Honda Civic Complaints (1997)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#8010020May 16, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, AND UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008808April 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#564095April 11, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THERE WAS A THUNDEROUS NOISE AND PUMMELING FORCE THAT THREW THE VEHICLE INTO A TAILSPIN NEARLY COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES, IT WAS NOT UNTIL LATER THAT CONSUMER NOTICED WHAT HAPPENED, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES WHICH WERE SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM A REP AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760363April 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DETECTED AND CONFIRMED BY GRESHAM HONDA. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 1997 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS. HONDA ACKNOWLEGED PREMATURE TRANNY FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME WHILE PART IS BEING ORDERED AND WHILE DRIVING TODAY FROM A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO SLIP BACKWARDS. LUCKILY BY FLOORING IT I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT BACKWARDS SLIDE INTO VEHILCE BEHIND ME BUT FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO CONTACT HONDA AND START A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. IN MY CASE THEY HAVE AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST TO INSTALL A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS OFFER AND FEEL YOU COULD BE LOOKING AT MANY MORE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE INJURIES BY THE SUDDEN JERKING FROM STOP WHILE CAR TRIES TO GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS IMMEDIATELY AND PREVENT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM BEING INJURED BY THIS KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED CORRECTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759459March 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I RECEIVED A NEW MOTOR FOR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE CAUSING ME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759085March 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. VEHICLE HAS A CLEAN HISTORY AND HASNT BEEN DRIVEN HARD. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND IDENTICAL PPROBLEMS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FAR TO FEW MILES ON THE CAR FOR A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE SINCE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE IN EXCESS OF $5000. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS AND I THINK IT WARRANTS A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564615March 7, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THERE WAS A THUNDEROUS NOISE AND PUMMELING FORCE THAT THREW THE VEHICLE INTO A TAILSPIN NEARLY COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES, IT WAS NOT UNTIL LATER THAT CONSUMER NOTICED WHAT HAPPENED, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES THAT WERE SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. *JG *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005108March 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#758893March 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK CAR IN FOR 60000 SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS MY V-TECH TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS SPECIFIC PART IS DEFECTIVE. THESE V-TECH TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THERE ARE MANY MORE HONDA CIVIC OWNERS THAT KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004569February 26, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT CONTROL UNIT WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. *AK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758627February 25, 2002
AIR BAGS
SRS CONTROL UNIT IS THE ELECTRICAL / COMPUTER PART THAT RUNS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND HAS FAILED TWICE IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE "SRS" LIGHT REMAINS LIT AT START-UP. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $360+ ALONE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS IN HONDAS, AS MY PARENT'S ACCORD HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I HAVE FOUND OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS POSTED ACROSS THE INTERNET. AMERICAN HONDA (AS I AM SURE OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE THE SAME) WON'T STAND BEHIND THESE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS / 12,000 MILES. I BELIEVE A VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS THIS SHOULD BE DESIGNED AND BUILT WITH WARRANTEE TO LAST LONGER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER NON-ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL PARTS. I AM SURE OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED, AS I HAVE BEEN TWICE NOW IN 5 YEARS, BY THIS FAULTY COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758277February 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL SO HARD, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564310February 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT IS ON AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003339January 31, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS COME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT POTENTIALLY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY OR DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757604January 31, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I ACCELLERATED THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#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
#564004January 17, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) FAILED. *TT
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

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