Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#8007369April 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. DEALER REFUSEDTO LOOK AT VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007370April 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES START UP AND SOMETIMES NOT. WHEN VEHICLE DOES START IT SOUNDS ROUGH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR EVEN LOOK AT VEHICLE AFTER STARTING UP. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564986April 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY CAME ON WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SPEED DROPPED TO IDLING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN ODD ODOR. THE VEHICLE BECAME NORMAL RIGHT AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760474April 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ON MARCH THE 11,02,I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IT WAS ABOUT 10 PM,A CAR WAS SITTING IN THE STREET WITH NO LIGHT ON A I HIT THE BACK OF HER CAR AND HER CAR WAS OKEY BUT KY CAR THE FRONT END WAS PUSH TO THE ENGINE DOING THIS TIME WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER CAR MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME AND MY AIR BEGS DID NOT COME OUT .I TOOK PICTURES OF MY CAR TWO WAS HIT IN THE ACCIDENT IF YOU CAN HELP US PLEASE DO SO THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#564958April 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE SENSOR HAD SIMPLY TIGGERED. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, THE SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS SYSTEM, BUT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWN FIX. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760396April 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2002 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 AUTOMATIC GEAR EQUIPPED WITH CARK-91 NOKIA CAR KIT CRASHED. POSSIBLE REASON WAS INTERFERENCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS OF CAR KIT WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. CAR WAS IN PARKING PLACE. CELLULAR PHONE (NOKIA 5110) INSTALLED TO CAR KIT. ENGINE HAS BEEN STARTED. REAR GEAR SELECTED. WITH SLOW INPUT TO THROTTLE CAUSED RAPID ACCELERATION TO BACK. MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH BRAKING BUT POSSIBLY WITH PANIC SHE PUSHED THE THROTTLE PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL. THE BACK OF CAR CRASHED HITTING AND DAMAGING A SMALL TRUCK. I INVESTIGATED FOR THE MANUFACTURING ERROR. SERVICE DECLINED IT AND ALSO THERE WAS NO CLUE ABOUT MANUFACTURING ERROR (EVEN IN COMPUTER RECORD OF THE CAR). AFTER THE DELIVERY OF CAR (03/28/2002) MY WIFE LIVED SIMILAR INCIDENCE. SHE INSTALLED NOKIA 5110 TO CAR KIT, STARTED ENGINE, SELECTED REAR GEAR AND ENGINE HAS STARTED ACCELERATION. MY WIFE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED NOW AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WITH TURNING CAR KEY TO SHUT DOWN. NOW, SHE DRIVES THE CAR WITH CELLULAR PHONE CLOSED. I THINK THAT POSSIBLE REASON OF THIS ACCIDENT IS THE UNATTENDED TRIGGERING OF THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN BY ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL CREATED BY CAR KIT. SO, THIS SHOWS THAT INSULATION OF THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM IS WEAK IN THIS MODEL. IT HAS TO BE MUCH BETTER INSULATED TO SCREEN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE CREATED BY ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007023April 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND HAD REARENDED A COUGAR. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES, AND RECEIVED EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8007020April 6, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES AT TIME OF A SEMI HEAD ON CLUSION SEAT BELT UNHOCKED ON IMPACT OF OTHER VEHICLE.
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
#760298April 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006747April 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006755April 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK ON A INCLINE OR WHILE IN DRIVE. THEN VEHICLE WILL JUMP IN REVERSE. CONSUMER OPERATES VEHICLE AS THOUGH IT WAS A CLUTCH. DEALER INDICATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM, AND IT IS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006438March 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER APPLIED THE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FIRST DRUM HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION. NLM *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006261March 22, 2002
WHEELS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND REAR WHEEL ON LEFT HAND SIDE DISENGAGED. *AK DEALER STRAIGHTENED OUT RIM AND REBALANCED TIRE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759676March 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT MACPHERSON STRUTS LEAKING, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND POOR HANDLING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005998March 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED SUPPORT ROD ARM FOR REAR AXLE WAS TORN FROM FRAME ON LEFT SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759573March 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 1999 HONDA CIVIC. UNDER HEAVEY BRAKING THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP WHILE THE FRONT DOES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE REAR END OF THE CAR FISHTAILS WILDLY AND DOES CAUSE THE CAR TO INTO AN UNCONTROLABLE SPIN. I HAD MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO HAD SAID IT IS NORMAL BECAUSE OF WEIGHT TRANSFER TO THE FRONT UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. ( THE PREPORTIONING VALVE IS THERE TO BALANCE THE BRAKE LINE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE BAKES SO THEY ARE EQUALIZE PRESSURE AS NEEDED?) THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON ICE COVER ROADS OR SLIPERY ROAD UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, THE BACK WHEELS LOCK UP BEFORE THE FRONT CAUSING THE BACKEN TO FISHTAIL. I HAVE NOT HAD A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, BUT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005848March 18, 2002
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING DUE TO THE TIRES. TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON 3 OF THE TIRES, AND A BUBBLE WAS FOUND ON THE OTHER TIRE. TIRE SIZE P175/70R13. REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR HONDA, CIVIC, 1992. 3 OF THE 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER, (1 TIRE WITH THE BUBBLE WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE), WHO FEELS THAT ALL 4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE DUE TO DEFECTS. *JG*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
#759393March 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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