Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#882071March 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND SLAMMED INTO TIRE OF A TOW TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741916March 4, 2001
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#881934March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT. HONDA MADE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FOR ONLY ONE YEAR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE. ONLY HONDA COULD REPAIR THIS COMPONENT FOR $ 4000.00. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882003March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING COULD TRY TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT. CONSUMER WILL STEP ON CLUTCH A COUPLE TIMESS OR PUMP CLUTCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560001February 28, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER STATES FIRESTONE TIRE (NO SIZE) EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CONSUMER IS ANGRY DUE TO GETTING A RUN AROUND FROM HONDA DEALER AND FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER ENDED UP HAVING TO BUY THE TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559987February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, HE HEARS A TICKING NOISE, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE IS NOT A PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAPPEN MORE ON COLDER DAYS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559956February 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE LOW BEAM SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GO OUT, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881779February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741523February 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT WINDOWS BIND OR HAVE COME OUT OF THE RUN CHANNEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881424February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT HAS BROKEN IN HALF AND CAUSED ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN; DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881476February 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD PERIODICALLY STOP SHIFTING INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT A SPEED FASTER THAN 40 MPH. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT REPAIRED, BUT MUST BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK ANOTHER DEALER DETERMINED TORQE CONVERTOR AS A CAUSE AND REPLACED IT. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741421February 24, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO NEEDS TO BE RECODED FREQUENTLY IN ORDER TO OPERATE. DEALER PROMISED REPLACEMENT IN TWO TO FOUR WEEKS. AFTER 5 WEEKS I CALLED DEALER TO LEARN THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THEIR PROMISE. DEALER SAID HONDA INFORMED THE DEALER THAT MORE RESEARCH WAS BEING DONE AND NO THERE IS NO SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741356February 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCK WHILE ENGINE IS COLD, HONDA CONFIRMS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF A GAS ENGINE( PER HONDA NEWS LETTER. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO SCHEDULE MAINTANCE, OIL CHANGES ETC. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR , WHICH IF I HAD KNEW BEFORE HAND I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VECHILE DUE TO THIS UNDER RATED PROBLEM .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741033February 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FROM THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE CIVIC HOME THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SEVERE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ABS EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE-I USUALLY FEEL THESE VIBRATION AT LOW SPEEDS AS WHEN I AM DRIVING OUT OF MY BUMPING DRIVEWAY, THE VIBRATION IS REALLY SEVERE WHEN I AM APPLY THE BRAKES TO NOT HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE TOO HARD. I REALLY DIDNT GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT (FIGURED I WAS JUST NEEDING TO GET USED TO NEW TECHNOLOGY) UNTIL WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED (25 OR LESS) ON AN ICY CITY OF TULSA , OK, EVERTIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES GENTLY TO COME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATED VIOLENTLY & LOCKED UP PREVENTING ME FROM COMING TO A SAFE STOP. ONCE THE BRAKES LOCKED THE CIVIC IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A SLIDE & ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT'S MOMENTUM SLOWED DOWN. THE BRAKES WERE ABSOLUTELY USELESS IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE BY GENTLY SLOWING IT DOWN AS HAS BEEN NORMAL WITH EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WAS SO AFRAID OF THE BRAKES THAT I TESTED THEM ON THE BUMPING GRAVEL ROAD JUST BEFORE I GOT HOME THAT AFTERNOON AND SURE ENOUGH THEY LOCKED UP AGAIN UNDER MORE PRESSURE THAN NEEDED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. I DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH DON CARLTON HONDA'S SERVICE SUPERVISOR TODAY (02/16/01) WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR IT'S OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY HONDA'S ABS OPERATES AND THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR DRY WEATHER & SMOOTH ROAD CONDITIONS AND IF THE BRAKES EVER SENSE SLIPPING OR ROUGH CONDITIONS THEY WILL "ALWAYS" LOCK UP BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE FIXED OR THAT CAN BE DONE BY HONDA TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS EXPLANATION "ABSURD" AND "RIDICULOUS" -HOW COULD BRAKES THIS DANGEROUS BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T PLOW INTO SOMEONE THAT ICY DAY IS BECAUSE LUCKILY FOR ANYONE ELSE & ME THERE WAS NO CAR OR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I TRIED TO STOP ON THE ICY CITY STREET. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN-I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880539February 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE COLLISION IMPACT POWERFUL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, BUT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880542February 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEARD A POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO SHOULDER 0F HIGHWAY. *AK DEALER FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE, DEALER REPLACED CABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880554February 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP IN FUEL TANK VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559623February 13, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHTS STAYS ON. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880384February 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONT COLLISION PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT PASSENGER WAS INJURED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740725February 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE IMPACTED ANOTHER AUTO THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF IT. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURY AND A CONCUSSION. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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