Honda Civic Complaints (1997)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#769040October 29, 2002
TIRES
ON 5/30/02, I DROVE MY CIVIC HOME FROM AUSTIN, TX ON HWY 71 AT 60MPH. ON APPROACHING HWY I-10 VIBRATIONS AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FELT. WHEN I GOT ON HWY I-10 AT 2PM THAT WHEEL BECAME BUMPY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM ITS COVER/FENDER, SHAKING SO STRONGLY THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER. I FOUND THE TIRE'S TREATED PORTION PEELED OFF AND LOST, AND THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE WHEEL COVER BROKEN LOOSE, DANGLING OUTWARDS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME USING THE SPARE TIRE, ALTHOUGH THE CAR SEEMED NO LONGER ROAD-WORTHY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021754October 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATES, CAN'T OPEN THE BACK DOOR FROM OUT SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021118October 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN THEY WERE REAR ENDED. CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MR CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN REAR ENDED, THEY WERE FORCED INTO A CAR IN THE FRONT OF THEM. SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO FRONT AND REAR BUMPER. PH 09-DEC-2002
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8020757October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020805October 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "REVV" LOUDLY AFTER COLLISION OCCURRED. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019528September 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN COMPRESSED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767743September 25, 2002
AIR BAGS, TIRES
SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO VISITS PETERSEN MOTORS RESET THE SYSTEM, FOUND NOTHING. THE FIRST TIME PETERSEN MOTORS SUGGESTED IT WAS CAUSED BY LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. NONSENSE, THEY DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE BATTERY IS NEW. THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND CHARGED $72. AFTER THE 2ND VISIT, I WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG. AFTER THE 2ND VISIT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. AFTER 3RD INCIDENT, PETERSEN MOTORS STATED OVER THE PHONE IT IS THE CONTROL UNIT WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT $460 TO REPLACE. ON EACH OF THE 3 OCCASIONS, I STOPPED THE CAR BRIEFLY. WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AT THIS TIME I HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED. 2 OF 4 ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED. THE 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED AS I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT - IT HAD A RADIAL PULL, CAUSING THE CAR TO TURN UPON ACCELERATION. THE 2ND FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS AT 75 MPH ON A 95 DEGREE DAY, THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. AT THAT TIME I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019470September 25, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT STAYING ILLUMINATED WAS CAUSED BY INTERNAL SRS UNIT FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019121September 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY HESITATED TO STOP, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE MASTER CYLINDER. SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#567197August 23, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED SYSTEM FAILURE AND THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015915August 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
SHIELD AT BOTTOM OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS LOOSE AND COMING APART. DEALER STATES THEY WILL BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FEEL VEHICLE MAY OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE IF SHIELD IS REMOVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015211July 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, IT FORCED VEHICLE INTO A 360 DEGREE TURN, AND HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE. VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND AGAIN, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764869July 29, 2002
AIR BAGS
PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC ON SRS SYSTEM-COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014162July 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, LOSES POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764257July 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND FAILURE OF DEALER TO CORRECT SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013294July 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER CAR MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AND CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER MOTORIST AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566092June 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH OUT ANY IMPACT, FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS BLEWOUT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762187May 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ALIGNMENT, WHICH IT WASN'T. ROTORS CAUSED SHIMMY, STILL UNDER WARRANTY, JUST PURCHASED. REPLACED PADS & ROTORS. HAD TO REPLACE PADS 30K MI. LATER. NOW I'M AT 60K MILES AND I'M REPLACING THEM AGAIN. I DON'T DRIVE IT HARD, DRIVE IT TO WORK AND BACK. CONTINUAL SQUEALING AT SLOW SPEEDS, NOW.*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

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