2006 Honda Civic Complaint Log

GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. STARTED LOSING HYBRID BATTERY POWER AND HYBRID ASSIST AROUND 8.09 POWER AND MILEAGE SUFFER MULTIPLE TRIP TO DEALER AND SEVERAL SOFTWARE PATCHES INSTALLED. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE BATTERY AT WORST POSSIBLE TIME AND SUDDENLY START AT STOPLIGHTS THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL BY HERSELF IN THE RIDESHARE LINE. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY ON BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS. HYBRID BATTERY FINALLY REPLACED BY HONDA AFTER CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY AND MENTIONING ALL THE FOLKS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. SUDDEN STARTS AT STOPS NO LONGER THERE BUT STILL HAS A TOTAL LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION DUE TO NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SAVE THE BATTERY RECEIVED NEW RECALL LETTER FOR HYBRID SYSTEM THAT STATES IT WILL FURTHER REDUCE HYBRID USAGE, THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO HAVE THAT PATCH INSTALLED THIS CAR IS USELESS TO MY FAMILY NOW AND RECENTLY TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, DEALERSHIP DO NOT WANT IT DUE TO THE RISING CONCERN WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, LOUSY MILEAGE, ETC I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND EVEN PROVIDE IT TO YOU TO DRIVE AND TEST. THIS PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THIS CAR DID NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST TO YEARS OF SERVICE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AS POWERFUL AS USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM HAD CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,381 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY ISSUED IS THAT IMA BATTERIES LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO HOLD A CHARGE AND THE REPROGRAMMING IMPLEMENTED BY HONDA CAUSES THE ACCELERATION CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME EXTREMELY ERRATIC. SOMETIMES, IT WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. UPDATED 03/11/11

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHICH IS EXPERIENCING IMA SYSTEM PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO HONDA, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT THE BATTERY WON'T HOLD MUCH CHARGE. IN ADDITION, HONDA INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT CHANGES THE WAY THE ENGINE IS MANAGED, USING THE IMA SYSTEM LESS AND NOT ALLOWING THE BATTERY CHARGE TO GO BELOW 1/2 CHARGE. AS A RESULT, THE IMA SYSTEM WILL ONLY WORK (RANDOMLY) ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. SO ENGINE POWER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT CRUCIAL TIMES, I.E. ACCELERATING, PULLING OUT AT AN INTERSECTION, ETC. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE ARE MANY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM (AS WITNESSED THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS) AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE FROM HONDA, 'EVERYTHING IS OPERATING NORMALLY'. WELL, IT'S NOT. *TR

WHEN MY CAR SITS IN THE SUN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, MY SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP, FLAT AGAINST THE CEILING OF THE CAR. THE DROOP DOWN, SOMETIMES INTO MY VISION. I HAVE CALLED HONDA ABOUT A REPLACEMENT, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME APPROX $150 TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE VISORS ARE BEING USED NORMALLY, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

REAR WHEELS UPPER CONTROL ARM (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001). I HAVE A 2006 CIVIC HYBRID THAT WEARS THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRES EXCESSIVELY. CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. HAVING READ OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THIS SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. IT WILL COST ME APPROX. $327 FOR THIS REPAIR AND HONDA SHOULD COVER IT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD DO TO MILEAGE. IN AUG 2008 I REPLACED THE FACTORY DUNLOP TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE EXCESSIVELY NOISY AND RODE RUFF. I HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEW TIRES 36500 MI. AND AGAIN IN MAY 2009 55441 MI AND AGAIN JULY 2009 BECAUSE OF THE UNEVEN WEARING OF THE TIRES, AFTER THE 3RD ALIGNMENT 61400MI .THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN 008-001. THE FIRST TWO ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE AT THE TIRE SHOP. BUT I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL THE MECHANICS WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE CUT THE TIRE LIVE BY HALF. REQUEST THAT THIS SERVICE BULLETIN BE ALLEVIATED TO A NATIONAL RECALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED TWICE. I'M 6' AND WITH THE VISOR FALLING DOWN COMPLETELY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD PREVENTING SAFE DRIVING. MY WIFE IS 5'-4" AND NEEDS THE VISOR TO PROTECT FROM SUN GLARE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST ONE UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVIDENTLY THE HEAT IS CAUSING THE GLUE TO FAIL AND THE VISOR TO SPLIT OPEN. FROM RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS EVIDENTLY A VERY COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.... I WOULD HATE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY HURT SOMEONE OR HURT MYSELF BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED AND WILL NO LONGER GO INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENED ONCE 2 YEARS AGO AND HONDA REPLACED IT, BUT THE NEW ONE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THE VISOR BLOCKS MY VISION AND IS ALSO IN A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS POSITION IF I WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR FRONT IMPACT BECAUSE MY HEAD WILL SLAM RIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF THE VISOR. THE VISOR DOES NOT MEET TESTING STANDARD S8.5 OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SEC. 571.201 WHICH STATES: SUN VISORS. EACH SUN VISOR SHALL BE PLACED IN ANY POSITION WHERE ONE SIDE OF THE VISOR IS IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE INTERIOR SURFACE (WINDSHIELD, SIDE RAIL, FRONT HEADER, ROOF, ETC.). MY SUNVISOR WILL NOT CONTACT THESE SURFACES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006+ CIVICS; THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. HONDA WILL REPLACE THEM IF YOU ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART FOR ME AND MANY OTHERS, BECAUSE WE ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8BGGHLTV4O0. *TR

EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CUPPING OF REAR TIRES ON HONDA CIVIC 2006 HYBRID. I HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL TIRES AT 29,000. THE REAR TIRE WERE CUPPED BADLY. I DID ROTATE EVERY 6-8,000 MILES. I HAVE 12,000 ON THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND THE REAR TIRES WERE AGAIN CUPPED AT TIME OF ROTATION. *TR

WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE PLASTIC MECHANISMS HOLDING THE VISOR ONTO THE METAL ARM, BREAKS AND RENDERS THE VISOR USELESS. THE VISORS THEN HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AT ALL TIMES, MAKING VISION WHILE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AT THE SAME DEALER. THE ONLY "REPAIR" MADE, WAS PLACEMENT OF A NEW VISOR. (WHICH WILL THEN WILL BREAK ONCE THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS HOT ENOUGH.) (AGAIN.) *TR

TIRE FAILURE ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I HAVE HAD UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, BOUGHT NEW TIRES ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC THAT IS GETTING SEVERE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE BACK TIRES. HONDA DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-001) ABOUT DESIGN FLAW IN THE CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE, IN MY EXPERIENCE, THAT THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU PUSH THE ISSUE. AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR THE FIX. UNFORTUNATELY, I PREMATURELY RUINED TWO SETS OF TIRES BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO DO THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE AND AM HAVING NO LUCK. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS BROKE AND ARE DANGLING. WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN 3 WEEKS SO WILL BE GETTING REPLACED BY THE DEALER THIS WEEK. *TR

AS MANY OF 06-07 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE AWARE OF, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT AGAINST HONDA AS PROFILED HERE: HTTP://SETTLEMENT-CLAIMS.COM/CONTROLARM/INDEX.HTML AT THIS WEBSITE. AFTER I CALLED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF MY CAR BEING A SALVAGE VEHICLE, THAT I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE HONDA PAY FOR MY REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT LEGITIMATELY HAS THE PROBLEM. THE WOMAN FROM THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ORGANIZATION TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL BUT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" AND THAT'S WHY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR A ONCE SALVAGE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS VOID. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE JUDGE IN THE CASE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! TRY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DOWN A WET OR SNOW COVERED ROAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SECTION OF ROAD THAT IS DRY THEN TRANSITIONING INTO A WET STRETCH OF ROAD, SUCH AS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN GOING DOWN A TREE LINED ROAD WHERE SOME TREES KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY DURING A RAINSTORM. OR DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD THAT HAS OCCASIONAL SPOTS THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW ON THEM. THE REAR END WILL ACTUALLY SHIFT, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST TO A POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON TWO OCCASIONS, NEITHER OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO NOW REALIZE THAT THESE SHORTENED UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! IT SHOULD STILL BE TURNED INTO ONE! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX DEFECTIVE UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM WHICH HONDA POORLY DESIGNED SO THAT IT IS TOO SHORT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM AT A COST OF APPROX. $700 PRIOR TO A 5,000 MILE TRIP BECAUSE TIRES WERE CUPPING AND WEARING POORLY AND HANDLING WAS IMPACTED ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE CRACKED FROM OVERHEATING ONLY 42000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS IT WAS FROM MY NEGLECT-HOWEVER I FOLLOWED THEIR GUIDE BOOK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA WOULD TREAT A LOYAL CUSTOMER THIS WAY JUST TO SAVE A BUCK. FROM DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHO WILL STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

WHILE PUTTING MY CAR VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SUN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE LEFT HINGE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE, "SPLITTING" THE VISOR OPEN. IT WILL NO LONGER LOCK IN AN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT FLAPS DOWN IN FRONT OF ONE'S EYE WHEN DRIVING. NO TAPE OR OTHER FIX SEEMS TO WORK. OF COURSE, I AM TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

SUN VISOR SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *TR

REAR TIRE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER REAR CONTROL ARMS. INSIDE TREAD OF REAR TIRES WEAR EXCEEDINGLY FAST AND DEVELOP CUPPING. HONDA HAS A TSB FOR THIS, BUT HAS NOT HAD A RECALL. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE WHO JUST DRIVE THEIR CARS, BUT DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS ON 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS BECAUSE IN 2008 HONDA MADE A CHANGE IN THE PRODUCTION BY CHANGING THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

WHEN LOWERED, FOUND THE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAD SPLIT OPEN AND WOULD NOT HOLD IN AN UP POSITION POSITION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT SEAM AND WON'T STAY IN POSITION. I IMPROVISED A REPAIR. *TT

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS COME APART AT THE HARD-PLASTIC SEAMS AND FAIL TO RETRACT BACK INTO THE HEADLINER ONCE THEY ARE ENGAGED, LEAVING THEM BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. THEY CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO ANY GRADUAL POSITIONING. THEY SIMPLY HANG STRAIGHT DOWN. HONDA ADMITTED THE PROBLEM AND HAS SAID THEY ONLY WARRANTED REPLACEMENT FOR 7 YEARS. WHEN CAR WAS IN WARRANTY, DEALER PROMISED HONDA WOULD REPLACE AS LONG AS THE CAR HAD THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS IS A SIMPLE ENGINEERING FIX THAT HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS. IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT GET REPLACEMENTS (VISORS LAST, ON AVERAGE 15-18 MONTHS AND MUST BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY) AND THE VISORS NOW HANG, OBSTRUCTING MY OUTWARD VIEW TO THE SIDE AND THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.

DRIVER SIDE VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX SPLIT IN CENTER. THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY PUT AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVERS VIEW. PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM INSIDE THE VISOR FALL WITH ANY ATTEMPT OF MOVING THE VISOR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AT 1-800-999-1009 IN WHICH THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL A DEALER TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON VISOR AS MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, FAILING TO SPEAK WITH ME, RETURN MY CALLS. AFTER SECOND CALL TO HONDA THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

OWN A '06 HONDA CIVIC EX: ONLY OWNER. BOTH SUN VISORS SPLIT AT HINGE SAME DAY. REMOVED FOIL SUN SCREEN AND RAISED BOTH VISORS AT SAME TIME WHICH RESULTED IN BOTH VISORS SPLITTING OPEN. BOTH ARE INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE, SOME FOLKS HAVE EVEN REPLACED THEM WITH OEM REPLACEMENTS ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. LOTS OF POSTS FROM THE SOUTH WEST, WHERE THE HEAT IS MORE INTENSE. I LIVE IN OHIO WHERE THE HEAT IS MORE MODERATE AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AT TIME OF THIS POSTING, THERE WERE 42 OTHER SIMILAR POSTINGS. *TR

OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. HAVING TROUBLE WITH UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT 38,000 AND BOUGHT EXPENSIVE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER, HAVING CUPPING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN. (TIRES HAVE BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED.) *TR

SUN VISORS CRACKED FOR 3RD TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) ON OCT 4TH 2006. WHEN THEY CRACK, THEY CAN'T BE PUT BACK IN PLACE, AND THEY HANG DOWN INTERFERING WITH VISION. HONDA REFUSES A RECALL, THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DEFECTIVE ADHESIVE IS USED. *TR

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC LX 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS OF 06/18/2009 IS ~40K MILES. WE STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF NOISE FROM OUR REAR TIRES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS EVEN AS LOW AS 30 MPH. WE ALSO NOTICED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE EVERY DAY. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (ROUND ROCK HONDA), DESCRIBED THE ISSUE IN DETAIL AND REQUESTED THEM TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE. THEY NOTICED EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME WRITTEN NOTICE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND THE REAR TIRES. I FURTHER FOUND OUT FROM WEB COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOW FREQUENTLY OCCURRING ISSUE ON HONDA CIVIC 2006 MODEL CARS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10024687) ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER (ROUND ROCK HONDA) IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE REAR CONTROL ARM OF THE CAR CLAIMING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY (CALLED THEM ON 06/18/2009). I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY TIRES TO AVOID DRIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TEMP. SOLUTION AND THIS ISSUE CAN COME BACK AT ANY TIME. I AM MORE WORRIED TO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS ISSUE OCCUR EVEN AT LOW MILEAGES (10K MILES). I KINDLY REQUEST YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AS A SERIOUS ISSUE - PUTTING THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AT EXTREME RISK. I ALSO REQUEST YOU TO DEMAND HONDA TO RELEASE A RECALL NOTICE TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFER TO DRIVE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY IN HEAVY RAIN, SPECIALLY AFTER HITTING A WATER PUDDLE AND GETTING WATER SPLASHED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE ENGINE SOUNDS MUCH LOUDER AND THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, THE VIBRATION IS SPECIALLY FELT IN THE CENTER ARMREST. THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND A RATTLING SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR THE UNDERCARRIAGE. ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON MANY CIVIC 8TH GENERATION FORUM (EX: HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-TECHNICAL-CHAT/46938-CAR-LOUD-DURING-HEAVY-RAIN-HELP.HTML). I HAVE CONTACTED MY HONDA DEALER AS WELL AS HONDA HOTLINE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AND SINCE IT ONLY OCCURS IN HEAVY RAIN, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EITHER. *TR

SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES DEFECT IS BAD CRIMP IN WIRING HARNESS BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER WARRANTY. REPAIR COST IS ASTRONOMICAL. *TR

MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE IMA: HERE'S A SHORT LIST: 1. CANNOT SIT AT TRAFFIC LIGHT MORE THAN 20 SECONDS WITHOUT HYBRID BATTERY DRAINING ITSELF AND CAUSING CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN. 2. CANNOT USE A/C WHEN OVER 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE OR HYBRID BATTERY DRAINS ITSELF, MAKING CAR UNABLE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY 3. CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL OR HYBRID BATTERY DRAINS ITSELF 4. CANNOT GO OVER 70 MPH OR TAC REVS SO HIGH THAT CAR ACTS AS THOUGH IT WILL OVERHEAT OR SHUT DOWN. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO HONDA SERVICE FOR HELP RESULTED IN 5 COMPUTER UPDATES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. WAS ASSURED THIS WOULD FIX ALL PROBLEMS. HASN'T FIXED A ONE YET. HAVE BEEN DRIVING A LOANER CAR FROM DEALER FOR 1.5 WEEKS UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. FEEL LIKE SITTING DUCK ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY AT STOP LIGHTS BECAUSE WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN, THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE AND FEAR GETTING REAR-ENDED. PROBLEMS SEEMED TO CENTER AROUND USE OF COMPRESSOR WITH A/C OR DEFROST. *TR

06 HONDA CIVIC COUPE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AGAIN (SECOND TIME). SPLITS AND FALLS APART. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOW JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I EXPECT DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE. THIS PART IS A FAILED DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE A DRIVING HAZARD IF IT FAILS AND FLOPS DOWN AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 4DRSD DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO SUN/HEAT FALLING DOWN AND SUDDENLY OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION WHILE IN MOTION. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER COST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES THAT INCLUDING EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VISOR IS MADE FROM PLASTIC WITH PLASTIC INTERNAL PARTS. WHEN SUBJECTED TO PROLONG HEAT/SUNLIGHT THE VISOR POPS/CRACKS AND BECOMES DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES/COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH HONDA BUT THE COMPANY REFUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PARTS DEFECT. THE PART TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 60 PLUS DOLLARS W/O LABOR AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED IF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC REAR CONTROL ARMS. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB08-001. YET THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE REPAIR OF WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS DEEMED TO BE TOO SHORT AND CAN CAUSE RAPID AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *TR

CIVIC EX 2006 FAULTY REAR DESIGN. RESULTING IN REAR TIRES BECOMING SEVERALLY WORN AND UNEVEN TREADS DUE TO UPPER REAR ARMS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 30000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS DEFECT #08-001. HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNLESS I PAY FOR THE NEW PART, $500, AND + LABOR, OR REPLACE TIRES WHICH MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT. DAMAGE TO TIRES OCCURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME MISALIGNED A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A DEFECT BUT ARE NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

RAPID TIRE WEAR MAY NOT BE NOTICED AND TIRE FAILURE COULD OCCUR. DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS CAUSE INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE TO DRAG AND WEAR RAPIDLY. MY REAR TIRES WERE DOWN TO STEEL CORDS WHEN I NOTICED PROBLEM. THIS WAS COVERED BY NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10024687. *TR

AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FELT "LOOSE". EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE THE ENTIRE REAR OF THE CAR WOULD FISHTAIL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT IS MANAGEABLE ON DRY ROADS, BUT ANY SORT OF MOISTURE, ESPECIALLY SNOW, MAKES THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASSES THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID OTHERWISE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE WHEEL, THE FISHTAILING DIMINISHED GREATLY. HOWEVER, ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER THE FISHTAILING IS BACK, WORSE THAN EVER. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKS VIEWING OF INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS AND FALLS INTO DRIVERS VIEW. *TR

I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NOISE AND UN-EVEN TIRE WEAR. I REPLACED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES AFTER THE NOISE BECAME SO BAD YOU COULD NOT HAVE A CONVERSATION WITHOUT SHOUTING. THE MILEAGE ON THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS 31,000. THE NEXT SET OF TIRES LASTED A LITTLE LONGER, ONLY BECAUSE I ROTATED THEM EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED OF AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. HONDA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE PARTS OR LABOR BUT INSISTED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT WEAR EVEN UNLESS I HAD THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS, MAY 26, 2009, AND THE SECOND TIME, JANUARY 15, 2010. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLYING THE BRAKE TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE BRAKE BEGAN TO FADE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN WENT INTO IDEAL, WHICH ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE OCCURRENCES. BOTH TIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER HONDA CHECKED THE CAR OUT ON JANUARY 15, 2010 I RETURNED ON JANUARY 26, 2010, LEAVING THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 DAYS FOR A MORE INTENSE EVALUATION. AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKE. BRAKE FADED, CAR SUDDENLY WAS ACCELERATED. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, IT ACCELERATED FOR APPROX. 2 SECONDS AND THEN WENT INTO IDLE. *TR

BROKEN SUN VISOR (DRIVERS SIDE). PULLED VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SHADE AND THE VISOR SPLIT APART FROM THE CENTER AND FELL APART. *TR

ACCORDING TO SEARCHES DONE VIA THE INTERNET AND WITH ISSUES WITH MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN MODEL I HAVE NOTICED A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS TO THE 2006 AND NEWER MODEL CIVICS WITH VIBRATIONS ISSUES AND CONSTANT REPLACEMENT OF TIRES FOR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REAR TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS DUE TO UN-EVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES CAUSED BY THE REAR CHAMBER ARM. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NOTICED QUITE A NUMBER PF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE US WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. THE OUTCOME OF THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING GREAT HARM TO THE PASSENGERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU NEED TO THE WEB LINKS WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME . *TR

MY CIVIC WAS A 2006 MODEL WITH 88,000 MILES. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO EXPERIENCE ANY MISHAPS WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AT ONE OF THE LOCAL FIRESTONE PLACES, AFTER THEY DID THE MAINTENANCE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS COOLANT ALL OVER THE PARTS BENEATH THE ENGINE AND THEY WERE SURE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST. I WAS FORTUNATE. HOWEVER, I'M STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR BECAUSE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER AT 66,000 MILES AND THEN THE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AT 88,000 MILES. NOW, I'M EXPERIENCING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD CAR FOR ME. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN WITH 68,000 MILES HAD TWO CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALSO, THE REAR TIRES ONLY LAST ABOUT 15,000 MILES BEFORE THEY DEVELOP A FLAT SPOT. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY HONDA ON THESE MALFUNCTIONS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT ADMITTED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY RUNS OUT. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THESE ARE DEFECTS IN THE CAR AND ARE WIDELY KNOWN BUT HONDA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIRS OR WILL ONLY PAY FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A CASTING PROBLEM PER THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE A CONTROL ARM PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR AND POSSIBLE BLOWOUT. HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE CONTROL ARMS AT ALL. THANKFULLY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO CATCHING THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRST DEALERSHIP I WENT TO TRIED TO HIDE THE PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS WIDESPREAD IN 2006 AND 2007 CIVIC MODELS. I AM BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ALL OF THE CONTROL ARMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAILS. THE FAILURE WILL KEEP THE VISOR IN THE DOWN POSITION THUS LIMITING PROPER OUTBOUND VISION. THE FAILED PART(S) WERE REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT THEREAFTER. *TR

SUN VISOR ON M,Y 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE ALONG ATTACH POINT. VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND OUT OF VISION, CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE OR ITS POINTING RIGHT AT MY FACE-IF IN A COLLISION, WOULD PROBABLY DECAPITATE ME. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE. SINCE THE PURCHASED, I HAVE NOTICED A CONSTANT CLICKING COMING FROM THE SUN VISOR. JUST RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY HANGING DOWN IN MY FIELD OF VISION. IT DOES NOT FOLD BACK UP AND IS BECOMING A DISTRACTION WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PLASTIC PARTICLES FROM THE CRACK FLY INTO MY EYES WHEN I HAD THE WINDOW DOWN. I'VE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. UNLIKE MANY OWNERS WHO HAD TO HAVE THEIR VISORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, I AM FORTUNATE TO SAY THAT THIS WILL BE MY FIRST. I FINALLY BROUGHT MY CAR IN TODAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $70 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS HAS CERTAINLY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM GIVEN THAT THE BROKEN VISOR IS HANGING DOWN AND BLOCKING HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS NO SUN AND WHEN THERE IS SUN, IT IS NOT PROPERLY BLOCKING IT. *TR

1. CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. SUN VISOR BROKE AFTER TRYING TO ADJUST IT. 2. SUN VISOR IS UNUSABLE AND HANGS FROM THE ROOF. 3. ONLY REPAIR AVAILABLE IS TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AT A HONDA DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH HIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES BECAME WORN AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SUSPENSION REPAIRS, BUT NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES AND THAT THE SUSPENSION DID NOT AFFECT THE TIRE WEAR. BRIDGESTONE DISAGREED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE TIRES FOR $650 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 24,000. UPDATED 07/14/09. *LJ THE DEALER OFFERED TO CORRECT THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PREMATURELY WORN TIRES. UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING IN 5/8/2009 ON INTERSTATE 205 IN CALIFORNIA. MY ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD METALLIC CLANKING SOUNDS AND THEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE LIQUID FLOWING UNDER THE CAR. MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE QUICKLY AND I FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE I WAS STOPPED ON THE SIDE THE METALLIC SOUND GOT LOUDER AND THE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD LEAKED COOLANT AND HAD CAUSED THE BLOCK TO CRACK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB 08-044 A PROBLEM WHICH THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS AND COOLANT LEAKS FROM IT CAUSING OVERHEATING, AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE ABOUT IT. HE WAS ORIGINALLY WANTING TO REPAIR IT FOR ME BUT WAS OVERULLED BY HIS REGIONAL MANAGER WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WENT ON TO SEND COMPLAINTS HIGHER UP THE CHAIN AT HONDA BUT CONTINUED TO BE TOLD I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AND THAT IT WOULD END UP COSTING ME OVER $5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I THEN ENDED UP HAVING TO GO TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND ENDED UP SPENDING $2,878.53 IN 7/2009 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, PLUS $432.96 FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ME TO DRIVE. I HAD RECENTLY CHECKED BACK TO SEE IF THEY HAD UPDATED THE TSB TO A RECALL BUT MORE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, SO I WANTED TO ISSUE THIS TO SEE IF CAN BE INVESTIGATED. *TR