2007 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I AM HAVING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR DUE TO A FAULTY REAR CONTROL ARM. PLEASE HELP! MY CAR HYDROPLANES AND THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS HORRIBLE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE PAINT IS CHIPPING AND PEELING ALL OVER THE HOOD AND SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS VERY UGLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CURTAIN AIR BAG CIRCUIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT APPROX 20-25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BUMP AS IF A ROCK HAD HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR; SHORTLY THE STEERING WAS OFF KILTER -- TO GO STRAIGHT HAD TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 30 DEGREES RIGHT; LOUD RUBBING SOUND; PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THEN COULD NOT BACK UP -- FOUND THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BENT IN, SO THAT TOP OF TIRE ABUTTED THE WHEEL WELL. CAR TOWED TO DEALER -- FOUND STRUT BOLTS ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE WERE LOOSE. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ONE WEEK PRIOR: REPLACED FAILED STARTER AND PERFORMED OIL CHANGE AND B SERVICE WITH INSPECTION OF BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATION. *JS

THE PASSENGER-SIDE MOTOR MOUNT HAS COLLAPSED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE ENGINE VIBRATION TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC OWNERS.

4/10/14 PICKED UP MY CAR FROM A BODY SHOP REFERRED BY VICTORY HONDA DROVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS TURNED LEFT 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER THE TURN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG IN THE SIDE OF MY SEAT DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT COLLISION AT THE SAME TIME. CAUSING A CONTINUAL RINGING IN MY EAR. TOOK CAR BACK TO BODY SHOP THEY TOOK MY CAR BACK TO VICTORY HONDA AND TOLD THEM I HIT A CURB. VICTORY HONDA, HONDA OF AMERICA, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE BODY SHOP ARE ALL STICKING TO THAT STORY. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOW I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AS THE SEAT BELTS AND THE REMAINING AIRBAGS ARE ALL DISCONNECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX]. MY PHONE NUMBER IS[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS CAR. THE CAR IS EXPIRING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THIS DOES EFFECT BRAKING OF THE CAR AS WELL. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM IS TO SHORT EFFECTING SUSPENSION AND TIRE WEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VISIBLE PART OF MY TIRE LOOKED FINE, PLENTY OF TREAD AND ABOUT 38000 ON A 90000 MILE TIRE. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS SO WORN IT ACTUALLY HAD A HOLE WORN IN IT. THIS WEAR ISSUE COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLEASE HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES GET A RECALL FROM HONDA BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN 2014 ON INTERSTATE 85 GOING THROUGH CHARLOTTE, NC. GOT STRUCK AT HIGH SPEED FROM BEHIND AND FRONT END STRUCK THE MEDIAN. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE CAUSING MY RIBS TO BE BROKEN.

THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS PEELING OFF. FROM EVERYWHERE. THIS CAR IS BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR LAST 4 YS. BEFORE THAT IT WAS PARKED IN GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE. ON THE TOP IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SOME CHEMICAL REACTION. ON THE BUMPER , HOOD AND OTHER PLACES IT LOOKS LIKE THE COLOR IS PEELING AND IT SHOWS A WHITE SPOT. THIS CAR IS USED OT DRIVE ONLY FROM HOME TO WORK AND BARELY LONG DISTANCE.

WIPERS DO NOT PARK WHEN TURNED OFF AFTER USE IN THE APPROPRIATE SPOT. THEY CONTINUE TO RUN FOR SEVERAL MORE CYCLES UNTIL THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHILD. THIS CAUSES A VIEW OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING AND ULTIMATELY DISTRACTS THE DRIVER. THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE TUNRED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES SO THAT THE WIPERS END UP IN THE CORRECT POSITION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF THE WIPERS WHEN THE WINDOW IS DRY RESULTS IN FREQUENT REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER BLADES IN ORDER TO PREVENT SCRATCHING ON THE WINDSHIELD BY THE WORN OUT RUBBER INSERT. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONING.

EARLY 2014 WE APPROACHED HONDA OF COLUMBIA, THE PURCHASE POINT OF THIS CAR, ABOUT THE FACTORY PAINT FLAKING AND COMING OFF. HONDA SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAINTED AND SHOW THEM THE RECEIPT BEFORE THEY WILL HELP OFFER FINANCIAL HELP. THAT COSTS US $4000+ OUT OF OUR POCKET AND THEN THEY MAY SUBSIDIZE THE COST. THIS CAR MISSES THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE PAINTING BY A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HER CAR HAS BEEN WELL KEPT BUT NOT GARAGED. INDEPENDENT PAINT SHOPS CONFIRM THAT IT IS A FAULT W/ THE ORIGINAL PAINTING PROCESS. NEARLY THE WHOLE TOP/FLAT SURFACES OF THE CAR ARE IN QUESTION: SPOILER, ROOF, TRUNK, HOOD, FENDERS AND ALL OTHER HORIZONTAL SURFACES ARE AFFECTED. THE VERTICAL PORTIONS ARE IN ACCEPTABLE SHAPE. THE LOCAL DEALER HONDA OF COLUMBIA, S.C. SAYS THIS CAR DOESN'T FALL INTO THE FACTORY RECALL CRITERIA BECAUSE IT IS AN '07 AND THEY ONLY QUALIFIED UP TO '06. ONE OF THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPS ASSURED US THEY IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT EVEN THE COLOR WAS ONE LISTED ALONG W/ THE OTHER CAR COLORS. NOT HONDA OF COLUMBIA DENIES THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE REPAINTED BEFORE THEY WILL HELP PAY, BUT NOW ONLY OFFER $1000 TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST AND STILL WONT TELL ME HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM. THEY SUGGESTED I CALL HONDA OF AMERICA SERVICE FOLKS AND TALK TO THEM THEY HAVE YET TO ANSWER A CALL. THERE IS NO ANSWER OF ANY KIND SO I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO... *TR

WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS OR U TURNS, THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR(27000 MILES). THE DEALER VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FRONT END BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. THE KNOCKING CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK. THE CAR HAS 51000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN FIRST GEAR WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED OVER 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

AIR BAG AND SIDE AIR BAG SYMBOL WARNING WAS COMING ON AND OFF FOR ATLEAST A YEAR & NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME

2007 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTOR MOUNTS UPPERS AND LOWERS CRACKED AND REPLACED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH STARTED SHAKING. AT THE TIME, SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, UNTIL SHE ARRIVED AT THE REPAIR SHOP.

WHILE GETTING MY CAR SERVICED FOR NEW TIRES, I MENTIONED TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE ROUGH VIBRATION THE CAR HAS. PER MECHANIC, MOTOR MOUNT WAS WORN, MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT NEARLY EVERY 2007 HONDA CIVIC THEY SERVICE HAS MOTOR MOUNT ISSUES. REQUESTED MECHANIC TO STATE THAT ON BILL. CALLED HONDA, THEY WERE LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FOR ME TO CONTACT LOCAL DEALER. IF THIS IS A COMMONLY OCCURRING PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T HONDA ADDRESS IT? I REQUIRE A CAR TO GO TO AND FROM WORK DAILY, THE EXPLANATION BY HONDA WILL NOT SUFFICE. *TR

CAR ENGINE WAS RUNNING "ROUGH" UPON START FOR 2 DAYS; WORKED OUT AFTER DRIVING 1-2 MILES. DROVE 15 MILES AND STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH GAS. LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER FILL UP,ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO HAD PERFORMED LAST OIL CHANGE AND MAJOR SERVICE (A MONTH OR SO PREVIOUSLY). MECHANIC IDENTIFIED PROBLEM WITH #4 CYLINDER. MECHANIC SWAPPED SPARK PLUG IN #4 CYLINDER WITH SPARK PLUG IN #2 CYLINDER. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. PROBLEM AGAIN WITH #4 CYLINDER. REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE AIR FILTER. ONE WEEK LATER, HEATER STOPPED WORKING. NEXT DAY, RADIATOR (COOLANT) GAUGE ON DASH MOVED UP PAST MID-POINT AND HITS 3/4 POINT. I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD A FRIEND BRING COOLANT WHICH WAS 1 GAL LOW! (NOTE: MECHANIC CHECKED AND FOUND COOLANT LEVEL FULL WHEN CAR WAS IN FOR ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM LESS THAN A 10 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. I DRIVE LESS THAN 15 MILES PER DAY...ALL LOW SPEED. I PARK OFF STREET AND HAVE CAR IN ONE SPOT FOR 9 HOURS DURING WORK AND NEVER SAW ANY FLUID ON PARKING SPOT.) ADDED COOLANT. 1 WEEK LATER (COOLANT) GAUGE ON DASH MOVED UP PAST MID-POINT AND HIT 3/4 POINT (AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES AT 45 M.P.H. OR LESS). STOPPED DRIVING. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL WHICH WAS FINE (FULL). THAT NIGHT GOT LETTER IN MAIL FROM HONDA SAYING THAT 2006 - 2009 CIVICS MAY HAVE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS. ALL "SYMPTOMS" DESCRIBED IN HONDA LETTER MATCHED WHAT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING (UNEXPLAINED/UNDETECTED COOLANT LOSS, OVERHEATING, ENGINE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY DASH INDICATOR). BROUGHT CAR TO HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BLOCK. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK RADIATOR THERMOSTAT. THEY SAID NO PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY I LOST COOLANT. I AM IN PROCESS OF GETTING SECOND OPINION BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS COMMITTED TO FIXING THE PROBLEM (WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT). *TR

I WAS ADVISED BY HONDA NORTH IN CLOVIS, CA, TO REPLACE THE OPDS SENSOR AND THE OPDS CONTROL UNIT WHICH SHOULD HAVE REMOVED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. IT DID NOT! I SPENT $697.87 FOR THIS REPAIR AT VISALIA HONDA ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT RESET THE AIR BAGS. I WAS THEN TOLD THE SRS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO RESET THE AIR BAGS. THE QUOTED COST TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS $450.00. ALSO, I WAS TOLD BY VISALIA HONDA'S SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], THAT THEY HAD NO WAY OF DETERMINING WHY THE WARNING LIGHT WAS COMING SO REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE IN SOME KIND OF PECKING ORDER. THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH AMERICAN HONDA PROVIDING THE PART WHILE I PAID $221.54 FOR THE LABOR. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN AUGUST 2014 AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD BY VISALIA HONDA THAT THE CABLE REEL HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $413.00. THE CABLE REEL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR 2007 CIVIC BUT YET AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO RESTART. THE CONTACT COULD RESTART THE VEHICLE IF THE KEY WAS NOT REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,378.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO RESTART. THE CONTACT COULD RESTART THE VEHICLE IF THE KEY WAS NOT REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,378.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

HONDA CIVIC LX 2 DOOR COUPE. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET LOOKING AT HOMES. GOING SLOW - ESTIMATE10-12 MPH - WE HAD JUST BEEN AT A COMPLETE STOP LOOKING AT A HOUSE. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE - GOING DOWN SLIGHT HILL. APPROACHED TWO METAL SEWER COVERS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD - ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. MIDDLE OF CAR WENT OVER FIRST COVER AND I PRESSED BRAKE HARDER BECAUSE ROAD WAS MORE UNEVEN THEN APPEARED AND CAR SITS ALITTLE LOW TO GROUND. WAS ABOUT TO GO OVER SECOND COVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH A LOAD EXPLOSION. WHEN I OPENED MY EYES, I SAW SMOKE AND THOUGHT CAR WAS ON FIRE. WIFE WAS HOLDING RIGHT ARM, SAID IT WAS BROKEN (IT WASN'T). IT TOOK A WHILE TO REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. I INSPECTED BOTTOM OF CAR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW NO DAMAGE AND STARTED THE CAR - NOT SURE IF I SHUT IT OFF OR HAPPENED AUTOMATICALLY. DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED IN POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WORKED. CAR RAN AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRBAGS CAUSED A LOT OF INTERIOR DAMAGE. I TOOK PICTURES OF ROAD AND SEWER COVERS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. WHILE THE CAR WAS BETWEEN THE TWO SEWER COVERS, I FELT A VIBRATION COME UP THE STEERING WHEEL. WIFE FELT AND HEARD NOTHING. I SUSPECT BOTTOM OF CAR HIT EDGE OF SECOND COVER BECAUSE IT'S SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO MARKS ON ASPHALT PAVEMENT OR METAL COVER. MY QUESTIONS ARE: * WHY DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY? WHY DID THEY DEPLOY AT THIS SPEED? WHY ONLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS? WHY DID SEAT BELTS LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE AND NOT PASSENGER SIDE? I'VE CALLED HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE. NO REPLIES. INSURANCE INSPECTED. CAR IS IN HONDA SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I ASKED SHOP TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER AT TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2013, I WAS DRIVING THRU AT A MCDONALD'S WHEN MY ENGINE STEAMED OVER, SPILLING ANTIFREEZE. I TOWED IT TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE AS I WAS AT LEAST 100 MILES FROM HOME. HE APPLIED A COOLANT PRESSURE TESTER TO THE RADIATOR AND FOUND A LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED BY HIM. I FILED A CLAIM WITH HONDA UNDER THE RECALL TO GET MY MONEY BACK. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY THE CLAIM, EVEN THOUGH RECALL 10-048 FROM HONDA OFFERS TO REPAY CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR EXPENSE BY WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE. AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH OLD. I CLAIMED THIS TO HONDA IN AUGUST 2015, WAS DENIED IN SEPTEMBER, 2015, REASON GIVEN WAS THAT MY BROTHER IS NOT QUALIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE, BUT A COOLANT LEAK IS EASY TO FIND WITH A PRESSURE TESTER AND MY BROTHER HAS WORKED ON ENGINES FOR YEARS. I AM OUT $1700 FROM THIS REPAIR.

WHEN PRESSING FOR THE WIPERS TO RUN ONCE, IT RUNS MULTIPLE TIMES, AND OTHER TIMES, THEY STOP WHEN ON THE INTERMITTENT, LOW, OR HIGH SETTINGS. ALSO WHEN TURNING OFF OR WHEN THEY RANDOMLY STOP THEY DO NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT POSITION ON THE WINDOW. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 08/31/13 AND BEGAN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS AND NOW I'M SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I THINK MY CAR WASN'T PROPERLY FIXED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

CAR HIT CURB WHEN CUTTING A TURN TOO TIGHT AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO LEAKING (GREEN AND BROWN FLUIDS). WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR. WAS TOLD THAT TIRES WERE SHOWING WEAR THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED SOON AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE IN 2007 HONDA CARS CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR ON TIRES. PAID FOR NEW TIRES AND LABOR FOR INSTALL. PAID FOR NEW RADIATOR AND LABOR FOR INSTALL. WAS NOT CHARGED FOR CONTROL ARM PART. WAS NOT CHARGED FOR PARTS/LABOR ON CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. ON 11/11/2013, BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO CONTINUED LEAKING. WAS TOLD THAT CLAMP ON THE RADIATOR HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY. *TR

RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) ENGINE MOUNTS ARE FAILING. FRONT END OF TOP, RIGHT MOUNT NOW RESTING ON BODY OF VEHICLE AT TOP OF HOUSING FOR SHOCK ABSORBER. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN REVERSE, TRANSMISSION RUMBLES. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FORWARD, TRANSMISSION RUMBLES ONLY SLIGHTLY. TRANSMISSION NOISE IS MOST EVIDENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD AND PARTICULARLY ON COLD DAYS. ONCE ENGINE IS HOT, VERY LITTLE NOISE IS HEARD. PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN: SEE INTERNET.

WAS ADVISED OF UNEVEN TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) AND BROUGHT CAR TO TIRE STORE FOR ALIGNMENT AND POSSIBLY NEW TIRES. TIRE STORE (ALSO REPAIR SHOP) WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF PROBLEM WITH BENT CAMBER ARMS. I PAID APPROX $700 TO REPLACE. (NOTE: I OWN ANOTHER 2007 CIVIC WHICH HAD SAME PROBLEM AND PAID FOR SAME REPLACEMENT/REPAIR). REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. THOUGH I MY REPAIR SHOPS CONSCIENTOUSLY CHECK TECH BULLETINS, HONDA DID NOTHING TO MAKE ME OR THE REPAIR SHOPS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM., I HAVE SEEN OTHER POSTINGS WITH SIMILAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OWN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE TURNING BACK OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT LATER CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91.000.

OPENED OUR TRUNK RECENTLY AND WATER POURED INTO THE TRUNK FROM THE TRUNK DOOR WHEN WE LIFTED IT. KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY TIME AFTER A RAINY DAY (WHICH IS ALOT IN FLORIDA). NOW OUR TRUNK IS SMELLY, MOLDY AND DAMP. WE CANNOT PUT OUR GROCERIES, PURSE, SUITCASES, ETC INTO THE TRUNK OR ELSE THEY WILL GET WET. IT SMELLS SO BAD IN THE CABIN AREA THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE AND YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN WHICH IS DIFFICULT WITH MY ALLERGIES. THE THINGS WE KEPT IN THE TRUNK LIKE THE JACK ARE NOW RUSTED AND THE BAG WHERE I KEPT MY JUMPER CABLES IS MOLDY. DIFFICULT TO USE THE CAR NOW SINCE WE CANNOT PUT ANYTHING INTO IT SAFELY AND CANNOT BREATHE IN THE CABIN AREA. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A 5 WAY INTERSECTION CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. MY CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR MADE LOUD RUBBING NOISE. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALER. I WAS TOLD IN WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH. I CONTACTED HONDA WARRANTIES I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED HONDA. IT HAD 100000 MI WARRANTY WHICH I WAS PAST. HONDA ADVISE IT WAS 3900.00 IF FIX AND AGREED TO PAY 1300. IN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2007 YEAR I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE. SINCE OWNING THE CAR I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES FROM HONDA ABOUT ENGINE LEAKAGE PROBLEM AND THAT ENGINE IS COVERED FOR 10YEARS, ALSO REAR CONTROL ARMS, AND I JUST RECEIVED IN MAIL A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE ABOUT PREMATURE BREAK WARE. AT AROUND 70000 I HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS THAT WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRUM BRAKES AT 90000. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH EVERY AND KEEP MOST CARS FOR OVER 150000 MI. AND DRUM BRAKES SHOULD NEVER HAVE GONE AT 90000. I HAVE TO SAY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA AND FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE THERE IS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS YEAR. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE 'EQUIPMENT INSPECTION' WAS INFORMED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS 'BURNED OUT'. AS THIS IS A MULTI-LIGHT LED, THE PROBABILITY OF THE ALL THE LED TO HAVE FAILED WAS SUSPICIOUS. DEALER REP WAS VERY SURE ENTIRE UNIT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND QUOTED A PRICE OF NEARLY $200 FOR REPAIR OF A PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. DEFERRED REPAIR TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. WEB SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 2007 AND LATER CIVICS. PROBLEM IS NOT THE LED BUT THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE ASSEMBLY WHICH FAIL FREQUENTLY. AS THIS IS A DESIGN DEFICIENCY IN A PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ONE WOULD EXPECT A RECALL TO CORRECT. APPARENTLY AS THE PROBLEM REQUIRES 'IMMEDIATE' REPAIR IN MOST STATES WITH ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS, IT HAS NOT GARNERED SUFFICIENT TRACTION WITH NHTSA TO WARRANT ACTION. (NOTE: ACTUAL FAIL DATE/MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN). *TR

REAR TIRES TENDS TO WEAR OUT FASTER DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT IN UPPER CONTROLLER ARM. DRIVERS WILL BE UNAWARE OF WORE TREAD WEAR TOWARDS THE BODY SIDE POSING A RISK TO LOOSE CONTROL IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, VALUE OF THE CAR DEPRECIATED DUE TO PAINT FADING AND HONDA KNOWINGLY DENYING ANY DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE PAINT USED AS COST CUTTING TACTIC DURING 2007 EARLY RECESSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS CAUSING THE INNER TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC FOR SRS LIGHT ON .HE PUT IT ON HIS COMPUTER AND CODE 32-10 COMES UP FOR "OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE IN RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER". HE SAID TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. HONDA SERVICE MAN TELLS ME WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A $1,200.00 REPAIR!! HONDA HAS HAD MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA EVEN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETIN 10-001 DATED FEBRUARY12,2010 AND REVISED ON AUGUST13,2010. IT SAYS FLOOR WIRE HARNESS HAS A POOR CRIMP IN IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS!! *TR

TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC FOR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AS USUAL, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT CAR NEEDED FRONT AXLE REPAIRED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 49, 159 MILES. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE FOR SIMILAR CASES, I FOUND OUT THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CIVIC. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH HONDA IS THAT WHY HONDA DIDN'T RECALL THE 2007 CIVIC FOR DUE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED? I DON'T RECALL RECEIVING ANY COMMUNICATION FROM AMERICA HONDA MOTORS AND/OR ANY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE LAST 5 1/2 YEARS THAT I TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE. P.S. - CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT (YET). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND WOULD MAKE A LOUD MUFFLE NOISE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUDER NOISE AND THE VIBRATION WAS MORE INTENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT AN ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT FOR ERROR CODE 33-10 (RELATED TO AIRBAG INFLATOR). I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. IN THE EVENT I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN TO AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I BELIEVE HONDA USES A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM AND CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IN FACT, I THINK HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS AND A NEW PART NUMBER TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN USING INTERMITTENT SETTING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING WIPERS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

ELDERLY MOTHER DRIVES THIS CAR. SHE DRIVES SLOW AND KNOWS VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS. I BORROWED HER CAR TO FIND IT VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE REAR WITH LOUD TIRE NOISE FROM THE REAR AS WELL. FOUND SCALLOPED REAR TIRES IN POOR, DANGEROUS CONDITION. REPLACED TIRES THINKING THEY WERE FAULTY TIRES. PROBLEM RECURRED ONLY SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. REPLACED TIRES AGAIN, DIFFERENT BRAND AND HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION WORKED ON PER HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN. PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND WE MUST KEEP REPLACING THE TIRES. I'M TIRED OF SEEING MY MOM BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND CONTINUOUSLY SPENDING MONEY ON PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I'M SCARED THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT. IF THE TIRES BLOW OUT, MY MOTHER MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. YES, THIS "WILL" CAUSE ME TO FILE A LAWSUIT ON HONDA BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS TELL ME SO. WE COULD SELL THE CAR BUT THEN SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE IN DANGER OF BLOW OUTS. HONDA SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT...AT THEIR COST.... BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

HAD ALL ANTIFREEZE ON GROUND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE CAR HOME FROM WORK. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO STATED I HAD CRACKED ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS CRACKED BUT STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY HAD TO KEEP UNTIL FRIDAY AND TODAY IS MONDAY. *TR

REPLACING SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DESPITE ROTATION AND DEALER MAINTENANCE. PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR. DURING SERVICE, DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TOOK TO NON-HONDA MECHANIC FOR 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT MECHANIC SAID UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO PROPER SETTING. MECHANIC REPLACED WITH HONDA PARTS, BUT STILL COULD NOT ADJUST CAMHER TO CORRECT 0 SETTING. VEHICLE UNABLE TO SET TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. FOUND THAT ISSUE APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THAT DETAILED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 08-001, ALSO DETAILED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10024687. *TR

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED ALLOWING ALL COOLANT TO DRAIN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AT INTERSTATE SPEED. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON THE INTERSTATE SHOULDER BARELY OUT OF THE ROADWAY. ENGINE BLOCK GOT SO HOT THAT THE HEAD WAS TOO WARPED TO BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. *TR

DRIVER'S WINDOW MOVES UP AND DOWN. I PUT WINDOW UP, AND IT COMES DOWN BY ITSELF. MINOR ISSUE IS CLEARCOAT PAINT PEELING OFF OF BUMPER. *TR

EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE UNRELATED TO NORMAL HIGHER NOISE FROM ALL SEASON TIRES. THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT PASSENGERS CANNOT CONVERSE IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. EXCESSIVE UNUSUAL WEAR ON TIRES REQUIRING FREQUENT REPLACEMENT. HONDA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 FEB 5, 2009 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL OR OFFER TO PAY SOMETHING TOWARD THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY MENTION IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. A REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT, NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND LABOR CHARGES ARE NEEDED TO BE DONE AND PARTS WILL NEED TO BE SHIPPED TO ME FROM THE US SO I CAN HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE WHERE I AM STATIONED HERE IN GERMANY. I'M FRIGHTENED TO TAKE THE CARE OUT ON THE AUTOBAHN. THANKS. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA WAS ON FOR THE PAST MONTH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING LOTS OF HONDA CIVICS OF 2006 AND 2007 THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WEIGHT SENSOR, WHICH IS CLOSE TO A $2000 REPAIR. WHEN I ASKED HONDA CORPORATE (CUSTOMER SERVICE [XXX] AT 800-999-1009) I WAS ARROGANTLY TOLD THEY DO NOT CARE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT HONDA MARKETS SAFETY IN THEIR VEHICLES, BUT DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR SRS SYSTEM FAILING PREMATURELY. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAM ITEM AND NO ONE SITS IN MY CAR BESIDES ME. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SINCE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHETHER OR NOT WE WEAR SEAT BELTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND MY CAR IS IMMACULATE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS FIXED: 3RD GEAR POPS OUT/ GRINDS AND KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT WHEN TURNING. I THOUGHT HONDA DEALER OR AMERICAN HONDA CORP. WOULD COME THRU AND FIX WHAT WAS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED/BUILT. THE DEALER TREATED ME LIKE I WAS AN IDIOT, AND HONDA CORP. SAID I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. $1700 FOR 3RD GEAR, AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT END. I DIDN'T EVEN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY REAR TIRES WEARING BADLY BECAUSE THEY WONT WRECK MY CAR, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS. DO THEY THINK I'LL TRADE THE CAR INTO HONDA, SO I WONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS, AND BUY A NEW CAR FROM THEM? I LIKE MY SPORTY CIVIC, BUT NO, I WONT GIVE THEM MY MONEY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT USE TO BE A GOOD CAR COMPANY. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC START OXIDIZING AND PEELING AWAY 2 YEARS AGO. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A SMALL SPOT AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF AND NOW IT IS MANIFESTING TO ALL OVER THE ROOF. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR 2007 CIVICS FOR PAINT PEELING AND I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED. I FEEL AS HONDA IS MOST ASSUREDLY BEING DECEITFUL WITH THEIR CUSTOMERBASE AND CERTAINLY NOT TAKING CARE OF THEM AS THEY SHOULD. I FELT SAFE AND CONFIDENT PURCHASING A HONDA JUST KNOWING THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND KNEW I WOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES IN THE END. SILLY ME.

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS NOW. IN THAT TIME I HAVE PUT ONLY 20000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES TWICE ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE CAMBER OF THE TIRES IS AFFECTED BY THE REAR CONTROL ARMS. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENSION TO WEAR, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN BREAKING MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AFFECTING MY STEERING. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE UNEVEN INNER TIRE WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY ON THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES MIGHT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS ALSO BECOME A QUITE EXPENSIVE PROBLEM FOR ME TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON THIS VEHICLE. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THANK YOU! *TR