Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#762168May 22, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD ON THE A.C. ON LOW. I HEARD A LOUD POOF SOUND THEN I SAW A CLOUD OF SMOKE COME FROM BEHIND MY CAR. I STOPPED AND FOUND LITTLE PIECES LAYING ON THE GROUND AT THE POINT I HEARD THE NOISE. UNTIL THEN I HAD NO WARNING NOICES, JUST THE POOF. THEN MY CAR STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I WENT AND HAD MY A.C. CHECKED, AND I WAS TOLD MY COMPRESSOR COMPLETELY BLEW OFF. NOW I NEED TO REPLACE MY WHOLE A.C. IN A CAR THATS JUST BARELY OVER FOUR YEARS OLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010222May 21, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL DAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, OR AIR BAGS WILL MALFUNCTION IN A CRASH.*AKVEHICLE OWNER HAS BEEN SENT A FREE SERVICE REMINDER FOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC, THAT CAUSES IT TO NOT COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010136May 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ABOUT 12-20 TIMES AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER WILL APPLY BRAKES, AND DEPRESS CLUTCH TO SLOW VEHICLE. RPMS GO UP TO 7000. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010195May 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762061May 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO HEAT OUT OF THE FLOOR SECTION. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. BOTH TIMES TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IN A PYROMETER TO MEASURE TEMPS. DASH/DEFROSTER TEMP OVER 120F, FLOOR TEMMP IN THE 40'S. DEALER SAYS IT IS SIMILAR ON OTHER CIVIC'S. WE TESTED ANOTHER ON LOT AND IT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER CIVICS THEN MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT ON A ZERO DEGREE MORNING HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING WARM OR HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD IS A PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS TWO DEFROSTER OPTIONS. ALL AIR TO THE DEFROSTER OR 50/50 DEFROSTER/FLOOR. NEITHER OPTION WARMS UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE 50/50 OPTION SENDING AIR THAT IS ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP INTO THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761993May 17, 2002
TIRES
THIS TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN 360 DEGREES IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. IT WAS A CATSTRAUPHIC FAILURE WITH COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE TIRE WITH NOTHING REMAINING BUT THE TWO PARTIAL SIDEWALLS ALL THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE COMPLETELY SEVERED WITH NO SHREADS LEFT JUST A CLEAN SEPARATION. I AM WORRIED THAT THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE OTHER FAILURES AND ACCIDENTS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!!!! PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WETHER THESE TIRES ARE SAFE AND WHO THE MANUFASCTURER IS. I KNOW PEP BOYS MARKETS THEM BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO MANUFACTURES THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010020May 16, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, AND UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#761917May 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND 38,000 MILES AFTER THE DEFECT WAS OBVIOUS, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUDDERING, SLIPPING, AND GRINDING. WHEN STARTING OR BREAKING ON A WET SURFACE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, THE CAR LOSES CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009865May 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKED FUMES INTO VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009575May 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FLUTTER/SHUDDER SOUND WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ENGINE KNOCKS ON ACCELERATION. DEALER FLUSHED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761744May 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
IN REGARDS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK--- I NOTICED AN EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SLIGHTLY LOUDER THAN USUAL. I GOT USED TO THE SMELL BUT NOW I JUST GET HEADACHES. I FIGURED IT NEEDED A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BEFORE BUYING A GASKET, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHERE THE PIPES COME TOGETHER UNDER THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CRACK LOOKS LIKE IT STEMS OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS FROM THE OXYGEN SENSOR; IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. I FIGURE THAT IT PROBABLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR THUS ALTERING EMMISSIONS. I CONTACTED HONDA AND FOUND OUT THAT A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD COSTS OVER $700 DOLLARS JUST IN PARTS, WHICH I CANT AFFORD. I FOUND THAT HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE 1997 MODELS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE 2002 HONDA CIVICS' ARE EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL MANIFOLDS RATHER THAN THE CAST IRON FOUND ON MY CAR, THEREFORE I KNOW HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CRACK STEMS ALL AROUND AND MY EXHAUST SYSTEM FALLS OFF CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE OR CAUSES ME TO FAIL A SMOG CHECK. IN REGARDS TO THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS, THE BUTTONS DON'T WORK THUS NOT ALLOWING REAR WINDOWS TO BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009453May 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN REAR AND FRONTAL COLLISIONS NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8009313May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR, VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. GOES FROM SECOND TO NEUTRAL. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009380May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LAUCHES INTO NEUTRAL OR STALLS OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009381May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL LAUNCH INTO NEUTRAL OR STALL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED HIM TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009382May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT OR GO INTO NEUTRAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009383May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EITHER STALLS OUT OR LAUNCHES INTO NEUTRAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING BADLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009384May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS OUT OR LAUNCHES INTO NEUTRAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING BADLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009385May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STALLS OUT OR LAUNCHES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TRANSMISSION OPERATING POORLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009386May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE LAUNCH INTO NEUTRAL OR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING BADLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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