2004 Honda Civic complaints

THE CLEARCOAT HAS ENTIRELY BURNED AWAY FROM THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK AND IS SPREADING TO THE SIDE PANELS RESULTING IN A MILKY, SPLOTCHY APPEARANCE. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THIS WILL DO OR IF IT WILL SHORTEN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE BUT I DO KNOW IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND IT LOOKS VERY DAMAGED. *TR

STARTED HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I SHIFTED INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. SOUNDS LIKE A BAD BEARING POSSIBLY, I'LL FIND OUT WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR SURE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT IS APPARENT THAT AT MY MILEAGE IT IS MORE THAN COMMON FOR HONDA'S TRANSMISSIONS TO START FAILING. DISHEARTENING TO FIND OUT HONDA DOESN'T HELP WITH GOODWILL REPAIRS FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED TREND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THINKING THAT BUYING ANOTHER HONDA RECENTLY MAY HAVE BEEN A BAD IDEA. *TR

SRS (AIRBAG) LIGHT REMAINS ON. SEAT BELT TENSIONER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CONTROLS NOT ONLY AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY, BUT ALSO SEAT BELT TENSIONERS; THE THINGS THAT HOLD YOU IN DURING A CRASH. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. *TR

THE CAR MAKES NOISE WHEN CAR IS PARKED ON NEUTRAL, THE CAR MANUAL IT ALSO MAKES THE NOISE LOUDER ON FIRST GEAR LIKE AT 2500 RPM. SOUNDS LIKE THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY AND ONCE THE KEY WAS INSERTED, HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN WHEN INSERTED IN THE DOOR LOCK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. IN ADDITION, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE TRUNK AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDERS REPLACED. THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN AN AREA WHERE I DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED. *TR

THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING OR THROW BEARING IN VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING/RATTLING NOISE THROUGH ALL GEARS. I'M LEANING MORE TOWARDS THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING BEING GONE OR SHOT. A LOT OF TALK ON THE WEB ABOUT THESE GOING IN THE EARLIER CIVICS. MORE NOTICEABLE IN 1ST-3RD. I'VE FOUND THROUGH OTHER WEBSITES THAT THEY IS A RECALL ON VIN SPECIFIC HONDA CIVIC UP TO THE YEAR 2004. *TR

INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILURE ...THOUGHT IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE CLUTCH, RELEASE BEARING AND FORK PAID AND REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED...THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND IS A CONSTANT PROGRESSION OF NOISE AND INHIBITS ACCELERATION AND SMOOTH DRIVING ...I FEEL AS IF THE CAR IS READY TO COMPLETELY FAIL AND I'VE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE SO USER ERROR IS NOT THE CAUSE... I'VE ALWAYS STOOD BY HONDA AND THERE PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND HOPE THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOYALTY IS STILL OF HIGHEST VALUE AND THE RIGHT ACTIONS ON THEIR PART ARE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS RECURRING ISSUE IN THERE PRODUCT. I DRIVE OVER 100 MILES A DAY AND HOPE ONE DAY I AM NOT STRANDED OR WORSE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO MY CAR SUDDENLY HALTING DUE TO MISALIGNED GEARS ON THE FREEWAY... *TR

AT 6X,000 MILES MY HONDA SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS NOISE! THE NOISE IS A TERRIBLE CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS UP AND GETS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN ACCELERATING. I'M EMBARRASSED TO LET ANYONE DRIVE IN MY CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SAVE MONEY NOT TO SPEND IT! IF I WANTED TO WASTE MONEY REPAIRING CARS I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT EUROPEAN! I GUESS I'M NOT TAKING ANY GIRLS OUT ON DATES. THANKS HONDA!! *KB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AS ADVISED IN MANUAL. APPOINTMENT OFFERED FOR 2/21/12. DIAGNOSIS: DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE FAULTY. PART "ON NATIONAL BACKORDER"--UNKNOWN WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE, SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A USELESS/POTENTIALLY USELESS SEATBELT AND NO AIR BAGS! *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 45MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WITHOUT MY SEATBELT I MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD'VE GONE THRU THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS INDICATING ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AND IN MY OPINION THEY JUST FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS I STATED EARLIER, THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS ALL BUT GONE. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF AIRBAGS COMPLAINTS THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED HERE. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. I RECEIVED A "RECALL LETTER" FROM HONDA 1/3/12, FOR AN AIRBAG ISSUE. I CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I WAS PART OF A MASS DUMPING FROM HONDA FOR CARS FROM 2000-2004. I THEN TOLD THEM THAT MY SRS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF, WAS ADVISED TO BRING INTO SERVICE DEPT. I DID. WHILE BEING SERVICED, TECHNICIANS SCANNED VEHICLE & CHECKED FOR CODES (WHICH WAS $95) - NO CODES WERE FOUND. THEY THEN RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOT, WHICH INDICATED THAT SRS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACED AND THEN RECHECK. WAS TOLD THAT WOULD BE $495, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT. WAS ALSO TOLD, THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT WOULD BE MY SOLUTION. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS CONTROL UNIT (FOR AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE), TO NEED REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY "WERE UNSURE AND MAYBE A SHORT CAUSED IT. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL UNIT AND MANY THINGS COULD GO WRONG." WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE A SHORT, WAS TOLD, 'NOT SURE, COULD BE WETNESS OR AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION." (WET INSIDE MY CAR, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.) I THEN STATED, THAT THIS SOUNDED LIKE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT TO THE UNIT. I WAS TOLD OTHERWISE. I ASKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT BE ACTIVE AND NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT. WHY IS THERE NO LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE & SYSTEM, (WHICH IS ON ALL CARS TODAY), LIKE THERE IS FOR THE SEAT BELT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC SI EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, MODEL: TRIPLE TRED, SIZE: 205/55/R16 AND GOOD YEAR COMFORT TRED TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 205/55/R16. THE DOT NUMBERS FOR BOTH TIRES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH BOTH SETS OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH SETS OF TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE BELTS IN THE TIRES WERE SHIFTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH SETS OF TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,027 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,466.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTING CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WHERE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS LOCATED, A SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,695.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSISTENTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN TURNING KEY. LIGHTS ON PANEL LIGHT UP BUT NO SOUND AND DOESN'T TURN. AFTER TRYING UP TO 10 TIMES OR AS FEW AS 3 TIMES, THE CAR WOULD START AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THEN AT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD START WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK INTO HONDA DEALER ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011. CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS SO COULD NOT DETECT ACTUAL PROBLEM. DROVE CAR HOME AND DROVE FINE. LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT NIGHT, SO WASN'T GOING TOO FAST THEN DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL SHE STARTED BRAKING. THEN REALIZED THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THE STEERING FROZE, THE CAR JUST STALLED. THEY PANICKED AND DROVE UPHILL AND LET IT ROLL BACK SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO STOP IT THEN CAME TO A STOP AND PARKED IT. SOMEONE CAME TO ASSIST, JIGGLED THE WHEEL AND IT WAS FINE AND THE CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS AFTER. DROVE THE CAR HOME. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN IN CASE IT LOCKS UP AGAIN ESPECIALLY AT A HIGHER SPEED AND WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL. RESEARCHED IT ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS SOME RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCH WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION. THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS AND THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE US AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I CHECKED MY VIN AND THERE WAS NO RECALLS BUT IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER RECALLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING

I AM UNABLE TO GIVE A VIN NUMBER SINCE MY CIVIC IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP ([XXX]) WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED MY SPEEDOMETER OR MPH RARELY WORKS. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IT WILL WORK TEMPORARILY. I'VE DISCOVERED WHEN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR HONDA CIVIC. FOR SAFETY REASONS, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? 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 IGNITION LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO INSERT THE KEY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 12/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 722. UPDATED 12/21/11

SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. READ ONLINE SEARCHES AND SAW THAT OWNERS OF THE 7TH GENERATION HONDA CIVICS FROM 2001-2004 HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 10/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA THEY ARE REPLACING MY BATTERY PACK WITH BRAND NEW ONE FROM THE FACTORY. I AM PAYING ONLY PARTIAL COST THEY ARE PAYING THE REST OF THE COST. [XXX] UPDATED 10/12/2011 *LN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LOUD NON-STOP TRANSMISSION BEARING NOISE BEGAN. IN EVERY GEAR. POPS OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES. DIFFICULT TO GET INTO GEAR AT TIMES. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GEAR IN SLOWLY TO GET IT INTO GEAR AT TIMES. THIS HAS CAUSED ME DIFFICULTIES IN TRAFFIC & WHEN GEARING DOWN TO TURN OR STOP. ALMOST REAR ENDED AT TIMES DUE THIS. A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS HAD SO MANY 2004 CIVICS IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS. HE WARNED ME THAT WHEN IT GOES OUT THE CAR MAY COME TO A STOP. ALSO, THE CAR JERKS AT TIMES WHEN I AM ACCELERATING. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET HIT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOTS. I FEAR FOR THE FAILURE WHEN ON THE FREE WAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I CHANGED THE OWNERSHIP INFORMATION WITH AMERICAN HONDA. I LATER CHECKED IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN NOTICES OR RECALLS. HONDA TOLD ME THERE WAS NONE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAD A NOTICE ALERTING OWNERS TO CVT BELT SLIPPAGE. HONDA SENT THIS NOTICE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHEN THE OWNER CHANGED, HONDA SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THIS NOTICE OPEN AGAIN. SENDING A NOTICE TO A PREVIOUS OWNER DOES NOT INFORM THE OWNER AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS KIND OF NOTICE IS TO ENSURE THE OWNER HAS THE INFORMATION. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILING IN OPERATION. HAD I RECEIVED THE NOTICE, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE SLIGHT SHUDDER WAS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SAFELY, RATHER THAN FAILING CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE ROAD. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THEIR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO CONSIDER ALL NOTICES (UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS REPAIRED) RE-OPENED ON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. OTHERWISE, THE PURPOSE OF THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, POSSIBLY LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE FAILED (AS IT DID IN MY CASE) OR WORSE. I DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND THEY MAINTAINED THAT ONCE A NOTICE WAS SENT ON AN ISSUE, THE NOTICE WAS CLOSED WITH RESPECT TO THAT VEHICLE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. THE PURPOSE OF A NOTICE IS TO ALERT THE OWNER, NOT THE VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS $3500 TO REBUILD. IS A DAILY PROBLEM. NEVER GOES AWAY. A MECHANIC AT HONDA TOLD ME IT IS THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH HONDAS FROM MID 1990'S TO 2004. HE SAID IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF MAINTENANCE & GOOD DRIVING. HARSH GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING CAR OR CAR IS IDLING. NOISE STOPS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO PUT INTO GEAR. I HAVE TO EASE IT INTO GEAR AT TIMES. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE FOR WHEN THE BEARING COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS FALLS APART. IF I AM DRIVING WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME, I MAY BE RAN INTO WHEN MY CAR COMES TO A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO LEAVE TOWN IN MY CAR. I GET ANXIETY EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

WE HAVE HAD BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE BATTERY FAILED AT 82K MILES, JUST PAST THE 80K MILE WARRANTY. NOW, AT 91K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN REVIEWING OUR RECORDS, IT SEEMS THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 51K MILES, AS A "SURGING" WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SUCH THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE WE WERE COASTING. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THE STOPPED (FOR WHATEVER REASON). TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN AT 71K MILES AS THE SHUDDERING. DEALER BURNISHED, AND THEN WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICES AT 74K MILES. IT BEGAN AS "SURGING" WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE REVVING EVEN WHEN WE WEREN'T ACCELERATING AT 51K MILES. THEN THE SHUDDERING STARTED AT 71K MILES. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES AT 74K MILES. SHUDDERING STARTED AGAIN AT 91K MILES & WE ARE BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAID THAT HONDA AMERICA WILL PAY FOR THE RECALL IF THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MILES, BUT ONLY ONCE. IF THIS PROBLEM REOCCURS, ISN'T IT OBVIOUS THAT IT'S BY FAULT OF HONDA? AND THAT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCUR EVERY 20K MILES? THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO DEMAND A RECALL ON THE PART OF HONDA AMERICA. *KB

ENGINE HEAD GET SO HOT THAT IT MELTS THE SPARK PLUG TO THE HEAD, EVEN MELTING THE HEX NUT ON THE SPARK PLUG. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN AIR BAG SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

MY 2004 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN A TURN THROUGH A NON STOP LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY AN UPCOMING CAR, THAT WOULD HAVE MISSED ME IF THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FAIL. I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR THAT WAS PUT OUT WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM, AND UNLESS I COUGH UP $8,000 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION I AM SCREWED. FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THE COST WOULD BE $2,000, BUT IT IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. ON TOP OF ALL THIS HONDA WON'T RELEASE THE PATENTS SO THAT YOU CAN BUY THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX IT ON YOUR OWN. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE FRAUD TO ME! WHY WONT NHTSA FORCE HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES? DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO BE KILLED, MAIMED OR INJURED TO MAKE COMPANIES REPAIR FAULTY VEHICLES? *TR

HONDA CIVIC LX 2004 4-DR SEDAN. LEFT TURN SIGNAL NOT CLICK BACK IN SUBZERO TEMPERATURES 20* AND BELOW. HONDA SERVICE DETERMINED AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF COMBINATION SWITCH. REPAIR COST 185 PLUS TAX. I DECLINED REPAIR AS I CONSIDER IT A FACTORY ISSUE. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY DECLINED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, CITING EXPIRED WARRANTY AND AGE OF CAR; I DISAGREE WITH THEM ON BOTH AND HOLD THEM TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WHAT LAWYER WOULD TAKE THIS CASE? ALSO AT ISSUE IS A FRONT COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS CRACKED: $560 PLUS TAX, AND BGI--THROTTLE BODY SERVICE $140 PLUS TAX. AGAIN, AHMC CONSIDERED BUSHINGS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE & I DISAGREE. I WANT THIS ON RECORD AGAINST AHMC FOR FAILURE TO PAY FOR THE BUSHING & TURN SIGNAL REPAIRS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT NO FEDERAL AGENCY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER AHMC TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR THAT CONNECTS WITH THE LARGER SRS SAFETY SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS SENSOR INDICATES A FAILURE, THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIRBAGS ARE TAKEN OFFLINE AND PREVENTED FROM BEING DEPLOYED. THUS, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HONDA OF PASADENA, WHERE THEY RESET THE SENSOR, TESTED IT, AND DECLARED THAT IT WAS NOT FAULTY. SO THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, NOR GIVE ANY DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SENSOR TRIGGERED FOR NO REASON, SO IT IS LIKELY TO TRIGGER AGAIN FOR NO REASON, DISABLING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. I CAN'T TAKE THIS CHANCE GIVEN THAT I AND MY FAMILY HAVE A LONG ROAD TRIP NEXT WEEK. SO I NEED TO PAY $320 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. ONLINE HONDA-SPECIFIC FORUMS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH A MYSTERIOUS TRIGGERING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR. THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 OTHER CASES THAT I COULD FIND. I REPORTED MY CASE TO HONDA CORPORATE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXISTED AS YET FOR THAT SENSOR. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL KEEP A RECORD OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SENSOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK, THE LATCH FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

HONDA CIVIC 2004 DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, PASSENGERS SIDE DEPLOYED, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS *TGW THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CLICK BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE COMBINATION SWITCH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE AIR BAG LIGHT YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,700.

I HAD A CRACK THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION GEAR FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER ALL OF THE WAY OUT AND 75% FRACTURED FROM ONE SIDE OF THAT COG CYLINDER TO THE OTHER. I REPLACED PART # 23451-PDM-A00 AND 23531-P24-J00 AT A COST OF $2241.75 AT THE SHOP AND ANOTHER $261.93 IN CAR RENTAL FEES. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST CHECKED IN AT THE SHOP ON 9/14/2010 AT 60,715 MILES BUT IT WAS CRACKED AND MAKING THE NOISE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME HE HAD NOT SEEN A GEAR CRACK LIKE MINE HAD IN 15 YEARS AND ESPECIALLY AT 60,000 MILES AND THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION IT HAD BEEN A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH LANDING ON ITS SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND WILL BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AT A LATER DATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 05/31/11 UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW IN MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY CLOSE WHEN I PULL UP ON THE TOGGLE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. I EITHER PULL THE SWITCH MANY TIMES, OVER AND OVER, UNTIL THE WINDOW CLOSES, OR I HAVE TO LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN. *TR

2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE STARTER KIT, THE CV AND SOME OTHER STUFF. NOW, AT 113,000 THE TRANSMISSION IS WHINING AND JUTTERING. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I HEAR THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THE HYBRID TRANSMISSION IN JAPAN, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE HERE, TOO. *LN

ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY - WHILE DRIVING CAR TO GARAGE FOR REPAIR, ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE HAZARD FLASHERS TO SIGNAL DANGER (AND COULD NOT OPEN ELECTRIC WINDOWS TO USE HAND SIGNALS). I DON'T THINK THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE HONDA CIVIC BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. EMERGENCY BATTERY BACKUP FOR HAZARD FLASHERS MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR FUTURE DESIGNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN LOUD ROAR, THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS HEADED TOWARD A TREE AND ABRUPTLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS MINOR BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHENEVER IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD CONCERNS OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,139.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

I HAVE HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, STARTED AS A JUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING BUT AFTER THE DEALERSHIP BURNISHED THE TRANSMISSION A FEW TIMES AND CHANGED SOME PARTS AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN BECAUSE THIS YEAR CAR IS KNOW TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. THE JUDDER HAS NOW BECOME A HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SOMETIMES WILL DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. NOW THAT THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION HONDA SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AGREE THAT IT HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY BUT IT IS STILL DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU EXPECT THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND IT DOES NOT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL BUT HONDA WILL NOT DO A RECALL, I GUESS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE.

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN I TOOK MY CAR TO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA FOR A SMOG CHECK WITHOUT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS MY CAR PASSED THE SMOG CHECK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT THE FACILITY ONE DAY LATER MY CAR HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAME UP WITH A CODE THAT THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER . I BECAME SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS RECOMMENDATION SO I STARTED LOOKING THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND READ THAT AN ENGINE LIGHT ON COULD BE POSSIBLY A LOOSE GAS CAP. SO I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW ORIGINAL FUEL CAP I WENT TO THE DEALERS PARTS DEPARTMENT AND PURCHASED A NEW FUEL PRESSURE CAP I NOTICED THAT THE REPLACEMENT CAP DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL BUT THE PART DEPARTMENT PERSON SAID THAT IT WOULD WORK JUST FINE I THEN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PRESSURE CAP. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN I CHECK THE FUEL PRESSURE CAP AND IT IS LOOSE I TIGHTEN IT AND IN ANOTHER DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF. AND IT KEEPS DOING THIS UNTIL NOW SOMETIMES ON SOMETIMES OFF I ALSO SEE THAT MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ERRATIC IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR BUT I JUST DID NOT THINK THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM I HOPE THAT SOMETHING GETS DONE ABOUT THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT I PURCHASED NEW HAS AN IMA BATTERY PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER BY CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE AND IMA LIGHTS TO ACTIVATE. THE CODE SAYS THE IMA BATTERY HAS DETERIORATED AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I PULL ONTO THE INTERSTATE I HAVE TO GIVE IT FULL THROTTLE JUST TO MERGE IN WITH TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BATTERY CAN'T PROVIDE FULL ASSIST LIKE IT USED TO. SOMETIMES IT CAN'T GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED FAST ENOUGH AS CARS COME FLYING UP ON MY BUMPER OR THEY WHIP OUT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND FLY PAST ME. I CALLED THE HENDRICK HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT ONLY HAS AN 8 YEAR 80000 MILE WARRANTY BUT THE HONDA INSIGHT HAS A 157000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS JUST LIKE THE HONDA INSIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT FOR ME AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND RELATED ISSUES WITH MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC LX, 2004 . WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS CAR SINCE LAST 6 YEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. ON NOV. 1ST WE WERE DRIVING THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK; CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECT SMOOTH WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. DURING EVENING HOURS WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME AFTER WORK. CAR STARTED FINE AS USUAL BUT SHE DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND AS SOON AS SHE REACHED ON THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE (NJ) SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SHE PULLED OVER CAR IN THE SHOULDER LANE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. SHE CALLED THE POLICE FOR HELP, AS SOON AS POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, CAR BUSTED IN THE FLAMES. POLICE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP AND SOON WHOLE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND STARTED TO BURN WITH HIGH FLAMES. BY THE TIME FIRE TRUCK SHOWED UP WHOLE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL THAT THE RUNNING CAR WITH NO PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS AND FINE RUNNING CAR ALL OF SUDDEN CAUGHT IN FIRE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME FAULTY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MAY BE DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DEATH IN THIS INCIDENCE. HOWEVER MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURN DOWN AND DESTROYED. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. DID ANYONE BEFORE REPORTED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL OF CAR WHICH MAY SUGGEST MANUFACTURE DEFECT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WASN'T CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE HONDA VOLUNTARY SERVICE WARRANTY EXTENSION 06-009 FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM TRIGGER;THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,500.