Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#550329January 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM REGISTERING VEHICLE, THROUGH A TITLE SEARCH A COMPANY REVEALED ODOMETER FRAUD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717076January 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON DEC.10,1999 WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT.HIT ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD ON.RECEIVED SERIOUS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.CONSISTING OF BROKEN NOSE,BROKEN RIBS,LOSS OF BONE TEETH AND TISSUE,BRUISED LIVER AND LUNGS ,BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#716923January 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 WEEKS OLD, WE RETURNED FROM A DRIVE AND FOUND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WITH THE IGNITION IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE KEY REMOVED. THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TURNED IT TO THE "ON" POSITION, AT WHICH POINT THE UNUSUAL NOISE DISAPPEARED, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO IDLE NORMALLY. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN, AND THE NOISE RETURNED AS THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STOPPED. AS I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT A FIRE WAS BURNING ON THE STARTER AND THE NEARBY RUBBER HOSES. I UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO BLOW OUT THE FLAMES, WHICH WE PUT OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM OUR APARTMENT BUILDING, WHICH WE WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF. ALL DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL A BURNT SMELL EVIDENT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. I INFORMED HONDA OF THE PROBLEM THROUGH THEIR "NEW OWNER SURVEY" AND A LETTER TO THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS ZONE OFFICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716944January 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE REGINA WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE HIT A CAR BROADSIDE THAT HAD RUN A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OFFICER PETERSON FROM THE MEADVILLE CITY POLICE FILED THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AVENUE AND NORTH STREET IN THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, PA 16335. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#550235January 4, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECALL FAILURE (99E-015) WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716861January 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS
THE 1989 HONDA CIVIC DX USES MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS. MY NIECE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THIS WEEKEND, HIT A FREEWAY RAILING THAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME DISCONNECTED; UPON ITS DISCONNECT, THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS WERE RELEASED WHICH RESULTED IN MY NIECE BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS KILLED IN SUBJECT ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANY AUTOMOTIVE RECALL OR LITIGATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT SIMILAR ACCIDENTS? HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR LITIGATIONS? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#716719January 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WITH ONLY 32,808 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, I AM REPLACING BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS REPAIR CARRIES A PRICE TAG OF OVER $500. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 1996. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM, BUT WHEN I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL AND VISITED THE HONDA DEALER IN MY AREA, I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK BETWEEN THE MILEAGE RANGE OF 50,000 TO 75,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852036December 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, FRONT BRAKES WOULD CHATTER WHEN DRIVING 55MPH THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. AT LOW SPEED THEY WOULD NOT FEEL THE PULSATING. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKES. ROTORS & PADS HAD BEEN CHANGED. SO FAR, ONLY HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550158December 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER HEAD,NECK. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854319December 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
STRUCTURE OF THE SUN ROOF WOULD LEAK WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR VEHICLE WAS BEING WASHED. THE TRUNK WOULD LEAK ALSO. THIS CAUSED THE SEALS & THE CARPET INSIDE VEHICLE TO BE SOAKED & SOMETIMES MILDEW APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC DID WATER TEST. THE LEAKS WERE FOUND, BUT DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716133December 16, 1999
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS DISFUNCTIONING AND RECENTLY THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING TOO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550005December 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES SLIPPAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, UNABLE TO BE FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME UNTIL HONDA CAN FIND RESOLUTION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715990December 13, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER, I AM BURNING 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY SEVEN DAYS, MY CAR IS OVERHEATING AFTER I HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, TOP AND BOTTOM HOSES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853985December 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT QUICKLY OUT OF LANE TO RIGHT. LEFT LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715799December 8, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THE STEERING HOSE AND RACK WERE LEAKING (AT 10,000 MILES). I WAS TOLD AT MY APPT. FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND STEERING INSPECTION THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO BOTH, SO THEY WANTED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND LOOK AT THE STEERING LATER. I INSISTED THEY DO THE OPPOSITE AND HALF AN HOUR LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR HOME. CURRENTLY, MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AFTER I REPORTED A SEVERE VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY A CONSTANT SOUND. THIS TOO WAS SHRUGGED OFF OVER THE PHONE AS BEING TYPICAL OF THE CVT AUTOMOBILES. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER I HAD PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER IT WAS "REPAIRED" I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS SHUDDERING AND IDLING DOWN TO 0 RPM'S, ALMOST DYING AT STOPLIGHTS. THIS HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AS THEY DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN REGARD TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549831December 6, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FILL WITH WATER DURING RAIN OR CAR WASH CAUSED BRAKE,TAIL AND SIGNAL BULBS TO BURN OUT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549856December 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
AIR LEAKAGE INTO STRUCTURE DUE TO POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS ALONG FRONT BUMPER/HOOD ENCLOSURE, CAUSING POLLUTANTS TO ENTER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER DISCOMFORT (HEADACHE). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853654December 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 2 FRONTAL AND ONE PASSENGER SIDE CRASHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. EACH CRASH WAS AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 40MPH. MECHANIC COULDNT FIND REASON FOR AIRBAG NOT BEING DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#605579November 29, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AM/FM STEREO AND CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715320November 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE TRUNK ON THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR APPROX 7 YEARS. IT LEAKS THROUGH THE SEALS ON THE LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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