Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10165886August 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TOO EASILY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD DURING ACCELERATION ON A LEVEL-DRIVING SURFACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165700August 16, 2006
AIR BAGS
I OWN A HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODEL. AT AROUND 50,000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THIS CONDITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165206August 11, 2006
AIR BAGS
I WAS REAR ENDED BY A TACOMA TRAVELING 45 MPH WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, I HIT A MERCEDES THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I SIT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AND WAS NOT INJURED. I SPOKE WITH BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AND WAS IGNORED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164992August 9, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC FOR MY WIFE IN OCT. 2005 AND FROM THE BEGINNING SHE HAS COMPLAINED OF A ROAD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE STARTED OUT BARELY AUDIBLE AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE WITH MORE MILES. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS BEFORE IT HAD 6000 MILES ON IT AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS JUST NORMAL TIRE NOISE. AFTER MORE COMPLAINING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS OUR FAULT, BECAUSE WE DID NOT ROTATE THE TIRES FREQUENTLY ENOUGH. WHEN I POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED PERIOD OUTLINED IN THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS THE STORY CHANGED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 19000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE IS HORRIBLE AND THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THE REAR TWO TIRES HAVE SEPARATED BELTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE MUST HAVE HIT A POTHOLE OR ROAD DEBRIS. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD HAVE HIT A POTHOLE OR ROAD DEBRIS WITH JUST TWO TIRES, BECAUSE LAST TIME I CHECKED THE FRONT TIRES WERE FOLLOWED BY THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT THIS CAR TO A BRIDGESTONE DEALER, WHICH IS THE MAKE OF THE TIRES, AND HE SAID THE TIRES WERE CUPPED DUE TO THE CAR BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I THEN CALLED THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT LINE ON THE TIRE WARRANTY PAMPHLET FOR BRIDGESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A VEHICLE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THIS WILL NOT CREATE A PROBLEM OTHER THAN BEING NOISY. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM HONDA OR BRIDGESTONE IN THIS MATTER OTHER THAN A BUNCH OF FINGERPRINTING AND THE OFFER TO SELL ME NEW SET OF TIRES AT A COST OF OVER $600. EVERYONE AGREES THAT THE TIRES HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164994August 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
REAR RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. FUSE BOX WITH ELECTRONIC CHIP REPLACED ON FIRST VISIT AND LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AFTER TWO DAYS. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON DURING FIRST VISIT FOR REAR RUNNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THE ABS MODULATOR AND BLED THE BRAKES BEFORE RETURNING CAR. SERVICE DEPT BAFFLED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CONSULTED WITH HONDA ENGINEERS IN LOS ANGELES WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING FUSE BOX WHICH IS NEW DESIGN AND HAS ELECTRONIC CHIP IN IT,UNLIKE EARLIER HONDA CIVIC MODELS. DEALER HAD DRIVEN APPROX. 30 MILES AND THOUGHT PROBLEM RESOLVED. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR HAS NO REAR LIGHTS VISIBLE AT NIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164916August 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC - MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE LOW IDLE (650) RPM INSTANTLY INCREASING TO AROUND 1000 RPM WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED, CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AHEAD. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY PLACED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL TIMES. IF YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND TURN THE WHEEL, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY CONCERN AND AN ANNOYANCE. HONDA FACTORY TECH CLAIMS THIS HOW IT IS DESIGNED. ACCORDING TO DEALER, OTHER SIMILAR 06 CIVICS HAVE SAME CONDITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164263August 2, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX ON 02/21/06. I WAS AT THE MALL ON DATE BELOW AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE, WHEN A VAN BACKED OUT AND WE HIT BUMPERS. I WAS GOING TO PULL BACK INTO MY SPOT TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND WOULD NOT STOP...I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A 2006 COBALT, MY CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE HIT A 2003 CHEVY DRIVING IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PARKED CARS . I THEN DROVE OVER THE COBALT AND WHEN I CAME TO THE END OF THESE CARS, MY CAR CAME OUT OF THEM AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR OVER INTO THE PARKING SPACE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HIS SERGEANT CAME TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT HONDA CIVIC COULD HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID AND TO DRIVE OVER THE COBALT WITHOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE COMPUTER. I WENT ONTO HONDA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA CIVICS WERE ON A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THE NEW CAR MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FOR THE TWO DOOR CIVICS ONLY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HMI WHAT HAPPENED AND HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE". I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HONDA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DO. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. I WANTED HONDA TO KNOW THAT THE 4 DOOR CIVIC'S SHOULD BE ON A RECALL ALSO. I THINK HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT I DID THAT DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT CIVIC COULD NOT HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG SOMEWHERE IN THAT CAR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10164267August 2, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE "SRS" LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG / SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HONDA COVERS ONLY SEAT BELTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO IMPORTANT (AND ARE NEVER USED UNLESS IN A CRASH); I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO NOT COVER THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THAT "SRS" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED????? I KNOW I CAN'T. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163837July 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED CAR TO STOP RUNNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS RECALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO REPLACE FAULTY SWITCH. NEW ONE HAS SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163535July 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION RECALL ID 02V120000 DATED 13 MAY 2002 SEEMS TO APPLY BUT DEALER REFUSES TO FIX SAYING THE VIN DISQUALIFIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163540July 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1991 CIVIC THAT IS HAVING THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT HONDA ISSUED RECALLS FOR IN MID TO LATE 90'S VEHICLES. (INTERMITTENT CURRENT IN RUN POSITION) FROM A BRIEF WEB SEARCH, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON HONDA PROBLEM. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. CAR WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AT IT'S OWN DISCRETION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163557July 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO CRASH, NO INCIDENTS. NOW, I HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163373July 25, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HONDA. SPEED OF HONDA AT TIME WAS 40 MPH. ON IMPACT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WORKED BUT THEN FAILED, SPOOLING OUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD AND STEERING WHEEL. INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN JAW, COLLARBONE,NECK, BOTH FEMURS,LOWER LEG AND LEFT FOOT, HAND, FINGERS AND NINE RIBS ONE OF WHICH SEVERED LOWER LEFT AORTA, EVERY ORGAN SEVERELY DAMAGED RESULTING IN DEATH. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10163447July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 85,000 MILES. I REMOVED HEAT SHIELD AND SAW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF PIPE. THIS IS WHERE THE HEADER PIPE IS FACTORY WELDED TO THE FLAT MOUNTING PLATE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS PART OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 80,000 MILES. I'M STUCK WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. TAKING PART TO A PROFESSIONAL WELDER TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO SPEND $700 TO $1000 TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM HONDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163459July 25, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY 2001 CIVIC -- THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX -- IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS -- I SEE THAT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF HONDA -- A RECALL WOULD BENEFIT ALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163718July 25, 2006
STRUCTURE
2006 HONDA CIVIC PILLAR THAT IS BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW CAUSES A BLIND SPOT. *KB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163300July 24, 2006
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI, REAR SPOKE COVERS ON LEATHER WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL PROTRUDE WITH SHARP EDGES. THIS COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE FINGERS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS NOT MERELY A TACTILE CONCERN SINCE THE SHARP EDGE HAS ACTUALLY CUT MY FINGER TIP WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THIS NEW CAR. THE CONCERN EXISTS ON OTHER LEATHER WRAPPED STEERING WHEELS OF THE SAME MODEL. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SOLUTION TO THIS MATTER WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY A BAD FITMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL BACK ONTO A LEATHER WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL. IT IS BAD DESIGN AND CAN INTERFERE WITH DRIVING ABILITY OF THE CAR. EVERY TIME THE WHEEL IS TURNED ABOUT 180 DEGREES, UPON RETURN TO CENTER THE SHARP PLASTIC EDGE OF THE BACK SPOKE COVERS COME SLICING AT THE FINGER TIPS. WITH NO SOLUTION CURRENTLY PLANNED AND WHAT I WOULD CALL POOR RESPONSE IN HONDA'S RESOLUTION SCENARIO, THIS NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF ATTENTION. SINCE THIS AFFECTS MY MODEL OF CAR AND POSSIBLY OTHER 2006 CIVICS WITH THE LEATHER WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL OPTION, IT WILL AFFECT MANY CUSTOMERS AND WILL POTENTIALLY INJURE DRIVERS AND INTERFERE WITH DRIVING ABILITY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163348July 24, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS A RECALL #99E015000 PERTAINING TO THE ACCESSORY DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED WHO REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163044July 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH., A POLICE VEHICLE ENTER FROM A SIDE ROAD, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN MINOR HEAD INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10163114July 21, 2006
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR VEHICLE ON A RETURN TRIP FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL TO ATLANTA, GA AND ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO MY RETURN TRIP THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THAT ALTHOUGH THE 1/3 OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE IT DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN EXIT SAFELY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO A WALMART TIRE REPLACEMENT CENTER WHERE I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN IF THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME HE HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND THAT THE OTHER TIRE THAT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPLACEMENT HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS (MY TIRE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD). I CONTACTED FIRESTONE TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD ONLY TAKE ACTION IF I COULD MAIL THEM THE TIRE. I PROVIDED FIRESTONE THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY COULD OBTAIN THE TIRE IF NEEDED FOR ANALYSIS (FIRESTONE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THE TIRE). THE TIRE THAT WAS INVOLVED WAS AN FR 680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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