2007 Honda Civic Complaint Log

THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS A "GEOMETRY PROBLEM", THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE TOO SHORT RESULTING IN NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THEY ARE RUINED AFTER 12K MILES. APPARENTLY HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THERE IS A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ABOUT IT SENT TO DEALERS. AS FOR SAFETY, THE REAR TIRES APPEAR TO BE FINE FROM THE OUTSIDE, PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. IT IS ONLY THE VERY EDGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE THAT IS WORN QUITE BADLY. HENCE THE SAFETY ISSUE: SOMEONE COULD BE CONFIDENT THEY HAVE NEW TIRES IN GREAT CONDITION FROM THE OUTSIDE APPEARANCE, UNTIL THE INSIDE EDGE WEARS OUT TO THE POINT OF THE TIRE BLOWING OUT WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED CIVICS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 TIMES I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR IT GRINDS AND DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. IN 4000 MILES IT HAS ALSO FALLEN OUT OF GEAR TWICE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW AND I WILL BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AS IT IS QUITE UNEXPECTED ON A CAR WITH 10,000 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR CAUSED BY "DRIVING THE CAR TOO HARD". I DRIVE ABOUT 50 MILES A WEEK IN DC METRO AREA TRAFFIC SO THIS IS HARDLY THE CASE. MOST OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND TRANSMISSION ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY IT. IT IS WIDELY COVERED ON MOST 2006+ HONDA CIVIC WEB FORUMS AND RECENTLY HAS RECEIVED SOME NEWS COVERAGE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9EK_-3TFD2E. *TR

I RETURNED MY 2007 CIVIC COUPE FOR ITS INITIAL SERVICE, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT I WAS HEARING A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT AREA. THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES, BUT THE FRONT LEFT ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO MAKE THE SAME LOUD POPPING NOISE. I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT IT FOR THE B1 SERVICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SOUND. YET, AS I DROVE OUT OF THE LOT, 'POP.' I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THIS, BUT I AM NOT GETTING SATISFACTORY ATTENTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TIRE VIBRATION STARTED AT 5,000 MILES. DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES AND SAID YOU ARE ALL SET. DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT. NEXT VISIT TOOK SERVICE FOR A RIDE AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE BAD REAR WHEEL BEARING THAT THEY DID NOT STOCK. LEFT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND WHEN I CAME PICK THE CAR UP THEY SAID WE CHANGED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING? I SAID I WAS TOLD THEY WERE CHANGING THE REARS? THEY SAID NOPE THE RIGHT FRONT WAS THE PROBLEM. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE. CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF ANYONE ACTUALLY TEST DROVE THE CAR AFTER REPAIR. MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS FINE? BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE HE SAID YES IT SOUNDS LIKE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. LEFT THE CAR AGAIN FOR TWO DAYS AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND A RECALL THAT CAME IN FOR THE REAR ABS SENSOR AND SEALS. DRIVING HOME SAME VIBRATION. ALSO A RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA WAS NEVER FIXED IN FOUR TRIES. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THIS WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEIR IS A SEVERE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 CIVIC LX. DEALER HAS NO CLUE. PLEASE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON TIRE WEAR AND IF YOU ARE THINKING HONDA THINK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL OF THE ENGINE BOLT WAS LEAKING OIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,235. UPDATED 03-18-08 *BF

THIS PROBLEM RELATES TO THE 06-08 CIVIC SI'S, I HAVE AN SI) S2000'S, RSX'S ACCORDS AND ANY CARS WITH A HONDA 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO GRINDING AND POPPING OUT OF GEARS, ALONG WITH A GENERAL "NOTCHY" FEEL. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, HOWEVER IT STILL DOES HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. *TR

HONDA INSTALLED "OUT OF TOLERANCE" UPPER CONTROL ARMS (REAR) ON ALL 2006, 2007, AND POSSIBLY SOME 2008 HONDA CIVICS WHICH CAUSES ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON THE REAR (CUPPING). I PURCHASED 2007 CIVIC AND BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AT ~6000 MILES. AT THIS TIME HONDA HAD NOT ISSUED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE MY ORIGINAL TIRES. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I NOTICED THE SAME KIND OF TIRE WEAR PROBLEM...RESEARCHED (ON MY OWN) AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED TSB...001 (FIRST TSB OF YEAR 2008) I BELIEVE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 (PROBLEM HAD STARTED IN 2005 WITH INITIAL DELIVERY OF 2006 MODEL CIVICS) I'VE SPENT ALMOST $1,400 IN REPLACING TIRES, COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH DEALERSHIPS, AND HONDA AMERICA...FINALLY HAVE MY CAR FIXED (ALMOST 6 MONTHS AFTER I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM) AND HAVE NOT BEEN COMPENSATED...I'VE HAD A CASE OPEN WITH HONDA AMERICA SINCE FEBRUARY 2008. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SI, COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS 3RD GEAR ENGAGEMENT. AT TIMES ITS ENGAGEMENT MAY VARY FROM BEING TIGHT TO GRINDING AND MAY EVEN DISENGAGE OR (POP OUT OF GEAR). THIS MAY LEAD TO A MOMENTARY LAPSE IN CONCENTRATION AND AT TIMES A SOMEWHAT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES DRIVEABILITY WHEN THIS OCCURS ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. IF THIS EVENT OCCURS AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME WHEN DRIVING, IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO ACCIDENT'S CAUSING INJURY. *CN

I HAVE HAD 2 REAR END CAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED CAUSING OVER $10,000.00 IN DAMAGE. I PAID THE FIRST ACCIDENT WITH MY OWN FUNDS TO AVOID MY INSURANCE FROM RAISING. THE SECOND ONE WAS PAID BY MY INSURANCE AS THE DAMAGE WAS MORE EXTENSIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AS THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT. ONE DEALERSHIP PUT ON NEW BREAK PADS, A NEW ABS MOTOR/SWITCH, AND DRAINED THE BRAKE FLUID. I AM SURE THE OLD PARTS WERE EITHER DESTROYED OR SENT BACK TO HONDA, BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WHEN IT IS VERY COLD AND DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. THE LAST OCCURENCE I HAD TO DRIVE INTO A CURB TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HONDA CONTINUES TO INSIST I AM AT FAULT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR BRAKES. WHEN I USE THE BRAKES DURING THE COLD WEATHER WITH EXTREME MOISTURE, THEY GRIND LIKE A DRILL IN CEMENT OR METAL. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT IS NOT THE ABS BRAKES MAKING AS THE NOISE IS MORE FLUTERING THAT OCCURS ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONT-END AND THE CAR STOPS WHEN YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THE LAST DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK ME ON A TEST DRIVE DURING SNOWY WEATHER, BUT IT DID NOT OCCUR. AGAIN, HE TOLD ME UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I'VE NOTED THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE WAS IN JANUARY, BUT 2ND ACCIDENT OCCURED IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. I GUESS I MUST GET KILLED BEFORE ANY DEALERSHIP OR HONDA TAKES ME SERIOUSLY AS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ANY MORE. THEY SEEM TO DISCOUNT THE SERIOUSNESS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE ANY LEAKAGE WHEN THE EXAMINE THE BRAKES SO CONSEQUENTLY IT IS MY FAULT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HELP!! *TR

JAN. 14, 2008, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC, I NOTICE AT 55MPH THE CIVIC VIBRATE AND MAKE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. I TOOK MY CIVIC INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON JAN. 16, 2008 FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT VIBRATION AT 55MPH AND CLICKING WHEN TRYING TO START MY CIVIC. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND ON THE CLICKING, WHEN I ARRIVED I HAD THE SERVICE WRITER TO COME OUT AND LISTEN TO THE CLICKING, THE SERVICE WRITER AGREED THERE WAS CLICKING. THE OTHER ISSUE OF VIBRATION WHEN AT 55MPH I WAS ADVISED HONDA WILL CONTACT ME ONCE A REPAIR IS AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE CUSTOMER COPY FORM. ALSO, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HONDA WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING MY TIRES TO WEAR UNEVEN AND I WAS GOING TO GET NEW TIRES. *TR

FRONT TIRES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AFTER 8,000 MILES. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT. THE TIRES SIMPLY SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR

07 CIVIC SI SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES DOESN'T HAPPEN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AT BAD TIMES AS ENTERING INTERSECTION OR HIGHWAY MAKES GRINDING SOUND AS IN MISSED SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR WONT LET YOU SHIFT INTO GEAR WILL BE GOING TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. *TR

THE "BRAKE SYSTEM" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. THE CAR WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE REPAIR WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH, A KNOWN RECALL ON HONDA CIVICS FROM THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTION ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CIVIC SI WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. ISSUE: 3RD GEAR HARD TO ENGAGE. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN 3RD GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE I HAVE TO GO TO 2ND OR 4TH GEAR, THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN DURING MERGING. COMPLAINT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. 2ND TIME DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE FAULTY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN LX I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2006, IT CURRENTLY HAS OVER 165,000 MILES ON IT, (YES I KNOW ITS HIGH) BUT I HAVE REPLACED MY TIRES A GOOD 5 TIMES, NOW IM ABOUT TO BUY ANOTHER SET, ITS ALWAYS THE REAR TIRES THAT I HAVE REPLACED. I DIDN'T KNOW HONDA HAD THIS ISSUE, NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT IT IM VERY UPSET THAT I COULD HAVE HAD THIS FIXED SINCE THE BEGINNING. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING UNEVENLY AND WEARING EXTREMELY FAST. THIS OF COURSE HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF FRUSTRATION. IM HOPING THAT HONDA CORP WILL HELP ME PAY FOR THE FIX. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE LAST FEBUARY( HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS UNTIL TONIGHT CAR IS LEAKING RIGHT THERE AT THE SEAMS OF THE REAR AIR BAGS AND ROOF MEET, THE RIGHT SIDE, WATER RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES ONTO THE SEAT, DISCOVERED THE OTHER SIDE WAS LEAKING AT THE SAME PLACE BUT NOT AS BAD . FEEL A COOL BREEZE FROM BOTH SIDES. LEFT SIDE IN THE FRONT WHERE PLASTIC AND FABRIC MEET AT THE TOP WAS LEAKING AS WELL,THE INTERIOR IS SOAKED THROUGH. OBVIOUSLY THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAL OR SOMETHING BUT I AM ABSOLUTITLY FURIOUS ABOUT THIS SITUATION,I DID NOT SPEND $25,000 ETC. IN CASH,FOR MY DAMM CAR TO LEAK A RIVER,THATS SOMETHING I WOULD EXPECT FROM MY 35 YEAR OLD HOUSE,NOT MY UNDER A YEAR OLD CAR. AND A SIMPLE CLEANING FROM A DETAILER IS NOT GONNA FIX MY PROBLEM. I AM SO PISSED I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS IT. I JUST WANT TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED EVEN IF THAT RESULTS IN GETTING A NEW CAR AND STARTING OVER AGAIN,CAUSE THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT MY CAR IS DAMAGED GOODS, YES YOU CAN FIX THE PROBLEM (MAYBE) BUT THERES ALREADY WATER DAMAGE AND WHO'S KNOWS HOW FAR THE WATER HAS GONE OR WHAT IT HAS LEAKED INTO AND IF IT IS TO BE FIXED WHO DO I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I DON'T EXACTLY HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BY BUYING THIS CAR IT IS A HUGE PART OF ME THAT HAS TO LAST AND IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING I OWN I WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAVE THIS CHANCE TO OWN A NEW CAR AGAIN AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS SLIP BY LIKE ITS NOTHING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO EXACTALY IS IN CHARGE OR WHO TO GO TO SO IF CHANCE BE YOU CAN'T HELP ME I'M SURE YOU CAN DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO CAN CORRECT IT. FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME. PLEASE CONTACT ME A.S.A.P BEFORE I HAVE A SMALL POND, RIVER OR LAKE IN MY CAR(AND AT THAT TIME THE DAMAGE WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN DONE). *TR

I OWN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION 2007 CIVIC SI. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR AND STARTED MOVING. I THEN TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM. I HAD THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED BUT COULD NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 2ND GEAR. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED AGAIN TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. SECOND GEAR FINALLY ENGAGED BUT WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. I WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND COULD NOT FOCUS ON THE ROAD. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG.*CN

THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF REAR TIRES ON THE CIVIC. TIRES ARE BALD AFTER LESS THAN 5,000 MILES, WHILE THE FRONT LOOK BRAND NEW. HONDA SAYS NO PROBLEM, BUT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS REAR TIRE WEAR. HAVE HAD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STILL THE TIRES ARE BALD AFTER TOO FEW OF MILES. MAKES NO SENSE ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ROTATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER TIRES TO THE REAR AND STATED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM FAILED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACED THE REAR TIRES AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE REAR CONTROL ARMS; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM OF THE AVAILABILITY. THE DEALER ALSO FAILED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,845 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WE NOTICED OUR 2007 CIVIC VIBRATING BADLY IN LATE 07. ON A LONG TRIP, THE REAR TIRE BLISTERED AND SHREDDED; THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND JUNE 2009, WE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS AND PUT ON 4 NEW REAR TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BAD REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE. MANY DRIVER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE DUE TO MILEAGE (IT'S A COMMUTER CAR SO WE PUT ON A LOT OF MILES PRETTY QUICKLY) AND SINCE IT WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE CONTROL ARM, JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED )SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2008), THAT WE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING REGARDING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE SPENT AN ESTIMATED $1200 IN REPAIRS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. HONDA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY CONTROL ARMS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 65,000 MILES HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT/REPAIR ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; EACH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE ENGAGING FULLY IN DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAP FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STATING THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON CERTAIN MODELS OF HONDA FOR 2001. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RECURRED AT 65,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECT WHICH REPEATEDLY MANIFESTS ITSELF OVER THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS FULLY AWARE THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. HOW LONG WILL NHTSA ALLOW THE MANUFACTURER TO IGNORE A SERIOUS DEFECT AND LET A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION CONTINUE? JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE, THE PROBLEM IS FOUND ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF 2001 HONDAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OTHERWISE THESE VEHICLES WILL BECOME MORE DANGEROUS AS THEY AGE. *TR

THIRD GEAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT ENGAGE OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. *TR

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR LEADING TO LOUD REAR AXLE NOISE, AND TIRE FAILURE. FIRST SET OF TIRES FAILED AFTER 14000 ODOMETER MILES. SECOND SET AT 37000 ODOMETER MILES. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE IS DEFECTIVE WELD IN THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

(1) NORMAL DRIVING OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION. (2) EVERYDAY WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP 3RD GEAR MISSES, DOESN'T LOCK INTO GEAR, OR POPS OUT OF GEAR AND GRINDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND BACKS UP TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SLOW ACCELERATION. *TR

THIRD GEAR OF THIS CAR FREQUENTLY POPS OUT OF GEAR AND GRINDS GETTING INTO THAT GEAR. *TR

CAR REAR END MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ICE AND SNOW EVEN DRIVING AT WHAT SHOULD BE A SAFE SPEED. EVEN ON DRY TAR OR CONCRETE I NOTICE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. THE TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY ON THE REAR. THE 1ST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 12-13-07 AT 5,622 MILES THE REAR TIRES WERE SHOT AND HONDA BLAMED IT ON ME. BULLETIN # 08-011 (REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT) WAS PERFORMED ON 1-24-08 AND SEEMED TO HELP SOME. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ON 2-12-09 AT 14,489 MILES THE TIRES WERE SHOT. AFTER THAT TIRE REPLACEMENT THE CAR WAS ALIGNED ALL AROUND AND SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I STILL NOTICED THE REAR END WAS STILL UNSTABLE AND WENT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AND EACH TIME THEY EITHER BLAMED IT ON ME OR SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEN ON 1-12-2011 AT 38,359 MILES AND ANOTHER WEEK AT THE HONDA SHOP I COME TO FIND OUT THE TIRES ARE AGAIN WORN BADLY ON BOTH REAR INSIDE EDGES. THE ONLY OFFER HONDA COOPERATION HAS MADE IS TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THEM ONLY PAYING SOME OF THE COST BUT NO PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE 3RD SET OF TIRES I PUT ON WERE THE BEST COOPER TIRES AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM SO I KNOW REPLACING THE TIRES AGAIN WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AND MY FAMILY FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR ESPECIALLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THEN ANYTHING IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I HOPE HONDA WILL UNDERSTAND THIS AND FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AT A RESULT OF THIS. HONDA SUGGESTED TRADING THE CAR IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT I CAN NOT PASS THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON TO ANOTHER PERSON AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN SNOW AND ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN BRAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. PARTICULARLY THIRD GEAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT SHIFT LEVER INTO THIRD GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS GRIND AND ON OCCASION SHIFT LEVER POPS FROM GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SHOVES THE SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR AFTER SHIFTING INTO 3RD. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO GRINDS EXCESSIVELY GOING INTO SECOND AT HIGH RPM'S CAUSING BUCKING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF 3RD TRAVELING UP HILL, THIS CAUSING MY CAR TO SLOW WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS IN TRAFFIC (BECAUSE I AM NOT APPLYING BRAKES), WHILE I TRY TO GET IT INTO THIRD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FOR 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SEEM TO NOT WANT TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING BLOCKING THE SHIFTER AND IT WILL GRIND THE GEAR OR POP OUT. POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS GIVING PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC MY 3RD GEAR POPS OUT WHEN IT'S ENGAGED AND IT SEEMS DANGEROUS AND HONDA OF AMERICA HAS NOT PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

BOUGHT A 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN 2007. TOOK CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES, AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND THERE WAS A VIBRATING NOISE AND RUMBLE,. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I GOT NEW TIRES IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. NOISE NEVER DID STOP. REPLACED THE TIRES AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO OR LESS AND WAS ADVISED THAT WE NEEEDED STRUTS, WANTED A SECOND OPINION SO WE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONTROLS ARMS WERE BAD AND WE NEEDED NEW TIRES. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO. WE PURCHASED A $1000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR. WE CALLED THE WARRANTY PEOPLE AFTER HAVING NO LUCK WITH HONDA OF HIGH POINT, NC. THE WARRANTY COMPNAY SAID THAT HONDA TOLD THEM THAT THEY MADE THE PARTS WRONG. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. EVEN IF WE ARE OUT OF OUR WARRANTY PERIOD THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIABLE BECAUSE THEY MADE THE PART WRONG IN THE BEGINING. HAD THEY ADVISED US OF THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AHVE BEEN READING SEVERAL BLOGS AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL! I GUESS IF THE ARMS BREAK WHILE WE ARE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE CRASH AND DIE, THEN HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES; YET INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD FROM A STOP RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE PURCHASED, IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, 5 DIFFERENT SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF CUPPING' OF MY REAR TIRES DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. I WAS TOLD ON 2 OCCASIONS BY 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS THAT THE PROBLEM IN MY REAR SUSPENSION HAD BEEN SOLVED. THE LAST SERVICE WAS 10 MONTHS AGO; I PURCHASED MY FIFTH SET OF TIRES AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX 4-DOOR SEDAN ON MAY 6, 2007. I DRIVE ABOUT 120 HIGHWAY MILES EACH DAY AND IN NOVEMBER 2007, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THE CAR WAS "IN-SPEC" AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES SOONER. I DOCUMENT EVERY DROP OF FUEL THAT I PUT IN MY CAR. I WRITE DOWN WHEN I CHANGE THE OIL, WHEN I GET IT WASHED AND WHERE. NOTHING DOES UNDOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES. THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSISTED THAT I GET THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND BUY NEW TIRES FROM THEM. I REFUSED AND TOOK MY VEHICLE SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH TWIN CITY HONDA IN NEDERLAND TEXAS AND WITH HONDA FOR NOT ADDRESSING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

HAD A CAR ACCIDENT 11/07 SINCE THAT ACCIDENT & REPAIR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON,AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY,NO MATTER WHAT I M DOING IN THE CAR THE LIGHT TENDS TO POP ON & OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIRS BUT IT IS STILL A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT OTHER THAN A PHONE CALL. *TR

SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM THE WHEEL...CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION: SHIFTER SOMETIMES CATCHES (10-15% OF ATTEMPTS) WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. THE REAR TIRES ON THE INSIDE EDGE WERE WEARING OUT VERY QUICKLY DUE TO EXAGGERATED CAMBER SETTING. THE TOP OF BOTH REAR TIRES WERE LEANING INWARDS AND WEARING OUT THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,874 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,362. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD GEAR WOULD FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY FELT THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,674. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THEIRD GEAR WILL GRIND AND POP IN WHILE DRIVING.

2007 HONDA CIVIC SI (5,000 MILES ON CAR). THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR OR WILL POP OUT OF 3RD. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE VERY SAME THING ON THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLDER, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF THIRD GEAR/GRIND/OR WILL NOT EVEN ENGAGE IN THIRD. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER BECAUSE IT CAUSES A QUICK DECELERATION AND THE PERSON BEHIND YOU CAN'T ANTICIPATE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO BRAKING INVOLVED. NOT TO MENTION, AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE REVS DUE TO THE MISSED GEAR, AND YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO SECOND OR FOURTH GEAR TO GET GOING ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS A HIGH RATE PROBLEM AND CAN BE PROVEN WITH A SIMPLE WWW SEARCH- IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET CAR FORUMS AND EVEN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EDMUNDS.COM. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEIR DEALER IS REPLACING THE TRANS FLUID AS A FIX AND IT HELPS, OTHERS ARE DOING IT AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE THEIR DEALER REFUSES TO ASSIST. MY DEALER WON'T ADMIT TO THE ISSUE. *JB

WITH LESS THAN 6,500 MILES, THE CIVIC SI CONTINUES TO GRIND ON 3RD GEAR ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. TODAY FEBRUARY 17TH 2008, WHILE SHIFTING AT HIGHER RPM'S, 2ND GEAR REFUSES TO ENGAGE WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO GRIND ATROCIOUSLY. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AND OWNERS ARE HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THIS. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN EXCESSIVELY WHILE SHIFTING PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND DRIVER BEHIND ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2007. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT IT MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVE AT TIMES AND INTERMITTENTLY HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE ROTOR FAILED IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.

HAD A FLAT TIRE TWO TIMES WHEN OUR CAR TOUCHED THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BELOW 10 MPH WHEN THE TIRE TOUCHED THE CURB. BOTH THE TIMES THE EDGE OF ALLOY WHEELS OF MY HONDA CIVIC CUT THROUGH THE TIRE EXACTLY AT THE POINT OF THE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. WE ALSO HAVE A HONDA ACCORD AND THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE WHEELS ARE STOCK WHEELS AND EDGES OF THE WHEELS ARE NOT CURVED OUT AS MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE THEM. SINCE THE EDGES ARE NOT CURVED OUT THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR ALONG WITH THE UNCURVED EDGES CAUSES THE TIRE TO BE CUT. *TR

I COLLIDED WITH AN SUV. BOTH CARS WERE PROCEEDING FROM A FULL STOP AND PROBABLY WEREN'T DOING MORE THAN 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT WAS SO SLOW THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER THE BAG WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY USELESS. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE PAID FOR THE REPAIR, THE COST OF MY REPAIR ALONE CAME TO SOME 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS, I'M TOLD MOSTLY DUE TO THE COST OF THE AIR BAG. WHAT'S THE POINT OF A USELESS AIR-BAG THAT COSTS THE EARTH TO REPAIR AND DEPLOYS SO SLOWLY AS TO DO NOTHING TO PREVENT INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE LOWERED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WHEN IT SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THIN METAL GAUGE OF BODY ALLOWS FOR DINGS FROM ACORNS DROPPING FROM TREE. I'VE HAD 5 OTHER VEHICLES SINCE OWNING THIS PROPERTY AND LAST FALL MY NEW HONDA HYBRID DEVELOPED OVER 20 QUARTER SIZE DENTS ALL OVER THE ROOF/TRUNK/HOOD. NO OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR