2006 Honda Civic complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN VISOR ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WERE BROKEN AND STARTED TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE PAINT ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS HORRIBLE AND DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES POSTED ONLINE REGARDING THIS IN THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION. THEY REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BOTH UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE FAULTY. THEY CAUSE THE TIRES TO RIDE ON AN ANGLE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WARE ON THE TIRES. *TR

THE RPM DOWN TO 0 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, THE RPM WOULD GO UP FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE A LOT OF METALLIC NOISE OF LOOSE PARTS FLYING AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS, TURNED OUT THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED IN HALF, HALF WENT INTO THE BLOCK. *TR

UPON INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE WEAR ON REAR TIRES CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD, THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, MECHANIC ADVISED REAR END ALIGNMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE CAMBER PARTS . RESULTS OF RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM DUE TO HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND HAVE YET RECTIFIED THIS . I SUGGEST A RECALL WITH FREE REPLACEMENT OF PART(S) TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKED STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

HAVE HAD ALL SERVICES PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. HAD NOTICED A GROWLING/HUMMING/HARMONIC HOWL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD MY MECHANIC (NON-HONDA) CHECK OUT FRONT END, HAD TRANSAXLE SERVICED, NEW TIRES BALANCED, ETC. SAID CV JOINTS, BEARINGS, EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT & MUST BE "NOISY" TIRES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS NOISE SEEMS TO GET WORSE & DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE BRAND NEW TIRES. SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHERE MECHANIC FOUND THAT REAR AXLE IS CAMBERED IN CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND (NOW) REALLY LOUD HOWL (CAN'T CARRY ON A CONVERSATION IN BACK SEAT).. ALSO NOTICE SOME "SWAY" AT TIMES. MY MECHANIC STATED A "REPAIR KIT" TO FIX THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE WOULD COST ABOUT $750 INSTALLED BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET. I THEN STARTED INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM (SB 08-001), HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME BUT NO OWNER NOTIFICATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING MY HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE CAR, BUT DON'T EXPECT MUCH OF A RESPONSE SINCE NO RECALL HAS (YET) BEEN ISSUED. I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT AND WILL HAVE TO USE AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE FOR A NECESSARY TRIP OUT OF TOWN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RATTLING NOISE. LITTLE APPLE TOYOTA HONDA TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM LITTLE APPLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TWO YEARS. THIS REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. *TR

BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. CHECKED THE FUSE AND BULB, BOTH WHICH ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AFTER I PRESSED ON BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE HIGH BRAKE LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE BACKLITE IS WORKING. *TR

TRAVELING AROUND TOWN FOR WORK WHEN I NOTICED MY ENGINE TEMP WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. PULLED OFF ROADWAY IN SAFE LOCATION. AFTER REFILLING COOLANT, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. UPON TESTING, TWO CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANICS FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER ISSUES. *TR

EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AND CUPPING OF TIRES CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. REAR TIRES ONLY LAST APPROX. 30,000 BEFORE INNER HALF OF TIRE IS COMPLETE BALD. *TR

THE REAR CAMBER ARMS ON THE CAR ARE SET TO VERY NEGATIVE CAUSING THE CAR TIRES TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND UNEVENLY. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT NO RECALL ON THE PARTS. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAMBER ARMS. TIRES AT MOST WILL ONLY GET 40,000 MILES ON THEM AND THAT CAUSES UNDO EXPENSE TO THE CAR OWNER. *TR

BACK TIRES KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED...2 TIMES ALREADY IN PAST 2 YEARS!! UNEVEN WEARING ON TIRES.. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BY HONDA DEALER BUT PROBABLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2006 HONDA CIVIC, WHICH I JUST PUT ON A 3RD SET OF NEW TIRES BEFORE THE CAR HAS REACHED 90,000 MILES. EVEN WITH PERFECT ALIGNMENT, THEY ARE WEARING BALD ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, THEREFORE, A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR SWAYS IN THE BACK. *TR

REAR CONTROL ARMS TOO SHORT, CAUSING REAR TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND PREMATURELY. [KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS NOTED ONLINE IN VARIOUS FORUMS]. COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS IF CONDITION OF TIRE IS NOT NOTED. SAME ISSUE ALSO CAUSED EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE AND "WOBBLY" REAR END AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. AGAIN, COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVERS VISOR IS NOT SNAPPING BACK INTO PLACE. GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUST HANGING DOWN. WHEN TRYING TO SNAP INTO PLACE, TWO HANDS ARE NEEDED BUT DOESN'T GO BACK APPROPRIATELY. *TR

THE PAINT TO MY 2006 CIVIC COUPE IS STARTING TO PEEL ON THE ROOF BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SUNROOF. IT LOOKS LIKE A CLEAR COAT FAILURE THAT IS AFFECTING MANY, MANY HONDA OWNERS. UPON CALLING HONDA OF AMERICA, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A PAINT PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN ODYSSEY MODELS BUT NOT THE CIVICS EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALMOST THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

A COUPLE MONTHS BACK I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO FIX MY A/C. SO WHEN MY A/C WAS NOT THROWING ANY COLD AIR OUT AGAIN THIS WEEK I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME MY CONDENSER HAD A WHOLE IN IT PROBABLY FROM A PEBBLE. THERE IS NOTHING COVERING THAT AREA ON THE CAR SO AFTER I PAY ALMOST $700 IT CAN POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS. I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT OF THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. OR ATLEAST REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT CAN BE SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE, BUT WHILE IT'S BROKEN, IT DECREASES VISIBILITY AND IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO SNAP IT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL WHEN THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WAS FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTING HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED AT A GAS STATION AND MY PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE PHYSICALLY EXCEPT FOR THE AIR BAGS. *TR

SUN VISOR IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE. IT SPLIT CAUSING IT TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. IT JUST HANGS IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S FACE BLOCKING VISION OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VISOR WAS NEVER USED MUCH AND NEVER USED FORCEFULLY TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK IN THIS WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 63 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,872.

SUNDAY ON MY WAY BACK HOME I SMELLED COOLANT, I STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED IT OUT TO FIND A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND TOW CAR TO AUTO SHOP. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THIS WHY COOLANT LEAKS. ... MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME CASTING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINE BLOCKS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE WARRANTY IN MARCH 2012. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE COIL AND THE ENGINE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE BLOCK BEING CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE TIMING CHAINS AND THE SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 04/25/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CRCK ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH WASN'T LOCATED UNTIL MARCH 2012. UPDATED 06/25/12

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC AS A BRAND NEW CAR AND EARLY ON BEGAN HAVING EXTREMELY UNEVEN WEAR ON MY REAR TIRES. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOMETHING WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARMS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, STATING THAT HONDA BELIEVED THIS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS CONTINUED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, RESULTING IN UNEVEN TIRE WEAR (CUPPING OF THE TIRES) AND TIRES THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED VERY FREQUENTLY. THE TIRES APPEAR TO LOOK FINE ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN ON THE INSIDE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS FROM 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS SEEM TO BE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *JS

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2010. PER THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FEB 2008 (WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF TIL THE PROBLEM), I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC CONFIRM MY COMPLAINTS/PROBLEM--UNEVEN/RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR, A VERY LOUD ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR, AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED--MEANING I HAVE A FAULTY REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID SINCE IT'S NOT A "RECALL" THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THIS. THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN CLEARLY STATES I NEED A NEW REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT, REPLACE THE FLANGE BOLTS TOO, WHICH ALSO MEANS ALIGNMENT WITH PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-635 IN DALLAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC JUST BEFORE THE HWY 75 EXIT IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND CONSTRUCTION AHEAD SO TRAFFIC WAS MOVING VERY SLOW. MY CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE SLIGHTLY AND THEN INEXPLICABLY STALLED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. THE CAR RESTARTED FINE BUT I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE TRAFFIC CLEARED AND WE WERE STUCK AND UNABLE TO MOVE WHILE SITTING IN THE FAST LANE. I WAS PETRIFIED AND CALLED 911. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I CALLED 911 AGAIN AND EXPLAINED AGAIN THAT WE WERE STOPPED DEAD IN THE FAST LANE OF A FREEWAY AND NEEDED SOMEONE FAST. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, INCLUDING OFFICER REYES, FINALLY ARRIVED AND PARKED BEHIND MY VEHICLE TO SIGNAL CARS TO MOVE OVER. THEY ATTEMPTED TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK AS WELL BUT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THEY CALLED A WRECKER AND MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LUTE RILEY HONDA. ON FEB. 10TH, THE SERVICE MGR AT LUTE RILEY HONDA SAID THE TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL IN THE PCM AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE BUT HE WASNT SURE. HE BLAMED THE OIL ON SOMEONE SPILLING OIL DURING AN OIL CHANGE BUT I SAID THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I HADNT HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN OVER 30 DAYS. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUES AND HE SAID NO, ALL THE RECALL ISSUES HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO HOUSTON AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN IT REPEATED THE SAME ISSUE-THE CAR ENGINE WOULD START BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF

PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE...PULLED OFF ROAD AND NOTICED THE PULLEY HOLDING THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS WOBBLING ...GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE BOLT HOLDING THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN....GOT IT FIX AND NOW 13 MONTHS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IF THE PULLEY BREAKS OFF OR THE BELT COMES OFF IN TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. *TR

POWER STEERING FLUID PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STARTS WITH A NOISE WHILE TURNING. THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING CAR LEFT OR RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN, AND SPEED OF CAR SLOWS GREATLY WHILE TURNING. TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INITIAL NOISE PROBLEM ON A MONDAY--SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM/COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. TOOK CAR BACK ON FOLLOWING TUESDAY WHEN TURNING PROBLEM BECAME SEVERE. PROBLEM FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED AT DEALERSHIP. NEW POWER STEERING PUMP INSTALLED. CAR BOUGHT NEW--ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. ONLY ONE OWNER. ALL PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE (EXCEPT FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT) COMPLETED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX CLOCK LIGHT AND HEATER KEEPS GOING OUT THEN THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS GO OFF AND IT COMPLETELY DIES ON ME. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AT 4 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY ALL SAID IT POWERS UP GOOD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

COOLANT LEAK. ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC. *TR

MY HONDA HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAND WAXED IT TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006. THIS PAST YEAR, THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK BEGAN TO PEEL OFF. THE CAR NOW LOOKS LIKE ITS 20 YEARS OLD AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BOTH VISORS ON THE CAR HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES, THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE RUINING 100.00 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND THE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY WARP DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE YEAR MODEL. NOW, AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY I CANNOT GET THE ALARM SYSTEM TO STOP SOUNDING. THIS YEAR MODEL CIVIC IS SUCH A LEMON. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS SLOWING THE CAR DOWN USING THE BRAKES. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINES RPMS INCREASED AND BEGAN JUMPING BETWEEN 3000 RPMS TO 4000 RPMS. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED AND I WAS IN DANGER OF HITTING OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS JUMPED EVEN HIGHER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED IT AND DROVE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM (OR SO THEY SAY). THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 8 WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR (SEE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10435619). THIS WAS NOT PEDAL ERROR. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE IN THEIR CARS BUT THERE IS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE GET KILLED. I COULD HAVE EASILY RUN OVER THE 2-3 PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF ME IF I HADN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL RIGHT AWAY. BOTH TIMES WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FELT THE BRAKES SOFTEN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME GLITCH IN THEIR SOFTWARE THAT TELLS THE ENGINE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN BRAKING. INSTEAD OF DOWNSHIFTING THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. SOMETHING IS C

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. ALSO, A LOUD TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN MARCH OF 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V399000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: WHEEL SPEED SENSOR); HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

OCCASIONALLY, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE. THE EPS(ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON, AND THE CAR WILL RUN WITHOUT POWER STEERING. USUALLY BY TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ALLOWING IT TO COOL AND ADDING WATER TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

IN AUGUST OF 2009, AT 89,549 MILES THE ORIGINAL SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS. ENOUGH OF THE BOLT WAS EXPOSED TO GRIP IT AND REMOVE IT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE USED INCLUDING NEW TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, TENSIONER BOLT AND BELT. LOCAL HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. NOT WARRANTY, NO DEFECT, NO OFFER TO ASSIST. OCTOBER, 2011, AT 146,000 MILES, THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE CAUSING MISALIGNMENT OF THE SERPENTINE TENSIONER PULLEY, TEARING UP THE BELT AND STALLING OUT THE ENGINE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. INSTALLED A SECOND "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" FROM LOCAL PARTS COMPANY,WITH NEW LONGER BELT, NEW BELT ROUTING AND NEW TENSIONER WITH A NEW BOLT. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAD TROUBLE REMOVING BROKEN BOLT FROM ENGINE BLOCK, BUT GOT IT OUT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID MY VIN NOT AFFECTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. LOCAL PARTS DEALERS COMPUTERS ALL SHOWED A "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" AND SO DID THE HONDA PARTS DEPARTMENT. HONDA SERVICE WRITERS NOT HELPFUL, NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME THIS BOLT FAILS AND DAMAGES THE THREADS? OR THIS FAILURE DAMAGES THE ALTERNATOR, WATERPUMP, POWER STEERING UNIT AND OTHER PARTS? THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTABLE FAILURE COVERED BY HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD REMAIN OPEN WHILE DECELERATING, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V509000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

REAR TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MORE VISIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE REVEALS A SAFE AMOUNT OF REMAINING TREAD WHILE THE INSIDE MAY BE COMPLETELY GONE. FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED AFTER 12,500 MILES DUE TO A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR LEFT OF VEHICLE. AIR WAS LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE'S TREAD WAS WELL ABOVE THE REPLACEMENT MARKS LOCATED IN THE TREAD. AS OF 7 DECEMBER 2011, A HONDA SERVICE CENTER WANTED $465 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN HONDA TSB 08-001. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY WITHOUT ISSUE BEFORE THE STALL, AND HAS RECEIVED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE IN A TIMELY FASHION UP UNTIL THAT TIME. MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE AND TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN MY ENGINE; HOWEVER, PART OF THE BOLT WAS STILL STUCK INSIDE OF MY ENGINE. DUE TO THE BOLT BREAKING, MY ALTERNATOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION AND ANGLE OF THE BOLT, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY DROPPED OUT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THIS BOLT AND TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER TSB 09-007 (JAN 09 CAMPAIGN - ENGINE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER BOLT REPLACEMENT); HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH MY VIN FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, IT IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

WHEN EVEN LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE GO OFF. TOUCHING THE TURN SIGNAL MAKES THEM COME BACK ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SOME PREVIOUS HONDA MODEL YEARS MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE COMBINATION SWITCH PROBLEM, AND WE ARE WONDERING WHY 2006 MODEL YEAR IS NOT. THIS HAPPENED WITH OUR VEHICLE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED. IN RESEARCHING THE COMBINATION SWITCH INCIDENTS ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TENSION BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,700.

YESTERDAY I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT GOING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITH THE RPMS JUMPING TO 3,000. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 4,500. THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STALLED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED IT AND THE RPMS WERE NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SURVEYING THE INTERNET I CAN SEE LOTS OF OTHER ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THE 2006 CIVICS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED(2ND OWNER) 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN JUNE 2010 WITH APPROX 60,000KM. WITH A FULL INSPECTION SERVICED BY HONDA AND A BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES(98% TREAD). SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 25,000KM AND HAVE ALREADY TAKING MY CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS FOR SEVERVE "CUPPING" OR UNEVEN WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES, AFTER 25,000KM I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF TIRES AND THOSE ONES TOO ARE BADLY "CUPPING". 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES IN UNDER 2 YEARS IS NOT RIGHT! I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID " THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF PROBLEMS WITH HONDAS DOING THAT" AND SAID "THAT SINCE I HAD MY TIRES BOUGHT AND SERVICED AT A TIRE STORE, IT IS THEIR CONCERN!" THEY ARE NOT OWNING UP OR EVEN REGONIZING THE OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THIS CAR HAS.THEY OFFERED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR AN AMOUT OF $900? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS NOT A MAINTENCE ISSUE OR A PART REPLACEMENT IT IS A DEFECT!!!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, I SHOULD DEFINATELY NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRE EVERY YEAR EITHER. I HAVE READ ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM 48 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY 06 HONDA CIVIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? I AM SO UPSET WITH HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY THEIR "LEMON" PRODUCTS AGAIN. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF REAR SUSPENSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE DEFECT/POOR DESIGN OF THE REAR CONTROL ARMS, THE REAR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY AND PREMATURELY. LAST WEEK, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED A FOUR-WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TWO NEW REAR TIRES, BUT FAILED TO MENTION THE ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED TO DEALERS, BY HONDA TO REPLACE THE REAR CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER TOOK A COPY OF THE BULLETIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW NEGOTIATING WITH THEM TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS. *JB

I HAVE REPLACED MY STRUTS, SHOCKS, BEARINGS, AND TIRES. I AM NOW REPLACING MY SHOCKS AGAIN 3 WEEKS OF THE FIRST TIME. MY 06 CIVIC IS STILL SHAKY DUE TO REAR ARM CONTROL PLEASE HELP, CAN'T AFFORD ANY MORE. *TR