1996 Honda Civic complaints

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE SLIPPED OUT OF TRACK, FAILED TO GO UP. (MS)

FRONT BRAKES CONSTANTLY LOCKED UP. *AK

JACK COLLAPSED WHILE CHANGING TIRE.

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILED TWICE.

BRAKE BOOT FAILED.

WINDSHIELD SEALANT FAILED.

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

WINDOW OFF TRACK, AND NEEDED REPAIR.

LEFT FRONT HEAD LIGHT FAILED.

HEAD LIGHT FAILED DUE TO BROKEN SEALS.

CAR ALARM WENT OFF, HOWEVER VANDALS HAD NO TROUBLE QUICKLY DISABLING THE ALARM. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM IS INSUFFICIENT.

PROBLEM WITH HEAD REST.

HAD PUT HOOD OF VEHICLE UP; SUDDENLY THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ON HOOD BROKE & HOOD COLLAPSED. HAD CAUSED A LARGE DENT IN HOOD ARE WHERE BRACKET WAS. *AK

HEAD LIGHT FAILURE.

SIDE/FRONT DOORS WOULD NOT STAY OPEN.

THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWS WATER TO BLOCK DRIVER'S VIEW ON OUTSIDE MIRRORS AS WELL AS WINDOWS. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY HAZARD.

BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE LEAKS THAT ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND ACCUMULATE INSIDE. THE LENSES FOG UP ANS SOONER OR LATER THIS MAY LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG BECAUSE THE LIGHT KEPT ON GOING ON AND OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND TURNED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, SPINNED AROUND AND HIT THE BACK OF A ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK ALSO PASSENGERS SEAT COLLASPED.*JB

THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT SLIDES UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO FASTER THAN DESIRED. DEALER. SUGGESTED THAT THE OWNER PUT VELCRO ON THE MAT TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. *AK

THE HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL, AND CANNOT BE REACHED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. *AK

WHILE TURNING ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE SLIDES/LOSES CONTROL.

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD NOISE. MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER THAT IT WAS A LUBRICATING PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO WAY OF REPAIRING IT. *AK

SUPPORT ROD THAT HOLDS THE HOOD UP HAS A GIVEN POINT. THE SUPPORT ROD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD TO COLLAPSE ON SOMEONE WHO'S UP UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE MISHANDLING OF THE PERSON WHO WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK

WEATHER WET; DRIVING; STARTED TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY; VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE; HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL; HIT PARKED VEHICLE; 2ND TIME GOING AROUND CURVE 6/13/97, HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS; WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKE CHECK VALVE FAILED.

THE SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT.

WINDSHIELD NOISE.

CAR SKIDS CONSTANTLY WHEN TURNING OR BRAKES APPLIED.

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGH AFTE RSTARTING; ALSO, THROTTLE CABLE BINDING. *AK

HATCHBACK LATCH DEFECTIVE.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED.

FRONT WINDSHIELD NOISE.

REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECTIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE, PRESSED GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL. AT THAT TIME BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO FACE AND EYES. *AK

FRONT DISK ROTORS FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEATER FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR SMALLER DRIVERS.

WINDSHIELD MOLDING FAILED.

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.

THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SINCE DEC. 4TH, 1996. *AK