2006 Honda Civic complaints

PREMATURE AND UNEVEN WEAR ON REAR TIRES. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, 08-001, WHICH ADDRESSES A PROBLEM WITH REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON 2006 AND 2007 MODELS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. HOWEVER, HONDA IS WAITING UNTIL PEOPLE COMPLAIN BEFORE THEY ARE REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS. HONDA CHANGED THE DESIGN ON 2008 AND NEWER CIVICS. ON MY CAR, A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WORE DOWN TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A BLOWOUT. ALSO, TIRE TREAD ON INSIDE PART OF RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS NOTICEABLY WORN, ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AS LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE TREAD ON FRONT TIRES IS FINE. AND TIRE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE REAR TIRES IS FINE. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DAMAGED PORTION OF THE REAR TIRES WITHOUT HAVING CAR UP ON RACK. *TR

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. CODES 32-10, 33-10 HARD CODES WILL NOT CLEAR. RELATED TO PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATER AND LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, RESPECTIVELY. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THESE ITEMS BUT, AS YET, NO RECALL NOTICE. HONDA REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTS AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD THERE BE TIME LIMITS ON SUCH ITEMS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD METAL ON METAL TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WERE ABOUT TO SEIZE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/10/12

ABNORMAL REAR TIRE WEAR, AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES TIRES WERE DOWN TO THE CORDS. THE GEOMETRY IS WRONG ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM IS TOO SHORT. WHEN THE CAR IS LOADED THE PROBLEM MAKES TIRE WEAR EVEN WORSE. *TR

PREMATURE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF WATER PUMP PULLEY CAUSED BY PULLEY BOLTS FALLING OUT OF PULLEY, PULLEY DETACHING AND THAN CAUSING FAILURE OF SERPENTINE ACCESSORY BELT. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER TSB 08-039. THIS IS A SAEFTY ISSUE AS WELL - LOSS OF POWER STEERING, COOLING, ENGINE COULD BLOW. I HAVE TO BRING INTO DEALER CONTACTED HONDA ASKED THEM TO COVER 100% OF COST THEY ONLY COVER 40%. REPLACED WITH UPGRADED PARTS NOT SAME FLAWED DESIGN. HONDA MUST COVER 100% OF THIS. CASE NUMBER: NO12011-09-2700942 CAR ALWAYS DEALER SERVICED AND OIL CHANGES PURCHASED NEW. *KB

I TOOK IN MY CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TIRES ROTATED. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT ROTATE THE TIRES BECAUSE THERE WAS "TOO MUCH WEAR" AND THEY WERE "WORN OUT". I HAVE HAD THE TIRES FOR 30,000 MILES AND THEY HAVE AN 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WOULD WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM IN THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,075.

I NOTICED THE CLEAR COAT COMING OFF MY HONDA CIVIC ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HONDA BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE ONLY COMES EVERY SO MANY MONTHS. WHEN I DID FINALLY GET AHOLD OF HIM AND INFORM HIM OF THE CLEAR COAT COMING OFF WHICH EVEN IN HIS WORDS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I WAS TOLD SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD DO NOTHING EVEN THOUGH I I FORMED HIM OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CLEAR COAT. HONDA ADMITTING A PROBLEM BUT REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE VALUED CUSTOMER. *TT

HAVING TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 91,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS ONLY WORKING ON AN INTERMEDIATE BASIS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A PRODUCT RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR SAME YEAR MAKE - DIFFERENT MODEL. I'M HAVING THIS CORRECTED AT MY EXPENSE BUT FELT IT NECESSARY TO ALERT YOU FOLKS TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN OTHER CARS OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. *TR

REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES. REAR TIRES AGAIN REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. REAR TIRES AGAIN REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. ALL TIRES REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE AS HONDA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. INSANELY LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE STARTING AROUND 15,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT'S NORMAL. INDEPENDENT SHOP MANAGED TO GET ALIGNMENT WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS ALTHOUGH IT WAS "VERY DIFFICULT" TO GET THE ALIGNMENT TO MEET HONDA'S SPECIFICATIONS. REAR END CONTINUES TO RUMBLE AND MAKE LOUD NOISE. HONDA DEALERS WILL NOT FIX ISSUE. *TT

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS EATING THROUGH REAR TIRES. THE TIRES THREAD ON THE INSIDE IS WEARING OUT. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND READING THROUGH THE BLOGS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP (HONDA) IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS PROBLEM. *TT

MY REAR TIRES ON MY '06 WERE MAKING A ROARING NOISE AND VIBRATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER PUTTING 15,000 MILES ON IT (BOUGHT USED WITH 64,404 MILES ON IT), MY TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT THE INNER EDGES. FORTUNATELY BY CHANCE, JUST BEFORE WE EMBARKED ON A 1500 MILE TRIP, I JUST ACCIDENTALLY HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THE BELTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INNER EDGE OF MY RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS WAS NOT READILY NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, UNTIL I CRAWLED UNDER THE BACK END OF MY CAR TO CHECK ON SOMETHING ELSE. FROM THE APPEARANCE OF THE OUTER EDGES AND MID-SECTIONS OF MY TIRES, I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT MY TIRES WERE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT AND THAT THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN! AFTER INSPECTING THE OTHER TIRES ON MY CAR, I ENDED UP REPLACING A TOTAL OF THREE TIRES. HOWEVER, THIS WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TIRE-EATING CAR, SINCE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, AS OUTLINED IN HONDA TSB 08-001. I WENT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE REP THAT THEY HANDLE THESE CLAIMS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. SINCE I DID NOT SAVE MY WORN OUT TIRES AND DUE TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY CAR, I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A WASTE OF TIME FOR ME TO TRY TO GET HONDA TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS AT THEIR EXPENSE. AFTER REVIEWING TSB 08-001, IT IS MY OPINION THAT HONDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND INITIATE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR DUE TO THE REAR UPPER CONTR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INDICATING THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A DAMAGED WIRING SYSTEM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, SHOCKS OR STRUT ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER. THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE COST. DESPITE, THE CAMBER BEING DEFECTIVE. *JB

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO HONDA DUE TO LOUD ROARING SOUND NEAR REAR LEFT TIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEARING AS THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND MY CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "OK". HONDA CALLS AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $800 FOR 2 NEW CONTROL ARMS, 2 NEW REAR TIRES, AND AN ALIGNMENT. I DO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THERE IS A TSB: HONDA DESIGNED THE CONTROL ARMS WRONG CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THEM WITH NEWLY DESIGNED CONTROL ARMS. SO, HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR IT CONSIDERING THEY DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. ESSENTIALLY, HONDA IS ADMITTING THE PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE BY REPLACING IT WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PRODUCT. MY PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY FROM THE HONDA STEALERSHIP: THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS CLAIMING "IT IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY HONDA" AND THE PART IS NOT BROKEN. THE CONSUMER LOSES ONCE AGAIN AND HONDA TAKES THE MONEY. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON THIS CAR: THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS DUE TO IMPROPER CASTING, THE CHEAP VISORS BREAK: AT LEAST HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS TO 8 YEARS. AFTER THAT, I GUESS YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS MY 6TH HONDA. I ALSO HAVE A HONDA LAWNMOWER AND POWERWASHER. HONDA WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE I WOULD BUY DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. THEY USED TO BUILD QUALITY PRODUCTS AND STAND BEHIND THEM. NOW THEY BUILD GARBAGE AT A PREMIUM PRICE AND REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND THEM. I KNEW I BOUGHT THAT HYUNDAI SONATA FOR $4,000 LESS THAN AN ACCORD... PS: THE HYUNDAI HAS 0 ISSUES AND R

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I SMELLED RUBBER BURNING AND THEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUSTED FRIEND'S SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEN TO FIX IT. WE FOUND THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT WAS BROKEN. OUR MECHANIC HAS DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BOLT. I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON THIS HONDA AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS FAIRLY NEW CAR. I HOPE IT CAN BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN PREMATURELY. THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE PADS AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY DEPLETES EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH 2 MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE. SO THERE IS NO ELECTRIC ASSIST WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND THUS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. ALSO HONDA ISSUED A RECALL TO "FIX" IMA BATTERY ISSUES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER GAS MILEAGE THAN WAS ADVERTISED. PRIOR TO THE IMA RECALL THE CAR RETURNED 42-46 MPG AFTER THE RECALL IT NOW RETURNS 33-35 MPG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHOM DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,445. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SPRING TENSIONER WAS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT TO FAIL. UPDATED 10/05/11. *JB

HONDA CIVIC 2006 SUNVISOR: IT HAS SPLIT APART AND WILL NOT FOLD UP AND OUT OF THE WAY, PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT STAY TOGETHER. ONCE YOU PUT IT BACK DOWN IT SPLITS AGAIN. BAD DESIGN MAKING AN ITEM SO CHEAPLY THAT MUST ENDURE REPEATED USE IN A SPOT THAT PROBABLY HAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINED PIECES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DETERIORATING. A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN ORDER TO SAVE THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SUN VISOR FAILURE. IT FALLS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF ANY LONGER. *KB

2006 HONDA SEDAN GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIT A ROADSIDE POST HEAD ON AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LEFT REAR TIRE TORN OFF BY EDGE OF PAVEMENT CAR SPUN TO RIGHT, ROLLED ON DRIVER'S SIDE THEN ROOF, SLID DOWN HIGHWAY. NO SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER HAD HEAD NECK AND BACK INJURIES , FRONT PASSENGER HAD ABDOMINAL INJURIES, CAR HAD NEW REAR TIRES 24 HOURS OLD, HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALER WITH AND OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION 24 HRS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, CAR SUPPORT POSTS WERE WORN THROUGH ROOF HAD BEGUN TO BUCKLE FRONT OF ROOF WORN THROUGH, SIDE PANELS ON DRIVERS SIDE WERE SCRAPED MIRRORS RIPPED OFF ,FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED BUT HELD IN PLACE, DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW BROKE AWAY, ALL OTHER WINDOWS INTACT,PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE JAMMED DRIVER'S DOOR WAS ABLE TO OPEN PARTIALLY. TRUNK REMAINED INTACT AS DID THE REAR PASSENGERS' AREA BOTH WERE UNHARMED EXCEPT FOR SEATBELT ( AND CARSEAT) BRUISES. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *KB

12 TIRES IN 3 YEARS?? YES WE HAVE PUT 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT THIS IS EXTREME! THE LAST FLAT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, (THANK GOD, THERE WASN'T A MAJOR ACCIDENT!)AND WHEN WE WENT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IT WE WERE INFORMED THAT ANOTHER TIRE, WAS EXTREMELY BALD WITH NO TREAD EXCEPT ON THE OUTSIDE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO NOTICE. (I HAD BOUGHT A TIRE 2 WEEKS PREVIOUS!! I NEVER SAW A TIRE THIS BALD AND RIPPLED WITH BARE SPOTS ALL AROUND...THESE TIRES WERE BOUGHT LAST OCT. AND ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES. WE THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS AND A LOUD NOISE AND WERE TOLD THE BEARING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.... $600....BUT WILL I STILL NEED MORE NEW TIRES SOON??? THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING THIS CAR (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR TIRES!!!, AND HAS DRAINED OUR SAVINGS,WE STILL HAVE 2 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENTS AND WANT A SOLUTION FROM HONDA AND BELIEVE IF THERE IS A REAR AXLE PROBLEM, CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND QUICKLY WORN TIRES, THEY SHOULD CORRECT IT AND REIMBURSE US!! YOU BUY AN EXPENSIVE HYBRID TO SAVE ON GAS AND LESS POLLUTION AND GET ROBBED ON MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND COMFORT. *KB

MY WIFE HAS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE PAID ABOUT 60% OF THE COST WITH OUR OUT OF POCKET COST AT ABOUT $300. NO IT LOOKS LIKE THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR THAT DID NOT GET PAINTED ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE AGAIN. THE DOORS, FRONT FENDERS AND REAR FENDERS ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALER IS GOING TO PAINT THEM BUT OUR OUT OF POCKET COST IS AROUND $320 AGAIN. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT IS HAPPENING WITH MANY 2006 HONDA CIVICS AND I HOPE A LAWSUIT OR RECALL IS STARTED SO I CAN GET RE-IMBURSED FOR THE COSTS OF HAVING TO PAINT AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP ON A BRAND NEW CIVIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF TIRES DUE TO THEM RUBBING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WELL. MY CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING NEXT WEEK TO GET ANOTHER SET OF TIRES ( THE THIRD SET). THE BACK TIRES RUB EXCESSIVELY SO MUCH SO THE BACK OF THE CAR SHAKES, IF I HAVE ANY WEIGHT IN THE CAR IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE CLEAR COAT IS ALREADY PEELING OFF. IT BEGAN WITH ONE SPOT ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR AND NOW MANY MORE SPOTS HAVE APPEARED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM DRIVING A 15 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT SEAM AND WON'T STAY IN POSITION. I IMPROVISED A REPAIR. *TT

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS INTENDED BUT THE CAR GOES THROUGH BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE REAR EVERY 7500 MILES. THE REAR CONTROL ARM PUTS NEGITIVE CAMBER AND TOE ON THE TIRE CAUSES THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO WEAR BALD VERY QUICKLY EVEN WHEN DRVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, IF YOU DONT CHECK THE TIRES DAILY FOR WEAR YOU WOULDN'T NOTICE IT. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT TILL MY TIRE POPPED. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON A MAJOR ROAD OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE INCIDENT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES AFTER TIRE ROTATION HE NOTICED AN INCREASE TIRE NOISE AND VIBRATION *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO HIS MECHANIC, AN INSPECTION REVEALED UNUSUAL AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CONDITION WAS RECOGNIZED AND DOCUMENTED BY HONDA. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY INCORRECTLY SIZED UPPER CONTROL ARMS WHICH WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *JB

THE SIDES THAT HOLD BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS ARE CRACKED. THEY HAVE NOT FALLEN DOWN YET. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SO LONG, I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A SETTLEMENT THAT I REALIZED IT'S NOT NORMAL. WILL TRY TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO GET BOTH VISORS FIXED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VISORS, IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA SHOULD'VE JUST RECALLED AND FIXED THEM. *TT

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SPLIT. IT WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION. DUE TO THIS, I HAVE NO VISUAL PROTECTION FROM THE SUN WHEN I DRIVE. IT IS HAZARDOUS.

MY SUN VISOR SPLIT IN TWO AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BLOCKING MY VISION AS DRIVER OF THE CAR. *TT

REAR DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARM SNAPPED ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. LOOKS LIKE THE PART HAD A MANUFACTURING FAULT ON ONE OF THE WELD SEAMS. *TR

ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, STANDARD 208 SECTION 4.5.1(C), SUN VISORS MUST HAVE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS. HONDA CURRENTLY PROVIDES THESE WARNINGS ON THE SUN VISORS. HOWEVER, IF THE SUN VISOR BREAKS, THEN I WOULD BE FORCED TO REMOVE THE SUN VISOR IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. ONCE OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER BE OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. HONDA IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED IN COOPER, ET AL. V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., CASE NO. BC 448670 BECAUSE OF THE SUN VISOR BREAKING ON A REGULAR BASIS. BY SETTLING THE CASE, THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY ADMITTING THE SUN VISOR IS PRONE TO BREAKING. I DO NOT BELIEVE A CAR OWNER SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE A REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL STANDARDS. *KB

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY DUE TO THEM NOT STAYING IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. INITIALLY THE VEHICLE HAD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES; THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING HIM TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ANTI FREEZE LEAKED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAVE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 7 SUN VISORS. ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER, THE WARM WEATHER CAUSES THE SEAM TO FAIL AND THE VISOR SPLIT AT THE SHAFT. OUR EIGHTH ONE HAS FAILED. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VISOR HANGS DOWN AND WILL NOT RETURN UP OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PER OUR DEALER. THERE NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERING OF THE PRODUCT. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 08 RAV4. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL RESULT IN A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS.

SUMMARY: I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE DRIVER'S VISOR JUST DECIDED TO COME APART. , BUT IT WILL NOT STAY UP IN IT'S PROPER POSITION, INSTEAD, IT FALLS IN FRONT OF MY FACE CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED I CAN'T SEE THE STREET LIGHTS I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT JUST YET AS I AM EXPECTING A BABY. I HAVE TO LEAVE IT DOWN AT ALL TIMES, AND IT CANNOT BE PUSHED BACK, I HAVE TO LEAVE IT STRAIGHT DOWN IN MY FACE AND BEND DOWN TO SEE STREET LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. IT JUST DID THIS ONE DAY, AND I NEVER EVEN USE MY VISOR. JUST THIS WEEK THE ENTIRE VISOR CRACKED AND FELL OFF NOW I HAVE NO VISOR. *TR

HONDA CIVIC IMA SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING, LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER WHEN CRITICALLY NEEDED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED IN TRAFFIC, IMA LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WERE ALL ON, CAR WOULD RESTART, BUT WOULD NOT LET TAKE OUT OF PARK TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC! VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS HYBRID BATTERY GIVING ME PROBLEMS BEFORE-- NOT HOLDING A CHARGE, ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR, THE IMA BATTERY SHOWS DEPLETED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CHARGED WHEN I LEFT THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND OFTEN IT WILL GO FROM FULLY CHARGED TO DEAD IN A MATTER OF 1 MILE OF DRIVING ON FLAT ROADWAY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE VERY SLUGGISH AND NOT HAVE POWER WHEN NEEDED. HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, THEY JUST KEPT MAKING EXCUSES. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I'M TAKING IT IN TOMORROW MORNING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THEY WILL PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISMISSED ME IN THE PAST. *TR

1. NOT SURE OF ANY EVENT THAT LED TO FAILIURE 2. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE FLIPPED UP POSITION - THE VISOR HAS A SPLIT IN THE CENTER - I.E. THE CENTER HAS EXPANDED - SO THIS SPLIT PRECLUDES IT FROM STAYING IN THE FLIPPED UP POSITION. 3 3 HAVE NOT YET REPLACED, BUT MUST REPLACE AS IT IS A VISBILITY SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BROUGHT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND THREE TIMES WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE WEARING EVENLY AND DIDN'T NEED TO ROTATE BROUGHT IT SOME WHERE ELSE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT THE MECHANIC WOULDN'T ROTATE BECAUSE THE CUPPING WAS SO SEVERE ON THE REAR TIRES THEN I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED UPDATED CONTROL ARMS NEEDLESS TO SAY IF THEY WOULD HAVE CRACKED IN HALF I COULD HAVE TIRES FLYING OFF MY CAR . I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM IT CAN BE VERY SERIOUS AND HONDA ISN'T PICKING UP ANY OF THE COST I DRIVE VERY FAR EVERY DAY AND NOW I AM NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT WITH THIS CAR AND DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT OR PAY FOR HONDAS MISTAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK MATERIAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

REAR TIRES WEAR UNEVEN IN A SHORT TIME SPAN. NO MECHANICAL ISSUE CAN BE FOUND BY MECHANICS. CAR IS PROPERLY ALIGNED. GO THROUGH REAR TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, TIRES CAN WEAR BALD IN 100 MILES AFTER THEY START TO WEAR UNEVEN. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. REAR OF CAR JUMPS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND CAN CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL. *TR

REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS CAUSE REAR TIRES TO GO AND STAY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND POTENTIAL FAILURE WELL BEFORE TIRE'S MAXIMUM MILEAGE RATING. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES WITH ONLY 43,850 MILES ON THE CAR. HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008 ABOUT THIS BUT DIDN'T INFORM CONSUMERS. *TR

8TH GENERATION CIVICS EXPOSED TO HOT WEATHER MAY EXPERIENCE FAILURE TO THEIR VISORS. THIS CAUSES THE LOSS OF INTEGRITY IN COMPONENTS OF THE VISORS, PREVENTING THEM FROM STAYING UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VISOR IS EITHER IN THE WAY OF THE DRIVER OR WON'T STAY IN A FIXED POSITION WHEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SHE HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED IN THE REAR WHEEL BEARING CAUSING THE ABS SENSORS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 122,000.

CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, BOTH TIMES WERE AFTER THE AUGUST 2010 IMA RECALL BY HONDA. HONDA DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION FROM HONDA EVER SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN URGE HONDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH ITS MANY STEEP HILLS AND IMPATIENT DRIVERS.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND BROKE, FALLING DOWN, AND BLOCKING VISION WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE IMA SYSTEM AND SINCE THEN, THE GAS MILEAGE AND PERFORMANCE IS DOWN A GOOD BIT. THE ACCELERATION IS THE DANGEROUS THING - SOMETIMES THE ACCELERATION IS QUITE SLUGGISH AND THIS IS DUE TO THIS SOFTWARE UPGRADE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE BATTERY PACK LAST LONGER SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT. *TR