2006 Honda Civic

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2019· STEERING,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE AUTO TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. FINDLAY HONDA HENDERSON (933 AUTO SHOW DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (702) 381-4926) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

• 12/31/2018· ENGINE

  THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED (ACCORDING TO DEALER) EXACTLY LIKE AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048 WHICH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR, BUT WHICH A BUNCH OF US OWNERS ARE OUTSIDE OF NOW. SO MY CAR IS GARBAGE UNLESS I SPEND 2-7K FIXING A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I STARTED OVERHEATING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AS AND LIMPED HOME TRYING TO NOT LET THE ENGINE GET TOO HOT (DIDN'T WORK).

• 12/31/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSED THE TIRES TO COUPLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

• 12/31/2009· VISIBILITY

  SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE MELTING AND CRACKING CAUSING THE VISORS TO HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP INTO PROPER POSITION. THIS CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/31/2006· EQUIPMENT

  I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND LAST FALL MY AC STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD A PEBBLE HAD GONE THROUGH THE OPEN GRILL AND DAMAGED THE CONDENSER. THEY SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE WHICH IS ALMOST NOT NOTICEABLE. VERY LIGHT AND CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AC TO STOP WORKING. THIS IS POOR DESIGN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AND, IT SEEMS, IT IS NOT CONFINED TO JUST THE CIVIC BUT WITH SEVERAL HONDA VEHICLES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD ME TO GO TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HOGWASH. I'M NOT GOING TO PAY A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE OR THE $700 REPAIR BILL. I AM GOING TO FIGHT HONDA ON THIS ONE, AND I HOPE OTHER HONDA OWNERS WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *NM

• 12/30/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO MEL RAPTON HONDA (3630 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821, (916) 436-8364). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10118211 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

• 12/30/2016· SEATS

  I EVENT RECALL ON HONDA ODYSSEY SEATS THAT WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED... EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH OUR CIVIC COUPE. RARELY DID WE MOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT WHEN WE DID IT WOULD FREQUENTLY NOT LOCK IN PLACE AFTER AWHILE WITHOUT A VERY JERRY MOVEMENT WITH WEIGHT IN THE SEAT... WE'D FORGET TO CHECK AND COME TO A STOP SIGN AND I'D SLIDE FORWARD OR ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY AND I'D SLIDE BACK, JUST AN INCH OR SO, BUT I WAS AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE BELIEVED US /SAW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. POINT IS READING THE RELEASE TODAY - - THERE COULD BE MORE HONDA VEHICLES AFFECTED. WE HAVE SOLD THE CAR SO I CAN'T PROVIDE ANY MORE INFO. DATE BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE.

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL IN MAY OF 2016. IT IS NOW COMING UP ON JANUARY OF 2017 (SEVEN MONTHS LATTER) AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION ABOUT GETTING THIS DEFECT CORRECTED. WHEN CAN I EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN?

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL ON AUGUST 19, 2016, WE TOOK OUR HONDA TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. OUR DEALER RAN INTO A PROBLEM WITH A MOUNTING BOLT (APPARENTLY A BOLT WAS CROSS-THREADED AND TWISTED OFF). A CALL TO HONDA AMERICA CONFIRMED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OUR DEALER ORDERED THE PART THAT DAY. AND HAS OF THIS WRITING NOT YET RECEIVED THE AIR BAG FROM HONDA AMERICA. OUR DEALER GAVE US A LOANER CAR FOR TWO MONTHS, BUT THEN TOOK IT BACK AND GAVE US OUR CAR BACK, WITHOUT A FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG, ON OCTOBER 31, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO NOT PUT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. (IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR BACK, I HAD TO SIGN A STATEMENT ON THE WORK ORDER SAYING I HAD REFUSED A REPAIR, BUT I WAS NOT OFFERED A REPAIR TO REFUSE. I HAD TO SIGN THE WORK ORDER OR NOT GET MY CAR BACK.) JUST PRIOR TO THE DEALER CALLING AND TAKING THE LOANER BACK, I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AMERICA ABOUT THE DELAY IN DELIVERING THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. I HAVE RECEIVED NO REPLY. SO IT HAS BEEN FOUR AND ONE-HALF MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN WAITING ON A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA AMERICA; I BELIEVE MY DEALER HAS ACTED IN GOOD FAITH. ATTACHMENTS: - ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE - WORK ORDER FROM MY DEALER - MY LETTER TO HONDA AMERICA

• 12/29/2010· VISIBILITY

  BOTH VISORS SPLIT OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I CANNOT USE THEM TO BLOCK THE SUN AND HAVE TO DUCK UNDER THEM TO VIEW THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

• 12/29/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING THROUGH RURAL VIRGINIA WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUICKLY JUMPED TO THE HOTTEST SETTING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT MY 2006 CIVIC WITH 87,000 MILES HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. I PLAN TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE BLOCK INSTALLED. *TR

• 12/29/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK TO LET INDIVIDUALS CROSS AND WHILE I WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND IT FELT LIKE I REALLY NEEDED TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD.. A LITTLE SCARY. *NM

• 12/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  HAVING SAME ISSUE IT SEEMS IS WIDELY COMMON FROM MY RESEARCH WHERE THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT FAILS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE KNOCKING OF THE MOTOR. WE'VE NOTICED IT FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AT LOW IDLE TO LOW SPEED, BUT ONCE RPM IS OVER 1K IT IS FINE AND STRAIGHTENS OUT.

• 12/28/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX CLOCK LIGHT AND HEATER KEEPS GOING OUT THEN THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS GO OFF AND IT COMPLETELY DIES ON ME. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AT 4 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY ALL SAID IT POWERS UP GOOD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

• 12/28/2009· SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE REAR SEATS WERE CUTTING INTO THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62450. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

• 12/28/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS THE DRIVER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY REQUIRING SIX STAPLES. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. *TR

• 12/28/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE A/C WAS NOT THROWING COOL AIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN BRANDON FL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONDENSER TO THE A/C WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD, SOMETHING STRIKING IT THROUGH THE GRILL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL THAT I PAID WAS OVER $400.00. MY CONCERN WAS ADDRESSED TO A DISTRICT MANAGER, HE STATED THAT DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD HONDA WOULD NOT PAY. I BELIEVE THAT A POOR DESIGN FEATURE BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOT COST ME. *TR

• 12/27/2019· ENGINE

  WE BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN 2013, ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP NOT DISCLOSE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION PUT OUT ON THE CAR IN 2010. WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THAT CAR, AND BOUGHT ANOTHER. TERRIBLY DANGEROUS THE HAVE AN ENGINE BLOCK CRACK. THE BLOCK DID CRACK IN DECEMBER 2019. AMERICAN HONDA WILL DO NOTHING. PASSED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION.. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL. THE CAR WITH ONLY 129,000 IS GARBAGE AND WE ARE OUT MONEY. WE WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN. WE'VE BOUGHT AT LEAST 10 IN OUR 27 YEAR MARRIAGE. THE CRACKING COULD HAVE EXPLODED THE ENGINE!

• 12/27/2006· STRUCTURE

  2006 HONDA CIVIC HARBORS MICE IN AIR DUCTS/HEATER FAN/CABIN AIR FILTER ASSY. HONDA REFUSES TO PUT SCREEN ON INPUT TO OUTSIDE AIR INLET. MICE INFESTED CAR. I HAVE ALLERGYS THAT CAUSE ME TO SNEEZE AND HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS. I BELIEVE THESE ATTACKS LEAD TO DANGERS WHILE DRIVING. HONDA SAYS 'MICE STUFF' IS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY DEALER 'VACUUMED UP 'MICE STUFF'. HOWEVER ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT GUIDLINES VACUUMING 'MICE STUFF' CAN CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD. SHOULD BE DISINFECTED.

• 12/26/2014· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  BOLT THAT CONNECTED TENSIONER, TO BELT SHEARED OFF. CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. CAR BECAME NOT DRIVABLE. MIGHT HAVE CAUSED INJURY AT HIGH SPEED, OR LOSS OF CONTROL. A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC, ACCORDING TO INTERNET COMPLAINTS! DESIGN PROBLEM? ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT PROBLEMS REPORTED. *TR

• 12/26/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT LEAK. ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC. *TR

• 12/26/2010· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE FAILED AND JUST HANG DOWN. THIS IS SERIOULY DANGEROUS SINCE THE HANGING DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR INTERFERES WITH THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAYS, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 36,000 MILES (IT HAS 43,000) IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO APPLICABLE RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA. *TR

• 12/26/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BEGAN SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE ONE WEEK AGO, TOOK CR TO SHOP 3 DAYS LATER, TOLD THEIR IS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. 2006 CIVIC, UNDER 4 YEARS OLD, BUT 68K MILES, SO DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AS THEY HAVE SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THEIR DISTRICT MANAGER APPROVED THEM COVERING 50 % OF THE ESTIMATED COST OF $3100 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE / BLOCK. WHILE I APPRECIATE THEIR GENEROSITY, I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO COVER IT 100 %, AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE R18 ENGINE USED IN THE 2006 CIVIC. THAT I WAS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE MADE IT PASSED 60K MILES BEFORE THE CRACK APPEARED SEEM IRONIC. I SUGGEST THAT HONDA MAKE GOOD ON A 90 / 10 REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, 90 % OF THE COST COVERED BY AMERICAN HONDA. IF THIS WAS SOME OTHER BRAND WITH A LESSER REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY, I WOULD NOT BE SO SURPRISED, BUT THE HONDA NAME LEADS ME TO EXPECT BETTER. *TR

• 12/25/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  MY HONDA HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAND WAXED IT TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006. THIS PAST YEAR, THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK BEGAN TO PEEL OFF. THE CAR NOW LOOKS LIKE ITS 20 YEARS OLD AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BOTH VISORS ON THE CAR HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES, THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE RUINING 100.00 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND THE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY WARP DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE YEAR MODEL. NOW, AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY I CANNOT GET THE ALARM SYSTEM TO STOP SOUNDING. THIS YEAR MODEL CIVIC IS SUCH A LEMON. *TR

• 12/25/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTOMATIC HAD THE BATTERY DIE ON US WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND APPARENTLY THIS COMBO IS A SURE FIRE WAY OF DESTROYING THE ABS MODULATOR WHICH HONDA CHARGES $900 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD HONDA PROBLEM WHICH WAS REVEALED ONCE I STARTED SEARCHING FOR WHAT THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH MEANT. MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND HERE. HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/CANADA-EAST/83944-ABS-LIGHT-E-BRAKE.HTML HTTP://WWW.ANSWERBAG.COM/Q_VIEW/1057973 HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-TECHNICAL-CHAT/231978-ABS-BRAKE-LIGHTS-AFTER-HUB-BEARING-REPLACEMENT.HTML. *TR

• 12/25/2006· WHEELS

  THE RIM ON THE CAR BROKE TOO EASILY. I RAN OVER A POT HOLE ON THE FREEWAY AND IT CRACKED THE INSIDE OF THE RIM AND FLATTENED THE TIRE. THE CAR IS ONE MONTH OLD AND ONE RIM PLUS THE TIRE WILL COST $600. *NM

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PART NUMBER AND MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TAKATA AIR BAG, PART NUMBER: 77810-SNA-A82ZA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V572000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF ...UPDATED 02/02/16 *BF UPDATED 07/20/16.*JB.....UPDATED 07/26/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARS HONDA COMMITTED AN APPARENT FRAUD CONCERNING PREMATURELY STOPPING AN AIRBAG RECALL. UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS UPDATED 05/15/18*JB *CN

• 12/23/2013· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,127.

• 12/23/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A BROKEN AUTO TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT; HOWEVER, THE BOLT DID NOT HOLD THE PIVOT ARM AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THREAD WITHIN THE BOLTS WAS DAMAGED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSTALLED HELI-COL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE THREADS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK; HOWEVER, THE BOLT SLIPPED AGAIN. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE HELI-COL WAS INSTALLED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC IT VOIDED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,050.

• 12/22/2016· ENGINE

  I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY A HONDA REPAIR SHOP THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE SERVICEMAN RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT HONDA USA REGARDING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED. I CONTACT HONDA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY CANNOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR USED WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE WAS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR UNLESS I NEEDED A REPAIR AT A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO REPRESENTATIVES SO FAR AND RECEIVED THE SAME "STANDARD" ANSWER. "WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE WITH THE CAR AND THAT'S WHY WE ISSUED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY." I EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT BY PAYING 100% OF THE REPAIR COST WITH NO TIME OR MILEAGE LIMIT. AS AN OWNER OF TWO ACURAS AND A HONDA, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR APPROACH TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CAR. THIS DEFECT IS NOT THE CUSTOMERS FAULT. I AM CONTINUING TO PURSUE A RESOLUTION THAT ENDS WITH HONDA TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT IN THESE CARS. I PRAY THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT BEFORE HONDA FINALLY MAKES THIS RIGHT OR NHTSA FORCES THEM TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL. I NOW HAVE THE VEHICLE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE MANY TESTIMONIALS THAT DESCRIBE THAT DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THAT WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AS AN ACURA AND HONDA OWNER, I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE SKEPTICAL ABOUT HONDA AS A COMPANY THAT I HAD ALWAYS REGARDED AS VERY GOOD IN THE PAST.

• 12/22/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SHOULD YOU HAPPEN TO LOSE BATTERY POWER, HONDA'S "IMMOBILIZER" ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL LOSE ITS MEMORY AND UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE OWNER'S KEYS. HONDA'S SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE UNIT AND KEYS NEED TO BE RE-CODED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN A YEAR'S TIME. NOT ONLY IS THIS COSTLY, INCREDIBLY INCONVENIENT, BUT A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD IT HAPPEN ON A ROAD TRIP. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANY ACCOMMODATION OR FIX OF THIS PROBLEM.

• 12/22/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT BROKE. TENSIONER FAILED AND BELT LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TENSIONER BOLTS. *TR

• 12/22/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH WHICH WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE FAILING. 07V402000. *TR

• 12/21/2017· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. HAD THE ENGINE FAILED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS LUCKY AS I HAVE. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE BLOCK TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. HONDA WILL NOT RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OVER THE 10 YEAR TIME FRAME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL REGARDLESS OF AGE AND MILEAGE. IT'S SHOULD BE ABOUT SAFETY FIRST. CURRENTLY HONDA ONLY RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE NUMBER 10-048

• 12/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. GAUGE MAY SHOW AS 'FULL' WHEN EMPTY; OR INDICATE 'EMPTY' WHEN FULL. AT TIMES, GAUGE LIGHTING IS OFF AND WILL NOT REFLECT EITHER 'FULL' OR 'EMPTY' FUEL TANK. HAS ALSO INDICATED AS CONTAINING FUEL IN TANK, WHEN IN REALITY IS NEAR EMPTY, WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT SUFFICIENT WARNING.

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY BEGAN PERFORMING WHAT IS KNOW AS A CALIBRATION WHERE ALL MOTOR ASSIST CEASES AND THE BATTERY RECHARGES. ONCE IN A WHILE THIS IS OKAY HOWEVER IT GRADUALLY GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUENT TO THE POINT IT BECAME A DAILY ROUTINE OR EVEN OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE DAY. ONE COLD MORNING THE IMA (BATTERY LIGHT) CAME ON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO HONDA, THEY PERFORMED 6 SOFTWARE UPDATES. SINCE THAT TIME CALIBRATIONS HAVE INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. THE BATTERY WILL NOW CALIBRATE AFTER SITTING FOR AS LITTLE AS 1 HOUR AND WILL OFTEN CALIBRATE SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A SINGLE COMMUTE. AT ONE POINT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, ABOUT 80 MILES, THERE WERE 5 CALIBRATIONS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR PERFORMED 4 CALIBRATIONS IN A 20 MILE STRETCH. THE IMA LIGHT HAS NOT CAME BACK ON AT THIS POINT BUT I DID TAKE THE CAR TO HONDA. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BECOME OF THE CALIBRATIONS. WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN MERELY ANNOYING I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY POSE A HIGH SAFETY RISK AS SHOULD THE CALIBRATION COME AT THE BEGINNING OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR WILL LOOSE SIGNIFICANT POWER AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN A COLLISION.(WHEN THE BATTERY CALIBRATES, GETTING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE IS LIKE PUSHING A FREIGHT TRAIN). *TR

• 12/21/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL* CONTACTOWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN CRASH. CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE REAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTS SON WAS STRAPPED INTO A SAFETY SEAT. CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/20/2016· ENGINE

  THE CAR HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. PER RESEARCH HONDA IS AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR 2006 - 2009 HONDA CIVICS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS ON THE MOTOR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2006 AND MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2013. WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE MOTOR OR THAT THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST MY DAUGHTER WITH REPLACEMENT OF A MOTOR THAT WILL NOW COST HER $5000 ON A CAR SHE STILL OWES ON.

• 12/20/2009· STRUCTURE

  WHEN GOING LEFT TO RIGHT NEAR FULL LOCK ON THE STEERING OUR HCH WILL POP IN THE FRONT END. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 OR MORE TIMES IN ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. WHEN THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL IT BUMPS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE WHEN ROLLING. *TR

• 12/20/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AFTER BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER RESTARTING ,THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. HOWEVER, THIS GREATLY CONCERNS ME. I NOTED YOUR WEBSITE HAS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WILL DO SO, BUT THE DEALER AND I BOTH AGREE IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MY EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE CONTACTED YOU, INDICATES THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY. *JB

• 12/20/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PARKING. *JB

• 12/19/2016· ENGINE

  TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY HOT. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT HAD RUN OUT OF COOLANT. WE THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS FROM 2006-2009. WHEN WE CONTACTED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE MAY OF 2016 AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. THIS CRACK IN MY BLOCK IS DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THEIR ENGINE BLOCKS, YET THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR HAS HAD NO OTHER ISSUES AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

• 12/19/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TWO DAYS AGO I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS SLOWING THE CAR DOWN USING THE BRAKES. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINES RPMS INCREASED AND BEGAN JUMPING BETWEEN 3000 RPMS TO 4000 RPMS. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED AND I WAS IN DANGER OF HITTING OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS JUMPED EVEN HIGHER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED IT AND DROVE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM (OR SO THEY SAY). THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 8 WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR (SEE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10435619). THIS WAS NOT PEDAL ERROR. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE IN THEIR CARS BUT THERE IS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE GET KILLED. I COULD HAVE EASILY RUN OVER THE 2-3 PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF ME IF I HADN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL RIGHT AWAY. BOTH TIMES WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FELT THE BRAKES SOFTEN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME GLITCH IN THEIR SOFTWARE THAT TELLS THE ENGINE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN BRAKING. INSTEAD OF DOWNSHIFTING THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON SO HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE ERROR. CLEARLY IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM OUT THERE WITH THESE HONDAS. *TR

• 12/18/2012· TIRES,WHEELS

  I AM ON MY 8TH PAIR OF TIRES WITH MY VEHICLE. MY TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSE HEAVY VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES GET NOTICEABLE FLAT SPOTS ON THEM AND THE TREAD WEARS VERY THIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. 2 YEARS AGO WE BECAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVE ONE TIRE BLOW OUT ON US AS IT WAS WORN ALMOST THROUGH THE ENTIRE TIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA SHOULD DEAL WITH. THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH A KIT FOR THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE "SUPPOSE" TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE ARMS REPLACED, FIRST HONDA REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SECOND, THEY PUT THE UPGRADED CONTROL ARMS ON THE CAR AND THEY STILL COULDN'T GET THE TIRES ALIGNED PROPERLY, SO THIRDLY I HAVE TO WAIT SO THEY CAN ORDER SOME AFTER-MARKET CONTROL ARMS TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING ON A FLAT SURFACE THAT THE TIRES ARE SLANTED TOO MUCH. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT IF THEY COULDN'T SEE IT AT PRODUCTION, THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT THEIR HIRING PROCESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

• 12/17/2016· ENGINE

  I STARTED MY VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT AND COLD WEATHER DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE INSIDE STARTED SMELLING LIKE ANTI COOLANT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FLUID AND NOTICED THE BLOCK HAD A CRACK IN IT I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL OF CAR BUT IT'S FOR TEN YEARS OF PURCHASE AND I NEVER GOT A LETTER STATING I COULD GET THIS CHECK EARLIER I NEED HELP

• 12/17/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE IDLE POSITION AND IN PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 12/17/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW CHARGE IMA BATTERY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT LOW POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER TO HAVE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE UPGRADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

• 12/17/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A BIG "ENGINE BLOCK CRACK" WITH ALOT OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS, MANY OF THE OWNERS HAVE ALREADY POST THEIR PROBLEMS ON MANY FORUMS. MANY OWNERS TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HONDA DID REPAIR IT FOR FREE. BUT !!! I STILL THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO AN INSPECTION ON IT AND TELL HONDA TO SETUP A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. HONDA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY IF ITS UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY? AND I STILL THINK HONDA SHOULD FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURES FAULT FOR USING BAD HEATING MATERIAL ON ENGINE BLOCKS. HERES A LINK TO A FORUM SITE ""HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-TECHNICAL-CHAT/42339-MY-R18-BLOCK-CRACKED-CHECK-YOURS.HTML"" P.S. SOME PEOPLE ALREADY MENTION THAT HONDA ALREADY KNOWN THIS PROBLEM BUT NEVER MENTION IT TO ALL THE CIVIC OWNERS........ THIS IS VERY SAD TO HEAR. *TR

• 12/17/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. RECENTLY MY CAR ENGINE BLOCK HAD A CRACK AND FAILED WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. HONDA NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE AND DECIDED NOT TO INFORM ME UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. THIS IS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WITH MY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 12/16/2017· WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE HONDA AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A REAR WHEEL BEARING RECALL. CORPORATE HONDA'S RECORDS SHOW THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2008 BUT DO NOT HAVE RECORDS OF ANY PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL BUT I AM BEING LED IN CIRCLES TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE AND DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS I CAN NOT RISK THE INSPECTION FEE THAT I AM BEING TOLD I WILL HAVE TO PAY. IF NO PARTS ARE ON RECORD FOR BEING REPLACED THEN THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF WITHOUT QUESTION. CORPORATE HONDA NOR MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS SHOWN ANY CONCERN FOR MY SITUATION WHILE APPEARING TO DISMISS MY CONCERNS.