Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10150087February 13, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR SRS LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF HONDA CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO DECLARE THIS ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER DIAGNOSTIC FEES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149919February 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING MY CAR, I COULD NOT GET THE AUTO SHIFT SELECTOR TO GO INTO DRIVE. I HAD TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE SHIFT LOCK... IT IS IN THE HONDA SHOP AT THIS TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149817February 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOTICED SUDDEN TUGGING ON DAY OF INCIDENT WHEN CAR HIT 20 MPH, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND AFTER GETTING OFF OF HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, BUT NO SUCH LUCK. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE TIRES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY @ 73K MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED IT WAS P0730 AS LISTED IN HONDA CIVIC 01 TSB. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANNY. SINCE IT IS COSTLY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND NOW THEY ASK FOR $2100 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOW CONTACTED HONDA ZONE AND AMERICAN HONDA FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE SINCE THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND HOPEFULLY MATTERS WILL BE SOLVED, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. DO NOTE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM LOT AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF SUCH MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149834February 8, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
2001+ CIVIC STRUT BEARING AND STEERING DEFECT ON THE 2001 CIVIC THE STRUT BEARING (SHOCK UPPER BEARING, NOT THE WHEEL BEARING) IS A PLASTIC COMPONENT AND NOT A BALL BEARING AS ON THE 2002 AND UP CIVICS. THIS PLASTIC BEARING HAVE MORE FRICTION THAN A BALL BEARING. THAT MORE FRICTION RESULT IN YOU (DRIVER) HAVE TO APPLY MORE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN IN ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARTS. ANOTHER FACT IS WHEN THE WHEEL (AND TIRE) HIT ON A HOLE THE PLASTIC BEARING DOESN'T "RESIST" THE IMPACT (AS A METAL BALL BEARING CAN DO). THIS RESULT IN FAST WEAR AND DEFORMATION TO THE PART. THIS PLASTIC BEARING, (THAT YOU CAN EASILY BEND WITH YOUR HANDS AND ISN'T WELL ENGINEERED) CAN'T SUPPORT A 2500 POUNDS CAR HITTING A HOLE AT 60 MPH (120 MPH SPEED LIMIT; AS SAFETY FACTOR). WHEN THE BEARING FAILS THE WHEELS CAN'T BE TURNED WELL AND SOME TIMES THE SPRING SEATS HIT (OR SCUFF) THE STRUT TOWER RESULTING IN A NON WELL STEERING AT ALL. EVEN THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO OTHER STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS RESULT IN SOME PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON SUBJECTS IN MANY 2001 CIVICS AS YOU CAN SEE IN CAR FORUMS: THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO ITS CENTER POSITION AFTER TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, WHEEL MISALIGNMENT, VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, PARTS AND TIRES UNUSUAL WEAR, SOUNDS AND CLICKS ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND OTHERS. IS KNOWN MISALIGNED VEHICLES, WORN STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, VIBRATIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AFFECTS THE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. THE VIBRATIONS AND THE EXCESS OF FORCE THAT HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL, AS ON OTHER MECHANICAL PARTS, CAN CAUSE HEALTH DISEASES. AS MENTIONED, HONDA CORRECT THIS DEFECT ON THE LATER MODELS FROM 2002 REPLACING THE PLASTIC BEARING WITH A METAL BALL BEARING AND DOING SOME CHANGES TO THE UPPER SPRING SEATS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150829February 7, 2006
AIR BAGS
2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT IF AN OBJECT WEIGHING LESS THAN 70 LBS IS PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SRS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150827February 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN
2005 HONDA CIVIC GEAR POSITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. * TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149377February 3, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WITH SEAT BELT ON HAD TO STOP SHORT, SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO HARNESS. WHILE RETURNING HOME WAS INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES, BROKEN RIBS ETC. IF SEAT BELT WORKED WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED. CAR WAS TOTALED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10149140January 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, MY DAUGHTER PROCEEDED WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED. STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THE ONCOMING CARS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. THE CAUSE:A SHOT TRANNY. SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE READ SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH HONDA CARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LINE OF HONDA AUTOMOBILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED REGULARLY. I HEARD HONDA HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTIES TO 100,000 FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT THEY MAKE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE CIVIC. MAYBE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND THE INFAMOUS HONDA "RELIABILITY" THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE CIVIC. PEOPLE PAY MORE FOR HONDAS, I THINK I'LL GO TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148985January 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL FRACTURED AT A WELDED CONNECTION. PRIOR TO THE PEDAL FRACTURING, THE PEDAL FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT'S FOOT KEPT SLIPPING OFF THE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149020January 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE UPON COLD STARTS WHILE ACCELERATING. THE NOISE DISCONTINUES AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP IN THE MORNING. THE NOISE FIRST APPEARED IN NOVEMBER 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE CONCERNING THE PROBLEM WHERE THE HEATING SHIELD, W-CONVERTER; FLEXIBLE GASKET, PRE-CHAMBER CONVERTER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME CONCERNING THE ONGOING PROBLEM TODAY. UPDATD 02/28/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149068January 30, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLISION WITH SERVE DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDING MOVING THE ENGINE, REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR, FAN HOUSING, FT BUMPER AND HOOD. SPEED APPROX. 35 MPH. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HONDA IN REGARD TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT. HONDA DEALER EVEN ASSURED THE OWNER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT THAT AIR BAG WAS FUNCTIONING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10149079January 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR NEW 2005 HONDA CIVIC HAD BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCK WHILE MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK, DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN FORT WORTH TX. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL, BLOWING THE AIR BAGS, SPINNING AROUND, STARTING A FIRE AT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND STARTING MY WIFE'S COAT ON FIRE AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT. WE HAVE AN EYE WITNESS WHO HAS A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING, PHOTOS, A POLICE REPORT AND THE CAR ITSELF. THE CAR STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT BY ITSELF AND MY WIFE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IT SINCE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE IN A COMPLETE SKID. THE CAR HAD 2113 MILES ON IT AND EVEN THE POLICE COMMENTED THAT IN HER TWELVE YEARS ON THE FORCE SHE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO STRANGE AS THIS. THERE ARE TWO SOLID BLACK LINES THAT SHOW WHERE THE SKID STARTED IN THE CENTER OF THE LANE ENDING AT THE GUARDRAIL. BOTH TIRES ARE TORN UP AND MELTED IN ONE SPOT. THE ROADS WERE DRY, NO TRAFFIC, NOTHING IN THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION JUST LOCKED UP SOLID, CAUSING A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED THE HONDA CORPORATION @ 800-999-1009 AND THE DEALER BANKSTON HONDA OF LEWISVILLE TX @ 866-507-6355. HONDA SAID IT WAS AN INSURANCE PROBLEM, BANKSTON REFERRED ME BACK TO HONDA. FINALLY HONDA SAID THEY WOULD COME OUT AND TAKE PICTURES "ONLY" CAR WOULD NOT BE MOVED. THE DAY THEY WERE TO COME OUT AND TAKE PICTURE THEY SAID "DUE TO SAFETY REASONS THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO BANKSTON HONDA TO TAKE PICTURES, BREAKING OUR AGREEMENT. WE HID THE CAR AND ARE SEEKING LEGAL MEANS AS OUR INSURANCE IS HAVING TO PAYOUT DUE TO A DEFECT. I HAVE A CASE AT HONDA #[XXX]. THE POLICE REPORT IS FILED IN FORT WORTH TX, LOC.05148069 AND OUR WITNESS SAID SHE WOULD GLADLY TESTIFY WHAT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE VIN# IS [XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10148729January 26, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED MY FIRST (HONDA) CIVIC EX FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS IN MARCH OF 2006. ONE DAY AFTER WORK I GOT HOME, ATE THEN I JUMPED IN TO MY HONDA AND THE SRS CAME UP. AS I RESEARCH MORE , IT CAME TO BE THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE APPROPRIATE DEALER BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOCS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, I HOPE THERE IS A DEFECT REPLACEMENT FROM HONDA. THIS ITEM IS NOT EVEN BEING USED AS A FUNCTIONING PART OTHER THAN SENSOR OR SO. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT A WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE ALL THE TIME. IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT IN FUNCTION IN NORMAL USE OTHERWISE I WOULD TAKE MY END OF THE BARGAIN AND REPLACE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148762January 26, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS SENSOR FAILURE IN PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YRS. OLD YET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG SRS SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST, BUT ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE INEFFECTIVE DEVICE, THIS PART DOES NOT TYPICALLY GO OUT ON A HONDA. I FEEL, IN THE CASE THAT THE LIFETIME OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED, THAT THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL THREAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THE SRS SENSOR DETECTS WHETHER A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAILING TO DETECT A PASSENGER THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR BUT I HAVE CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT. IN ADDITION, I FEEL IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY COMPANY TO EXCLUDE SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 15-3.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148798January 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
MY HONDA AUTOMOBILE REPAIR BUSINESS MENTIONED MINE WAS THE 2ND SECONDARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) COMPUTER REPLACEMENT ON A 1997 HONDA. THEY HAD DONE THIS YEAR. THE SRS UNIT, MODEL 77960-S04-N81 FAILED AFTER 55,000 MILES, DISABLING MY AIR BAGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148588January 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATES WHILE APPLYING FIRM PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE IS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, # 99I002000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148715January 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING SOUND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148132January 19, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CHECK MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A WET ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CODES SHOWED FAULTY SENSORS IN THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER DETERMINED FURTHER TESTING WOULD BE REQUIRED BEFORE A FINAL DECISION COULD BE MADE ON THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *JB UPDATE 2/24/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147979January 17, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FRONT WINDSHIELD MAKES CRACKING/CREAKING NOISES FROM ALL AREAS AROUND WINDOW WHERE GLASS MEETS SEAL/METAL. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER ANY FLUCTUATION IN THE ROAD. SOME INSTANCES OF CREAKING AROUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD, AND EVEN MORE RARELY IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. MADE NOISES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW - 2 MONTHS OLD AND SEVERITY OF NOISES INCREASING. HONDA DEALERSHIP NOTED NOISES BUT UNAWARE OF HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE (TORONTO HONDA). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147842January 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE BEING SUCKED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND INHALED BY THE OCCUPANTS. THIS LEAD TO HEADACHE AND VOMITING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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