1998 Honda Civic complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT HEAD-ON. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. ALSO, MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ASSISTING WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CONSUMER SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A BAKERY STORE. *AK

SUN ROOF BLEW UP (SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED) WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING THE MAT JAMMED ON ACCELERATER AND GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO GO UNDER STEERING WHELL TO RELEASE MAT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING. *AK

THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO FIX AND DISPITE THE PURCHASE OF AN EXTENDED WARRENTY IT'S NOT COVERED. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER? NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ROLLING BACK ON INCLINES. NOW MY TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED.

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PUSHED INTO PICKUP IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT LEFT AN IMPRINT OF THE LICENSE PLATE FROM THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH IGNITOR FAILED, AND THE ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. ALSO, POWER STEERING FAILED. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT A 40MPH CRASH. COULD NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ON A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS,IN MOTION AND IDLE POSITION--IDLE SPEED IS ERRATIC--IN REVERSE,CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE-WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS WORK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL # 99E015000 HONDA/ACCESSORY FLOOR MATS; THE RECALL REQUIRED HONDA TO FASTEN FLOOR MATS TO PREVENT INTRUSION ON THE GAS PEDAL, WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO STICK IN THE DOWN POSITION. CONSUMER WRITES THAT A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THE ISSUE IS NOW CLOSED. *AK *ML

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING TWO ACCIDENTS, BOTH ACCIDENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END TO WARRANT DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS, INJURY TO CONSUMER DURING 2ND ACCIDENT (FACIAL). YH

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. I WAS PUSHING ON BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO "REV" TRYING TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR, AND AGAIN THE CAR ENGINE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH BRAKES WERE PUSHED. WAS NOT USING FLOORMAT. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE. IN OCTOBER 99, TURNED INTO PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAR INCREASED SPEED. AGAIN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET CAR TO STOP. *AK

A NOISE COME FROM THE BRAKES WHEN CONSUMER WAS NOT BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. COULD HEAR NOISE AT ANY SPEED. *AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP WHEN THE BELT IS ACTIVATED. ALSO, BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE FAILED WHEN CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT. SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RIGHT FRONT FENDER EDGE NEXT TO FRONT EDGE OF THE DOOR PUSHES IN DURING NORMAL USE, THIS HAS BENT THE FENDER AND INTERFACING FROM NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. YH

MY WIFE REGINA WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE HIT A CAR BROADSIDE THAT HAD RUN A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OFFICER PETERSON FROM THE MEADVILLE CITY POLICE FILED THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AVENUE AND NORTH STREET IN THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, PA 16335. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER HEAD,NECK. YH

TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES SLIPPAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, UNABLE TO BE FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME UNTIL HONDA CAN FIND RESOLUTION. MJS

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT QUICKLY OUT OF LANE TO RIGHT. LEFT LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THE STEERING HOSE AND RACK WERE LEAKING (AT 10,000 MILES). I WAS TOLD AT MY APPT. FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND STEERING INSPECTION THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO BOTH, SO THEY WANTED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND LOOK AT THE STEERING LATER. I INSISTED THEY DO THE OPPOSITE AND HALF AN HOUR LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR HOME. CURRENTLY, MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AFTER I REPORTED A SEVERE VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY A CONSTANT SOUND. THIS TOO WAS SHRUGGED OFF OVER THE PHONE AS BEING TYPICAL OF THE CVT AUTOMOBILES. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER I HAD PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER IT WAS "REPAIRED" I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS SHUDDERING AND IDLING DOWN TO 0 RPM'S, ALMOST DYING AT STOPLIGHTS. THIS HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AS THEY DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN REGARD TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

AIR LEAKAGE INTO STRUCTURE DUE TO POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS ALONG FRONT BUMPER/HOOD ENCLOSURE, CAUSING POLLUTANTS TO ENTER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER DISCOMFORT (HEADACHE). MJS

THE SUPPORT ROD FOR THE HOOD IS APPROXIMATELY 1 FT. IN LENGTH, AND IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT FROM THE HOOD HINGE. THE SUPPORT ROD ALSO CONTAINS A MANUFACTURED BEND IN THE CENTER THAT IS MEANT TO FOLD UNDER PRESSURE. IT FAILED. SLIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HOOD WHILE IN THE RAISED POSITION BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.5 INCHES . THE HOOD BENT ON THE ROD. THERE WAS NO EXTRA REINFORCEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURED PLACEMENT AREA PROVIDED FOR THE ROD. THE DAMAGE IS MINIMAL.....ONLY A 1/4 INCH DIMPLE IN THE HOOD, BUT THE HOOD IS SO THIN THAT THE ONLY MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR IS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE HOOD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW; THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD PIVOTS ON THE ROD AT ONLY ONE FOOT IN DISTANCE FROM THE FULCRUM(HINGE). PHYSICALLY IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT DAMAGE IS INEVITABLE.

WHILE IN DRIVE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. SAME WITH REVERSE. DEALER SAYS THAT THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *AK

AT SPEED OF 60 MPH OR MORE, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES CAUSING SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER. YH

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF ELECTRICAL SHORTS / STATISTIC ELECTRICITY RECEIVED FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE DOORS; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. UNLESS CONSUMER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC OR REWIRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH IN MARCH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CHECKED CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS NOT ON. CHECKED GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF STUCK. HAD GUIDED VEHICLE TO OFF RAMP & MANGED TO TURN IT OFF. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL & NOTHING WORKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOW JERKING ALSO, 6 MONTHS LATER. *AK

MY CAR IS TOTALED BY ANOTHER DRIVERS NEGLIGENCE; I WAS TOLD BY A LAWYER THAT BECAUSE MY SON AND I WERE NOT KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT WE COULD NOT FILE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTOR FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLLISON. I CALLED THE MANUFACTOR AND ALL THE LADY TOLD ME WAS THAT SHE WOULD SEND ME A "BROCHURE" ON HOW THE AIRBAGS WORKED. I KNOW MY SON AND I WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY IN THIS ACCIDENT, HOWEVER I STILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ATTITUDE I HAVE RECEIVED. I STILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN OF HEARING MY SONS VOICE SCREAM IN TERROR OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY HEAD AND I THINK ITS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A MOTHER HAS TO GO THROUGH WITH HER CHILD.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APRIL AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRUNK LID WON'T STAY OPEN.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR.

TIMING BELT, DRIVE SHIFT.

FUEL INJECTORS.

CONSUMER GOT INTO ACCIDENT, CLAIMS THAT 2/3 OF THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE BUMPERS WERE MADE OUT OF A MORE CRUSH RESISTANT MATERIAL.

AIR BAGS--HONDA (5-7 MPH) COLLIDED WITH DODGE (30-40 MPH), HITTING THE RIGHT FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. AIR BAGS ON DODGE ACTIVATED, AIR BAGS ON HONDA DID NOT.

VEHICLE KEEPS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK *YC

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

COVER OVER THE FUEL COMPARTMENT FAILED (CAP). YH

POWER MIRRORS ADJUSTMENT FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. OCCUPANT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WERE INOPERATIVE. IT RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

HAVE HAD THREE TIRES GO FLAT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ACCIDENT WAS HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO PULLED OUT DAMAGING ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLOORBOARD LEAK WAS REPAIRED AND SEALED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF OWNERSHIP.( DOT NUMBER: DB7J C11 TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT GETTING CAUGHT UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO ALMOST BE IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP BY HAND. *AK

RCALL 99E015000, FLOORMAT RECALL IS NOT "BROAD" ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER WHO ALREADY REPLACED THE ORGINIAL FLOOR MAT WITH AN AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT BECAUSE OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ORGINIAL FLOOR MAT. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO THE RECALL FOR AN AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER ON THE OCCUPANT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK