WHILE DRIVING 30MPH TIRES WOULD JUST CHUG. LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD EVENTUALLY GO FLAT. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TIRES ROTATED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
1997 Honda Civic complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
THE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ITS TRACK
CONSUMER HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND CONSUMER COULDN'T USE THE AIR CONDITIONER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED REAR ENDED THE HONDA CIVIC, CAUSING IT TO HAVE A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OVER 100 MPH. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHILE PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, AND RAN IN TO BACK OF THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
NO SUMMARY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SPEED CONTROL WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 4-6 MPH WHEN ENGAGED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER, OWNER BELIEVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK *ML
MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.IMPROVE LOYALTY
CONSUMER HAD HEAD-ON COLLISON AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MUSCULAR INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED BECAUSE OF THE GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT EVENTUALY RELEASED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
FRONT END NOISY AND SHAKES WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND UP. ALSO,WINDOW FELL OUT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND DOOR PANEL IS FALLING OFF. *AK
GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT DURING APPLICATION. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE MATS. **AK
THE CRANKSHAFT: PULLEY BROKE, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA, MAKING IT HARD TO STIR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GRABS / LOCKS UP WITHOUT DECELERATION ( LOCKS BELT IN POSITION ). *YC
WINDSHIELD AIR LEAK IS CAUSING NOISE.
PAINT FAILURE. *YC
SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. MJS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DID DURING ACCIDENT. *YC
TWO PREMATURE FLAT TIRES. (P185/65R14 FIRESTONE) YH
GAS PEDAL STICKS AND AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATES. NO ACCIDENTS YET. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A REAR END COLLISION AT APPROX. 55 MPH IMPACT. DEALER/MFR. HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY COSUMER
REAR VIEW MIRROR SWIVELS EXCESSIVELY WHEN FLIPPED TO REDUCE HEADLIGHT GLARE. MIRROR NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DISTRACTION. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A POTENIAL HAZARD.
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAR AS IT WAS COMING TO A HALT, ROLLING FORWARD AT ABOUT 2MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS FLOORED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND ENGINE TURNED OFF...STILL KEPT ROLLING FORWARD, AS IF BEING PUSHED. ONLY THING NOT TRIED WAS EMERGENCY BRAKE. ENDED UP HITTING CAR IN FRONT ON BOTH INCIDENTS. ROAD WAS DRY THE FIRST TIME, WET THE SECOND. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON IN EITHER INCIDENT. HONDA MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.
WAS TRAVELING 25MPH & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE SITTING TOO FAR OUT IN THE LANE. LEFT FRONT END PUSHED BACKWARDS. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHOSE HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HAD CUTS TO FACE & LIPS FROM BROKEN WINDSHIELD. *AK
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO USE THE HAND BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND GO OVER TO THE SIDE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED / REPAIRED AND REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY DEALER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH A NEW VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE? THERE GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY . CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES TO 4000 TO 5000 RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THAN HAS TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND CONSUMER HAD A FUSE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. *AK
AT 24,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURLEY WORN OUT, AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED OR CUT DUE TO PULSATION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HEADLAMPS/DASHLIGHT VOLTAGE FLUCTUATES.
WINDOWS HAVE COME OFF TRACK, NOISY CLUTCH, BRAKES AND ENGINE. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A RATTLING AND BUZZING SOUND WHEN RUNNING.
WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK FLAT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE; THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND.
EXPERIENCED REPETITIVE POWER SURGES WHILE ACCELERATING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS BETWEEN 2400 AND 4000 RPM.
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CONTINUALLY NEED REPLACING.
HORN BUTTON PLACEMENT DESIGN IS POOR, DUE TO DELAY IN LOCATING BUTTON TWO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED.
AFTER RIGHT FRONT IS RAISED A NOISE EMINATES FROM LEFT/REAR QUARTER AS IF IT'S POPPING BACK INTO PLACE DUE TO A WEAK SEAM OR WELD.
FRONTAL COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.
POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE LEFT REAR VIEW MIRROR.
HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT FOCUS PROPERLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
THE DESIGN AND CONTRUCTION DETAILS OF SEATS HAVE AND ARE CAUSING TRAUMA TO LOWER BACK AND HIP OF DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
FRONT HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE FOCUSED PROPERLY.
FRONT HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE FOCUSED PROPERLY.
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, DRIVER STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AND MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND. AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SUSTAINED THERMAL 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF BOTH HANDS, WRISTS/BICEPS AND CHIN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
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