, I DROVE MY CIVIC HOME FROM AUSTIN, TX ON HWY 71 AT 60MPH. ON APPROACHING HWY I-10 VIBRATIONS AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FELT. WHEN I GOT ON HWY I-10 AT 2PM THAT WHEEL BECAME BUMPY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM ITS COVER/FENDER, SHAKING SO STRONGLY THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER. I FOUND THE TIRE'S TREATED PORTION PEELED OFF AND LOST, AND THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE WHEEL COVER BROKEN LOOSE, DANGLING OUTWARDS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME USING THE SPARE TIRE, ALTHOUGH THE CAR SEEMED NO LONGER ROAD-WORTHY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769042October 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I MARCIE BEEBE WAS TRAVELING DOWN LEE SUMMIT ROAD, NORTHBOUND, AT 35 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL AND APPROACHING A CORNER, WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES. AT THAT POINT, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AFTER THAT POINT. I CROSS INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE STRIKING A CAR AND INTO A DITCH WHERE MY CAR WAS STOPPED BY A STREET SIGN. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING WERE THERE ANY LIGHTS ON INDICATING MY CAR WAS STILL HAD POWER. I DETECT MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THIS IS WHY I LOST ABILITY TO STEER, CAUSING THIS MISFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021822October 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES OF RECEVING A RECALL ON THE IGNITON SWITCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILIBLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768994October 28, 2002
WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, TIRES
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN SEPTEMBER 2002. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A NEW SWITCH INSTALLED. AFTER THAT I DID NOT SEE A POSITIVE CHANGE OR FASTER START UP OF THE CAR . IN FACT, IT SEEMED TO START SLOWER AND SLOWER. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR I FELT A GRINDING SENSATION UNDER MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO SPEED UP. ALSO, WHEN I WOULD TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY, IT STALLED FOR ABOUT (7) SEVEN SECONDS OR SO. I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WHEN I BOUGHT IT, THE GEARS WOULDN'T CHANGE PROPERLY. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO UP TO SPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS, IT SOUNDED VERY LOUD BECAUSE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DID THIS, I AM CONCERNED AND IT BECAME VERY ANNOYING. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR ON OCT. 16, 2002. AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD SOMETHING CRACK UNDER THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THE CAR HAD A SAFETY DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE WHEELS TO BREAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THESE ARE SOME OF THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR: THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR SHIFTED, THE AXLE BROKE, THE TIRES AND WHEELS BROKE, THEY DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. I BELIEVE THE WHEELS/TIRES BROKE FIRST, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT THE CRACKING SOUND WAS THAT I HEARD WHICH CAUSED THE CAR SWERVE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID THE CAR OFF SO FAST WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY ARE HIDING SOMETHING. ASLO, I THINK THE STEERING OF THE CAR WAS OUT OF LINE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING STRAIGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STAY IN THE LANE I WOULD APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE TO HELP ME FIND OUT WHAT ELSE IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AS I ALREADY SAID A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION WAS ISSUED MORE DEFECTS MAY BE FOUND. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021662October 28, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATES WHEN STEP ON ACCELERATION PEDEL IT STICKS CAUSING THE TO SURGE FORWARD. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021712October 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECIEVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR HER VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE: LYNCH HONDA I82 YAKIMA AVE YAKIMA WAHINGTON 98901 THE SERVICE MANAGER IS DENNIS 509 575 1090 TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021754October 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATES, CAN'T OPEN THE BACK DOOR FROM OUT SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021642October 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. DLR DETERMINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768807October 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768765October 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SIMILAR EXPERIENCE FOUND IN INTERNET RE: HONDA CRV CAR DIES/STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON; NO OTHER INDICATION THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN AND/OR CAR PLACED IN NEUTRAL; ENGINE JUST DIES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021378October 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021388October 22, 2002
AIR BAGS
INVOLVED IN A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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