Honda Civic Complaints (2004)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10552152November 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC 5 SPEED MANUAL EX MODEL IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE FASTER THAN NORMAL , IT ALMOST CAUSED A LADY TO HIT ME IN THE READ END. IT IS CAUSING A JERKING , LURCHING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS ALSO CAUSING THE DRIVE AXES TO WOBBLE CAUSING THE ROTORS TO SHIMMY THE TIRES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID FROM THE SOUND AND A TEST DRIVE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING BAD. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY HAD RECALLS BUT NOT ON MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE PARKED IT. HONDA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLINE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH 200-2005 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550573November 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC IT DECIDED TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547475October 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION AND VIOLENTLY JERKS UPON DECELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534645August 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS WORKING FINE 5 RECALL PERFORM SECOND TIME TRANSMISSION FAIL AFTER RECALL PERFORM , IMA FAILS, MISS OIL, THREE TIME VISIT , 2 TIME TOWED, VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR 22 DAYS, PROBLEM CONTINUE, REPAIR BILL $4322 WARRANTY BILL 3896.00 25% WARRANTY COVER , DEALER WANTED TO BUY CAR AT $2500 BEFORE REPAIR WE PAID 34000 FOR PURCHASE CALL 9734329040, PROBLEM REPORTED TO HONDA NO RESOLUTION PROVIDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533374August 3, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST INFORMED PART OF RECALL. NO CHARGE. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART TO ARRIVE AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM YET. SINCE GETTING THE AUTOMOBILE BACK, THE LIGHT HAS NOT APPEARED. MORE CONCERNED WITH THE INCONSISTENT EXPERIENCE AS THE LIGHT SHOULD STILL BE ON AND ITS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533137August 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD BANGING SOUND AS IT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532928July 31, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS "FAILING" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. IT COULD FAIL THIS WEEK, OR NEXT MONTH. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY 126,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE DONE ALL THE REQUIRED TIMELY MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW, THE DEALER SAID THIS JUST "HAPPENS" SOMETIMES TO THESE CARS. IN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH OTHER HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS DISCUSSING THE FAILING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. OR ADMIT FAULT. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HONDA/CIVICHYBRID/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0B3259/0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532246July 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT BEGAN PEELING FROM SIDES OF REAR WINDOW, THEN FROM SIDE WINDOWS ON THE REAR. NOW THE ROOF PAINT IS BUBBLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526049July 22, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
CHROME PLATING ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE LEVER PEELING OFF. DAUGHTER CUT HER FINGER ON SHARP PLATING WHILE OPENING DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10523651July 8, 2013
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVE WAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522619July 1, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SOMETIMES ON THEIR OWN. I THINK THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2002-2003 CIVICS. APPARENTLY 2004'S ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALSO. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516014June 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514893June 3, 2013
STRUCTURE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
I NOTICED METAL BARS STICKING OUT OF THE HEADRESTS OF MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THESE ARE THE BARS THAT GIVE THE HEADREST ITS STRUCTURE, BUT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CUSHIONING THAT PROTECTS THE BAR FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGERS' SKULL. WHATEVER CHEAP CUSHIONING ONCE EXISTED HAS WORN AWAY AND THE BARS ARE EVEN VISIBLY PROTRUDING FROM THE HEADRESTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK OF THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THAT MIGHT BEFALL A PERSON WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE CHEAP LACK OF CUSHIONING IN THEIR HEADRESTS. ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A COLLISION OF ACCIDENT, OR ANY OTHER OCCURRENCE IN WHICH A PERSON'S HEAD WOULD SLAM INTO METAL BARS INSTEAD OF SAFE CUSHIONING. DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY ARE CERTAINLY IN THE BALLPARKS OF THIS NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511627May 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I TWICE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE FIRST TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO SUCCEED IN INSERTING THE KEY. THE SECOND TIME IT TOOK A FULL 5 MINUTES. I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM NOW LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM COVERED BY THE 2003 CIVIC RECALL, BUT HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO COVER IT. THEY DID SAY I'M WELCOME TO SEND THEM THE DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I GO TO GET IT REPAIRED TO SEE IF THEY'LL CONSIDER COVERING IT. THE REPORT I FILED WITH THEM IS #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497906February 12, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ALSO COULD NOT BE OPENED WHEN USING THE KEY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE, SHE WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494467January 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. I CAME TO FIND OUT FROM RESEARCH THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD MANY OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483895November 9, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES HAD SHORT CIRCUITED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483352November 5, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE COMBINATION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH), BUT THE 2004 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482437October 27, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I START MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FROM 2004 IT SHUDDERS. I HAVE SPENT MORE THEN THE VALUE OF THE CAR ON REPAIRS AND FLUID REPLACEMENTS WHICH HONDA DOES NOT DEEM NECESSARY TO PAY FOR. THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. IT SOMETIMES SHUDDERS GOING ONTO HIGHWAYS AND CAN EVEN JUST STOP BEFORE STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS DOZENS OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR. HONDA MADE A BAD CAR AND EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. EACH TIME THEY ISSUE A WARRANTY BONUS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE THING EITHER GETS WORSE OR SLIGHTLY BETTER FOR 1000 MILES. I FEEL LIKE I'M DEALING WITH A NO GOOD USED CAR SALESMEN TRYING TO BATE AND SWITCH A HYBRID. BUT THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT DIRECT FROM HONDA. THERE NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT ALL USERS OF 2003-04 HONDA'S WOULD BE A PART OF THIS CASE AS IT IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE AMONG THE MAJORITY OF HCH USERS. WE ARE ALL ANGRY, WE ALL ASKED HONDA FOR HELP AND WE GOT NO RESPONSE. WE ARE NOW LOOKING TO GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTION. PLEASE HELP US AVOID ACCIDENTS, LEMON CARS, AND MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477094September 25, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
TODAY, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE S 2004 HONDA CIVIC IN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL.. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH LITTLE RESULTS. THE BRAKES FELT SO HARD AS IF THEY WERE LOCKED. THEN I DECIDED TO CHANGE GEARS TO D2 AND TOGETHER WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR A BIT. AFTER THAT, I PULLED OVER THE BRAKE DOWN LANE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR BUT I STILL COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WITH THE HELP OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AS IF IT WAS ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHEN I DECIDED TO PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND FOLLOW BY A LOUD NOISE THE ENGINE FINALLY STOP RUNNING....THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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