1999 Honda Civic complaints

TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE AND/OR FREEZE INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 1MPH TO 25MPH. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER BEING HOOKED TO COMPUTER THE PROBLEM DIAPPEARED AND COULD NOT BE REPEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US AND ON THE REPAIR FORM IT SAID THAT CUSTOMER WILL DRIVE AND MONITOR. 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING. MY WIFE HAD HE SON IN THE CAR AND LUCKEY ENOUGH THEY WERE ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES

VISUAL RUST SPOTS ON INTERIOR SIDES OF BOTH DOORS. SUNROOF MAKES WEIRD NOISE ON BUMPS.

FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO ALERT OF ENGINE PROBLEMS, SO NO OIL OR ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF.THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING ANY OIL TO IT,AND OF COURSE THIS ALSO INVOLVES A MALFUNCTION OF THE "OIL PUMP".

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING I A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLUTCH SLIPPING WITH ONLY 8000 MILES NOT RACED REGULAR DAILY DRIVING DEALER SAYS NORMAL

DESIGN FLAW OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELT OPERATED ERRATICLY TRAPPING THE CHILD IN THE SEAT WITH THE BELT PORTION WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD NECK. HOWEVER, THE BELT WAS REMOVED BY CUTTING THE BELT OFF FROM AROUND CHILD'S NECK. DEALER REPLACED THE SHOULDER BELT. *YC

CONSUMER'S SON HAD A FRONT END COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY- DRIVER WAS INJURED. NOT SURE OF HOW FAST DRIVER WAS TRAVELING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

PAINT IS CHEAP AND CAN ALREADY SEE SHEET METAL.

POWER LOCKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS REAR DOORS ARE INOPERABLE, THEY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PAINT CHIPPING NEAR THE SUNROOF AREA... RUST ACCULUMATIONG BECAUSE OF IT.

VISIBLE RUST NEAR THE WINDOW AREA ON BOTH DOORS ON A 99 CIVIC.

POWER LOCKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING, BOTH DOORS NOT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ,AND DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, GEAR JUMPS INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, VEHICLE IS POPPING OUT OF GEAR. *AK

MISC. MULTIPLE SAFTEY ISSUES. IN SOUTHERN.CALIFORNIA, EVEN THE VISOR CLIP IS A SAFTEY ISSUE. ALSO, UPON REVIEWING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED I NOTICED THAT THE OPTION TO RELEASE INFO TO THE MFG., WAS SELECTED AS " NO" PLEASE DO SEND ME A AUTHORIZATION *AK

WHEN OPENING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS WHILE BEING PARKED ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE, BOTH DOORS CLOSED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH STARTS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW BELOW THE PLASTIC MOLDING AND IS CONTINUING TO GROW LARGER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE WINDOW, AND THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS A PEBBLE STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE CRACK WAS INITIALLY NOTICED IT WAS ABOUT 3 IN. IN LENGTH. IT HAS GROWN CLOSE TO 6 IN.. THE WINDSHIELD OF A 2+ MONTH OLD CAR CANNOT DEVELOP A 6 IN CRACK FROM A LITTLE PEBBLE WITHOUT THERE BEING A STRESS FRACTURE OF SOME KIND WITH IN THE ORIGINAL GLASS. FURTHERMORE THE CRACK STARTS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD FURTHER SUGGESTING A DEFECT. INTEND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN REVERSE, AND ALSO GRINDS IN 3RD AND 5TH GEAR. DEALER SAID IT WAS OWNER'S FAULT. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGH AND TRYING TO PULL OUT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, LOST CONTROL, AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WIFE HAD STOPPED AT REDLIGHT. SHE BEGAN TO PROCEED IN DRIVE WHEN CAR SUDDENLY POPS INTO REVERSE. SHE ALMOST HIT A CAR BEHIND HER. HARD TO GET CAR OUT OF PARK AT TIMES.

OWNER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. STEERING WHEEL CRACKED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, STOPPED AT A LIGHT. GOT READY TO PULL OFF, AND VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS, ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. AT VARIOUS TIMES VEHICLE IS HARD TO START

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A CREAKING / GROANING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL / DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS / THE FRONT HEADLINER AREA. HOWEVER, ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DEALER TO BE FIX, PROBLEM STILL EXIST,POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *YC

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS ARE NON-FUNCTIONING WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ARE "ON" WHICH RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY AND MAY BE POSSIBLE INJURIES IF COLLISION OCCURED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS IMPROPERLY LOCATED AND IS NON-ADJUSTABLE CREATING A VERY LARGE FORWARD LOOKING BLIND SPOT FOR PEOPLE 5'10" AND TALLER. A POSSIBLE REMEDY WOULD BE TO MOVE THE MIRROR UP 1" HOWEVER THE MIRROR IS CURRENTLY NOT ADJUSTABLE. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE LARGE BLIND SPOT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE ACCIDDENTS AND POSE SAFETY RISK TO OTHER MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. *AK

POWER LOCK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR IS INOPERABLE, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER. *ET

CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND ACCELERATION POWER SEEMED TO BE REDUCED, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A TREE, RESULTING A ROLLOVER. BUT ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING UP. AT THAT POINT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON, THE ENGINE STILL WAS REVVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPOILER PREVENTS A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT DUE TO ITS HEIGHT.

AT 3:30 P.M. ON 1/19/99 MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND PARKED THE 99 HONDA CIVIC EX JUST OUTSIDE HER FRIEND'S GARAGE. SHE LEFT THE SUNROOF OPEN SLIGHTLY AND REMOVED THE IGNITION KEYS. AT 4:15 P.M WHEN SHE CAME OUT TO GET INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE SUNROOF AND COULD NOT SEE INSIDE THE WINDOWS. HER FRIEND CALLED 911. HOWEVER THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDED THE VINYL SIDING THAT MELTED & BUCKLED ON THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE. IT'S A SHEER MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO MORE DAMAGE WAS DONE. HAD IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE PIEDMONT HONDA DEALERSHIP 1/19/99 AROUND 9:30 A.M. HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT OUR HONDA CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR WHAT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT OF SOME SORT.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT, TIRES WOULD TOUCH THE VEHICLE'S BODY ON EITHER SIDE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

SPOILER DESIGN WHICH IS ABOUT 4 INCH ABOVE THE TRUCK OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW IN THE REAR WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK