2009 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT EMITTING ENOUGH LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED WITH BRIGHTER BULBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ

INSANE AMOUNT OF CLEAR COAT PEELING IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR. ROOF HAS SOCCER BALL SIZE OF CLEAR COAT DAMAGE. HOOD HAS SPIDER WEB ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THE CLEAR COAT IS DETERIORATING ON THE ROOF, HOOD, AND TRUNK.

DARK GRAY COLOR FADING VERY BADLY ON THE ROOF OVER FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS NOT WASHED FREQUENTLY AND HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE.

WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO AN ISLE OF A PARKING LOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINDING A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING AROUND, JUMPING A CURB AND CRASHING INTO A TREE, AND FOUR OTHER AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON THE PARKING LOT CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE TO FIVE AUTOMOBILES INCLUDING MY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

STOPPED AT AN STOP LIGHT IN TOWN WHEN VEHICLE RPM SUDDENLY WENT TO 5900 RPM AND VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK BUT RPM STAYED AROUND 5900-6000. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE ARE OVER 50 CASES OF THIS SAME BEHAVIOR REPORTED ONLINE, IN ALL CASES THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR COMING FROM BOTH BACK TIRES.THEY BOTH WEAR FROM THE INSIDE. HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR,THEY BOTH ARE ALREADY WEARING ON INSIDE. HONDA DID AN ALIGNMENT WHEN TIRES WERE NEW. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE FRONT AND NOW I GETTING EXCESSIVE ROARING SOUND IN THE FRONT AND VIBRATION WHEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS.CAR ALSO NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY FIND NO PROBLEMS. *TR

AIRBAG DEFECT. *TR

REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THAT LOCKED UP AFTER 3 YRS

I HAD UNEVEN WEAR ON MY TIRES AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT ACCOMPLISHED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AT FIRESTONE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT TO ALIGN THE CAMBER ON THE RIGHT BACK REAR TIRE THEY WERE FORCED TO LEAVE IT AT -1.7...WHICH IS .02 OUT OF TOLERANCE. THE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT ARE IS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER BUT THE MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH 2006-2009 HONDAS DUE TO THE ARMS DESIGN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE STEERING, SUSPENSION, AND TIRE WEAR ISSUES. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX BROKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK AT SUCH AN EARLY STAGE. *TR

IN 2014 WE RECEIVED NOTICED OF A RECALL ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC, ABOUT THE CLEAR COAT PAINT JOB. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HUGHES HONDA IN WARNER ROBINS, GA; THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS AND ONLY PAINTED THE SPOTS THAT WERE FADING. IF THE RECALL IS FOR THE ENTIRE CAR, WHY DID THE DEALERSHIP NOT RE-PAINT THE ENTIRE CAR, SINCE THE CAR HAD A CLEAR COAT RECALL ON IT? I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP A YEAR AFTER I TOOK IT TO GET REPAINTED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW IN 2018, THE OTHER HALF OF MY CAR IS FADING.

IN EARLY AUGUST, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK BROKE AND YOU COULD NOT ENTER THE DOOR WITH A KEY. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE CHARGES TO GET THE LOCK REPAIRED AND TO MATCH ALL THE LOCKS WITH THE NEW KEY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

THE HORN STOPPED WORKING A YEAR OR SO AGO. WE REPLACED IT AND THE REPLACEMENT HAS STOPPED WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER HIT THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE CAR IS FADING AWAY AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHY. I WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WOULD BE FREE TO REPAINT THE CAR.

I BOUGHT IT LIKE THAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

2009 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE BLOCK CRACK ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA CIVIC IN MAY OF 2009, AT THE SAME TIME I PURCHASED HONDA FLOOR MATS FOR MY CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT HAS TWO RETENTION HOLES IN IT AND IS RETAINED BY TWO PLASTIC HOOKS THAT ARE MOUNTED ON THE FLOOR. THE HOLES IN THE MAT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR HAVE RIPPED AND NOW THE MAT SLIDES UNDER THE GAS PEDAL OF MY CAR, WHICH CAUSES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I CONTACTED HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN (CONFIRMATION NUMBER:N012014-05-2901759). THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY 3YR/36000 MILES AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER A RESOLUTION TO REPLACE THE MAT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA FLOOR MAT PROBLEM FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. *TR

I OWN A 2009 HONDA CIVIC EX-L WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF. MY PAINT LOOKS LIKE A MUCH OLDER VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH SUCH TERRIBLE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT. I HAVE HAD THE ROOF PAINTED ONCE ALREADY BUT THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE MIRRORS, THE TRUNK IS SPOTTED WITH OXIDATION AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA B/C OF THE PROBLEMS HAVING IT FIXED. I WILL BE TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO BUY HONDA!!!!! VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED AND DISHEARTENED WITH HONDA PRODUCTS! I JUST WANT MY CAR TO LOOK ITS AGE AND NOT LIKE A 40 YR OLD CAR! YOU ARE TERRIBLE TO YOUR CLIENTS BY NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

PAINT BEGAN DETERIORATING IN 2013, AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL AFFECTING MANY SIMILAR CIVICS, BUT NOT THIS ONE (VIN: [XXX]). NORMAL, ROUTINE DRIVING & PARKING. IT IS GOING TO BEGIN RUSTING SOON. IMAGES ATTACHED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 33 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE CONTACT'S RIGHT HAND WAS FRACTURED AND A SHARP PIECE OF METAL SLICED THE WEBBING BETWEEN HER THUMB AND FOREFINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS TO THE RIGHT ARM, BACK ,AND WHIPLASH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ UPDATED 09/28/16.*JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD INTO A BLOCK WALL. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN FEET AND CRASHED INTO A WALL OF A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND MODERATE BRUISING ON THE CHEST, SHOULDER, AND FOOT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,559.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AT RANDOM WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CONTACT ADDED AIR TO THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING FAILURE WAS CAUSING AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRE. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT POPPED OUT FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AFTER SWITCHING GEAR FROM R TO D WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. THE CAR WENT INTO ROLL IN PARK SITUATION. THE CAR IS AT RELATIVE LOW MILEAGE AND HAVE NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. A FAULTY DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY COULD BE REALLY DANGEROUS IF THE INCIDENT WAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD. *TR

PAINT AND CLEAR COAT IN AREAS FROM FRONT TO REAR, ON HOOD, TRUNK AND ON ROOF, IS THIN, PEELING, SPOTTY, OR DOWN TO THE METAL. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND GOT NO SATISFACTION. SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS IT IS NOT A COVERED ISSUE. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN I HAVE READ SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS! NEED IT REPAINTED.

'09 HONDA CIVIC COUPE: 1.) NOTED CLICKING/POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS. COMES FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. 2.) PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AFTER PUT IN PARK HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK. *TR

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR LETTER FROM HONDA FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL SINCE MY MODEL CAR HAS BEEN INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG HAS RECALL BUT SO FAR NO LETTER HAS ARRIVED ! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A DANGEROUS CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW. A BYSTANDER ASSISTED AND REPOSITIONED THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A SEVERE KNEE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY CAR HAS A PAINT DEFECT THAT HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. THIS PEELING PAINT STARTED IN 2014, I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I NOTIFIED HONDA AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY OVER 3K TO GET THE CAR PAINTED. I HAVE PICTURES OF HUNDREDS OF HONDA'S WITH THE SAME PAINT ISSUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

I BOUGHT A SET OF CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT TIRES 205/55/16 FOR A HONDA CIVIC. ON 12-12-13 AND DROVE TO HARRISONBURG VA ABOUT 200 MILES ON 12-17-13. THAT NIGHT THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIT UP SINCE IT WAS LATE WE WAITED UNTIL MORNING TO CHECK THE TIRE AT WHICH TIME IT WAS FLAT. EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE WAS A WIRE GOING FROM NEAR THE WHEEL ALONG THE SIDEWALL TOWARD THE TREAD. IT WAS ABOUT 5 INCHES IN LENGTH AND ABOUT 0.125 INCHES IN DIAMETER. BOTH ENDS WERE IN THE TIRE AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A SLICE IN THE SIDEWALL BENEATH THE WIRE. WENT TO WALMART WHERE THE TIRE WAS EXAMINED, THEY PULLED ONE END OUT BUT THE OTHER DIDN'T BUDGE. HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THEY WERE ALSO NOT ABLE TO PULL THE WIRE OUT. UPON RETURNING HOME I TOOK THE DAMAGED TIRE TO THE STORE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM. THEY CONTACTED CONTINENTAL AND I RECEIVED A FULL REFUND AND THE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO CONTINENTAL. UPON EXAMINATION IT SEEMED THAT THE WIRE WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE DURING MANUFACTURE AS EVIDENCED BY THE "SLICE" IN THE SIDEWALL FROM WHICH THE WIRE EMERGED WHILE DRIVING LEADING TO AIR LOSS, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF PULLING THE WIRE FROM THE WHEEL AREA AND THE ABSENCE OF PENETRATION OF THE WIRE ON THE WHEEL ASPECT.. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE WIRE AND SIDEWALL AND TIRE INTERIOR SHOWING THE ABOVE. MY STRONG FEELING, AND THAT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRE SHOP, WAS THAT THE WIRE WAS MOLDED INTO THE TIRE DURING MANUFACTURE. THE DIAMETER OF THE WIRE WAS MUCH GREATER THAN STEEL MESH WIRE. MOST LIKELY THE WIRE WAS FORCED TO THE SURFACE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF TIRE COMPRESSION DURING THE DRIVE. I ALMOST FEEL THAT IT WAS INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO THE MOLD BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH AND POSITION AS WELL AS THE DIAMETER. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX IS CRACKING AROUND THE DOORS AROUND 40K MILES. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SPLIT AND SWUNG DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT STILL OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY UP. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN REOCCUR. DEALERS WANT 100 TO FIX IT. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2009 BREAK PAD NEED REPLACEMENT EVERY 6 MONTHS TO ONE YEAR. HONDA CIVIC BREAKING SYTEM HAS DEFECT AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. SEE THIS LINK HTTP://BLOGS.LAWEEKLY.COM/INFORMER/2011/02/HONDA_CIVIC_BRAKES_LAWSUIT.PHP

THE CENTER 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. SINCE IT'S AN LED ARRAY AND NOT A NORMAL LIGHT BULB IT COSTS OVER $200 TO REPLACE. ALSO, IT CAN ONLY BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. AN LED ARRAY SHOULD NOT FAIL. BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN SUDDENLY FLIPPED/FELL DOWN AND WAS JUST SWINGING. IT SEEMS THAT THE INSIDE OF THE VISOR SOMEHOW MELTED/CRACKED, AND THE VISOR BECAME DISCONNECTED AND LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR, AS IT WOULD HAVE LIKELY HIT ME IN THE FACE/OBSCURED MY VISION AND POTENTIALLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR HONDA SUN VISORS; HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW, THEY TOLD MY MY YEAR/MODEL WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.

HONDA CIVIC 2009 COUPE 1.8L A/T: CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. EXAMPLE, LEAVING DRIVEWAY, BACKING UP AT SHOPPING MALL FROM PARKING SPACE AND TURNING WHEEL MAKING U-TURN. STARTED AFTER PURCHASE AT 57,000 MI. STILL DOES IT AT 162,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR ON MY 2009 HONDA BROKE OUT OF NO WHERE AND NOW OBSCURES MY VISION WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WONT GO UP ANYMORE. UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT BECAUSE ITS NOT UNDER "WARRANTY" ANYMORE BUT CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S HEEL BECAME STUCK IN A HOLE THAT WAS IN THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

SECOND TIME BRAKE PAD WORN BADLY: FIRST TIME WAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR AS FILED IN MY COMPLAINT # 10525136. NOW JUST OVER A YEAR LATER AND ONLY 12,000 MILES MORE (32,700) I FIND MY LEFT FRONT OUTER BRAKE PAD IS WORN TO 10% WHILE THE INNER PAD IS AT 85%. RIGHT TIRE PADS AT BOTH AT 90%. NOISE STARTED ABRUPTLY TWO DAYS AGO SOUNDING HORRIBLE. HAVE TO SPEND NEARLY AN ADDITIONAL $200.00 FOR NEW PADS AGAIN. NOISE CONTINUES EVEN WHEN NOT BRAKING - LEADING ONE TO BELIEVE THERE IS NO RETRACTION OF THE PAD AGAINST THE ROTOR. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED WHEN THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A NEIGHBORING YARD STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE AND OTHER WITNESSES INDICATE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A CHATTER STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. DROVE IT TO OUR MECHANIC (1 TO 2 MILES AWAY) AND HE SAID THE STEEL BOLT BROKE THAT HOLDS THE BELT TENSIONER TO THE ALUMINUM ENGINE. HAD IT FIXED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON AUGUST 8, 2013 WHILE DRIVING. THIS TIME THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP IT AND CALL FOR A TOW. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE SAID UPON TALKING TO HONDA DEALERS, THIS HAPPENED IN 2006 AND 2007 AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RECALL YET FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR A 2009 HONDA CIVIC AND NO PERMANENT FIX. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR JUST QUITS WHILE IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE AND THE BRAKE ASSIST IS GONE, WHICH PUTS LIFE AT RISK. CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO? *TR

NOTICEABLE METALLIC SOUND COMING FROM FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE INNER BRAKE PADS ARE WORN AWAY (DOWN TO THE WEAR INDICATORS), BUT THE OUTER BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE 50% LIFE AND THE ROTORS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE WARPED, CRACKED, OR WORN. CALIPERS AND PISTONS ARE ALSO FINE. DEALER CAN OFFER NO REASON WHY BRAKE PADS WORE OUT SO QUICKLY. NEARLY ALL MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY MILEAGE, SO THE DEALER'S EXPLANATION OF "DRIVING HABITS" AND "STOP AND GO TRAFFIC" DO NOT SEEM LIKELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,971.

RIGHT BUSHING ON SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS BROKEN, WHICH IS NORMALLY SEEN IN OLDER VEHICLES WITH HIGHER MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

RAN OFF ROAD HIT THE MEDIAN HAD 4 YR OLD SON IN CAR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR