2006 Honda Civic complaints

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS BROKEN (AGAIN). THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WAS 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT THAT ONE LAST TIME. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN! IF YOU GOOGLE "HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR" YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SUN VISOR SPLITS IN HALF AND CAN NO LONGER BE PUT UP (STORED POSITION). WHEN THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE VISOR SPLITS, THE VISOR HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VISION WHEN DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VISION IS CONSTANTLY BLOCKED AND I FIND MYSELF BENDING DOWN WHILE DRIVING TO SEE IF TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE GREEN OR RED. IT CAN ALSO BLOCK MY VIEW OF A PEDESTRIAN STEPPING OFF OF THE CURB INTO THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THESE AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A TSB ON IT. IN ADDITION TO MY VIEW OF THE ROAD BEING BLOCKED BY THIS PLASTIC FRAMED SUN VISOR, I'M ALSO AFRAID IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, MY FACE OR A PASSENGERS COULD HIT THE SUN VISOR AND THE VISOR COULD CAUSE MAJOR FACIAL TRAUMA.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC, AND I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT... THE VISORS! THEY ARE NO GOOD! IN THE 5 YRS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THEM ABOUT 4 TIMES ALREADY. LUCKILY 2 TIMES I DIDN'T PAY ANYTHING SINCE THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY NOW I OWN THE CAR, AND IT'S BECOMING REALLY ANNOYING. THE DESIGN ON THESE VISORS IS RIDICULOUS! WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, I HAVE TO REMEMBER NOT TO USE THEM OR ELSE ONCE I PULL THEM DOWN IT CRACKS OPEN AT THE HINGE AND BREAKS. THIS IS QUITE COSTLY ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN. IT'S NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE FOR THE VEHICLE OWNERS, BUT ALSO A HAZARD TO DRIVERS. WHEN THE VISOR BREAKS AND CAN'T BE PULLED BACK UP, IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION. YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS UNLESS YOU HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH ONE HAND WHILE YOU DRIVE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. I MENTION IT TO THE DEALER EVERY TIME, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY'RE PROBABLY HAPPY SINCE IS BRINGS IN A CONSTANT REVENUE FOR THEM FROM ALL THE CIVIC OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY YEAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FELL DOWN, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT WILL NO LONGER GO BACK UP AND IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. *TR

OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WOULD NOT START AFTER DRIVEN TO A PARK. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE STARTER MADE CLICKING NOISE, BUT WOULD NOT START. WHILE CHECKING THE BATTERY, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE POSITIVE SIDE OF CABLE UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER WAS CORRODED OUT. POLICE CAME AND TRIED TO HELP US TO JUMP THE CAR WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER PIASSA HONDA IN DREXEL HILL, PA WHICH QUOTED US $1,300 FOR CHANGING THE ENTIRE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS. WE WERE IN A SHOCK AND REFUSED THE SERVICE, BUT HAD THEM REPLACED A NEW BATTERY THEN DRIVEN HOME. BY DOING THE RESEARCH, WE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 HONDA CIVIC. HONDA PURCHASED A BATCH OF DEFECTED BATTERIES WHICH LEAKING OUT ACID THAT CORRODED OUT THE CABLE. I'M A DIE HARD HONDA FAN. MY LAST 1996 HONDA ACCORD HAD NO ISSUE AND LET ME RIDE IT OVER 330,000 MILES WITH ONLY MINIMUM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. MY EXPECTATION OF HONDA CAR IS EXTREMELY HIGH. I HAD MY ENTIRE DIE HARD US CAR FAMILY CONVERTED TO HONDA. PLEASE DO NOT LET ME DOWN. SINCERELY YOURS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING DOWN AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD IT UP AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VISOR BY REPLACING IT SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA ISSUED A CONTINUATION OF THE VISOR WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS. UPDATED 08/04/11

MY '06 HONDA CIVIC HAS HAD THE SAME AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED (SUMMER OF '09) THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE (APPARENTLY EXTREMELY FRAGILE) CONDENSER UNIT, CAUSING A LEAK. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $1300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (THE FIRST TIME). I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TONS OF THESE CASES WITH HONDA VEHICLES. APPARENTLY THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED AGAINST DEBRIS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNLESS HONDA HAS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE TO HONDA AMERICA, THEY LIKENED THE FAILURE TO A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD. DURING COMMON, EVERYDAY, FREEWAY DRIVING, THE DAMAGE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD IS A PROTECTIVE DEVICE, AND THEREFORE DEFLECTING PEBBLES AND OTHER ROAD HAZARDS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S DESIGNED FOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. IMAGINE, PEBBLES ACTUALLY HITTING A MOVING VEHICLE A FEW INCHES OFF THE GROUND--AS IF THAT'S AVOIDABLE! MY QUESTION IS, DID HONDA FORGET THAT PEOPLE TEND TO USE THEIR CARS ON ROADS?? OR DID THEY SIMPLY FORGET WHAT ROADS ARE MADE OF? I COULD GO TO HONDA'S SERVICE DEPT TOMORROW AND HAVE THE [XXX] THING FIXED, DRIVE AWAY AND THE SAME PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. AS FOR MY CURRENT PROBLEM, I NOTICED SOMETIME IN LATE MARCH OF 2011 THAT MY A/C, YET AGAIN, NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE SA

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE REAR TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY (FLAT SPOTS) CAUSING A ROARING SOUND THAT IS VERY ANNOYING. ALSO, DURING HIGH SPEED (45 - 70 MPH) THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AS IF THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THIS COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY FAULT FOR NOT ROTATING THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT ROTATING THE TIRES AND HAVING THE WHEELS BALANCED DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING MY RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE ASKED NUMEROUS CIVIC OWNERS IF THEY WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE. NEARLY EVERY ONE THAT I ASKED DID IN FACT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

SUN VISORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I AM UNABLE TO LIFT THE VISORS BACK TO THE "UP" POSITION. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND IT THERE HEAD BECAUSE THE VISOR IS STUCK IN THE "DOWN" POSITION.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE VISORS ARE BROKEN AND HANG DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND BLOCKS MY VISION FOR STREET LIGHTS, SIGNS ETC. I CANNOT ADJUST IT TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF MY EYES FOR CERTAIN ANGLES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. THEY WANT A CHARGE OF $75.00 PER VISOR. THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES (DUNLOP) AFTER @30,000 MILES (FOR REFERENCE, THE PREVIOUS HONDA ACCORD I OWNED WOULD TYPICALLY GO 50-80K BEFORE NEEDING NEW TIRES)... THE TIRES ON MY CIVIC HYBRID WERE ALL WORN ON THE INSIDE AND NOT EASILY VISIBLE (THE OUTSIDE TREAD LOOKED FINE) - I FOUND THIS OUT DURING MY ANNUAL CAR INSPECTION IN JULY/AUG 2008. AT THAT TIME I HAD A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AND TIRES REPLACED BEFORE I COULD PASS THE INSPECTION. SINCE THEN, I REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES ABOUT A YR AGO BECAUSE THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART AT THE SEAM AND WAS MAKING A LOUD THUD NOISE. I HAVE NEVER RUN INTO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH A TIRE BEFORE AND AM GRATEFUL THE TIRE DIDN'T COME TOTALLY APART (ESPECIALLY IF MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR)... I WAS JUST AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 4/8/11 TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE (DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR) DEALT WITH WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE IN BAD SHAPE. HE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT A KNOWN SUSPENSION PROBLEM (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) WHICH SPEAKS TO THIS ISSUE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY THOUGH HE DID ADVISE THAT THE FRONT TIRES BE REPLACED AND ALL FOUR WHEELS BE REALIGNED. INTERESTINGLY, THE LAST TRIP TO THIS SAME DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY A FAULTY SENSOR IN AUGUST 2010 THERE WAS NO MENTION OF TIRE ISSUES OR TSB 08-001 YET I'VE ONLY PUT ON 5,000 MILES SINCE THAT TIME AND THE TIRE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPARENT AT THAT TIM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT AND THE SILICONE LUBRICATION LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY OR VIEW AND I CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD TO DRIVE SAFELY. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNDER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND MY CARS WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED. MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING IT. DAILY USE TO BLOCK THE SUN IN YOUR EYES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IS THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSEQUENCES IS THAT I CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE SAFELY. EITHER SUN IN MY EYES OR SUN VISOR BLOCKING VIEW OF ROAD. THE VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED, IT IS BROKEN, IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. TO DATE MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN EL PASO TX HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART THUS I AM WORKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HINGES FRACTURED AND THE VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE CLOSED, UPRIGHT POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN ADJUSTED. THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BACKING HAD ALSO FRACTURED WITH EXPOSED WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURES AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF

WE BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN SEPT. 2005. IN 2007 WE BEGAN HAVING VIBRATION PROBLEMS, FOUND WE WERE HAVE TIRE ISSUES WHEN WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL TIRE SHOP, WE REPLACED THE TIRES, WE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER WHEN WE WENT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED. IN 2008 WE HAD A RECURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WENT TO OUR SEARS STORE, WHO CONFIRMED TIRE WEAR, AND WE AGAIN REPLACED THE TIRES. THIS SEEMED ODD, SO WE THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD US OF A "SPECIAL BULLETIN" FOR A SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW, NOT A RECALL, AND WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE "KIT" UPDATE, WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR AS IT WAS NOT A RECALL! WE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME "VIBRATION" PROBLEM, HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TELLS US THE SUSPENSION IS FINE AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TWO REAR TIRES FOR "CUPPING" ON ONE OF THEM. WE ARE WELL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE TIRES BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD AS THE SUSPENSION IS PROBABLY THE ISSUE(PER SEARS ON THE PHONE), THEY WON'T BE COVERED. SO.. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE REPLACING TIRES, WHICH WE ARE CERTAIN ARE WEARING DOWN DUE TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM (SHORT REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS)AFTER READING THE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE EVERY PROBLEM WE HAVE AND HAVE HAD IS BEING DISCUSSED FOR OUR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. PLEASE HELP US MAKE HONDA AWARE THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAUSING COSTLY TIRE REPLACEMENTS. APPARENTLY THE SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND HONDA WILL NOT BEAR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF TIRES THAT THEIR DESIGN

I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BACK TIRES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE. THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH THE "SUPPOSEDLY" CORRECT CONTROL ARMS MARKED C AND DID AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM! I JUST BOUGHT A FULL SET OF NEW TIRES IN JULY OF 2010 AND MY CAR WAS ALIGNED AND I AM ABOUT TO NEED NEW TIRES AGAIN! IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S VISOR FELL OFF AND WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, BOTH VISORS FELL OFF THE SECOND TIME, AND ARE NOW HELD ON WITH ZIP TIES. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VISOR AS WELL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THEY BEGAN FEELING A VIBRATION AND HEARD A ROARING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM CAME FROM A COMBINATION OF THE TIRES AND REAR WHEELS GEOMETRY DISPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE CAUSED INNER EDGE WEAR ON THE TIRES, VIBRATION AND A ROARING NOISE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE COMPONENT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE WINDOW VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC SI HAS MELTED TWICE NOW AND IT POSSES A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER THE INSIDE PLASTIC IS HIT BY DIRECT SUNLIGHT THE ACTUAL PLASTIC CLIPS MELT AND THAT CAUSES THE VISOR TO SUDDENLY FLIP DOWN RIGHT INTO YOUR LINE OF VISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD PANEL WAS FLOPPING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V326000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,300. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 11/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

IN RESPONSE TO AUGUST, 2010 RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA FOR 2006 CIVIC HYBRID, I HAD THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPDATED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/4/2010. SINCE THEN, THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN EXECUTING THE IMA BATTERY RECALIBRATION ROUTINE WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, TO THE POINT NOW WHERE THE RECALIBRATION IS OCCURRING 1-2 TIMES PER DAY AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES DURING MY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. DURING THE RECALIBRATION PERIOD OF ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, THE IMA IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION IS SUDDENLY SLUGGISH WHEN RECALIBRATION BEGINS, AND DOES NOT RESUME ITS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC UNTIL THE RECALIBRATION FINISHES. THE CAR IS SEVERELY UNDERPOWERED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE EXPECTED ACCELERATION FOR ENTERING A FREEWAY OR MAKING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, DOES NOT OCCUR. HONDA DOES NOT DEFINE THIS BEHAVIOR AS A FAILURE, SO NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN LATE 2008. BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST DIED. IT BLEW AIR, JUST NOT COLD AIR. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTEE, AND THAT IT WOULD COST US $950 FOR REPAIRS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. AFTER THE UPGRADE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO REINSTALL THE OLD SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000

HAD A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN 2009 ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, DESIGNED TO INCREASE BATTERY LIFE. MY GAS MILEAGE DROPPED BY 12 MPG, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR, ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, GOING UP A HILL, ETC, HAS DEGRADED SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE CAR AROUND THE SUNROOF STARTED TO OXIDIZE AFTER 3-4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. IT IS ISOLATED ONLY TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR SO IT HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS KEPT IN THE SUN BUT NO OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR HAS BECOME OXIDIZED. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WITH PAINT ISSUES WITH THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IF THE HONDA DOESN'T PAY THE REPAIR COST, IT WILL COST EVERYONE WITH THE PAINT ISSUES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

THE CAR LOSES POWER UPON ACCELERATION AND GOING UP A HILL FROM A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. THE CAR AT TIMES CAN NOT CLIMB UP A HILL. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS HONDA AND I WAS TOLD THAT "GIVEN THAT THERE WAS NOT A COMPUTER RECORD IN THE MEMORY THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE REVS UPON ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. I THINK THE BATTERY ELECTRICAL ASSIST SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HONDA ADDED A COMPUTER PATCH TO THE CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN THE ELECTRIC ENGINE ASSIST AND COMPRIMISED THE POWER AND ACCELERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED DUE TO THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE ATTACHED TO A WIRING HARNESS AND THE ENTIRE HARNESS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 34 MPH AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. HE SUSTAINED CRACKED RIBS AND SEVERAL BRUISES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 4/01/11*BF UPDATED 04/06/11

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEAL CRACKED AND SPLIT. CAR HAS 50,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER DOOR IS DOING THE SAME. HAD TO REPLACE AT MY COST, DEALER SAID NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

NEED 4TH SET OF TIRES AT 116,00 MILES.JUST RECENTLY, HONDA DEALER ADVISED THAT REAR CONTROL ARM MUST BE REPLACED. FOUND HONDA TSB08-001 THAT INDICATED THE REAR CONTROL ARM IS DEFECTIVE. HAD SERVICE COMPLETED WHICH COST $500 AND HONDA OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC. TIRES WEARING OUT @ 20000-30000 KM. UNSAFE HANDLING ON SNOW, ICE AND BUMPS. BACK END OF CAR "SWAYS" AND SLIDES TO ONE SIDE. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER IS PRONE TO DAMAGE BECAUSE OF LOCATION UNDER VEHICLE. THIS LEADS TO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SMALL ROAD DEBRIS FROM FRONT TIRES HIT CONDENSER AND IT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX HAS BROKEN TWICE NOW, WHERE THE VISOR WILL HANG DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO SECURE IT UP OR DOWN. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE WARM WEATHER MONTHS WHEN THE CAR IS VERY HOT. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN THE WARRANTY, ~20K MILES AND FIXED BY THE DEALER. SECOND INCIDENT BEGAN AROUND 70K MILES AND WORSENED UNTIL THE VISOR HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE VISOR THIS TIME, AND FEEL THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY A DEALER TO FIX A PART WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE AND I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I FEEL SOME VIBRATIONS AND EXCESSIVE SWAY WHEN TURNING. AT ONE YEAR OLD MY REAR LEFT SHOCK ABSORBER LEAKED, HONDA REPLACED IT BUT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR IT STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN. HONDA REPLACED IT AGAIN OUT OF COURTESY (THEY SAID).LAST YEAR I NOTICED IT HAS A LEAK AGAIN BUT I DON'T WANT TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I HEARD ABOUT A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS SO I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDE IN THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATES ALL 2006 MODELS ARE AFFECTED. I BELIEVE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY SHOCKS FAILING AND HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS. HOPE YOU GUYS COULD DIG IN DEEPER TO THIS PROBLEM AS HONDA SEEMS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY CIVIC HAVE A HONDA-ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT WHERE AFTER SOME TIME THE MECHANISM BREAKS, CAUSING IT TO STAY DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER VIEW AND CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON IN WARMER CLIMATES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST TWICE, WITH ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE HORIZON (THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH A POPPING NOISE WHEN PUTTING BACK TOWARDS THE ROOF). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE THE FIRST FEW TIMES, BUT THE NEXT ONE WILL APPARENTLY COST $20 FOR THE LABOR WHILE THE VISORS THEMSELVES ARE "FREE." THE DEALER STATES THEY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW UNTIL 75,000 MILES ARE REACHED ON THE CAR. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2006 DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS APART IN THE HEAT AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VISION. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I PURCHASED IT USED TWO YEARS AGO. IN THE FIRST YEAR, I WAS GRATIFIED TO SEE THAT IT WAS REGULARLY GETTING BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPG (UP TO 50 MPH IF IT WAS ALL HWY. MILES!). THIS SUMMER, I GOT A LETTER FROM HONDA TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A FAULTY IMA UPDATED. I COMPLIED. NOW MY CAR GETS 29-33 MPG'AND I AM DRIVING SO CAREFULLY THAT I SOMETIMES IRRITATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. IN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I'VE BEEN GETTING ANSWERS LIKE: -IT'S THE ETHANOL IN OREGON'S GAS -IT'S PROBABLY THE NEW TIRES I PURCHASED -IT'S THE WAY I'M DRIVING THE CAR FINALLY ONE BRAVE SOUL AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT MANY OF THEIR HYBRID OWNERS ARE COMING IN WITH THE SAME CONCERN. EVER SINCE THE IMA UPDATE, THEY'VE BEEN GETTING CONSIDERABLY LOWER GAS MILEAGE. HE SAID THE DEALERSHIP HAS VOICED ITS CONCERN TO HONDA USA, BUT THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON HONDA'S PART. I CALLED HONDA USA. THE ANSWER I GOT WAS THIS: WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CONCERN, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE ARE PLANNING TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHIN A YEAR MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULDN'T STAY UP AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULD JUST DROP DOWN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE VISOR SNAPPED DOWN WHICH SCARED ME AND I COULDN'T SEE, WHICH IS HOW I ALMOST WRECK. IT FINALLY CAME OFF AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY I COULD GET IT FIXED WITHOUT PAYING OVER $100 PER VISOR. MY PASSENGER VISOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AND NOW I DRIVE WITHOUT VISOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I WISH HONDA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA JUST BECAUSE OF THIS VISOR PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT THERE VISOR FIXED AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY IT BROKE AGAIN. PLEASE CAN THIS GET RECALLED!! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS FLIP VISOR ISSUES. I'VE REPLACED MINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CONSTANTLY DROPS AND GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. *TR

SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THE IMA BATTERY UPGRADE THE CAR BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGES RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE BATTERY DISCHARGES THE CAR LOOSES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ITS ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SINCE THIS UPGRADE WHERE I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ONCE WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET ON A HILL THE BATTERY DISCHARGED AND I LOST THE ACCELERATION AND THE ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PULLED INTO THE FAST LANE TO PASS A CAR AND I LOST PICK UP AND THE CAR FAR BEHIND QUICKLY CAUGHT UP AND HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE THIRD EPISODE IS WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A VERY STEEP HILL. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD AGAIN THE BATTERY DISCHARGED AND DESPITE BEING IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND DESPITE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. I ENDED UP ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL AND TURNED INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND TURNED AROUND. I DROVE AROUND UNTIL THE BATTERY RECHARGED AND THEN WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO DRIVE UP THE HILL. WHEN I BROUGHT THESE CONCERNS UP WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY AGREED THIS DID NOT SOUND NORMAL. AFTER THEY TEST DROVE IT AND RAN TESTS THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY CALLED HONDA CENTRAL. THEY WERE TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE RANDOMLY THROUGH OUT THE DAY SINCE THE UPGRADE. WHEN I ASKED HOW DO I DRIVE SAFELY THEY SAID I SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE BATTERY DISCHARGING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS OF TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. FOUND BOLT WHICH HOLDS ENGINE ACCESSORY BELT TENSIONER IN PLACE HAD FAILED. REPLACED TENSIONER AND BOLT WITH NEW HONDA PARTS. FIVE MONTHS LATER SAME BOLT AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE AGAIN FORTUNATELY AT 25 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. BOTH REPAIRS USED HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE BOTH BOLTS. BOLTS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BREAK UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. FORTUNATELY FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HIGH SPEED BUT THEY COULD HAVE. *TR

WHEN MY CAR SITS IN THE SUN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, MY SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP, FLAT AGAINST THE CEILING OF THE CAR. THE DROOP DOWN, SOMETIMES INTO MY VISION. I HAVE CALLED HONDA ABOUT A REPLACEMENT, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME APPROX $150 TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE VISORS ARE BEING USED NORMALLY, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE TECHNICIAN BURNISHED THE START CLUTCH AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CRACKED OPEN ON ITS TOP SEAM WHICH PREVENTED THE VISOR FROM STAYING IN THE "UP" POSITION. AT FIRST I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL BUT I SOON REALIZED THAT IT REALLY DID INTERFERE WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAD THE VISOR REPLACED. 15 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VISOR REPLACED IT HAS NOW CRACKED AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION AND IT INTERFERES WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. *LN

SUN VISORS ON 2006 CIVIC LX CRACK AT THE SEAM AND NO LONGER STAY UP AND OBSTRUCT VIEW. *LN

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID EXPERIENCES FREQUENT, SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AT RANDOM TIMES DUE TO BATTERY RE-CALIBRATIONS WHICH A) PREVENT ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST AND B) USE ENGINE POWER FOR CHARGING RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER FOR ACCELERATING FROM STOP, ENTERING FREEWAYS OR CLIMBING HILLS. THE HONDA IMA SYSTEM (INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST) USES AN ELECTRIC MOTOR TO AUGMENT THE SMALL 1.3L ENGINE. BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS LOCKED OUT DURING BATTERY RECALIBRATIONS, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE 20% LOSS OF POWER FOR ACCELERATION. WHEN THE GASOLINE ENGINE IS ALSO BEING TAXED WITH GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER FOR BATTERY RECALIBRATION, THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AND RESULTS IN AN ALREADY SLOW CAR (0-60 IN 13.5 SECONDS) BECOMING DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS INTERSECTIONS OR MERGE INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. MY RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM PREMATURE DEGRADATION OF THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE VISORS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE SUN VISOR CRACKED OPEN FROM HEAT EXPOSURE AGAIN. THE SUN VISORS ARE OBSTRUCTING BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S VIEW AND POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO KEEP THE VISORS CLOSED AND WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH SUN LIGHT, THE VISORS ARE USELESS IN BLOCKING THE SUN. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE THEM WITH A PART THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 35 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE SLUGGISH AND WITH LIMITED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUTO STOP FEATURE AND MAIN BATTERY BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER. UPDATED 05/20/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME INCREASINGLY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT HAD FRACTURED AND ENTERED THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500. UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR WAS NEAR THE TOP. WHEN I DROVE TO TOWN IN THE MORNING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL, WHEN I ACCELERATED THERE WAS NO MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CAR WAS VERY UNDERPOWERED. THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR SHOWED NO CHARGE. IT DOES CHARGE AGAIN TO NORMAL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP OR TWO LANE ROAD PASSING SITUATION.

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX OVERLY ACIDIC BATTERY THAT CAUSED A SMALL FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE POSITIVE CABLE RESULTING IN A $500 REPLACEMENT.. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT CABLE DUE TO AN INFERIOR DESIGN. *TR