2006 Honda Civic complaints

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS STALLED ON ME 7 TIMES NOW. EVERY TIME IT STALLS, I AM AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE GOES INTO IDLE MODE AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES OR I CAN GO, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TRY OR START TO PRESS THE GAS. MOST OF THE TIME I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE CAR STALLS. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. I HAVE NOTICED THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT THE CAR'S AC WAS ON DURING THE STALLS. BEFORE I RESTART THE CAR THERE ISN'T AN ERROR CODE OR ANYTHING DISPLAYED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TESTED AND EACH TIME THEY CONNECT IT TO A COMPUTER AND TELL ME THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG OR THEY CAN'T PRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THERE ISN'T A FUEL PROBLEM BECAUSE I PUT SHELL GAS IN MY CAR EACH AND EVERY TIME AND I CHECKED THE AIR FILTER. I EVEN HAD A TECHNICIAN AT PEPBOYS CHECK THE BATTERY. PEPBOYS SAID THE BATTERY WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET SAY THAT IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER'S IDLE SPEED MAY NEED TO BE READJUSTED AND SOME SAY THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE IS FAULTY. I MENTIONED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE TO THE HONDA TECHNICIAN AND THEY SAID THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE REPORTED IT AND THE CAR STALLS. *TR

THE RADIO ANTENNA (LOCATED IN THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER) IS NOTHING BUT STATIC. I LIVE IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA AND CAN NOT GET ONE RADIO STATION TO COME IN CLEARLY. I'VE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND BY THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO LUCK. THERE IS NO STATIC WITH CD'S - ONLY RADIO (FM MOSTLY). WIRING IN REAR DEFROSTER/RADIO IS COMPROMISED. HONDA SERVICE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE OR INFORMING ME OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. *TR

GOT INTO VEHICLE TO START UP, IT WOULD NOT CRANK, ONCE IT DID CRANK SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 25-30 MPH, DROVE 2 MILE TO MECHANIC. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM THE MECHANIC FOUND 2 CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE BACK SIDE. HE STATES THAT IT HAD BEEN LEAKING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE FOR A WHILE. HE SAID HE HAD NOT SEEN THIS TYPE CRACK SINCE HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS VERY ODD BECAUSE OF WHERE THE CRACKS WERE. HE COMMENTED THAT WAS A DEFECT FROM FACTORY. NOTHING WAS DONE BY HONDA EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE AWARE OF ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE IN THE 2006-2008 ENGINES IN THE HONDA CIVIC. JUST SOL WITH HONDA. THEY COMMENT THAT AROUND 80,000-95,000 MILES THIS WAS WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. CAR HAS 92,000 ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ENGINE WATER PUMP PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AROUND MAY OF 2013, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE SRS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THAT SAME DAY, I DROVE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, THE SERVIDE DEPARTMENT OF WHICH TOLD ME THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS RESET THE LIGHT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT READ THE CODE. THE SERVICE GUY THEN TOLD ME THAT IN THE EVENT THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, THEN I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. DURING THAT TIME, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. WHEN OFF, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHENEVER I DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN TERRAIN. I WENT TO YET ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. AROUND MID-JUNE, THE SRS LIGHT STARTED COMING AND STAYING ON. I CALLED HONDA THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND THAT I CANNOT BE HELPED. I AM TAKING MY CAR IN AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SO THAT AT LEAST I CAN PINPOINT THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IT APPEARS THAT WITH THIS LIGHT ON, MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. IN THE EVENT I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY DISTURBING BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT HAS REALLY NEVER BEEN PUT TO USE. I REALLY HOPE THAT HONDA FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS PARKED IN THE CAR AND WHEN SHE LEFT TO GO TO WORK NOTICED A HUGE POOL OF GREENISH FLUID ON THE FLOOR. HER FATHER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY UP TO OUR MECHANIC (LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY) WHERE HE ADVISED HER THAT SHE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) AND WARRANTY EXTENSION BULLETIN (10-048) FROM HONDA ADVISING OF THIS ISSUE FOR ALL 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS. SHE HAD HER VEHICLE TOWED DOWN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD BE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ACKNOWLEDGES ALL OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS BUT STATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. ALL OF THE TECHNICAL BULLETINS POINT TO THE FACT THAT THEY KNEW THAT ALL 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS WERE POTENTIALLY AT RISK DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. JUST HOPING THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED DUE TO THE SUN AND WAS TILTED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57. *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHEN MY CAR WAS ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD, I STARTED NOTICING WHITISH MARKINGS IN THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THESE LIGHT MARKS HAVE TURNED INTO MAJOR CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHETHER OR NOT THE CAR WAS MOSTLY IN A GARAGE OR LEFT OUTSIDE ON THE STREET. BEFORE GOING INTO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN, I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE WEB AS I HAD A FEELING I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS RIGHT! THOUSANDS OF OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING IN BOTH HONDA CIVIC'S AND ACCORDS, FROM MODEL YEARS 2003 TO 2007, AND THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DETAILING THE PROBLEM. HONDA, APPARENTLY, IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS GLARING DEFECT AND I, FOR ONE, AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR REFUSAL TO STEP UP AND RECALL THE CARS OR ISSUE PAYMENTS TO OWNERS TO COVER REPAINTING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEIR REFUSAL TO DO THE RIGHT THING, IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WILL LIKELY SEVERELY HURT THEIR SALES. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REIMBURSE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN AFFECTED CARS? THE RESALE VALUE HAS BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THESE DEFECTS. *TR

HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I HAVE TWO FOR WHICH I'VE BROUGHT SEVERAL SET OF TIRES. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. TIRES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY. ROAD NOISE US TREMENDOUS WITH HEAVY THUMPING. REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE COOL AND ADDING COOLANT, THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN ABOUT TEN DAYS LATER. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED FOUR TINY CRACKS IN THE BLOCK. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED HONDA CIVICS 2006-2008 HAVE A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE CRACKS. HONDA HAS ISSUED TSB 08-044 TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE UP TO EIGHT YEARS. HOWEVER, IF THE CAR HAS A REBUILT TITLE, HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY WIFE HAS BEEN LEFT STRANDED TWICE BY AN OVERHEATED VEHICLE. IF THE CAR OVERHEATS IN TRAFFIC, THERE COULD BE A FIRE OR COLLISION.WHILE HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO RECALL THE CAR. HAVING APPEALED THREE TIMES TO HONDA FOR HELP, I NOW APPEAL TO THE NHTSA FOR HELP. *TR

MY CAR STARTING LEAKING COOLANT ANTIFREEZE ON FRIDAY24 MAY.2013 I TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS ON MAY 27TH 2013, THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACK. I WILL TAKE IT TO MAROONE ON MAY 28, 2013. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT WILL COME ON, STAY ON FOR DAYS, AND THEN RANDOMLY GO OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON RANDOMLY AND STAY FOR DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS A FAULTY WIRE WHICH GROUNDS OUT THE SRS SYSTEM WHICH CUTS ALL POWER TO SEATBELT TENSIONERS AND AIRBAGS. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FOR A DEALER THAT HAS A REBUILT TITLE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR ANYWAY BECAUSE I AT THE TIME STRONGLY BELIEVED IN THE RELIABILITY OF ANY AND ALL HONDA MOTORS. A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED TO OVER HEAD DUE TO THE COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS OF THE BLOCK CRACKING. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS VOID DUE TO THE REBUILT TITLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND FIX ANY AND ALL CARS THAT ARE HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE R16 BLOCK CRACKING. HONDA BEING SO WELL KNOWN FOR THE RELIABILITY IT IS A SHAME DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY REFUSE TO LIST THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL IN STEAD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. EVEN FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR SO WHY WOULD YOU BUT A 8 YEAR LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY. I HAVE ONLY BOUGHT HONDA CARS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO AND NO I FEEL I MAY NEVER BUY AND HONDA AGAIN OR BRAG ABOUT ITS RELIABILITY. I FULL EXPECTED BETTER FROM THIS COMPANY AND NOW BECAUSE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS PUTT ALL MY MONEY AND SAVINGS TO BUY THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A HONDA... I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COSTLY ISSUE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE MOTOR IS LIKE HAVING TO PRETTY MUCH BUY A NEW CAR ALL OVER AGA

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE CARS, BUT HONDA WILL NOT FIX MINE, UNDER THE WARRANTY, SINCE MY TITLE IS REBUILT. SO, IF YOU OWN A 2006/2007/2008 HONDA, CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IF IT DOES, AND IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR FREE, BEFORE THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT THEY'VE CREATED, RUNS OUT. BE SAFE! AS IF THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR, I'VE READ STORIES WHERE THE ENGINE CRACKED WHILE SOMEONE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS SO PROUD WHEN I BOUGHT MY HONDA, EVEN IF IT WAS A REBUILT TITLE, BECAUSE I KNEW THE DAMAGE THE CAR RECEIVED WAS NOTHING TOO STRENUOUS. ONLY DAMAGE TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THAT WAS FIXED. NO DAMAGE TO FRAME OR MOTOR, SO I BOUGHT IT. IF ONLY I'D INVESTIGATED FURTHER. BUT I WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS CAR. NOW, TWO YEARS AFTER BUYING IT, IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP! AND, THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIX FOR FREE, THEY RECOMMENDED I DON'T GET IT FIXED, AND THEN TRIED TO BUY THE CAR FROM ME FOR A MEASLY $1000 AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A USED CAR FOR $16K... I TOLD THEM HOW I FELT LIKE I WAS AT A FUNERAL HOME AND THEY WERE WORKING OFF OF MY GRIEF AND PAIN, AND TRYING TO SELL ME THE MOST EXPENSIVE CASKET. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE COOLANT AS A RESULT OF A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT QUICKLY OVERHEATED, AND THE ONLY WARNING WAS THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RISEN. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AND THAT ALMOST ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE COULD HAVE REACHED A TEMPERATURE THAT COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING RAPIDLY. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 2 SETS OF TIRES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS DUE TO "ALIGNMENT" ISSUES, YET NO MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANY ISSUE. I'VE NOW BEEN TOLD THIS LAST SET OF TIRES IS CUPPING AND THEY ARE MAKING HUGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING - I BOUGHT THEM IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. MY CAR SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE IT. I FOUND HONDA BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ONLINE - WAS NEVER MAILED TO ME - AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I'D BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A BULLETIN. *TR

WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, IT WON'T STAY ON. BAD CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. OTHERS IN THE BLOGS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS NO RECALLS. *TR

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATIONS WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. HONDA HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR CONTROL ARM. HAD REPAIR DONE 6 YEARS AGO. IT WAS A FACTORY/MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. CALLED DEALER WHO SAID HONDA ONLY HONORS ONE REPAIR. ANY SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS ARE AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER WILL NOT DO PERMANENT FIX. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO PROBLEM. HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL TIRES. HAVE HAD PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND STRUT REPLACEMENT DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. ALSO, CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOW GOING OUT PREMATURELY. NOTHING COVERED BY HONDA. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FORMING. WHY DOES HONDA NOT STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT AND PERMANENTLY REPAIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS/PROBLEMS? *TR

DAUGHTER HAS BEEN OFF AT COLLEGE, SHE ADVISED THE REAR END WAS MAKING NOISES. I HAD HER GO AND GET NEW TIRES A COUPLE OF TIMES. SHE ADVISED THE REAR IS ROARING AND SHAKING. SHE CAME HOME AND I DROVE THE CAR. I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IT IS VERY UNSAFE, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE RAIN. THE TIRES ARE WORN UNEVEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND HONDA HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN HAS A FIX OUT TO THE DEALERS, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED. I NOW HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS IN FEAR FOR HER LIFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF FOUND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, OVER VEH IS WAY OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT SAYS ITS OWNERS EXPENSE. CANNOT AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHE IS IN COLLEGE. *TR

PAINT AND CLEARCOAT IS PEELING ON HOOD, ROOF, FENDERS, AND TRUNK LID. SEEMS TO BE A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH THE TYPE OF PAINT/CLEARCOAT USED OR APPLICATION. *TR

CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THE THIRD GEAR POPPING OUT OR GRINDING WHILE ENGAGING. IT IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FROM HONDA SAYING IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THEY WANTED $1,500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A DANGER WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE YOUR CAR NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE GEARS AND A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH TELLS ME THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING BUT WILL LEAD TO FASTER CLUTCH WEAR WHICH COULD PUT THE TIMING OF REPAIRS OFF OF A NORMAL SCHEDULE AND A CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD BE FATAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN NEUTRAL, THE FRONT PASSENGER, PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND PASSENGER REAR CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ

I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH THIS CAR BUT THE CURRENT ONE THAT COMPLETELY SCARED AND FRUSTRATED ME IS MY ENGINE WENT OUT OF NO WHERE AND I ALMOST GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS MY CAR SLOWLY STOPPED HAVING POWER. LUCKILY I MADE IT ACROSS THE WAY TO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THERE HAVE BEEN AN ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS WITH MY SAME CAR 2006 OR 2007 WITH LESS OR MORE MILES AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS STUCK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR A BUSIER INTERSECTION THEN I DID AND DOESN'T MAKE IT ACROSS. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT THAT WAY. I URGE YOU PLEASE TO ENCOURAGE HONDA TO FILE A RECALL. YES THEY WILL LOSE MONEY BUT IS IT BETTER TO RISK THE LIVES OF OTHERS AT THAT EXPENSE...TO SAVE A COUPLE DOLLARS. I HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH HONDA. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED IN SOME MANNER ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE ON A FAIRLY NEW PRODUCT. THEY ARE SO DISMISSIVE AND UNHELPFUL... PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE STERNUM AND CARTILAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

I JUST RECENTLY HAD MY CAR FRONT FENDERS AND HOOD PAINTED AT 87,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION HONDA HAD, BUT AT 60,000 MILES I WAS HAND WASHING THE CAR LIKE I ALWAYS DO AND WHEN I SPRAYED IT WITH WATER SOME OF THE RIGHT SIDE QUARTER PANEL PAINT JUST FLAKED OFF.. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HONDA HAS WITH THE CLEAR COAT. *TR

HAD THE 3RD GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIXED AT 45,000 MILES AND SINCE THEN IT HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN DIFFERENT. KEPT GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW AT 87,000 IT GOT TAKEN IN TO GET THE FRONT FENDERS AND HOOD RE-PAINTED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MANUFACTURER PAINT. THE CAR STARTED CLICKING BEFORE I TOOK IT IN AND WHEN PRESSING THE CLUTCH NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. THEY DID AN ESTIMATE FOR MY THROWOUT BEARING AND THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME SAYING THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE AT ALL, THAT I NEED IT A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTS ME TO PAY THEM $4,000 IN TOTAL FOR LABOR AND TO PUT A NEW TRANS IN THE CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AND HAD A FEW COMPLAINTS TOWARDS HONDA. I ALSO HAD THE MOTOR TOP GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL AND GOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS PART OF A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BOLT THAT SUSTAINED THE TENSIONER AND PULLEY FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING. THE DRIVER NOTICED A LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND AND LATER DISCOVERED THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DRIVER WAS LUCKY THE BELT DID NOT BREAK, THE WATER PUMP PULLEY DID NOT BREAK FROM THE FRICTION, OR THE BOLT FLY INTO THE ENGINE. IN EITHER CASE WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2006 CIVIC MODEL AND HAD A TSB 09-007, STARTING JANUARY 30, 2009, UNTIL JANUARY 30, 2012. WE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO COVER ALL COSTS, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON PART OF THIS MODEL CAR. WHAT IS WORSE, MANY TIMES THE BOLT WILL BREAK AGAIN. I AM AFRAID OF THIS HAPPENING AND A POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CAR SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. ALL I ASK IS HONDA REOPEN THIS TSB ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE MODELS AND POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FIXING THE FLAW. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ELECTRIC COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. NOTICED CHANGE IN DRIVING FEEL OVER PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS--SHIFTING WAS JERKY, NOT SMOOTH; SEEMED TO REV SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 2-13-13 WHEN STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, GREEN LIGHT NEXT TO "DRIVE" ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, TRANSMISSION HAD HYDRAULIC ISSUES, GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. HAD ALL PREVIOUS REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP, ON SCHEDULE. *TR

THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. A FEW DAYS AGO ON INTERMITTENT, THEY WENT 5 TIMES, STOPPED/PAUSED, THEN 3 TIMES AND THEN A FEW MORE TIMES, THEN STOPPED AGAIN. LATER ON THAT DAY, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL UNLESS I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN, MY WIPERS STOPPED ALTOGETHER WHICH WAS SCARY AS IMMEDIATELY I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS. I MOVED THE WIPER ARM AROUND AND THEY STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, THEY WOULDN'T STOP AND AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO MAKE THEM STOP. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR SYNCROSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS ALONG WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,413.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY HONDA CIVIC EX 2006 VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WON'T TURN OFF MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY PARK ANYWHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS OFTEN IN MY FIELD OF VISION. THE INTERMITTENT SETTING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I USE ANY SPEED SETTING, THE WIPERS GO AT THE SAME SPEED AND DO NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PUT IN THE STOP POSITION. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING WHEN THE WIPERS WILL DECIDE TO STOP AND WHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD THEY WILL STOP. SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN MY FIELD OF VISION AND I NEED TO QUICKLY START THEM AGAIN SO I CAN SEE, NOT KNOWING WHEN AND/OR WHERE THEY WILL STOP THE NEXT TIME. OFTEN I NEED TO KEEP DOING THIS SO I CAN SAFELY SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET DISCUSSING THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAUSE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSING THIS AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR TIRES WEAR BADLY TO THE POINT OF THE TIRES CUPPING AND WEARING UNEVENLY. THIS PROCESS IS HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS AS IT WILL EVENTUALLY SHAKE THE CAR AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A PERSON ALSO LOSES THE ABILITY TO STEER EFFECTIVELY DUE TO THE BUMPINESS FROM THE TIRES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET NEW TIRES (DUE TO PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE), THEY SAID THAT THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES WERE ON THE VERGE OF BLOWING OUT, YET I STILL HAD TREAD ON THE OUTER SIDE OF MY TIRE. BASED ON THIS, I WAS MORE AT RISK TO HAVE A BLOW-OUT AT ANY TIME AND WOULD HAVE HAD NO INCLINATION BECAUSE MY TIRES STILL LOOKED NEW ? UNTIL MY VEHICLE WAS UP ON A LIFT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE ONLY HAD MY NEW TIRES FOR 25,000 MILES (ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES) AND MY MECHANIC IS NOW REFUSING TO ROTATE THEM BASED ON THE UNEVEN WEAR AND ?DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS? THAT COULD RESULT IF THEY ROTATED THEM (THEIR LIABILITY). THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES ARE ALREADY BALD WHILE THERE IS MORE THAN HALF THE TREAD OF THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE. BASED ON TBS 08-001 THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 06-07 VEHICLES, YET HONDA HAS YET TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY FACTORY PARTS. *TR

REAR TIRES WEARING VERY RAPIDLY/POOR HANDLING OVER BUMPS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT OF REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THIS CAUSES CAMBER TO NOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY WITHOUT REPLACING ARMS. HONDA NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR MISTAKE IF VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES AT FIRST GLANCE (WITHOUT BEING UNDERNEATH THE CAR) WILL LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT BUT ON THE INNER EDGE THE STEEL CORDS MAY BE SHOWING. ALSO WITH TAKING A BUMP AS YOUR TURNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

AT AROUND 35MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A METALLIC-TYPE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IF IT WOULD'VE HAPPENED 5 SECONDS LATER IT WOULD'VE OCCURRED RIGHT AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, IT WOULD'VE MOST LIKELY CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THEY TOLD ME A BOLT WAS TORN LOSE FROM THE TENSIONER. THIS CAUSED ALL BELTS TO BREAK DOWN AND THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE RUNNING AT AROUND 35MPHS. FURTHERMORE, THE BOLT FLEW INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK COSTING COSTLY REPAIRS. THE COMPANY, HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANT PROVIDER. THEY CLAIM IT'S WEAR AND TEAR BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AS PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WERE ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE BUT ACCORDING TO THEM NOT MY PARTICULAR VIN. BOLTS SHOULDNT TEAR OFF AT 29,000 MILES OR SIX YEARS. *TR

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THROUGH PARKING LOT, HIT A BUMP, AND THE TENSIONER BOLT SHEARED OFF CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITHIN ONE YEAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO TURN LEFT INTO A GAS STATION AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. COULD NOT RE-START THE ENGINE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. INVOICE SAYS SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED BELT DAMAGE, WATERPUMP PULLEY DAMAGE, TENSIONER DAMAGE, ETC. DUE TO THE DAMAGE, ONE HELICOIL WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TORQUE SO THEY HAD TO USE A SECOND ONE INSIDE THE FIRST ONE. NOTE ON THIS INVOICE SAYS "IF PROBLEM RECURS ENGINE BLOCK REPLACEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY." HONDA SENT OUT A TSB ABOUT THIS ON JANUARY 30, 2009 #09-007 THAT SAYS "THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE ENGINE DRIVE BELT CREATES EXTRA FORCE ON THE DRIVE BELT AUTO-TENSIONER. IN RARE CASES, THIS EXTRA FORCE COULD BREAK THE AUTO-TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT, CAUSING AN ENGINE NOISE OR A LOSS OF POWER STEERING." I DID NOT RECEIVE A CARD IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS TIME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY WHEN MY CAR WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

CAR WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY FOUND THE TENSIONER BOLT HAD BENT AGAIN. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT HAD BENT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10030876 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

PAINT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS PEELING OFF ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V512000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSED THE TIRES TO COUPLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I AM ON MY 8TH PAIR OF TIRES WITH MY VEHICLE. MY TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSE HEAVY VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES GET NOTICEABLE FLAT SPOTS ON THEM AND THE TREAD WEARS VERY THIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. 2 YEARS AGO WE BECAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVE ONE TIRE BLOW OUT ON US AS IT WAS WORN ALMOST THROUGH THE ENTIRE TIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA SHOULD DEAL WITH. THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH A KIT FOR THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE "SUPPOSE" TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE ARMS REPLACED, FIRST HONDA REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SECOND, THEY PUT THE UPGRADED CONTROL ARMS ON THE CAR AND THEY STILL COULDN'T GET THE TIRES ALIGNED PROPERLY, SO THIRDLY I HAVE TO WAIT SO THEY CAN ORDER SOME AFTER-MARKET CONTROL ARMS TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING ON A FLAT SURFACE THAT THE TIRES ARE SLANTED TOO MUCH. IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT IF THEY COULDN'T SEE IT AT PRODUCTION, THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT THEIR HIRING PROCESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT HAS BROKEN 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 30,000 MILES. THIS REQUIRES REMOVING THE BROKEN BOLT AND REPLACING THE BOLT, TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, SERPENTINE BELT, WATER PUMP AND/OR PULLEY EACH TIME. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IN FEBRUARY 2009, I RECEIVED A "PRODUCT UPDATE: REROUTING THE DRIVE BELT" WHICH ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BOLT. PRIOR TO THIS, ON OCTOBER 3, 2007 AT 35,954 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA BECAUSE OF A WHINING NOISE AND THEY REROUTED THE BELT - BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE BOLT. IN ADDITION TO THE NOVEMBER 23, 2009 INCIDENT ABOVE, THE BOLT ALSO BROKE MAY 20, 2010 AT 78,198 MILES, AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010 AT 81,895 MILES AND THAT TIME WAS FIXED BY WADE RAULERSON HONDA, GAINESVILLE, FL. WHEN IT BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 AT 98,000 MILES I WAS IN GAINESVILLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA OF GAINESVILLE BUT THEIR ESTIMATE WAS $850 AND INCLUDED A NEW WATER PUMP WHICH WE LATER FOUND IT DID NOT NEED. SO I HAD IT TOWED 25 MILES BACK TO WILLISTON AND MY SON, AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC REMOVED THE BOLT AND REPLACED IT, THE TENSIONER AND BELT. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012 AT 101,000 MILES, THE BOLT BROKE AGAIN AND HE HAD A MORE DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING AND REPLACING IT. ALL THE REPLACED PARTS HAVE BEEN HONDA PARTS. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE THIS TIME, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I WILL NEVER HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE OR FOR ANY DISTANCE AGAIN BUT,

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI. THE TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE A KEY ENTRY TO IT AND THE WIRELESS ENTRY SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TRUNK BY REMOVING THE BACKSEAT AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE AND THE TRUNK WILL STILL NOT OPEN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANY EVENT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE TRUNK TO NOT OPEN. I WENT TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE LATCH WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WOULD COST A TOTAL OF $400 TO FIX. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF A CHILD OR SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY GETS LOCKED IN THE TRUNK, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT UNLESS THE TRUNK IS CUT INTO. THIS DEFECT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM READING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE HONDA CIVIC SI'S. THE OTHER DIFFERENCE WITH THIS MODEL IS THAT THE CIVIC SI DOES NOT HAVE A KEY ENTRY TO THE TRUNK SO THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE (MINUS THE EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERRIDE WHICH DOES NOT WORK). *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AT 30K UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REPLACE FAULTY O RING ALLEGEDLY. NOW AT 120K THE O RING IS LEAKING AGAIN AND ALSO THE SEAMS OF THE HOUSING ARE LEAKING. TOLD 425.00 TO FIX BY DEALER. I FEEL A DESIGN DEFECT HAS CAUSED THE PUMP TO LEAK. *TR

MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES. HONDA TSB 08-001 RECOGNIZES GEOMETRY ISSUE OF NEGATIVE CAMBER ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I DIDN'T KNOW THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY UNTIL I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED. THE HANDLING IS AFFECTED DUE TO A ROARING OR THUMPING VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NEW TIRES WEAR IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES CAUSING UNDUE BURDEN ON THE CONSUMERS PART TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIRS MUST BE COVERED BY THE CONSUMER. *TR

THE SUNVISOR HAS BROKE ONCE ON PASSENGER SIDE-HAD REPLACED. NOW BROKEN AGAIN AND DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL. SAFETY CONCERN AS VISOR NOW HANGS LOSE AND IS IN THE WAY WHILE DRIVING OR CAN NOT BE USED FOR INTENDED PURPOSES OF BLOCKING SUN. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS ALMOST ALL PEELED OFF MY ENTIRE CAR IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. NOW THE PAINT UNDERNEATH IS FADING IN COLOR TOO. I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY CAR HALF WAY PAID OFF. THIS IS HONDA'S FAULT. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE PAINT. I KNOW PEOPLE WITH HONDA CIVIC'S THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR PAINT TOO. IT LOOKS BAD FOR HONDA. DO THEY REALLY WANT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS SEEING THEIR VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND LOOKING LIKE CRAP? I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THIS CAR, IF I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO LOOK THIS BAD. IT LOOKS AWFUL! I WANTED A GOOD CAR THAT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. I LOVED THE CAR BUT NOW THE PAINT LOOKS DISGUSTING. MANY REALLY OLD CARS LOOK BETTER THANK THIS. SERIOUSLY HONDA? YOU SAVE A LITTLE MONEY DOING A CRAPPY PAINT JOB.. BUT THAT'S LOSING YOU MANY CUSTOMERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA UNLESS YOU FIX THIS. AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANYBODY. RECALL THE CLEAR COAT PEELING! *TR