Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#878060January 11, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
HOOD PROP ROD BROKE. HAD SLAMMED DOWN & MISSED OWNER'S ARM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO BREAK & NOT DAMAGE HOOD. HOOD PROP WAS CRIMPED & COULD BREAK EASILY. HOOD PROP WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785238January 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877836January 10, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIZE 185/65/14, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, HONDA, CIVIC WITH 7000 MILES,. FRONT LEFT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUMP ON SIDEWALL. NEITHER DUNLOP NOR HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE TIRE WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738971January 8, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SOUGHT VEHICLE HISTORY TO SEE IF AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLED - COULD NOT GET PREV. OWNERS CONTACT INFO, AND COULD NOT LOCATE ON/OFF SWITCH FOR AIRBAG. CHILDREN RIDE IN THE FRONT OF THIS CAR, AND WE FEEL A SWITCH SHOULD BE INSTALLED W/OUT COST. ALSO CONCERNED WITH TSB 96010 (1/96) - A/C COMPRESSOR, AND MOST RECENT ONE ABOUT A POSSIBLE SEAT-BELT PROBLEM. I WANT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND PROBLEMS CORRECTED, AS NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877571January 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. HONDA "T" BONED OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL. MINOR INJURY, BUT EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738840January 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE CAR IS EITHER DIFFICULT TO START OR STARTS AND DIES WHEN THE LEVEL IN THE FUEL TANK IS NEAR OR BELOW THE 1/4 TANK MARK. THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN THE 1999 AND 2000 CIVICS, AND HONDA IS AWARE OF IT. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM, BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT ON YOUR WEBSITE. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX IT.THIS IS A SECURITY ISSUE FOR ME. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER, SO THAT SHE WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. SHE IS IN LAW SCHOOL, AND HAS TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN THE LIBRARY, LATE AT NIGHT. SHE PARKS IN THE PARKING DECKS AND BY THE TIME SHE LEAVES, HERS IS ONE OF THE FEW CARS LEFT. IT CONCERNS ME THAT SHE MIGHT BE PURSUED BY SOMEONE, REACH HER CAR AHEAD OF HIM, AND THEN THE CAR FAILS. WITH THE POPULATION OF CIVICS OUT THERE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE DRIVING, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SOMEONE. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT OUR KIDS ARE SAFE WHEN WE GO TO THE EXPENSE OF BUYING THEM A NEW CAR. I BELIEVE THAT MANY PARENTS PAY THE EXTRA MONEY REQUIRED TO BUY A HONDA, BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED QUALITY OF THE VEHICLES. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEIR CARS WON'T START WHEN THEY ARE IN DANGER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877452January 4, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD FLAPPING NOISES COMING FROM FIRESTONE TIRE P155R13, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD DELAMINATED, DOT HYE5F5A133. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738782January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS CAR STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS SUBSTANTIAL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558711January 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK LEAKING, OWNER HAD GAS TANK REPLACED. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877211January 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738550December 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT ON DEC. 12, 2000. SHE SIDESWIPED A 1993 VOLVO. SHE HIT SO HARD THAT OUR 2000 HONDA CIVIC DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN THEN RE-HITTING THE VOLVOS REAR WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE 2000 CIVIC. THIS THEN PUSHED THE VOLVO INTO A STOPPED JEEP AT THE RED LIGHT. OUR HONDA CIVIC INITIALLY HIT THE VOLVO STRAIGHT ON AT ABOUT 40+ MILES PER HOUR. THE HONDA'S FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT NEITHER AIRBAG IN THE HONDA DEPLOYED. THIS WAS NOT AN OFFSET CRASH. THE FRONT END DIRECTLY HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VOLVO. NO BRAKING WAS INVOLVED AND THE VOLVOS FRONT AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTERS LEGS WERE VERY BRUISED AS WELL AS HER SIDE AND NECK. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AS THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED HER LIFE. THE 200 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE. I BOUGHT THIS NEWER MODEL CAR FOR THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURES ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A YOUNG DRIVER. WHY AT AN IMPACT OF 40+ MILES PER HOUR WITH A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT WOULD THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY IN A 2000 MODEL HONDA CIVIC??? YET A 93 VOLVO WHEN HIT FROM THE SIDE RECOGNIZED ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY ITS FRONT AIR BAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738535December 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND AT INCORRECT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785209December 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LEFT FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING AND IS CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND POOR HANDLING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738416December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785151December 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE DUE TO FAULTY CLUTCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738241December 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO GET OFF TRACK AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738110December 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR COULD NOT START FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2000. THE QUALITY OF THE CAR IS REALLY BAD, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876909December 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THERE IS A CRACK INSIDE OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSUMER SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876733December 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876588December 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BUT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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