2007 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER THEN SUGGESTED CALLING SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS TO DETERMINE IF THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL COULD CAUSE A CRASH AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE ALL PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

HONDA CIVIC 2007 - THE ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT WITHOUT WARNING AND OVERHEATED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE TSB #SB-08-044. DEALER STATED HONDA WOULD COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER WHILE REPLACING THE ENGINE BLOCK, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND THAT RESULTED FROM THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. HONDA IS ONLY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CHARGING ME FOR THE REMAINING COSTS. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BOLT FOUND TO WATER PUMP HAD BROKEN. INQUIRES ABOUT A RECALL AND WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE *TGW THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, PULLEY AND DRIVE BELT. *JB

DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOG GOING AROUND 7 MPH THE SUPPORT ARM FOR THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL SHOCK/SUSPENSION SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AND MY WHEEL WAS BASICALLY DRAGGING FOR AROUND 20 FEET SO I COULD PARK AND WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THIS CAR IS USED AS A COMMUTE CAR SINCE I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY I DRIVE AROUND 70 MILES A DAY COMBINED MOSTLY AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ON DECENT HIGHWAYS. I DON'T JUMP OFF RAMPS OR DRIVE CRAZY THIS IS CLEARLY POOR MANUFACTURING, WORKMANSHIP, OR DESIGN. I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PARKING AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY FIRM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE WINDOW WOULD DERAIL AND BOUNCE BACK DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GLASS AND RAIL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN *TR

A FRIEND MENTIONED HIS 07 CIVIC WAS SHAKING. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, SO I LOOKED IT UP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A HONDA " RECALL" BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY BIG MONEY FOR TIRES, ALIGNMENTS ETC. FOR HONDA'S ~~ KNOWN ~~ PROBLEM. 2007 HONDA CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS (CONTROL ARM FAILURES) MANY (76) COMPLAINTS OF THIS HERE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/HONDA/CIVIC/REAR+SUSPENSION "THE RESULT IS BECAUSE OF REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SMALL CAUSING A NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF THE INNER HALF OF THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW INCREASING OVER TIME AND WAS NEVER RECALLED BY HONDA BUT SIMPLY ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT DURING REGULAR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP." *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SI REAR END NOISE AND TIRE WEAR TOOK BACK TO DEALER THEY STATED THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT WHAT I BEEN HEARING THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM NATION WIDE HONDA NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM A TIRE BLOWING OUT. *TR

SUN VISOR IN 2007 HONDA CIVIC SPLITS AT SEAM AND FALLS IN TO LINE OF SIGHT. THE VISOR CAN NO LONGER BE LOCKED IN PLACE, IT CONTINUOUSLY FALLS IN TO THE LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT INTO AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHY AND MY THIRD GEAR IS ALWAYS HARD TO GET INTO AND THE RUBBER SEALS ON THE DRIVER DOOR ALWAYS COMES OFF IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER. *TR

OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX 4DR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MILD SHAKING DURING DRIVING WITH AN INCREASED SHAKE THE FASTER WE DROVE. THIS RESULTED IN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING SLIGHT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE OF A FISHTAILING EFFECT THAT WAS BEING INDUCED. THE RESULT IS BECAUSE OF REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SMALL CAUSING A NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF THE INNER HALF OF THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW INCREASING OVER TIME AND WAS NEVER RECALLED BY HONDA BUT SIMPLY ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT DURING REGULAR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY NOW WHEN I COMPLAINED OF A SHAKE AND FURTHER RESEARCH BY MYSELF HAVE THEY DECIDED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE WINTER AND SUMMER TIRES NOW THAT HAVE UNEVEN WEAR ON THEM AND HAVE EXPERIENCED HEADACHE-INDUCING SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT THE PRESENT MOMENT HONDA IS REPAIRING THESE REAR CONTROL ARMS BUT I HAVE TO FLIP THE BILL FOR LABOR, AN ALIGNMENT, AND 2 NEW SETS OF TIRES WHICH ARE SAID TO BE COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN BY HONDA. THIS IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND A RECALL BE GENERATED FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAD CAR CRASH TWO WEEKS AGO WITH HONDA CIVIC EXI 2007, DURING DRIVING PAST THREE YEARS I COMPLAINED IN SERVICE CENTER FEW TIMES LAST YEAR ABOUT CAR STABILITY IN TURNS AND AFTER DRIVE TEST THEY CAME UP WITH NOTHING, IT HAPPENED WITH ME FEW TIMES THAT AFTER TAKING SHARP TURN THE CARE SWING AND THE CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TIME I WAS TAKING EXIT FROM THE BRIDGE AND TURNING DOWN TO THE MAIN ROAD ,I REALIZE THAT THE TURN IS SHARP AND I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CARE DOESN'T RESPONSE INSTEAD THE CRAZY MOVEMENT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND MAKE STRONG BRAKE SURPRISINGLY THE CAR ACCELERATE AND TURN BACK TO HIT THE SIDE STEEL RAIL , I COULDN'T EXPLAIN TO POLICE AND ALL THE PEOPLE PASSES BY THE ACCIDENT SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT IT SEEM UP NORMAL CAR RESPONSE , I WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND I SHOCKED AFTER I KNOW HE HAS MADE ACCIDENT THE SAME WAY , NOT ONLY HIM BUT IN VISITING THE SHOW ROOM THE DEALER HAD THE SAME ACCIDENT BUT WITH JAZZ CAR , I REALIZE THAT HONDA HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM IN STABILITY AND I URGE ALL HONDA DRIVERS TO TAKE CARE AND DRIVE SAFE AND TRY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AND I URGE ALL CONCERNED PERSON TO ACT OR CONDUCT THE COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO FIND SOLUTION BEFORE WE HONDA KILL MORE LIFE'S.*TR

UNSAFE HANDLING. THE REAR OF THE CAR ABNORMALLY "DARTS" LATERALLY WHEN GOING OVER CONCRETE EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES OR SIMILAR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THIS MOMENTARY "DARTING" - OR INABILITY OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TO TRACK CORRECTLY - IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN CORNERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXPERIENCED A SPIN-OUT (FORTUNATELY, NO COLLISION) ON A WET ROAD AT 45-50MPH DUE TO OVERCORRECTION FOR THIS "DARTING" CONDITION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH POOR REAR SUSPENSION HANDLING, ACCELERATED AND EXCESSIVE INNER REAR TIRE WEAR IS EXPERIENCED. EFFECTIVELY SHORTENING THE LIFESPAN OF A 35,000 TO 50,000 MILE TIRE BY AT LEAST HALF, IF NOT MORE. IT IS EVEN MORE EXCESSIVE AND ACCELERATED IF THE TIRES ARE NOT ROTATED. AFTER MY SPIN-OUT, I STARTED RESEARCHING 2007 CIVIC HANDLING / TIRE-WEAR ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS MANY, MANY 2006-2007 CIVIC OWNERS HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS AND THAT HONDA IS AWARE, BUT NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS UNSAFE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN INTO THE LINE OF VISION ON OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN. IT APPEARS THE VISOR HAS BECOME WARPED AND WILL NOT STAY SEATED AND OFTEN FALLS DOWN INTO YOUR LINE OF SIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SWING IT OVER TOWARDS THE DOOR BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS YOUR VISION IS BLOCKED UNTIL THE SUN VISOR CAN BE RE-LOCATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE IMA BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS AND THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE BAD CODES THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ECM AND PCM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IMA BATTERY SINCE ONE OF THE CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST READ THAT THE IMA CODE WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 HONDA HYBRID, PURCHASED NEW ON 05/26/2007 AT ED MORSE HONDA IN RIVIERA BEACH FLORIDA. LISTING OF AUTO PROBLEMS DEALER MADE AWARE OF SINCE PURCHASE: *12/27/2007 LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED: UNDER WARRANTY/REPLACED *05/01/2009 IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) INDICATOR BEGINS TO DROP TO ON BAR, ACCELERATION FEELS ROUGH. INSPECTED BUT FOUND NO PROBLEMS, YET AUTO STILL HAD SAME PROBLEMS UNTIL IT FAILED. *07/10/2010 IMA(HYBRID BATTERY) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON, BATTERY DROPS TO NO INDICATION BARS. DEALER REPROGRAMMED INTERNAL SOFTWARE, UNDER WARRANTY *07/27/2010 LEFT FRONT WINDOW FELL IN, UNABLE TO OPERATE, OUT OF USE UNTIL REPAIRED (HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW AND REGULATOR, BUT WINDOW NOT BROKEN, DEALER INSISTED HAD TO REPLACE BOTH). CHARGE $431.68, DEALER STATES NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, YET SAME WINDOW HAD FAILED ON 12/27/2007. *07/26/2010 IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) SOFTWARE UPDATED AGAIN, HAD BEEN DONE 07/10/2010. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *12/09/2010 IMA FAILED (HYBRID BATTERY) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED IMA BATTERY, UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST REPORTED CONCERN TO DEALER 05/01/2009. TWO UPDATES TO SOFTWARE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL. RECALL DOCUMENTED BY HONDA. *12//18/2010 LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. CHARGED $48.69 TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER ASKING ABOUT $400.00 TO REPAIR. UNABLE TO AFFORD DEALER COST, REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. HAVE LEARNED THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON SAME ISSUE NHTSA #: 07V399000. *01/15/2011 GAS CAP DOOR LEVER FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN GAS CAP DOOR TO PUMP GAS. MECHANISM BROKE THAT HAS CABLE TRAVELING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT TO GAS CAP DOOR. HAD TO DISMANTLE COMPONENT FROM WITHIN THE TRUNK TO OPEN. I WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. DEALER IS NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME. VERY CONCERNED WITH CAR'S MULTIPLE FUNCTION FAILURES. NON OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRIVER. AS CAN BE NOTED, THE ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED COULD ALL LEAD TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. HAVE ALL RECEIPTS TO VERIFY THE ABOVE. NEED HELP. PLEASE. *TR

2007 HONDA HYBRID IMA PROBLEMS HONDA UPDATE NOW CAR REALLY UNSAFE. NEVER KNOW WHEN HYBRID WILL GO GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 45 TO 32 MPG CANT GET UP TO SPEED AT LIGHTS TIRED OF PEOPLE BLOWING THERE HORNS AT ME. PLEASE HELP US HYBRID OWNERS VERY UNSAFE CAR WITH IMA UPDATE HONDA WANT PUT IT BACK TO ORG SPEC. *TR

ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THE IMA BATTERY WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM A CHARGE TO NO CHARGE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR LOSES ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER BECAUSE THE GASOLINE ENGINE IS FORCED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME DURING ACCELERATION ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAYS DURING RUSH HOUR WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITHOUT ACCELERATION POWER. I WOULD LIKE HONDA MOTOR TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF ISSUING SOFTWARE RECALLS THAT DO NOTHING TO THE CAR. *TR

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON THIS YEAR CIVIC. APPARENTLY ACCORDING TO INTERNET REPORTS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I JOINED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA, NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2007 TWO DOOR HONDA HAS BROKEN AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VISION AND DISTRACTS ME WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE. THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE VISORS IN THIS CAR IS MAJOR. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE. A FEW TIMES IT HAS CAUSED SUCH A DISTRACTION I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO KEEP IT OUT OF MY FACE. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY AND I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE WHICH BOTHERS ME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I AM NOT PAYING $100 FOR A REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL ONLY END UP FAILING ANYWAYS. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP AND MAKE A RECALL SO THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW DOES NOT CAUSE CRASHES OR ANY DEATHS DUE TO THE MAJOR DISTRACTION IT CREATES TO THE DRIVERS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI WHICH HAS FAULTY SUN VISORS. THE VISORS APPEAR TO BE MADE OF TWO SEPARATE PIECES WHICH SEPARATE APART IN THE HEAT. DUE TO THIS SEPARATION, THEY DO NOT "GRIP" THE LITTLE ARM WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE CEILING; THEREFORE, THE VISORS CANNOT BE PUSHED UP TO THE CEILING. NO-MATTER-WHAT THE VISORS DROPS DOWN AND RETURNS TO THE POSITION IT WOULD BE TO BE USED (FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE SUN IS IN YOUR EYES).. HOWEVER IT IS A DISTRACTION AND A COMPLETE NUISANCE TO ANY DRIVER. I AM PETITE AND IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW; HOWEVER, IF ANYONE ELSE WHO IS TALLER THAN ME ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE THEY CANNOT SEE STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM BECAUSE THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE AGAINST THE CEILING.. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. MOREOVER, THE PASSENGER VISOR SEPARATED LAST WEEK AND HAS THE SAME FAULTY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC'S PAINT STARTED WEBBING AND PEELING ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OVER A YEAR AGO. DEALER SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT SUGGESTED AN AUTO BODY SHOP I COULD GO TO. THANKS BUT NO THANKS. AM NOT SPENDING OVER 1,000 DOLLARS FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN HONDA'S PAINT/PRIMER. NO MORE HONDA'S FOR ME.MY CAR WHICH I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF LOOKS HORRIBLE. *TR

PAINT ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE (BLACK) FADING, CHIPPING, OXIDIZING SAME AS NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND SEVERAL OTHERS. THE WEAR ON THIS PAINT IS NOT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, NOR IS IT A RESULT OF INADEQUATE WAX, MAINTENANCE, ETC. THIS IS A DEFECT WHICH HONDA SHOULD FIX. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LOW QUALITY THIS VEHICLE IS REFLECTING ON HONDA PRODUCTS. *TR

THIRD GEAR NOTCHY AND SOMETIMES HARD TO ENGAGE AND/OR GRINDS, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS NEITHER COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL ON MY LAP AND HONDA REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL ON WARRANTY.. BUT NOW THE PASSENGER VISOR IS HANGING DOWN BUT HONDA WONT REPLACE BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FRONT BRAKES DOES WEAR OUT AROUND 12K MILES AFTER REPLACING IT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME (HONDA DONT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THEY USE POOR QUALITY PADS SO YOU'LL KEEP COMING BACK TO THEM FOR REPLACEMENT, THEY SAY ITS THE WAY YOU DRIVE BUT I DID POINT OUT TO THEM THAT IF I DRIVE LIKE A MANIAC I WOULD HAVE ALSO NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES WHICH LASTED ME MORE THAN 50K MILES) I DECIDED GO GET AN AFTERMARKET CERAMIC PADS AND HAD IT INSTALLED FROM PEPBOYS. ITS BEEN MORE THAN 30K MILES AND BRAKES ARE STILL FINE. THE WIPER BLADE ON DRIVER SIDE DOES BECOME STICKY ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAVES UNPLEASANT STREAK ON MY WINDSHIELD.. EVEN AFTER GETTING A NEW WIPER IT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.. I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING MY DRIVER WIPER WITH A SHORTER ONE(ORIGINAL IS 26" NOW I HAVE 24"). *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SLID INTO THE CONCRETE WALL ON INTERSTATE 20 IN ARLINGTON TEXAS 45 MPH CRASH AND CAR IS TOTALED BUT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG FAILED IN THIS CRASH. *TR

THE TRUNKLID OF THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC DEPARTS FROM THE OPEN POSITION WHILE PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE OR WITH A GUST OF WIND. SINCE MOST OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUNKLID IS AFT THE VELOCITY OF ITS MOVEMENT INCREASES AS IT IS CLOSING. THE ISSUE IS PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD OR RETRIEVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT MAY SUFFER HEAD INJURY AS THE LID IS MOVING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING THE PERSON. *TR

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA NO ASSIST OR LACK OF ASSIST AND MILEAGE REDUCTION AFTER IMA SOFTWARE RECALL UPDATE. I HAD NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THE IMA RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. THE CAR SEEMS TO NOW USE LESS ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER TO ACCELERATE OR TO GO UP HILLS. THIS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. ALSO THE CAR HAS SEEN A DECREASE IN FUEL ECONOMY OF 16% CITY AND 24% HIGHWAY. CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH SAID SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES BUT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THEM. CALLED HONDA MOTOR CORP. DIRECTLY TO TRY TO GET WARRANTY FIX OR AT LEAST FOR THEM TO UNINSTALL THE IMA SW UPDATE AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DO THAT. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MY BATTERY WHICH IS STILL UNDER THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY OR RESOLVE MY SW UPDATE ISSUES. IT SEEMS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING AN ISSUE SOMEONE LIKE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STEP IN AND FORCE HONDA TO RECTIFY THE ISSUES FOR FREE RATHER THAN HAVING PEOPLE WASTE THEIR TIME GOING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. HE ALSO NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR BEARINGS AND THE O RING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IT HAS RECEIVED REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPLACING THE 4 ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES @ 38,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRES 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CAR HAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD "HUMMING" NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. IT EATS UP THE REAR TIRES QUICKLY, WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO MISHANDLE. EACH NEW SET OF REAR TIRES WEARS OUT MORE QUICKLY THAN THE PREVIOUS ONES. I JUST BOUGHT THE 4TH NEW SET OF REAR TIRES ON 12/18/2011, DROVE DOWN TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA FROM SACRAMENTO. WHEN I RETURNED, I WENT TO THE TIRE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE NEW TIRES, TO GAGE/CHECK OUT ANY POSSIBLE WEAR THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED ON THE TRIP. AT LESS THAN 1000 MILES (850 OF THESE BEING HIGHWAY MILES), THE NEW REAR TIRES WERE ALREADY DOWN TO 8/32. THE HUMMING NOISE IS SO LOUD YOU CAN NOT HAVE A NORMAL CONVERSATION IN THE CAR, OR HEAR A SIREN FOR THAT MATTER AND THE STEERING APPEARS TO BE/FEEL LOOSE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY SHORT/LONG DISTANCE. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC 2-DOOR COUPE HAD WRONG REAR SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARMS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. AT THE 30,000 SERVICE, THE HONDA DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND I HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BACK AND TOLD ME I HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES--THEY HAD WORN UNEVENLY. REAR TIRES WEAR ALSO VERY NOISY, ESPECIALLY ON SMOOTH ROADS (LOAD RUMBLE AND A "BEAT"). I HAD A BLOW OUT AT 40,000 MILES AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. AT THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AND AGAIN I HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY. DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND TO RETURN TO TIRE DEALER. I WENT TO TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR HAD A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. TIRE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME TO LOOK ONLINE AS MANY CIVICS HAD REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. WENT BACK TO HONDA DEALER, SHOWED HIM A FORM FROM THE TIRE DEALER STATING MY CAR HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. HONDA DEALER INSPECTED REAR SUSPENSION AND FOUND MY CIVIC HAD THE WRONG UPPER CONTROL ARMS INSTALLED. AFTER DEALER AND I CONTACTED HONDA WITH THE COMPLAINT, HONDA OFFERED TO COVER ALL BUT $300 OF THE $800 REPAIR. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BY THE DEALER AND PAID $300. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT VOLUNTEERING TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH MY CAR FROM ITS ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SUN VISOR BROKE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY AND IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE FAILURE SHOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

PAINT / CLEAR COAT FAILURE ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN 4 YEARS. PAINT / CLEAR COAT HAS OXIDIZED AND BEGUN CHIPPING AWAY DOWN TO BARE METAL ON ROOF, HOOD, AND AROUND DOOR AND TRUNK EDGES. *TR

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT ON A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SEDAN. THERE WAS A TSB ON THE VEHICLE AND I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT PREVIOUSLY WITH THEM TELLING ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND WAS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT OUT SO IT WAS DANGEROUS IN NUMEROUS WAYS. THE CLUTCH IS DEFECTIVE PER THE TSB AND IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY DRIVE AND THE CLUTCH MIGHT GO OUT. THE CLUTCH ISSUE HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS AND IN THE PAPER BUT NO DEALERSHIP IS TELLING PEOPLE AND NO LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO PEOPLE TO LET THEM KNOW! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. AS OUTLINED BELOW YOU CAN SEE THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY VISORS AN UNREASONABLY EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF TIMES. PART DATE MILEAGE DRIVER VISOR07/19/073,179 DRIVER VISOR06/14/0814,071 PASSENGER VISOR08/30/0816,519 DRIVER VISOR09/16/0817,135 DRIVER VISOR11/06/1039,479 PASSENGER VISOR11/06/1039,479 I WILL GLADLY PRODUCE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER WHEN SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PULLEY TENSIONER BOLT BROKE INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 43K MILES ON IT. RECENTLY MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE NEW CAR FROM AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FIND THIS ABSURD SINCE THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND TO TOP IT OFF, I MISSED THE WARRANTY BY 6K MILES. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE I FAILED MY SAFETY INSPECTION AND THE COST WAS $595, NOT INCLUDING THE $89 FEE TO DIAGNOSE IT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTICED A SLEW OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

SEPTEMBER 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH ONLY 37000KM TO DATE. I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND TODAY THOUGH OUT THE REAR. DRIVER WHEEL WAS OUT OF LINE, LEANING INWARDS AT THE TOP. I VISITED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A "REAR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT". I'M AN ENGINEER AND DIDN'T BUY THIS EXPLANATION. RESEARCHING ON INTERNET THIS EVENING I FOUND MANY REPORTS THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. IT'S NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM BUT A FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION ARMS. HAS HONDA PUT OUT A RECALL, IN ANY CASE WE HAVE A 7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NO DOUBT AN UPCOMING BATTLE WITH THE DEALER UNLESS HONDA COMES FORWARD TO HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. MANY REPORT THE CONDITION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF WE ARE IN CANADA, CAN YOU ADVISE TO WHOM WE SHOULD MAKE OUR COMPLAINT. UPDATED 11/02/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS TO HIS VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, HE DID HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEALER TO BRING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING WHERE THEY PERFORMED AN IMA SERVICE UPGRADE. AFTER THE SERVICING, THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST DID NOT WORK. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE COULD NOT BE UNDONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

THE IMA BATTERY PACK IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ON ONE OCCASION THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT A STOP SIGN AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE BATTERY FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A FREEWAY AND THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN POWER, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ON THE GASOLINE ENGINE ALONE. HONDA PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY TO ADDRESS BATTERY ISSUES. HONDA IS REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC GETS UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR REFERRED TO AS CUPPING WITH AN ACCOMPANYING VIBRATION AND NOISE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, 08-001 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO FIX IT. THEY DENIED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX NEW. THE TIRES WEAR OUT FAST AND I FOUND OUT THE WRONG REAR SUSPENSION PARTS ARE INSTALLED . THE DEALER WANTS OVER 300 DOLLARS TO INSTALL THE CORRECT REAR CONTROL ARMS. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CIVIC OWNERS THAT ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE GETTING NOWHERE WITH HONDA. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A CAR COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 BLUE CIVIC SI SEDAN. THE PAINT/CLEARCOAT HAS BEGUN TO OXIDIZE. CLEAR COAT IS FLAKING OFF ALL OVER THE FRONT FENDERS, HOOD, ROOF OF CAR, A PILLARS, C PILLARS, SPOILER AND TRUNK. THE SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BEEN OK SO FAR. MY CAR JUST MISSED THE RECALL NOTICE BY A FEW MONTHS BUT HAS BECOME WORSE EVERY DAY. I WAX MY CAR 2-3 TIMES A YEAR AND PARK IN A GARAGE AT HOME AND WORK. SO THE SUN HAS MINIMAL CHANCE OF RUINING THE PAINT. BUT THE CLEAR COAT AND PAINT ARE STILL COMING OFF THE CAR ALL OVER. IT LOOK HORRIBLE AND NOW I AM IN NEED OF A NEW PAINT JOB. HONDA STATES THERE WAITING FOR A NEW RECALL TO COME OUT AND COVER THIS BUT IN TELL THEN I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ISSUE AS ITS A GREAT CAR BUT NOW LOOKS LIKE CRAP AND TAKES EVEN MORE WORK TO PREVENT RUST. THE PAINT ISSUES BEGAN A YEAR AFTER MY FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I DID PURCHASE THIS CAR NEW FROM A HONDA DEALER.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF OR WHEN THEY DO TURN OFF FAIL TO PARK IN A LOWERED POSITION. VEHICLE WAS 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURER WHO HAS ISSUED A TSR ON THIS. DEALER FILED APPEAL WITH DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO AUTHORIZED A REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR FOR A COURTESY CHARGE OF $50 TO OWNER. *TR

A SUN VISOR FAILED, AGAIN. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. FIRST WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SECOND AND THIRD, PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE MELTING OF THE VISOR INSIDES, DUE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, IS NOW A KNOWN DEFECT TO MANY OWNERS AND THE DEALERSHIPS. DRIVING WITH THE SUN VISOR STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A TALLER DRIVER IS PRESENT. ALSO, THE ISSUE IS NOT EASILY MENDED UNLESS THE VISOR IS TAKEN IN TO BE REPLACED. WHICH WAS FREE THE FIRST TWO TIMES, BUT NOW COSTS AROUND $100. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC NEW IN DECEMBER 2006. SINCE THAT TIME MY DRIVER'S SIDE OVERHEAD VISOR HAS BROKEN AND FAILED TWICE! ONCE IN JUNE 2009 AND AGAIN OCTOBER 2010. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR NORMAL DRIVING BECAUSE THE VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION WHEN I DRIVE. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE VISOR OUT OF THE FIELD OF SIGHT WITHOUT TOTALLY REPLACING THE PART. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY HONDA FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $100 TO REPAIR THE VISOR. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE BEFORE! THIS IS AN OBVIOUS QUALITY CONTROL MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CONTINUES TO RECUR AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE ARTICLE ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER/CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AND FOLLOW UP BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS DUE TO SOMEONE NOT EFFECTING THE REPAIR IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE COST PLACED ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. *TR