Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#10006067February 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005400February 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED AN AUTOMATIC 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX FROM COSTA MESA HONDA IN COSTA MESA, CA ON MARCH 11, 2000. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY (2/6/03) THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF 50,734 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PERSONALLY ONLY DRIVEN 24,000 MILES IN A TOTAL OF 3 YEARS. THE TRANSMISSION IS TOAST AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN TRANSMISSION RECALLS/ WARRANTY EXTENSIONS ON OTHER HONDA MAKES AND MODELS. THE '97 CIVIC UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECHANIC NOT AFFILIATED WITH HONDA FOR A "SECOND" OPINION AND THE MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SUCH A "YOUNG" CAR WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. HE SAID THAT MOST VEHICLES DON'T EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL THEY HAVE REACHED AN EXCESS OF 90- 100,000 MILES. BASED ON THE INFORMATION HE HAS GATHERED FROM MY SERVICE RECORDS AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM OTHER SOURCES, HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE CAUSED. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE/FIX THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE OR FOR MINIMAL COST TO ME. THEY ARE STATING THAT BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IT STILL HAD THE NORMAL FACTORY 3 YEAR... 36,000 MILE WARRANTY IN PLACE). I FEEL THAT HONDA IS RIPPING ME OFF BY NOT WORKING WITH ME ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AND I WILL BE SURE THAT NO ONE IN MY FAMILY OR ANY OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS EVER PURCHASE A HONDA. I WOULD HATE FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING I AM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006721February 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR IGNITION. DEALER WAS CHARGING TO PUT ALARM BACK ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT SHE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004656February 5, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE IN MOTION, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BURST INTO PIECES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005347February 5, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FLOOR MAT IN THE 1995 HONDA CIVIC CAN SOMETIMES MOVE AND ACTUALLY TOUCH THE TOP OF THE GAS PEDAL IN THE CAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE GAS PEDAL REMAINS DEPRESSED EVEN WHEN YOU LIFT YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL. THE FLOOR MAT IS STIFF AND HARD AND DOESN'T STICK WELL TO THE FLOOR. THE FLOOR MATS I HAVE WERE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, THESE ARE NOT MATS THAT YOU BUY AT THE STORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005376February 5, 2003
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WILL NOT HOLD TIRE PRESSURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006339February 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE'S CONNECTOR CONTACTS WERE BROKEN, CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005293February 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEELS ROUGH OR NOTCHY WHEN YOU PRESS IT. THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE SLIGHT SPEED ADJUSTMENTS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED FOR 1996 HONDA CIVIC. I HAVE IT ON MY 1997 CIVIC. HONDA WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON MY 1997 CIVIC. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY HAZARD. IF THE THROTTLE CABLE STICKING PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE, IT COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005167February 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 8/16/2001 FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND COIL WHICH CAUSED THE IGNITER TO SHORT OUT AND MY CAR TO SUDDENLY STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALLED VECHILE, BUT OTHER HONDA CIVICS AND MODEL ARE. I WOULD LIKE A REPRESENTATIVE TO REVIEW MY CASE FOR A RECALL ON 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX MODELS FOR THIS RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA WITH THE SAME INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005097February 2, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE CAR STILL ROLLED BACK ALMOST INTO THE STREET IF I DIDN'T GET THERE ANY LATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005078February 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS #010302, 8014926 & 746038. MY CAR IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING, VIBRATION AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT AREA WHEN IT GETS WET UNDERNEATH. BEAVERTON HONDA SWEARS IT IS WATER BOILING OFF OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT THAT WOULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE NOISE IS LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATE. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS NOISE IS DISTRACTING YOU CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NEARLY HAD A WRECK WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU ARE AFRAID TO STEP ON THE GAS AT ALL. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006038January 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT STRUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART ON STOCK AND THEY HAVE A BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND HAS STATED THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER .ALSO STATED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON THE TO DOOR COUPE EX. TS NO DATE YET FOR REPAIRS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004863January 29, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004880January 29, 2003
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON 1/24/03 AND STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER, MANCHESTER HONDA, ON 1/28/03 FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD SRS UNIT FAILURE CODE 7-2. I HAVE A 1997 HONDA CIVI WITH 71,464 MILES ON IT. THE PART THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT IS #77960-S04-N81. THE PART COSTS $368.70 AND THE INSTALLATION CHARGE QUOTED FOR ME WAS $72.00. IT COST ME 85.86 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGOSED. THE SERVICE REPAIR MAN INSISTED THIS WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I'VE RESEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND NUMBEROUS BULLETINS DETAILING FAILURE OF THE SRS SYSTEM WITH THE 1997 HONDA CIVIC. I ALSO FOUND RECENT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SRS SYSTEM FOR 2003 HONDA CIVICS AND 2002 HONDA ACCORDS. CLEARLY THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT HONDA AND NHTSA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME AND THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL. THIS POSES A THREAT TO MY PERSONAL SAFETY. I WAS EXPLICITY TOLD THAT UNTIL I HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE, THE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE SRS WOULD NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR SHOULD I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I AM FORCED TO MAKE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO A DEFECTIVE HONDA COMPONENT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR AND CORRECTING. AND YET THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SELLING 2003 MODELS THAT OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. HONDA NEEDS TO BE ORDERED TO BEGIN A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM VOLUNTARILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004893January 29, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT ON BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX IS BUBBLING UP FROM UNDERNEATH, CHIPPING AND FALLING OFF. HONDA HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE CLAIMING IT WAS VANDALISM. A AUTO BODY SHOP AND GIECO INSURANCE HAVE BOTH DEEMED THE DAMAGE FACTORY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004772January 28, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
WHILE WARMING VEHICLE AND WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE SOON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10004628January 24, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFROST IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONER MODE. THE AIR THAT COMES OUT OF THE VENTS IS COLD AND DOES NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW. CONSUMER VISION IS OBSTRUCTED, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TS CONSUMER ADDED THE DEFROSTER AIR IS WARM, BUT COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT IF AIR CONDITIONER COULD BE SHUT OFF WHEN DEFROST MODE IS ON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004521January 23, 2003
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,AND IT COULD CAUSE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OFAN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS ...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004291January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHILE APPLYING THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. THEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003115January 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID: WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS VERY LOW AND CAR IS COLD, THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL BACK UP AFTER IT HAS BEEN ROLLED DOWN. ONCE THE CAR HAS WARMED THE WINDOW WILL ROLL UP BUT THIS CAN TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES. JANUARY IS VERY COLD TO BE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON ANOTHER OCCASION THAT THIS OCCURED BUT THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT FOUND AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, MADE NO ADJUSTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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