Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#757565January 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO SCREWS LOOSENED, ALLOWING THE HANDLE USED TO SHIFT BETWEEN PARK, REVERSE, N, DRIVE, ETC. TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 490. I DROVE TO A GAS STATION, APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, AND REATTACHED THE HANDLE MYSELF. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO "DRIVE" AND TRAFFIC WOULD BE BLOCKED OR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF VEHICLE WAS IN "DRIVE" IN AN URBAN AREA WHERE ONLY PARALLEL PARKING (NO LOTS) EXISTS, SHIFTING INTO REVERSE (TO PROPERLY BACK INTO SPACE) WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE TO STOP IN A TRAFFIC LANE FOR TO BE REPAIRED IN THE STREET OR TO BE TOWED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757467January 29, 2002
TIRES
TIRE CAME OFF OF RIM, BUT NO PUNCTURE OR DRIVING OVER HARSH TERRAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002962January 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757413January 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE SQUARELY IN THE REAR END WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 M.P.H.. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATLEY 7 WEEKS. THE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND THE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ALERT OUT FOR 2001 & 2002 HONDA CIVICS WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER A FRONT END COLLISION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WEB SITE TO CONTACT HONDA WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY AUTO IS BEING REPAIRED BY G & M BODY SHOP, 2207 EAST 6TH, STILLWATER, OK 74074. THEIR PONE NUMBER IS 405-377-0430. ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF REPAIRS IS FEBRUARY 10TH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#757355January 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS AND INSTURMENT PANAL GET REALLY BRIGHT AND GO BACK TO NORMAL LIKE THEY FLICKER BRIGHT HAVE CHANGED BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND STILL DOES IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757245January 23, 2002
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#8002618January 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT HIM, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757125January 21, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT, THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM .THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY ROUGH AND HARD TO PUSH DOWN FEELS LIKE IT IS CATCHING ON SOMETHING THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757144January 21, 2002
SEAT BELTS
I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR WHEN MY CAR WAS REARENDED. THOUGH I WAS WEARING BOTH SEATBELTS (SHOULDER AND LAP), THE SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP WITH THE IMPACT AND I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, FRACTURING MY STERNUM. OF THE THREE CARS REARENDED, I SUFFERED THE ONLY INJURY. THE SEATBELTS ARE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, YET HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS ANY FAILURE, HAS NOT CONDUCTED ANY MEANINGFUL TEST OF THE SEATBELT FAILURE AND REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AND REPLACE THE SEATBELTS. HONDA WOULD NOT COME TO AN ARBITRATED SETTLEMENT WITH THE CA DEPT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS OTHER THAN OFFERING ME A $100.00 DISCOUNT ON THE FULL PRICE OF BELTS AND INSTALLATION. I WANT HONDA TO HONOR ITS WARRANTY AND PAY FOR THE FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE BELTS. THOUGH THE CAR HAS OVER 150,000 MILES, IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND IS OTHERWISE RELIABLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757066January 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OPENED THE GASOLINE CAP TO PUMP GAS AND FLAMES CAME ROARING OUT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY. I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564004January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) FAILED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563837January 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OUT INTO TRAFFIC, NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756971January 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I OPENED THE GASOLINE CAP TO PUMP GAS INTO MY CAR AND FLAMES STARTED RUSHING OUT. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PIPES, THERE MAY BE A LEAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756843January 14, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN ON THE FREEWAY AND SLAM INTO THE WINDSHIELD. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE WINDSHILED WAS BROKEN. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE IMPACT WAS SO GREAT IT COMPLETLEY SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCKING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICHLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I HAD TWO PASSENGERS WITH ME. I HAVE SINCE THEN SEEN ABOUT 20 OR MORE 1991 HONDA CIVICS WITH REPLACED HOODS AND LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICHLE, THUS LEADING ME TO BELEIVE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 1991 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002147January 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 20MPH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756500January 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CITED IS ACTUALLY THE 2ND OF FOUR FAILURES, THE FIRST ONE FOR WHICH I HAVE A DATE. IN ALL CASES THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHILE AT A LOW SPEED BUT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. IT WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL W/ USE OF THE BRAKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756529January 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY HUBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 65 MPH, HE APROACHED BEHIND A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT AND HE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 50 MPH HE DOWNSHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR BUT APPARENTLY IT WENT INTO SECOND GEAR INSTEAD AND IT FELT AS IF THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON AND LOST ALL POWER IN VEHICLE, OTHER CARS WERE COMING UP BEHIND HIM AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH, HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND HONDA WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME DEALER HAS ABOUT 8 OR 9 VEHICLES WITH ENGINES DESTROYED INTERNALLY LIKE MINE. IT LOOKS AS IF THESE NEW VEHICLES ARE ALMOST A DEATH TRAP IF YOU HAPPEN TO MISS A GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING ON A MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001679January 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN VEHICLE WILL STALL FREQUENTLY AROUND 20 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001586January 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT SAND BARRELS AND SIDE RAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001344January 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER VEHICLE WILL SURGE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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