Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#740677February 9, 2001
TIRES
TIRE TRACTION UNACCEPTABLY LOW. TIRES SPIN ON TAKE-OFF AND SKID ON ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE PROBLEM IS TREMENDOUSLY WORSE ON WET ROAD THAN ON DRY ROAD, BUT STILL POSES DANGER EVEN ON DRY ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO GETTING WORSE AS THE TIRES GET OLDER. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 1999. WHEN THE TIRES SLIDE OR SPIN, THEY MAKE VERY LITTLE NOISE AND LEAVE NO MARKS. THEY ARE ALSO SHOWING VIRTUALLY NO WEAR. THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 175/70R13)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175/70R13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740608February 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IMMEDIATELY ON STARTUP CAR SURGED FORWARD WITH ENGINE AT FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL AND PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED, CRASHING INTO BRICK BUILDING 3 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740627February 8, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE RIGHT STEERING ARM WAS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE BASE, WHICH CAUSED INJURY AND DAM NEAR KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY. MY WIFE WAS FOUR MONTH PREGNANT. I AM REQUESTING $250,000.00 FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND INJURIES SUBSTAINED BY WIFE, INFANT DAUGHTER, AND UNBORN CHILD. THE HONDA CORP. DEFECTIVE VEHICLE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT ON 08/18/00 AND HONDA REPLACED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER. THE VEHICLE WASN'T SAFE (LEMON) AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#880163February 8, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH WAS GETTING NEAR A TURN CONSUMER KEPT STEERING TO LEFT. THEN, TRIED TO STRAIGHT OUT STEERING WHEEL, BUT STEERING KEPT TO LEFT, CAUSINGVEHICLE TO KEEP TURN AND CRASHING INTO TREES. TOWING PERSON FIND OUT THAT STEERING ROD WAS RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740604February 7, 2001
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880009February 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879962February 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WA SAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HIM, AND HE SKID INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. THERE WERE SLIGHT INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879767February 5, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING WITH LOW BEAM, BEAMS DIED OUT AND WENT TO 0. CONSUMER STATED SWITCH WAS FAULTY. *AK THE LOW BEAM SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE LOW BEAM INOPERATIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879692February 2, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. THIS MEANS THAT AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY. TOOK TO VEHICLE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. CONSUEMR FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879667February 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH CONSUMER BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879609February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON INDICATING A DEFECT WITHIN AIRBAG SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS NEVER BEEN USED OR DEPLOYED, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY COMPUTER WHICH COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE AIRBAGS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879628February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WAS DRIVING WHEN SRS LIGHT CAME ON & DID NOT BLINK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST TIME IT WAS THEIR FOR 2 WEEKS. 2ND TIME LIGHT WAS OFF 1 DAY, BUT CAME BACK ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559287January 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740257January 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740262January 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740157January 30, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PANEL NOISE AS WELL, PART BACK ORDERED FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740192January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM AFTER RUNNING 2,255 MILES WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS. THE ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGHLY AND HESITATED ON ACCELERATION, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE SERVICE DEPATMENT STATED THEY TRIED TO DIAGNOSIS AND FIX THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. LATER THEY SAID THE VALVES WERE TO TIGHT AND CONSEQUENTLY ADJUST THEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT START. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE STARTED VERY ROUGHLY AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY; THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME BACK ON. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE FUEL INJECTORS LEAKING AND REPLACED ALL FOUR-FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THESE MALFUNCTIONS AND REPAIRS, I NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION POWER, AND THE IDLING WAS NOISIER. THE GAS MILEAGE SEEMED LESS AND THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THIS COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA CONCERNS A DEFECTIVE AND NONCONFORMING VEHICLE THAT WAS LIKELY TO CAUSED SEVERE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IF DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH DEFECTS THAT NOT ONLY JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER BUT THE PUBLIC WAS ALSO AT RISK.. THAT RISK OF FUEL LEAKING FROM INJECTORS AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION (VALVES) COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, POLLUTION, AND COLLISION HAZARD. SUCH DEFECTS AND NONCONFORMITIES BREACH THE IMPLIED AND EXPRESSED WARRANTEES AND VIOLATE VARIOUS FEDERAL LAWS INTENDED TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER AND THE PUBLIC. THE EXPECTATION OF A NEW VEHICLE TO PERFORM IN A SAFE AND RELIABLE MANNER SHOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED BY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING, AND INADEQUATE SERVICE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE A LIFE SAVING SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC WHO IS UNSUSPECTING THAT A NEW, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR LESS THAN 2,300 MILES AND HAVE DANGEROUS DEFECTS APPEAR. THE PATTERN OF NEGLECT THAT BEGUN WITH THE MANUFACTURE, PERSISTED WITH THE SALE AND THE SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER. THIS LACK OF DUE CARE COULD GET SOMEBODY KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740075January 29, 2001
SEATS
DURING A REAR-END CRASH AT 40 MPH, PASSENGER SEAT LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT (WHO WAS 5-POINT RESTRAINED CORRECTLY IN AN APPROVED CAR SEAT WITH TETHER), CAUSING A LEG AND HEAD INJURY, AS WELL AS A NECK INJURY TO THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN CLIP AND TOTALED CAR IF YOU NEED THEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#879171January 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 15-20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A ANOTHER VEHICLE .UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784995January 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, DEALER REPLACED THE LATCH AND RELEASE CABLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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