1998 Honda Civic complaints

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, WITH CENTERAL COMPUTER CONTORL, BATTERY SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DRAINS, SOMETIMES DOES NOT, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE SOMETIMES , DEALER UNCOOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, CONSUMER FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD, DEALER STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 55 MPH. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT STOP. ALSO, BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WHILE PARKING, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP OVER TWO CURBS AND A GRASS HILL (ONE CURB ON EACH SIDE OF THE HILL), SIDESWIPING ANOTHER CAR UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY CUT OFF. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND DENIES THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCELERATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPACE, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A LIGHT POLE. REASON UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE CHANGED LANE, AND FOR SOME REASON IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SPINNED AROUND, HITTING A TREE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

ENGINE WONT START ON HOT DAYS

WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND PULLS TO THE SIDE. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER , BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS BROKEN. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT 55-60 MPH,AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A HIGHWAY RAIL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DAUGHTER INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, HIT BY ONCOMING CAR GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. WEARING SEATBELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, WAS FLUNG INTO PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CAR. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NEITHER STRIKING HER. WAS FLUNG BACK TO DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. AMBULANCED TO HOSPITAL WITH A FRACTURED LEFT RADIUS, SEVERELY DISPLACED FRACTURE OF LEFT CLAVICLE AND SCRAPES AND CONTUSIONS TO LEFT KNEE. 3/25/99 WRIST FRACTURE HAS HEALED, CLAVICLE STILL NOT HEALED AND NEITHER IS KNEE. CAR TOTALLED. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY SEATBELT DID NOT WORK. I AM HOWEVER VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WOULD GRATEFULLY APPRECIATE SOME KIND OF RESPONSE FROM MY COMPLAINT. HOW CAN I GET A RESPONSE FROM HONDA?

VEHICLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA ADMITS THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR SAFTEY PROBLEM.

THE FUEL LINE UNDER REAR SEAT LEAKED. YH

WINDSHELD IS ANGLED SO MANY STONES HIT WINDSHIELD. 3 CURRENT STONE BREAKS

OWNERS INSPECTION OF DISASSEMBLED TRANSMISSIN REVEALS THAT REVERSE SHIFT FORK HAD BEEN RIDING ON REVERSE GEAR, APPARENTLY CAUSING PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN ANY MODE. METALLIC PARTICLES FROM DISINTEGRATING GEAR DAMAGED STUB AXLE AT OUTER BEARING AREA. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVES DISPUTE THIS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE.

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO A HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS PULLED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS IN 5TH GEAR AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I FINALLY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF [KEY] AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM, THAT THEY WERE 99% SURE THE CAR MAT MUST HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. I DON'T THINK SO.

AFTER LETTING SOMEONE IN REAR SEAT. THE FRONT GOES TO RECLINING POSTION, NOT THE UPRIGHT, DRIVING POSITION. *AK

WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE. ( FIRESTONE P185/65R14-855-M+5 ). *YC

FABRIC ON LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR PANEL WORN EXCESSIVELY.

FAULTY HEAT SHIELD ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. MJS

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *YC

THREE TIRES FLAT. *YC

BRAKE PADS NOISY. *YC

TIRE BLOW OUT. *YC

ASHTRAY SPRING FAILED. *YC

ENGINE COMPUTER FAILED. MJS

LEFT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. *YC

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

TIRE FAILURE. YH

SUNROOF RUBBER MOLDING DOESN'T FIT. YH

MIRROR FAILED. YH

ELECRICAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR FAILED. YH

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. *YC

BUMPER FAILED. YH

WINDSHIELD FAILED TWICE. YH

ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL. YH

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE GETS LOOSE EVEN AFTER REPAIR. YH

GLASSES FOR ALL WINDOWS DO NOT APPEAR NORMAL (RESIDUE) CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. YH

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES AIR BAGS. WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOO EARLY, CAUSING UNNECESSARY DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET.

TIRE FAILED PREMATURELY. (FIRESTONE 185/65R1485S).YH

TIRE FIRESTONE (P185/65 R 14 855) FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. YH

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS SLIGHTLY AT INTIAL ACCELERATION. YH

EXHAUST HEAD PIPE FAILED. YH

ENGINE FAN BELT FAILED. YH

SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY JERKED (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY) WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, ESPECIALLY AROUND 40 MPH. IT ALSO DOWNSHIFTED AT ODD TIMES, LIKE GOING DOWN HILLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 12/12 & THEY REPORTED "NO PROBLEM FOUND." ON DEC 27 THE ENGINE MADE LOTS OF NOISE BUT HAD LITTLE SPEED & MY FAMILY HAD TO DRIVE THE HANDICAPPED CAR THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RATION WAS WRONG. THEY SAID THE MORE THEY WORKED ON IT, THE WORSE IT BECAME. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT EVEN WITH THE HELP OF HONDA EXPERTS, SO THEY INTENDED TO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER WRECKED THE CAR & THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR A MONTH. WE WANT A NEW CAR BECAUSE WE DON'T TRUST THE RELIABILITY OF THE CAR BUT HONDA & THE DEALER AREN'T COOPERATING. *AK

VEHICLE STRUCK REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, BRAKES WERE LOCKED AT 40 MPH, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK,ALLOWING DRIVERS FACE TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HONDA CONTACTED, AND HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING OR CHECKING THE CAR. STATED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, AND IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG, THEY WOULD REPLACE PARTS.