Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10167494September 6, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS PULLED CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AND PUSHED CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/02/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167417September 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT BROKE IN ENGINE BLOCK. TENSIONER FAILED AND BELT CAME OFF OF PULLEYS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TENSIONER BOLTS, PULLEYS, AND SERPENTINE BELT. SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 WHILE DRIVING. CAR AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED SAME FAILURE WITH TENSIONER BOLTS. MANUFACTURER HAS UPDATED BOLTS TO FIX FAILURE, BUT NEW PARTS ON BACKORDER FOR UNSPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167169August 31, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
(1)HOOD OF '01 HONDA CIVIC EX 2-DOOR SEDAN POPPED OPEN AND REMAINED LOOSE, YET STILL ATTACHED WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING; (2) VEHICLE SAFELY NAVIGATED TO BODY SHOP WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL TO WHICH THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH IS ATTACHED DETERIORATED AND BROKE, CAUSING HOOD LATCH MECHANISM TO BREAK AWAY FROM RADIATOR FRAME; (3) NEW RADIATOR PANEL WAS WELDED TO CAR FRAME & HOOD LATCH REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167106August 30, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS AT LOW SPEEDS - WHEN PRESSED, IT "SNAPS LOSE" GOING TO 1/2 THROTTLE, JERKING CAR FORWARD, SNAPPING NECKS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM - COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY SLAMMING VEHICLE INTO BACK OF LEAD VEHICLE. REF: CAMPAIGN ID 99I002000. HONDA DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY OR PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ITEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166851August 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WAS NOT BLOWING CORRECTLY. THE HORN MADE A BUZZING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166505August 25, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
ON JULY 13, 2006 ON MY WAY HOME FROM A TRIP, I NEEDED TO REFILL MY GAS TANK. I PULLED THE FLOOR LEVER TO RELEASE THE FLAP THAT COVERS MY GAS CAP AND THE LEVER DID NOT WORK. THEREFORE, I WAS STRANDED 100 MILES FROM HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE IN THE TRUNK. I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AS THE AAA RESPONDER COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW TO DISENGAGE THE CABLE THEREBY RELEASING THE FLAP. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE HONDA MECHANIC HE IMPLIED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THIS DUAL RELEASE LEVER AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PROBLEM REGULARLY. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC JUST A MINUTE TO DISENGAGE THE CABLE SO THAT I COULD ACCESS THE GAS CAP WHILE THEY ORDERED A NEW LEVER CABLE. I ASKED IF I COULD HAVE A KEY RELEASE FLAP AND MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. SO NOW I COULD FACE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SEEMS LIKE HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EITHER RECALL THESE CABLES OR PUT A MANUAL RELEASE IN THE TRUNK OR SEND OUT A NOTICE TO ALL HONDA OWNERS AND TOWING COMPANIES LIKE AAA ADVISING THEM AS TO HOW THEY CAN DISENGAGE THE CABLE AND AVOID BEING STRANDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166560August 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RUBBED AGAINST A CURB AND THE AXLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS HIGHER TO THE GROUND, THE STEERING AND WHEEL AXLE WOULD NOT HAVE FRACTURED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166568August 25, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONING VENTILATION BLEW HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHETHER THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER AND THE TRIP GAUGE DID NOT KEEP THE SIMULTANEOUS MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166572August 25, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
PREMATURE AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL OPERATING HEAT, AIR, AND DEFROSTER IN VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166288August 23, 2006
AIR BAGS
ON THE DATE INDICATED, I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURER. THE ADJUSTERS THAT PERFORMED THE ASSESSMENT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166327August 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MY 7 1/2 YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE BACK SIDE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY MOTHER'S HONDA CIVIC, (WE WERE VISITING THEM FROM OUT OF TOWN)-- I WAS DRIVING, AND MY MOTHER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD ASSUMED MY SON WAS BUCKLED IN (HE ALWAYS IS ABLE TO DO SO WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, AND HAS DONE SO FOR A LONG TIME NOW), AND WE HAD GONE DOWN THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND I LOOKED BACK AT HIM AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED, BUT THE LENGTH OF IT HAD LOOPED AROUND HIS NECK SOMEHOW, AND WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. HE SAID "I CAN'T BREATHE," AND HIS FACE WAS RED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, JUMPED OUT AND RAN AROUND THE BACK TO TRY TO DISLODGE HIM, BUT COULD NOT PULL THE STRAP AT ALL FROM WHERE IT GOES BACK INTO THE TOP OF THE SEAT AREA ABOVE HIS HEAD--IT HAD LOCKED IN THE RATCHETING MECHANISM AND WOULD NOT RELEASE AND IN FACT, AS I PULLED ON IT, IT SEEMED TO ONLY GET TIGHTER. I YELLED TO MY MOTHER WHO WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT-- SHE REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND SHE GRABBED A LARGE PAIR OF SCISSORS (MIRACULOUSLY, SHE KEEPS THEM IN HER CAR. . .) AND WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THE BELT AND GET MY SON RELEASED. HAD SHE NOT BEEN THERE, AND HAD SHE NOT KEPT THE SCISSORS IN THE CAR, (I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN SHE KEPT SCISSORS), WELL, I CANNOT EVEN DEAL WITH SUCH AN UNTHINKABLE POSSIBILITY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC, WHATEVER THE PARTICULAR OUTCOME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10166341August 23, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE A CONSTANT BATTLE TO KEEP THE TIRE RIMS CLEAN TO PREVENT IMBALANCE AND VIBRATION. IN THE WINTER THE ICE AND MUD HAVE MADE IT SO BAD ONE CANNOT DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE REST OF THE TIME ITS JUST DIRT BUILD UP AND CLEANING REGULARLY IS NECESSARY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166079August 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF> I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS RESET FOR A $30 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A LOW VOLTAGE SITUATION AND INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY TESTED FINE. HE ASKED IF I DID ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD CHANGED NOTHING IN THE WAY I OPERATED THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON YOUR SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AFFLICTION WITH HONDA'S THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER. HONDA SHOULD RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166086August 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
REVERSE IN A HONDA CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS ENGAGING REVERSE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I NEED TO REVERSE I MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH. A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS AND THE GRINDING NOISE GETS LOUDER IF I GIVE IT MORE GAS WHILE THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. IT TAKES ME A WHILE TO TRY AND GET REVERSE ENGAGED AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS EVERYDAY WITH THIS AND I JUST HAD IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE DEALER LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN EVERY HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. REVERSE DOES NOT HAVE A SYNCHRONIZED GEAR AND I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. EVEN IF THEY REPLACED MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEM WILL STILL EXIST. I EVEN GOT A SERVICE TECH TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAD A CIVIC AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. THE DEALER SAID WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS (FOR ME JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I NEED REVERSE) I NEED TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR AND THEN TRY REVERSE. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THEN I HAVE TO TRY IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES I FIND MYSELF IN TIGHT SITUATIONS AND AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IF EVERY HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION IS LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IF I KNEW HONDA CIVICS WERE LIKE THIS, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166110August 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN WITH ONLY 900 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166129August 21, 2006
VISIBILITY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS FOGGED UP DRASTICALLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166159August 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AT RED LIGHTS, IN BETWEEN THE TIME IT TOOK TO SWITCH PEDALS FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER EXPRESSED DUE TO THE LIGHTER TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166033August 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1- 2003 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR,17000 MILES, UNEXPLAINED SPINNING, CRASH, AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE BURNED CAR TO A CRISP. DRIVER PULLED FROM CAR SUFFERING SHOCK AND INHALATION OF FUMES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10166022August 19, 2006
VISIBILITY
BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS FELL APART AND WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HINDERED MY DRIVING ABILITY BY NOT BLOCKING THE SUN WHEN NEEDED AND BY FALLING OPEN WHEN NOT NEEDED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED VISORS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND TOLD ME TO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE EQUIPMENT IS FAULTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165970August 18, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. 10 MILES AFTER A COLD START-UP, THE CAR WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WITH THE BRAKES. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF MOMENTARILY, BUT THE CAR WENT BACK TO FULL THROTTLE. I THEN TURNED IT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND THE CAR REVERTED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS "ON", BUT NOT ENGAGED. NO SPEED HAD BEEN SET AFTER THE INITIAL STARTUP. THIS IS A HYBRID WITH FULL THROTTLE BY WIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SELLING DEALER, WHO HAD NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS FAULT. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT UNTIL THEY COULD REPLICATE THE FAULT. KNOWING THE FUTILITY OF THIS, I DECLINED TO LEAVE THE CAR. THE FAULT HAS NOT REAPPEARED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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