Honda Civic Complaints (2009)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#11047431November 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE SUMMER TIRES WITH WINTER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JACK FAILED. THE CONTACT'S ARM BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL, THE BRAKE ROTOR, AND THE WHEEL ITSELF. THE CONTACT'S FATHER, WHO WAS ALSO IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME, WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE VEHICLE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO REMOVE HIS ARM. THE CONTACT MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END, THE SUSPENSION, AND THE BRAKE ROTORS. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LIFT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE RESULTS FROM THE X-RAY WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. PETERS HONDA OF NASHUA (300 AMHERST ST, NASHUA, NH 03063, (603) 718-3781) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO USE THE SUPPLIED JACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JACK WAS ORIGINAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11046430November 15, 2017
WHEELS
THREE OF TPMS SENSORS WERE REPLACED IN 2015 FOR MALFUNCTIONING BY HONDA SERVICE. TWO TPMS SENSORS MALFUNCTIONING IN 2017 ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE INSPECTION. ONE TPMS SEAL WAS REPLACED IN 2017 BY THE HONDA SERVICE. LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING REGULARLY COMING UP, ONCE PER MONTH IN AVERAGE, SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045348November 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN MY CAR SKIDDED ONTO A CURB. MY EXPLOSIVES WENT OFF IN MY AIRBAGS, HOWEVER, MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CURRENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041058October 30, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE SPLIT OPEN, WHICH HAS CAUSED THEM TO DROP DOWN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041390October 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING OUTWARD, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO TAPE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM COMING OUT. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035056October 24, 2017
ENGINE
2009 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE BLOCK CRACK ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033289October 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I DRIVING ON THE ROAD,!THE SPEED DOMETER COME DOWN AND THE CAR COULDN'T GO , I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL SO THE RPM WENT UP HIGH, BUT THE CAR NOT GO FORWARD ANYMORE. THEN I STOPPED SHIFTED TO PART AND SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND GO FOR LESS THAN HALF MILE THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. IIT HAPPEN IN THE HIGH WAY AND CITY STREETS.10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11029906September 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
THE TPMS LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AT RANDOM TIMES. I RECENTLY CHECKED AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND REPLACED OLD TIRE SENSORS BUT SEEMS AS IF THE INDICATOR OR PROGRAMMING FOR THE SENSOR IS FAULTY. USUALLY WILL GO OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONSTANTLY CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND REPORT S AREN'T FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021130September 1, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT THE FILL NECK BASE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE AND LEFT A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL AND GAS FUMES INFILTRATED THE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HONDA ISSUED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON "SOME" 2006-2011 HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020391August 29, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (HONDA SUPER STORE OF LISLE, ILLIONIS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL CYLINDERS WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE CRACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019568August 25, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2009 4 DOOR HONDA CIVIC. I BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER 2009. AMONG SOME OTHER PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS, IN 2012 THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DEVELOPED A CRACK AND THEN FELT APART. I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE, BUT NOW THE SAME REPLACEMENT HAVE DEVELOPED THE SAME IDENTICAL CRACK AND THE METAL PARTS ARE COMING APART IN THE BACK OF THE VISOR. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO ME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VISOR AND IF I HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST $200 TO REPLACE IT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME ISSUE DOES NOT COME UP AGAIN, BECAUSE HONDA HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUE OF THE WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR VISORS. MY CAR?S VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] SINCERELY YOURS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018877August 22, 2017
ENGINE
DEVELOPED A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, HONDA SERVICE PEOPLE SHOWED THE CRACK AND TOLD US TO CALL HONDA. HONDA BULLETIN 10-048 LISTED EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS FOR 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS. SPOKE WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE INITIALLY WHO TOLD US THAT REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED. HONDA DEALERSHIP TOOK A FEW DAYS TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND TOLD US WE DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT VIN NUMBER FOR THE REPAIR. OUR HONDA IS THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF CARS AFFECTED, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM MANY MANY OTHER HONDA DRIVERS HAVE FACED. YET, OUR HONDA WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. FRUSTRATED OWNER THAT HAS CORPORATE OWNERS DOING AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS BIG ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015965August 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THE CONTACT OVERCORRECTED AND LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POWER LINE AND ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED MAITA HONDA AT (916) 969-6151 (LOCATED AT 6100 GREENBACK LN, CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA 95621) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11015642August 16, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH ALL WINDOWS ROLLED UP, A/C ON, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THIS WAS ON A WELL PAVED, STRAIGHT PIECE OF HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND, DRIVER WAS IN THE FAR-RIGHT LANE, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY, CRACKS, CHIPS OR BREAKAGE IN THE WINDOW PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. GLASS BLEW ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW PIECES OF GLASS STILL HANGING WHERE THE WINDOW ONCE WAS. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND HAD THIS BEEN A FRONT WINDOW, IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SERIOUS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013912August 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BASED ON DEALER DIAGNOSTIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011771July 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR AT DAVID MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING (TEXAS) IN 2012, I NOTICED THERE WAS PAINT OR CLEAR COAT PEELING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY THINK MUCH OF IT, THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A ONE-OFF PROBLEM, AND ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAINT IT BEFORE I PICKED IT UP-- THEY DID. BEING A FULL-TIME STUDENT AND WORKING FULL TIME, I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE CLEAR COAT WAS STARTING TO PEEL FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THEN FORWARD. WHEN I DID NOTICE THE CLEAR COAT I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAINTED AND IT WAS NOT A PRIORITY. WHEN IT GOT EVEN WORSE, I STARTED DOING MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PAINT REAL FOR HONDAS FOR SEVERAL MODELS ACROSS A RANGE OF YEARS. MINE FELL INTO THAT RANGE. I WENT TO DAVID MCDAVID TO ASK THEM TO REPAINT IT AND HONOR THE WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSED SINCE I WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE WARRANTY! WHAT SUCKS IS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING IN THE MAIL LETTING ME KNOW THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THAT. AND EVEN WORSE, THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND REFUSED TO HELP. I CONTACTED HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE PAINT JOB WAS THROUGH MY DEALERSHIP. SO NOW I AM STUCK AND MY CAR LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I STILL DO NOT HAVE OVER 1K FOR A PAINT JOB AND NEITHER MY DEALERSHIP OR HONDA IS HELPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006450July 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (BOB HOWARD HONDA AT 13201 N KELLEY AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73131, (405) 753-8700) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002002June 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER A PASSENGER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND FASTENED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FIRE OR BURNING ODOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF FAYETTEVILLE (1384 W SHOWROOM DR, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704). A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED, BUT AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND ANOTHER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF FAYETTEVILLE AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000653June 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL? AIRBAG LIGHT ON, TOOK TO HONDA DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND MULTIPLE STORED FAULT CODES: 32-10 FRONT PASSENGER; 11-10 DRIVERS AIRBAG, INFLATOR SAVED AND CLEARED CODES. FAULT STILL IN 31-10. SYSTEM WORKED WHEN SIMULATOR USED, WHEN SIMULATOR WAS REMOVED FAULT RETURNED IN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG. PART $597; LABOR $140. REALLY? CUSTOMER DECLINED. HONDA DEALER SAYS NO THAT IF CAR IN COLLISION, NO AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. IS THIS TRUE? IS THIS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL? PLEASE ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995311June 15, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF ON DOORS, WAS COMING OFF ON TRUNK AND TOP BUT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY RECALL. THE REST DEVELOPED LATER AFTER THE RECALL RHE CAR NOT LOOKING GOOD AND I KEEP IT UP VERY GOOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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