2006 Honda Civic Complaint Log

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR SEDAN. PROBLEM WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS: I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND NOTICED SUDDENLY THAT THE TIRES START MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES, ALMOST SOUNDING AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE EFFECT ON DRIVING WAS VERY BAD- CONTROL AND STEERING WERE EFFECTED. I CHECKED THE TIRES, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING SPECIFIC EXCEPT FOR WEAR ISSUES. TAKING IT IN TO HONDA, THEY SAID THAT "NO ONE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR HONDA". THEY SAID THAT A "NEW, UPDATED PART" HAD BEEN RELEASED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO (WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED, SO THE PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN. THEY STILL HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO DRIVER SAFETY. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY (NOT THE REGULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR) WILL NOT RETAIN CHARGE. WHEN DRIVING BEGINS, THE MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY QUICKLY (WITHIN 5 MILES) WILL DROP TO ZERO CHARGE LEAVING THE CAR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION POWER. AT TIMES IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE BATTERY IS DEPLETED UNTIL IT IS NECESSARY TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID A PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. AT THAT POINT, THE BATTERY REFUSES TO RESPOND. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. HONDA HAS LOOKED AT MY CAR AND HAS DECIDED THAT "WITHOUT THE IMA LIGHT COMING ON, THERE IS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM," THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY I DRIVE THE CAR (DOCUMENTED EVERY DAY FOR 2 MONTHS.) I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT 3 TIMES, ONCE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT "SOFTWARE UPDATES" AND REFUSES TO "THROW PARTS" (DIRECT HONDA QUOTE) AT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THERE WAS FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. BROKE AFTER NORMAL USE. AFTER BREAK, IT HANGS DOWN LOOSELY AND IMPAIRS THE DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SI VISORS HAVE FALLEN OFF RIGHT IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A REACTION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE POORLY MADE AS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS ALSO FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE READ THAT WHEN THEIR IS HIGH HEAT, IT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED 90+ HEAT FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH OF MY SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED ALONG THE SEEMS. THIS CAUSES THE SUN VISOR TO NOT GO UP. THE SUN VISOR HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION, IT WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

LIGHT USE FLIP VISOR IN HONDA CIVIC 2006 CRACKED AND NOW BLOCKING THE SIGHT VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT DRIVING. REPORTED TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED IS FLAW DESIGN BUT NO RECALL. *TR

SUN VISORS, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS, FAIL TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISORS IN THE DOWN POSITION BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION WHICH IMPAIR THE VISIBILITY OF SIGHT. THIS IMPAIRMENT HAS ALMOST LEAD TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006- 2007 CIVICS BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH. AMERICAN HONDA AND THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DESIGN DEFECT. THE VISORS ARE PLASTIC. THE TWO HALVES, UPPER AND LOWER, ARE GLUED TOGETHER. THE INTERIOR MECHANISM THAT RETAINS THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION IS METAL. THE METAL HAS A HIGHER YIELD STRENGTH THAN THE PLASTIC AND BREAKS THE PLASTIC AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS GLUED TOGETHER. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE SUN VISOR EXPLODES IMPEDES VISIONS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 8TH GENERATION HONDA CIVICS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. I OWN 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH SUNVISORS EXPLODED OR BROKE. I WAS ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE AT THIS TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM DUBLIN HONDA IN DUBILN, CA IN 2006. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT WOULD SOMETIMES "POP" OUT OF GEAR UNLESS I HELD THE SHIFTER FOR A MOMENT AFTER SHIFTING. THE CAR NOW HAS 67500 MILES ON IT, AND TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO SUNNYVALE HONDA, WHO WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1900 TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I DECLINED, INSTEAD I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CHARGED ME $1140. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE CLUTCH HAD SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALSO BEEN BADLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO 4TH GEAR. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, WHO ESTIMATES IT MAY COST $2000 OR MORE TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH 67,500 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE SNAPPED. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS A HISTORY OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE A VIDEO OF A FOX NEWS 6 SAN DIEGO REPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.THETRUTHABOUTCARS.COM/HONDA-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEM-SHIFTING-EXPECTATIONS/ THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE PETITION: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/CIVICSI/PETITION.HTML. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE WITH 75000 MILES HAS CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY; CRACK DISCOVERED BY DEALER DURING COURSE OF OIL CHANGE; NO INDICATION OF HOW LONG THE BLOCK HAS BEEN CRACKED SINCE NO ODOR, NO DISCERNIBLE COOLANT LEAK, OR OTHER OBVIOUS INDICATION OF LEAKING COOLANT. ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH HONDA OF AMERICA TO AGREE TO PAY FOR COST OF REPAIR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

I AM PUTTING IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR IT IS CHEAPLY MADE AND THE HEAT MELTS THE PLASTIC SO IT STARTS TO WEAR ON THE SPINE OF THE VISOR IT FALLS DOWN IN MY FACE, I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM AS DISTRACTED WHILE FIDDLING WITH IT SO ITS OUT OF MY WAY WHILE DRIVING IS AS DISTRACTING AS BEING ON CELL PHONE, SO I TOOK IT OFF, AND I LIVE IN A SUNNY STATE AND BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE $70.00 TO REPLACE IT, I HAVE TO HOLD MY HAND ABOVE MY EYES TO BLOCK THE SUN WHICH IS ALSO VERY DISTRACTING. I CALLED HONDA AND COMPLAINED THEY SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO IT WILL NOT BE RECALLED BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT ONE OF THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERS AND THAT THE PRICE CAN RANGE FROM $70.00 TO $100.00.. WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR CURRENTLY, AND EITHER WAY I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER WHEN ITS TOO HOT AND DECIDES TO FALL OFF! THAT IS $70.00 TO $100.00 PER SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER.. THAT ADDS UP. I LOVE HONDA AND IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE DOING SO WELL, THEY ALWAYS DID RIGHT BY ME, BUT NOW THIS 06 HONDA CIVIC IS CHEAPLY MADE AND WONT SURPRISE ME IF IT DOESN'T LAST AS LONG AS MY OLD 95 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR SPLIT IN HALF AT THE SEAM. THE VISOR WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE VISOR, IT FELL APART AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS SPLIT WHEN ADJUSTED IN HOT WEATHER. THEY THEN HANG DOWN TILL REPLACED, OBSTRUCTING VISION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MINE 6 TIMES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO DEALERS, YET THEY DON'T IMPROVE THE REPLACEMENT SUN VISORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LINE OF VIEW. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS LIABILITY. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,020.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND WAS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUME STATED THE HYBRID BATTERY BEGAN FREQUENTLY DISCHARGING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY IN EARLY JUNE 2010. THE FREQUENT DISCHARGING OF THE BATTERY RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER OBTAINED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE FROM HONDA IN LATE AUGUST 2010 AND IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE IMA BATTERY. THE IMA BATTERY CONTINUED TO DISCHARGE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A DAY. UPDATED 04/29/11

THE WINDOW VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC SI HAS MELTED TWICE NOW AND IT POSSES A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER THE INSIDE PLASTIC IS HIT BY DIRECT SUNLIGHT THE ACTUAL PLASTIC CLIPS MELT AND THAT CAUSES THE VISOR TO SUDDENLY FLIP DOWN RIGHT INTO YOUR LINE OF VISION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISORS SPLITTING AND FALLING INTO A DOWN POSITION WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUT INTO AN UP POSITION AGAIN. THIS RESULTS IN AN IMPEDED VIEW OF MY DRIVING FIELD. WHEN I TRY TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE WINDOW AND MAKE A TURN THE VISOR HITS ME IN THE HEAD CAUSING ANOTHER ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED (NOT SURE ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE), BUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I NEEDED TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED BUT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE THE $65.00 TO PAY FOR IT. NOW I NEED THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS SO LOOSE I HAVE TO PUSH IT UP FOR EVERY STOP LIGHT SO I CAN SEE IT. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HOW IT FLOPS DOWN AND BLOCKS YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE VISORS DO NOT SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO CONSTANTLY BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. VISORS REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION - UNABLE TO CLOSE WHEN NOT NEEDED WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVING VISION. *TR

SUN VISORS ON MY HONDA CIVIC KEEP BREAKING, INTERFERING WITH VISION WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED, IT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *TR

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HONDA... FOR LEAVING ME FREAKING HIGH AND DRY HOLDING A REPAIR BILL THEY CREATED. I KNOW NOW THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED... TOO BAD IT'S PEOPLE ON THE FREAKING INTERNET HELPING OUT, RATHER THAN HONDA. SORRY... BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE FOR THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO GET SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET AND NOT SENT TO THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL ON IT... IT'D BE VERY COSTLY. HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SEND THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO ALL OWNERS, AND THEN THEY COULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE THE PART IF THEY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF RIDICULOUS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HONDA IS HOPING... THAT MOST OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS WILL FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES... LIKE I DID... NICE HONDA... AFREAKINGP'RECIATE IT. I MEAN HECK... IT TAKES THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REALIZE YOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. AND EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE THE TIRES, YOU JUST KINDA JUST CHALK IT UP THAT YOU SIMPLY NEEDED A NEW SET. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH MAYBE THAT 2ND SET, WHEN YOU START TO THINK... IS IT MY IMAGINATION, OR ARE THESE TIRES WEARING FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD? BEING THAT I WAS A STUDENT IN 2007, I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AT A TIME. IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE HOW FAST THE TIRES DEGRADED... SOUNDED LIKE A [XXX] HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON MY ROOF... THE REAR TIRES WERE BAD. I REPLACED THE TWO TIRES AT A WALMART SERVICE CENTER. WITHIN SIX MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES I HADN'T REPLACED THE LAST TIME. FULL CIRCLE... 10 MONTHS LATER AND SOUNDING LIKE THE BACK OF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OFF. KINDA SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN UP ONLY ONE WINDOW (THREE INCHES OR SO) GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES AN HOUR... BOP.. BOP... BOP.. BOP..BOP OVER AND OVER. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 CIVIC LX CRACK AT THE SEAM AND NO LONGER STAY UP AND OBSTRUCT VIEW. *LN

HONDA CIVIC 2006 DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS APART IN THE HEAT AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VISION. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED(2ND OWNER) 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN JUNE 2010 WITH APPROX 60,000KM. WITH A FULL INSPECTION SERVICED BY HONDA AND A BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES(98% TREAD). SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 25,000KM AND HAVE ALREADY TAKING MY CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS FOR SEVERVE "CUPPING" OR UNEVEN WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES, AFTER 25,000KM I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF TIRES AND THOSE ONES TOO ARE BADLY "CUPPING". 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES IN UNDER 2 YEARS IS NOT RIGHT! I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID " THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF PROBLEMS WITH HONDAS DOING THAT" AND SAID "THAT SINCE I HAD MY TIRES BOUGHT AND SERVICED AT A TIRE STORE, IT IS THEIR CONCERN!" THEY ARE NOT OWNING UP OR EVEN REGONIZING THE OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THIS CAR HAS.THEY OFFERED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR AN AMOUT OF $900? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS NOT A MAINTENCE ISSUE OR A PART REPLACEMENT IT IS A DEFECT!!!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, I SHOULD DEFINATELY NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRE EVERY YEAR EITHER. I HAVE READ ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM 48 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY 06 HONDA CIVIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? I AM SO UPSET WITH HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY THEIR "LEMON" PRODUCTS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 28, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO CRACK; THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE PARTIALLY COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR BEGAN TO WARP AND FELL IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN UPDATED 08/19/10*JB

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND ON OCCASION THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IF YOU RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TRIES THE OTHER DAY THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON LINE AND I AM WANDERING WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. AS OF YET I HAVE NOT FIXED ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PART I THINK I NEED IS AROUND $800. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER HOT DAYS. THE HINGE SEPARATES CAUSING THE VISORS TO DON'T SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

NORMAL USAGE OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR - SPLITS APART AND WILL HONDA CIVIC 2006 EX DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITHOUT REPLACING THE SUN VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPS ON THE DOOR WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE STRIPS WERE REPLACED THE PREVIOUS YEAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,824.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD BUSTED, LEAKING FLUID FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BEFORE THEY COULD DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

THOUSANDS OF LATE MODEL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, INCLUDING MY WIFE'S HONDA HAVE BEEN HAVING CHRONIC SUN VISOR BREAKAGE PROBLEMS. WHEN IT BREAKS UNEXPECTEDLY, IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND INSTEAD STILL SELLS THE FAULTY PART AS REPLACEMENT. SOME DRIVERS HAVE REPLACED 2 VISORS EVERY YEAR. CHECK THIS LINK OF COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SUN_VISOR_FALLS_APART.SHTML HONDA WON'T RECALL THESE FAULTY PARTS SAYING IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT TOYOTA DIDN'T THINK FLOORMATS WERE A SAFETY ISSUE EITHER AND LOOK WHAT RESULTED! CALL HONDA AT: 800 999 1009 AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! WANT TO HELP? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN IN AREA OF STRONG METAL SPRINGS ALLOWING VISOR TO DROP DOWN BLOCKING FIELD OF VIEW WHEN DRIVING. DEALER SAYS 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL NEED TO BUY REPLACEMENT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (30,000 MILES) HAS LOUD RATTLE NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS. NOISE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE MOUNT CAVITATION BY HONDA ENGINEER. DEALER TRIED REPAIR RECOMMENDED BY HONDA ENGINEER CONSISTING OF PLACING O-RINGS BETWEEN ENGINE AND MOUNT. THIS ELIMINATED THE NOISE. 1000 MILES LATER THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND ENGINE DROPPED IN FRAME. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT PER TSB BUT NOISE STILL EXISTS AND NOW HONDA IS STATING THAT THE NOISE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR. THE NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE FIRST TWENTY THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING. THE NOISE IS NOW A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN OF ANOTHER IMMINENT ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. IF THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED AND ENGINE AGAIN DROPS IN FRAME, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE LOST. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I JUST WANTED TO NOTIFY YOUR AGENCY ABOUT A VEHICLE THAT I FINANCED ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO, BUT THERE'S ISSUING REGARDING HONDA MANUFACTURER NOT COVERING THE DEFECTS TO LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVIC, (EXCEPT HYBRID & SI MODELS). THIS IS AN ACTUAL ISSUE THAT I'VE READ THROUGH CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND EITHER HONDA WOULD NOT PAY AT ALL OR HONDA WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS AND LEAVE THE REST FOR CUSTOMERS TO TAKE CARE OF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY INDIVIDUALS, BUT ON ITS OWN. ALSO, THESE MAJOR REPAIRS ARE VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND SOME OF US ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS, ME ESPECIALLY. MAJORITY OF THESE HONDA OWNERS ARE JUST PAST WARRANTY OR WAY PAST WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. PLEASE EMAIL ME AS TO WHAT YOUR AGENCY CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY HAVE HONDA RECALL OR REPAIR THESE DEFECTS 100%. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TO READ MY VOICED CONCERN. [XXX] *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WITH MY LONG COMMUTE I'M UP TO 143,000 (HIGHWAY) MILES. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM HAVING THEIR "B13" SERVICE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE(!) THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 CIVICS AND THAT DEALERSHIP HAS HANDLED "SEVERAL, ONE JUST THIS WEEK", AND THAT IT MANIFESTS ITSELF ARBITRARILY, "THE ENGINE IS FINE AND THEN IT JUST BREAKS". MOST CIVICS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY (OR CLOSE ENOUGH) SO I IMAGINE THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVEN'T FELT THE NEED TO REPORT THIS. BUT EVEN WITH THEM MANAGING TO GET HONDA AMERICA TO PAY 25% OF THE COST I'LL STILL PAY OVER $3000 IN REPAIR COSTS. HONDAS ARE "SUPPOSED" TO BE VERY RELIABLE, SO HAVING A WELL-MAINTAINED ENGINE DIE AT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN CHEATED. BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, IF HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE MORE ACTION AND RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT FIXING IT. EVEN WITH THEIR "SERVICE BULLETIN" THEY SAID IT WON'T BE A RECALL UNLESS IT'S A "SAFETY ISSUE" LIKE SEAT BELTS. I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO BE DRIVING AROUND CIVICS WHERE THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT PROVOCATION. *TR

THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR WAS NEAR THE TOP. WHEN I DROVE TO TOWN IN THE MORNING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL, WHEN I ACCELERATED THERE WAS NO MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CAR WAS VERY UNDERPOWERED. THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR SHOWED NO CHARGE. IT DOES CHARGE AGAIN TO NORMAL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP OR TWO LANE ROAD PASSING SITUATION.

THE SUN VISOR FOR MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSES ME MANY TIMES TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SUN VISOR. MANY HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING IN THE SUN WITHOUT A WORKING SUN VISOR. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAILED. SINCE I HAVE A 10-YR EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAD MY HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (COST $75). THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AC CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A ROCK/PEBBLE IMPACTING THE CONDENSER AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE PROBLEM. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE CONDENSER (COST: $782). IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR THIS HONDA AND OTHERS GOING BACK TO 2003. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION IN THE FRONT GRILLE THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE DESIGN OF THIS HONDA WELCOMES DEBRIS TO COME THROUGH THE GRILLE! A SIMPLE $5.00 SCREEN ATTACHED TO THE GRILLE WOULD HAVE SAVED ME $856. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. I NOW HAVE TO LOOK FOR MY OWN CUSTOM GRILLE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. IT'S NOT IF, IT'S WHEN. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC DOES NOT HAVE REAR TIRE ADJUSTMENT CAMBER (?)PACKAGE THAT ALLOWS REAR TIRES TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTS IN TIRES BEING WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND AN INCREASE IN BLOWOUTS/FLAT TIRES. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A BAD REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. OVER TIME DUE TO THIS DEFECT INNER TIRE WEAR IS EXCESSIVE. THIS CAN LEAD TO TIRE BLOW OUT. HONDA IS ONLY REPLACING THE PART WHEN ASKED. DUE TO THIS DEFECT I HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES, A BRAKE JOB, AND NOW NEED A NEW WHEEL BEARING. HONDA IS ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. THEY ARE CHARGING FOR ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BEARING, AND TIRES. THIS REALLY SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. TIRES ONLY LASTING 10,000 MILES BEFORE BECOMING DANGEROUS IS NOT GOOD. *TR

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE ONCE BEFORE IN 2008 AND I HAD IT FIXED. IT BROKE AGAIN IN 2009 AND IN MAY 2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A CENTER MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE FRONT END HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN AGAIN, FORCING THE CONTACT TO PASS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND END UP ON THE RIGHT SIDED OF THE ROAD. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,613. UPDATED 06/15/10 *BF UPDATED 08/18/108JB

THE 2006 HONDA WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH THE OWNER DRIVING AND THE OWNERS SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF THEM. THE OWNERS CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THE FRONT CAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER TO IMPACT THE DASHBOARD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CHEST CONTUSIONS. THE SEAT BELTS REMAINED PULLED OUT (THEY DIDN'T RETRACT AFTER THE ACCIDENT). THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND THE OWNER HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL SEAT BELT PARTS BE TURNED OVER TO THE OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WEARING EXTREMELY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT OF AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE FAILURE YET THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC VISOR BROKEN AND IS OBSTRUCTING MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNLESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED ON THE SHIFT LEVER. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V402000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH WATER PUMP BOLTS *TGW WHEN THE MECHANIC STARTED THE VEHICLE, SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE WATER PUMP. WHEN HE CHECKED THE ENGINE AREA, IT WAS APPARENT THAT ONE OF THE THREE VISIBLE BOLTS HOLDING THE WATER PUMP IN PLACE HAD FALLEN OFF. THE SERPENTINE BELT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE FAULTY WATER PUMP, HAVING DETERMINED IT HAD BEEN OUT OF ITS NORMAL SHAPE. HE FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY HOLDING THE WATER PUMP IN PLACE WAS THE INCORRECT PART. IT WEIGHED 40 POUNDS, WHEN THE PROPER WEIGHT FOR THAT WATER PUMPS TENSIONER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 16 POUNDS. WHEN THE MECHANIC ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART, IT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL PART AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD ONLY LAST 25,000-30,000 MILES UNTIL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. *JB UPDATED 06/08/10.*JB

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. WILL BE GOING ON 4TH SET OF TIRES. STARTED INVESTIGATING ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF HONDA CIVIC'S ARE EXPERIENCING SAME THING WE ARE.