2004 Honda Civic complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DEACTIVATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR NEW YEARS EVE HE WAS PARKED AT A LOCAL DONUT SHOP AND DECIDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SPOT . AS HE WAS BACKING OUT THE REAR WINDOW WAS NOT FULLY DEFROSTED AND HE HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. HE WAS DOING LESS THEN 10 MILES AN HOUR AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSING MY CAR TO BE TOTALED DUE TO THE COST. I'M HAVING IT REPAIRED AS I DO LOVE MY CAR BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AT THIS LOW A SPEED. 3000 FOR AIR BAGS THAT I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A RECALL ON AND FIXED IT JUST WRONG. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

HONDA HEADLIGHTS FOG UP INSIDE THE LENS WHEN RAINING OR HUMID OUTSIDE. THIS FOGGING OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS DIMINISH THE LIGHTING OUTPUT TO NON-EXISTENT. I ALMOST CRASHED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD. I MADE HONDA AWARE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WHEN CALLING HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAY ANY HONDA DEALER CAN FIX THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I WENT TO VARIOUS HONDA DEALERS THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HONDA HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MANUFACTURERS. *TR

ON JULY 12, 2014 MY HUSBAND (DRIVER) AND MYSELF (PASSENGER) WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH WE HIT A PARKED DODGE RAM TRUCK HEAD ON. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SIX FRACTURED RIBS. I HAD A BLACK LEFT EYE, A SEVERE CONCUSSION, A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE (BLEED ON THE TOP OF MY BRAIN), MY TOP FRONT TEETH WERE EMBEDDED IN MY TOP LIP AND HAD A COMPLICATED VERTICAL TOP LIP LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES. DUE TO DAMAGE OF MY TOP LIP I NO LONGER HAVE FEELING AT THE LOCATION OF THE LACERATION OR WHERE MY TEETH WERE EMBEDDED IN MY TOP LIP AND WAS TOLD I WILL NOT GET IT BACK. DUE TO THE LACERATION I HAVE A VERTICAL SCAR FROM ABOVE CENTER OF MY LIP THAT GOES TO THE INSIDE OF MY LIP. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER OUR ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG RECALL CAME OUT. WE LOOKED AT PHOTOS OF THE INSIDE OF MY HONDA. UP UNTIL THIS TIME WE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE MY HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES CAME FROM. LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THE AIRBAG EXPLODED. THUS IT CUT MY FACE AND CAUSED ME TO GO INTO THE DASHBOARD AFTER EXPLODING CAUSING THE SEVERE CONCUSSION AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. HAD THE AIRBAG STAY INFLATED AS IT SHOULD I WOULD OF NOT SUFFERED THE HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES. SOME OF WHICH WILL NOW HAVE THE REST OF MY LIFE. ...UPDATED 01/06/15 *BF

2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS IN HIS VEHICLE. *TA UPDATED 01/22/15

OWNED A 2004 HONDA CIVIC CAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HEARD ABOUT THE HONDA AIR BAG RECALL NOV. 2014. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO AIR BAG RECALL WITH THIS CAR YET?! THIS IS MALFUNCTION IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AT ALL. SOMEONE HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE' LIVES. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. WHEN I HIT THE GAS ALL IT DID WAS REV UP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WAS ABLE TO START MOVING THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR. IT WAS OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR BUT WENT ON AGAIN. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NO AIR BAG RECALL WITH THIS CAR...I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS AIRBAG IS SAFE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000.

HOT AIR WAS NOT BLOWING. NOTICED LITTLE BIT OF GREEN COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THERE WAS ENOUGH COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. SERVICE TOLD ME THAT HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND NEED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY OTHERWISE CAR MAY BECOME STALLED ANYTIME. 5 MONTHS AGO SAME DEALER PERFORMED TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP MAINTENANCE. MILEAGE IS VERY LOW FOR HEAD GASKET RELATED ISSUES. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DENT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HONDA AIRBAG RECALL (ATTN: ALICIA HAIN) *TGW 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW, IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED, TO INCLUDED HIS VEHICLE. *JB

I NOTICED MY AIRBAG OR SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A HONDA FACILITY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY DID REPAIR WORK BUT A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE ALSO HAD MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ELECTRIC REPLACED BUT AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING UP WHEN IT RAINS. THAT IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V353000 (AIR BAGS), THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INVOICE STATING ONLY THE BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG INFLATER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FULLY SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,041.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO AIRBAG RECALL. CUSTOMER WAS INFORMED THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WOULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE BUT OFFERED NO ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. *TR

CALLED AMERICA HONDA ON 11/12/14. ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM. WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HONDA SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR, AFTER GIVING VIN NUMBER. I ASK WHY THE AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT REMAINED ON. HONDA SAID SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPECULATE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ONE PLACE ON THE INTERNET SAID HONDA WAS GOING TO DO A RECALL STARTING NOV.24 2014. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY WIFE OR MYSELF GETS HURT BEFORE THE RECALL STARTS? *TR

I HAVE MADE REPEATED CALLS TO HONDA AMERICA AT 1 800 999 1009 I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER FROM ANYONE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS CAR HAS A TAKATTA AIRBAG WHICH IS A POTENTIALLY A SMALL BOMB MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER AND OR DRIVER. I'VE CALLED TWO HONDA DEALERS IN THE SEATTLE WA AREA AND THEY WILL NOT DIRECTLY ANSWER THE QUESTION, ALL THEY WILL SAY IS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME!!! GIVEN THE STATE OF ETHIC S AND HONESTY IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY I AM SOMEHOW A BIT DISTRUSTFUL OF CORPORATE JAPAN, CORPORATE AMERICA....TO SAY NOTHING OF GENERAL MOTORS AND THE PROBLEM OF IGNITION SWITCHES PURPOSELY BURIED FOR YEARS...EXECUTIVES SHOULD BE JAILED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED "ON" FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A DEALERSHIP HANDLING MY AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WILLETT HONDA SOUTH IN MORROW, GA., TO BE "INSPECTED," THEY CLAIMED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE AIRBAGS IN STOCK EVEN THOUGH MY HONDA CASE MANAGER SAID THEY DID. THE DEALERSHIP WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIND OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH MY CAR TO GET ME TO SPEND MONEY THERE, THEY WERE ALSO EXTREMELY FLIPPANT ABOUT MY CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH NOTHING HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE CAR AT ALL. THE PERSON HANDLING MY CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE BASICALLY SAID "WELL YOU HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR 10 1/2 YEARS, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN." I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WOULD BE THIS WAY ABOUT AIRBAGS THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. *TR

INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT OUR CAR IS UNDER A RECALL THIS WAS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND OF TODAY'S DATE(10/26/14) HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION AND WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP THEY REPLY THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON HONDA. CAN I DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY. WHO IS CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR GET A FILM OVER THEM THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY AND CANNOT BE REMOVED BY COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP ABOUT EVERY SIX MONTHS AND HAVE THEM USE A POWER BRUSH TO REMOVE THE FILM. I SEE THIS CONDITION ON OTHER CARS AND AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL OR OTHER MOVEMENT FROM MANUFACTURERS AND/OR THE GOVERNMENT TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY HANDS AT THE 3 AND 9 POSITION WHEN I REACHED OUT WITH MY EXTENDED INDEX FINGER TO ACTIVATE THE LEFT SIDE TURN SIGNAL FOR A LANE CHANGE. WHEN I FLICKED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER DOWN THE FORCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO TURN OFF THE ROTARY LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH ON THE END OF THE STALK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. IT WAS AT NIGHT EACH TIME AND I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT TO FULL DAYTIME BRIGHTNESS. THE ROTARY CONTROL NEEDS MORE RESISTANCE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DASH LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR JUMPED HARD OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO THIRD. THEN THE CAR WAS JERKING LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES HARD SO I TRIED SHIFTING TO 4TH AND THE JERKING GOT WORSE WITH A GRINDING NOISE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND KEEP ON THE ROAD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH IT ALL JUST HAPPENED WITH OUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION VERY UNSAFE AND EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

PAINT STARTED TO FADE IN 2011 AND THIS YEAR IT HAD PROGRESSED RAPIDLY. THE WHOLE BACK HALF OF THE ROOF HAS FADED TO THE METAL AND IT'S STARTING TO ON THE TRUNK. ALSO THE CLEAR COAT IS FLAKING OFF ON THE REAR BUMPER. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOTHING. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND COME TO FIND PUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PAINT CORRECTED THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW 10 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT HONDAS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST A "LIFETIME" RIGHT? NOT SIX YEARS. *JS

PASSENGER SLICED FINGER OPEN ON CHROME PLATING WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEGAN DELAMINATION. CHROME PLATING IS ON EXIT HANDLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR VERY SIMILAR TO CASE 10526049.

MY CAR ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARKING LOT AND WENT INSIDE A BUILDING. I WAS NOT HURT. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BUILDING AND ANOTHER CAR I HIT SUSTAINED A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A JUMP START. THIS FAILURE RECURRED OVER TWENTY TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V106000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S PARTICULAR YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,878.

WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE TO REGULAR FLUID EXCHANGE FOR 80K MILEAGE, HONDA SERVICE EXPERTS SAID, COMPLIANCE BUSH FOR THE FRONT WHEEL HAS BEEN CRACKED. THEY ALSO SAID IT IS PRETTY SERIOUS TO DRIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE REPAIRS. NONE OTHER VEHICLES HAS THIS KIND OF DEFECTS AND IT IS NEVER MENTIONED IN HONDA MANUAL. SIMPLE SEARCH IN THE INTERNET RESULTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. CONSIDERING THE PRETTY SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE, CONSIDER SAFETY FACT ON HONDA VEHICLES BASED ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS GROWLING AND RUMBLING IN LOW GEARS, SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY WANT TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I FIND AT 77000 MILES THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. RESEARCHING HAS AMOUNTED TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC HAS PERSONALLY SEEN 4 VEHICLES IN PAST FEW MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC 5 SPEED MANUAL EX MODEL IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE FASTER THAN NORMAL , IT ALMOST CAUSED A LADY TO HIT ME IN THE READ END. IT IS CAUSING A JERKING , LURCHING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS ALSO CAUSING THE DRIVE AXES TO WOBBLE CAUSING THE ROTORS TO SHIMMY THE TIRES. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID FROM THE SOUND AND A TEST DRIVE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING BAD. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY HAD RECALLS BUT NOT ON MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE PARKED IT. HONDA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLINE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH 200-2005 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC IT DECIDED TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY AND LEAVE ME STRANDED ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST INFORMED PART OF RECALL. NO CHARGE. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART TO ARRIVE AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM YET. SINCE GETTING THE AUTOMOBILE BACK, THE LIGHT HAS NOT APPEARED. MORE CONCERNED WITH THE INCONSISTENT EXPERIENCE AS THE LIGHT SHOULD STILL BE ON AND ITS NOT. *TR

PAINT BEGAN PEELING FROM SIDES OF REAR WINDOW, THEN FROM SIDE WINDOWS ON THE REAR. NOW THE ROOF PAINT IS BUBBLING. *TR

CHROME PLATING ON DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE LEVER PEELING OFF. DAUGHTER CUT HER FINGER ON SHARP PLATING WHILE OPENING DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVE WAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF SOMETIMES ON THEIR OWN. I THINK THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE 2002-2003 CIVICS. APPARENTLY 2004'S ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALSO. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. *TR

I NOTICED METAL BARS STICKING OUT OF THE HEADRESTS OF MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THESE ARE THE BARS THAT GIVE THE HEADREST ITS STRUCTURE, BUT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CUSHIONING THAT PROTECTS THE BAR FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGERS' SKULL. WHATEVER CHEAP CUSHIONING ONCE EXISTED HAS WORN AWAY AND THE BARS ARE EVEN VISIBLY PROTRUDING FROM THE HEADRESTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK OF THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES THAT MIGHT BEFALL A PERSON WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE CHEAP LACK OF CUSHIONING IN THEIR HEADRESTS. ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A COLLISION OF ACCIDENT, OR ANY OTHER OCCURRENCE IN WHICH A PERSON'S HEAD WOULD SLAM INTO METAL BARS INSTEAD OF SAFE CUSHIONING. DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY ARE CERTAINLY IN THE BALLPARKS OF THIS NEGLIGENCE. *TR

ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I TWICE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE FIRST TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO SUCCEED IN INSERTING THE KEY. THE SECOND TIME IT TOOK A FULL 5 MINUTES. I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM NOW LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM COVERED BY THE 2003 CIVIC RECALL, BUT HONDA AMERICA REFUSES TO COVER IT. THEY DID SAY I'M WELCOME TO SEND THEM THE DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I GO TO GET IT REPAIRED TO SEE IF THEY'LL CONSIDER COVERING IT. THE REPORT I FILED WITH THEM IS #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ALSO COULD NOT BE OPENED WHEN USING THE KEY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE, SHE WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. I CAME TO FIND OUT FROM RESEARCH THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD MANY OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES HAD SHORT CIRCUITED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE COMBINATION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH), BUT THE 2004 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TODAY, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE S 2004 HONDA CIVIC IN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AS IF IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL.. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH LITTLE RESULTS. THE BRAKES FELT SO HARD AS IF THEY WERE LOCKED. THEN I DECIDED TO CHANGE GEARS TO D2 AND TOGETHER WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR A BIT. AFTER THAT, I PULLED OVER THE BRAKE DOWN LANE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR BUT I STILL COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WITH THE HELP OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AS IF IT WAS ACCELERATING. THIS IS WHEN I DECIDED TO PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND FOLLOW BY A LOUD NOISE THE ENGINE FINALLY STOP RUNNING....THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT.... *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MOVING FROM TWILIGHT TO NIGHT, I SUDDENLY NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING ON EITHER SIDE. WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE BULBS, FUSES, AND RELAYS WHICH ALL APPEARED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PARKING LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND WE DISCOVERED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS STILL WORKED. WE WERE IN A RURAL AREA SO THERE WAS NO PLACE TO STOP BEFORE OUR DESTINATION TO EITHER GET REPAIRS OR WAIT FOR DAYLIGHT, SO WE HAD TO CONTINUE ON WITH HIGH BEAMS. I CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER TODAY (9/25/12) TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, KNOWING THAT THE HEADLIGHT RECALL HAD RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDED TO 2003 MODEL YEAR, BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THEY OFFERED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR BUT DID NOT SUGGEST HOW TO REPORT THE DEFECT TO NHTSA OR OTHERWISE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO 15-20 MPH TO BE READY FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE FRONT CAR WAS ABOUT 20 FEET, I HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, ALL THE SUDDEN, MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. AND BOUNCED BACK STOPPED. I WAS WONDERING, "WHY WAS THE CAR SPEEDING UP WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, ?" THOUGHT I MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL, TO TEST IF MY BRAKE WAS GOOD, I HIT THE BRAKE ONE MORE TIME, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP AND HIT THE FRONT CAR VERY HARD AGAIN AND DAMAGED BOTH CARS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST CHANGED MY BRAKES AT HONDA DEALER ABOUT HALF YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN END OF 2003. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE BRAKE TROUBLE. THE DAMAGE WILL COST ME AT LEAST $4000. REPAIR , VALUE DECREASE AND INSURANCE . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A PLACE I CAN GET COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR