Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#755142November 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING - THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. PFLUEGER HONDA CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGH THEY ARE STILL LOOKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899584November 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK. SEATBELT WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, AT THIS TIME SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899398November 26, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ANDWITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN INTO LIGHT POLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754877November 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED ON SLOPED DRIVEWAY IN 1ST GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED FULLY AND ENGINE OFF. DRIVER WALKED INTO HOUSE CAME BACK 5-10 MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT TRANSFORMER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OPENED PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED BUT WAS NOT IN 1ST GEAR BUT NEUTRAL. WE TRIED TO RECREATE THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO WAY DRIVER COULD HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED DUE TO STEEPNESS OF THE DRIVEWAY. IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL VERY FAST DOWN DRIVEWAY. NOTE SAME FAILURE REPORTED ON A 1999 CIVIC AT YOUR OID ID #720978.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754898November 25, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SHALLOW SLOPE (NEUTRAL GEAR), PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND CAR ROLLED INTO TREE. ESTIMATED SPEED AT IMPACT AROUND 20MPH. NO OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE DURING COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754848November 24, 2001
AIR BAGS
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THE UNIT WAS RESET. THE SECOND TIME THE RESET IT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR BRAKES. AFTER 4 MONTHS THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURED 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRENTY AND LYNWOOD HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899229November 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMED OUT OF PARK AND WENT INTO DRIVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004506November 19, 2001
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING 40-42 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT IT AND MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, A SIGN AND 2 CURBS. AFTERWARDS MY RIGHT REAR AXEL AND NOTICED IT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BUCKLED AS SUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#899243November 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVELLED ROAD AT 5 TO 10 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED A PIECE OF GRAVEL WAS IN THROTTLE AREA. CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A PROTECTED COVER OVER THAT AREA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899246November 19, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AND DOOR LOCK IS PUSHED DOWN THERE WOULD BE A WIERD NOISE. VEHICLE'S KEY WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SPECIAL WAY TO TURN KEY, AND DOOR WOULD OPEN. CONSUMER STATED THAT DOORS CAME UNLOCKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899264November 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. ALSO, SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754668November 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE THIS RECCURRING PROBLEM OF MY CAR STALLING WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW, THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING I WAS HAVING, WHICH THE DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. MY CAR HAS STALLED AROUND 6 TO 7 TIMES NOW WHEN IT IS SLOW OR AT A STOP. I HAVE TO THEN PUT THE CAR TO PARK AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CLUE, AND EVERYTIME THEY TRY SOMETHING AND SAY ITS FIXED, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ONCE THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST RAN IN TO ME ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE REASON I PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE A HONDA VEHICLE WAS THAT HONDA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS, BUT MY EXPERIENCE STATES OTHERWISE. I AM REALLY ANNOYED & FRUSTRATED BY THE CAR. I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION UNTIL NOW. ON READING THE COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA 2001 CIVICS I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A COMMON ONE WITH THE NEW 2001 CIVIC EX MODELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754585November 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CURRENT OWNER PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE. AS SHE TURNED INTO SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DESPITE DRIVER PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SLAMMED INTO WALL, DEPLOYING BOTH AIRBAGS. IN JUNE, VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHERE OTHER DRIVER HAD BACKED INTO FRONT, RESULTING IN NEW HOOD, AND FRONT BODYWORK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754464November 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MY PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT BEGAN RETRACTING IF I WOULD BRAKE SUDDENLY, OR IF I WENT OVER A BUMP, AS THOUGH THE DOOR WAS OPEN. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO SAID IT WAS A DEFECT WITH THE DOOR LATCH AND HE HAD SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM BEFORE. ON 7/3/01, I SPOKE WITH MICHELLE ALBERT AT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO AT (800) 999-1009 AS THE SEATBELTS ARE WARRANTIED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SHE AGREED TO HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR JOB, FOR BETWEEN $100 AND $200. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND SENT HONDA A COPY OF THE BILL. THEY SENT ME A LETTER BACK SAYING THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE ALBERT, AND THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. I SENT THEM ANOTHER LETTER STATING HOW DISAPPOINTED I WAS AT THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. I FEEL THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR SEATBELT WARRANTY ON A TECHNICALITY (I.E., THAT SINCE IT IS THE DOOR LATCH THAT IS CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO MALFUNCTION, AND NOT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ITSELF, THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO REPAIR IT). ALSO, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR ITSELF, SINCE MY SMALL LOCAL MECHANIC HAS SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE, AND THAT HONDA SHOULD HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A WORKING SEATBELT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754278November 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD ROARING SOUND, ACCOMPANIED BY SHAKING THAT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO VIBRATE THE STEERING WHEEL AND REARVIEW MIRROR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754097November 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR IS STALLING AND NOT WANTING TO PICK UP SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754069November 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TURNED KEY ON PUT CAR INTODRIVE AND CAR TOOK OFF DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898617October 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE OF A TIRE BEING BLOWNOUT, SHE SAID IT WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, P185/65R14. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, SHE GOT OUT AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN APART.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563801October 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR FAILED. (RECALL # 01V183000 AND 01V182000). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898497October 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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