2006 Honda Civic complaints

HONDA HAS PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID. THE RESULTS ARE TANTAMOUNT TO HAVING REPLACED MY CAR WITH ANOTHER THAT HAS MARKEDLY INFERIOR RESPONSE, PERFORMANCE, AND GAS MILEAGE: * ABOUT 10 MPG DECREASE SINCE THE 8/4/2010 IMA SOFTWARE UPDATE * RARE IVA ASSIST ON STARTING FROM 0, RESULTING IN A NOTICEABLE LAG BETWEEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND MOVEMENT FROM A STOPPED POSITION - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. * RESPONSIVENESS OF ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INCONSISTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE - SINCE THIS AFFECTS DRIVER REACTION AND RESPONSIVENESS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOTE: THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RENDERS THE ELECTRIC MOTOR PRACTICALLY MOOT. SINCE IN MY CASE THE BATTERY DROPS ITS CHARGE RADICALLY OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD IF NOT USED, THE UPDATE APPEARS TO BE DOING LITTLE MORE THAN PREVENTING AN ALREADY COMPROMISED BATTERY FROM FAILING. *TR

VISOR FAILED ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BLOCKING VISION. APPARENTLY MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE EPS CIRCUIT REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000.

SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES CONSTANTLY SPLIT OPEN CAUSING THEM TO HANG DOWN (UNABLE TO PUT SUN VISOR UP) BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT. VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT CONTINUALLY BREAK. FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HANGING VISOR BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT OR DRIVING WITH NO VISOR AT ALL RISKING SUN BLINDING AT CERTAIN TIME OF THE DAY. UPON LOOKING AT FORUMS ONLINE I'VE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. VISORS APPEAR TO BE MELTING WITH HEAT FROM SUN. BAD DESIGN SINCE THE VISOR WILL OBVIOUSLY BE EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR

FREQUENT HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR FAILURE IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

1. I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHICH HAS HAD ITS TIRES REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. 2. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED WHEN THE TIRE ITSELF JUST EXPLODED BECAUSE THE INNER WALLS OF THE TIRE WERE SO THIN AND WORN ONLY AFTER 10K MILES?? THIS CONTINUED AT 15K AND AGAIN AT 20K AND NOW AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT ONCE BUT NOW IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 3. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AUTO REPAIR DEPT. REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THEY REFUSED TO THERE AFTER FORCING ME TO PAY FOR IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THEY WON'T FILE A COMPLIANT TO HONDA EITHER EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE AGENTS ACKNOWLEDGE ITS A STRANGE WEARING THAT CLEARLY IS FROM THE CAR ITSELF. *TR

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK-UP BECAUSE A PARKED CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME, 2-3 CAR LENGTHS. HOWEVER, THE CAR WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND TO MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE, I WAS ON THE DOWNSLOPE OF A HILL. MY CAR WENT FORWARD AND THE MOTOR SHUT-OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START IT, WHILE ROLLING, BUT NOTHING. MY SON GRABBED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOPPED THE CAR. HE SAVED US. I WENT TO HONDA CAR DEALER 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE TECHNICIAN CHECK WHY..BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID DRIVER WAS NOT PROPERLY OPERATION THE CAR AND DRIVER MUST DO SOMETHING INCORRECTLY. REJECT TO CHECK FOR ME, NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR THIS SITUATION. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE - DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND FALLS DOWN TO BLOCK VIEW WHILE DRIVING AND HIT MY HEAD GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEM TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME THING. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANT, BUT WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T COVER THESE TYPE OF PARTS. *TR

INCIDENT: 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 25,000 MILES THE STRUT & MOUNT FAILED (2008) AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,000 MILES THE SAME STRUT & MOUNT FAILED AGAIN BUT DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THIS.(2010) MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO BRING CAR TO DEALER AS THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR. READING BLOGS ONLINE I AM LEARNING THAT THIS IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT NOT RECOGNIZED BY HONDA. AS A CONCERNED CONSUMER, AND, IN LIEU OF THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC - SUNVISOR FELL APART DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FELL APART AND OBSTRUCTED VIEW WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. PERFORMED RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. HONDA NEEDS A REDESIGNED SUNVISOR AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I.E. VIEW OBSTRUCTED WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

1. CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. SUN VISOR BROKE AFTER TRYING TO ADJUST IT. 2. SUN VISOR IS UNUSABLE AND HANGS FROM THE ROOF. 3. ONLY REPAIR AVAILABLE IS TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AT A HONDA DEALER. *TR

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS OF OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC DEPLOYED WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS SLAMMED. *TR

THIS IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC .PLASTIC SHROUDING AROUND MOUNTING SECTION OF SUN VISOR IS UNNECESSARILY CHEAP AND WILL NOT WITHSTAND INTERIOR SUMMER TEMPERATURES. EVENTUALLY, THE VISOR WARPS AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VISION AND IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE DASH AIRBAG INOP RED LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF THEN IT JUST REMAINED ON. ON OCCASION IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE LEFT CURTAIN AIRBAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED MECHANICAL INSURANCE AND FILED A CLAIM. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE AND SOME KIND OF CLIP INSTALLED TO FIX PROBLEM ON 9-16-10. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE BUT I COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM (EXCEPT SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH) KIND OF A GRINDING NOISE. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE TIRES FROM THE FACTORY WEREN'T GOOD IN SNOW (OR SO I THOUGHT). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I'D NEED CONTROLLER ARMS AND NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE VERY WORN. IT'S A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THOSE TIRES. THE WHOLE THING IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $1000.00 BUT "THE GUY AT THE DEALER SAID "WELL, YOU GET A $50.00 REBATE FOR THE TIRES" OH BOY!! IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE EITHER OF COURSE. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA USA TO TALK TO THEM BUT HAVE SEEN FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. BUT I STILL HAVE TO TRY...I AM DISGUSTED WITH THIS AS I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH GLOWING RELIABILITY AND SAFETY REPORTS. I HAD ONE ACCIDENT (REAR ENDED, NOT WITH THIS CAR, ALSO NOT MY FAULT) AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER!! I WILL BE KEEPING THE PARTS AND THE TIRES WHEN I GET IT DONE. *TR

PURCHASED CERTIFIED 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN LAST AUG. 2009 AFTER 11,200 MILES OF DRIVING THIS THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE DOWN. PLASTIC CRACKED AND WENT STEADY DOWN. I'M IN HOUSTON, TX MY CONCLUSION IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY PURPOSE BY THE MAKERS OF THIS CHEAP CRAP VISOR. FOR 24 YRS. DRIVING I HAD A NISSAN, TOYOTA, MITSUBISHI, VOLVO, BMW NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM..NEVER... *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS SPLIT WHEN ADJUSTED IN HOT WEATHER. THEY THEN HANG DOWN TILL REPLACED, OBSTRUCTING VISION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MINE 6 TIMES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO DEALERS, YET THEY DON'T IMPROVE THE REPLACEMENT SUN VISORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR HAS BEEN COMING FALL APART. IT COULDN'T PUT UP. I WAS TOLD THE PART ITSELF COST ME ABOUT $70. IT IS VERY ANNOYING WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH VISOR DOWN ALL THE TIME UNTIL IT REPLACE. *TR

MY VISORS POP A PART WHEN USING THEM. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SPLIT OPEN AND NOW WILL NOT STAY UP. AS A TALL PERSON THIS BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SUN VISOR SPLIT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN FLORIDA WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 98 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THIS APPARENTLY IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS VISOR IN THE HEAT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC VISOR BROKEN AND IS OBSTRUCTING MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH 59,700 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE SUN VISORS DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CASING SPLITS, CAUSING THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN (IT WILL NOT STAY UP). THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER BECAUSE IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE'S AUDIO/RADIO NOT WORKING. 65, 000 MILES, ONE OWNER. RADIO SWITCHES TO AND FROM DIFFERENT OUTPUTS. ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING IS TO SHUT RADIO OFF. ONCE PROBLEM STARTS, IT WILL HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY UNTIL SCREEN DIMS OUT AND RADIO SHUTS DOWN. *TR

ENTERED PARKED CAR AND WHILE PREPARING TO BEGIN DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED, HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. WHILE AN ATTEMPT TO REPOSITION THE SUN VISOR WAS MADE, THE VISOR WOULD NOT KEEP THE POSITION AND WOULD RETURN TO THE HANGING DOWN POSITION, MAKING SAFE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO REPOSITION THE VISOR, THIS TIME SQUEEZING THE SPLIT PLASTIC TOGETHER, AT THE HINGE, SUCCEEDED PLACING THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY. THE VISOR HAS NOT BEEN REPOSITIONED SINCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED REPORTS AND EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE VISOR, THE PROBLEM RETURNS, OFTEN MUCH LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. IT SEEMS THE FAILURE IS MORE A FUNCTION OF HEAT EXPOSURE, THAN TIME. IN MY CASE, THE HEAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. I DRIVE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ONLY, AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY 60 TO 70 DEG. F. *TR

OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT UNDER THE HEAT OF THE SUN AND NO LONGER STAYS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN AND IS NOT ONLY DISTRACTING, BUT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER (ESPECIALLY TALLER INDIVIDUALS) TO NOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS HONDA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE EXISTING VISORS WITH BETTER DESIGNED ONES. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYS ON DEALER TOLD ME 1ST TIME IT NEEDED A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UP DATE 2ND TIME IT OVERHEATED DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDED NEW THERMOSTAT. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PLUS PARTS & LABOR. THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES (ENGINE & REAR SUSPENSION) BUT HONDA ALWAYS HAS AN ANSWER THAT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING IN THE REAR. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE COMPANY, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNED. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPEN AGAIN ELEVEN MONTHS LATER AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP AND WEARS RAPIDLY AT 15,000. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECOGNIZED IN THE TSB (NHTSA #10024687). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CONTROL ARMS AND THE STATED THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS IGNORING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TIRES WEARING OUT QUICKLY, AND VIBRATIONS WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH. YESTERDAY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, AND STARTED SMOKING. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE HAD VERY UNUSUAL WEAR TO THE BELT ON THE INNER PART. THE SAME PLACE THE OTHER TIRE SEPARATED. IN LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVICS AND THE REAR ALIGNMENT BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE, IF NOT ALREADY, IS KILLED BY SUCH PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION ON HER 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH $7K IN DAMAGES. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE BODY SHOP AND INSURANCE AGENT SAID IT SHOULD HAVE BUT THE DEALER SAID THE IMPACT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC EX 2006 MODEL SUDDENLY STARTED OVERHEATING PROBLEM, I REALIZED THIS AFTER MY RECENT OIL CHANGE AT HONDA ROUND ROCK TEXAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. THERE WAS SMALL BIT OF BLUE FLUID LEAK THAT I COULD SEE BUT AT TIMES IGNORED, THIS I SAW AFTER RECENT OIL CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL PERTAINING TO AN ENGINE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE HYBRID BATTERY BECAME NON-FUNCTIONAL AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT POOR GAS MILEAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLUGGISHLY ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING AN ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID -- THIS VEHICLE RELIES ON BATTERY ASSISTANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20+ HORSEPOWER BUT IS NOW SEVERELY COMPROMISED BY BATTERY DEGRADATION THAT HONDA IS TRYING TO COVER UP WITH A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" THAT ONLY DECREASES VEHICLE'S DEPENDENCE ON THE BATTERY THUS ENSURES LESS HORSEPOWER THAN ADVERTISED. THE CAR HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE INABILITY TO RELY ON IT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, SUDDEN LOSSES OF POWER, DYING BATTERY, AND MORE. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FISHTAILS TERRIBLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER BUT EVEN IN THE SUMMER ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN I HIT EVEN LITTLE BUMPS THE CAR SHIFTS TO THE SIDE. IT FORCES ME TO SLOW DOWN BUT IT GETS WORSE BETWEEN 30-40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE NOT CRASHED DUE TO THE PROBLEM (YET) BUT IN CERTAINLY CONCERNS ME AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE OUR CAR! *TR

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HONDA... FOR LEAVING ME FREAKING HIGH AND DRY HOLDING A REPAIR BILL THEY CREATED. I KNOW NOW THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED... TOO BAD IT'S PEOPLE ON THE FREAKING INTERNET HELPING OUT, RATHER THAN HONDA. SORRY... BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE FOR THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO GET SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET AND NOT SENT TO THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL ON IT... IT'D BE VERY COSTLY. HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SEND THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO ALL OWNERS, AND THEN THEY COULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE THE PART IF THEY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF RIDICULOUS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HONDA IS HOPING... THAT MOST OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS WILL FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES... LIKE I DID... NICE HONDA... AFREAKINGP'RECIATE IT. I MEAN HECK... IT TAKES THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MILES TO REALIZE YOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. AND EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE THE TIRES, YOU JUST KINDA JUST CHALK IT UP THAT YOU SIMPLY NEEDED A NEW SET. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH MAYBE THAT 2ND SET, WHEN YOU START TO THINK... IS IT MY IMAGINATION, OR ARE THESE TIRES WEARING FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD? BEING THAT I WAS A STUDENT IN 2007, I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AT A TIME. IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE HOW FAST THE TIRES DEGRADED... SOUNDED LIKE A [XXX] HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON MY ROOF... THE REAR TIRES WERE BAD. I REPLACED THE TWO TIRES AT

I HAVE 2006 HONDA CIVIC. IT'S DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. IT'S NOT BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH IT BUT IT JUST POPS OUT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. NOW IT DOES NOT STAY AT TOP. I HAVE DIFFERENT CAR BUT I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

I HAVE ON '06 CIVIC HYBRID AND THE BATTERY IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT CRASHES OFTEN WHERE ONE SECOND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 1/2 CHARGE, AND THE NEXT THE ACCELERATION AND POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE AND THE CHARGE LEVEL DROPS TO ZERO. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. HONDA HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE THAT BASICALLY COMPROMISE SAFETY, POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY SO HONDA CAN GET YOU THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE YOUR BATTERY. I FEAR THAT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER IS UNSAFE, AND THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CLAIMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT BY HONDA TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF A FAULTY BATTERY BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC CAME APART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY-WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME APART THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY UP AND BLOCKS THE VISION . CRAPPY PRODUCT ON A GREAT CAR. HOLD HONDA TO THE FIRE PLEASE. *TR

GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. STARTED LOSING HYBRID BATTERY POWER AND HYBRID ASSIST AROUND 8.09 POWER AND MILEAGE SUFFER MULTIPLE TRIP TO DEALER AND SEVERAL SOFTWARE PATCHES INSTALLED. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE BATTERY AT WORST POSSIBLE TIME AND SUDDENLY START AT STOPLIGHTS THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL BY HERSELF IN THE RIDESHARE LINE. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY ON BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS. HYBRID BATTERY FINALLY REPLACED BY HONDA AFTER CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY AND MENTIONING ALL THE FOLKS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. SUDDEN STARTS AT STOPS NO LONGER THERE BUT STILL HAS A TOTAL LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION DUE TO NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SAVE THE BATTERY RECEIVED NEW RECALL LETTER FOR HYBRID SYSTEM THAT STATES IT WILL FURTHER REDUCE HYBRID USAGE, THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO HAVE THAT PATCH INSTALLED THIS CAR IS USELESS TO MY FAMILY NOW AND RECENTLY TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, DEALERSHIP DO NOT WANT IT DUE TO THE RISING CONCERN WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, LOUSY MILEAGE, ETC I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND EVEN PROVIDE IT TO YOU TO DRIVE AND TEST. THIS PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THIS CAR DID NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST TO YEARS OF SERVICE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH OF MY SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED ALONG THE SEEMS. THIS CAUSES THE SUN VISOR TO NOT GO UP. THE SUN VISOR HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION, IT WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DANGLES IN FRONT OF DRIVER, BLOCKING VIEW OF TRAFFIC, SIGNS, AND SIGNALS. WHILE LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART ON-LINE I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER CIVIC OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT EVEN REENGINEERED THE PART. HONDA APPARENTLY KEEPS SELLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART TO OWNERS OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS REPEATEDLY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REENGINEER THIS PART TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IN THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC, 83,000 MILES. *TR

I WANT TO REPORT A CRACKED SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHICH CAUSES THE VISOR TO HANG AND IS NOW OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON HONDA CIVICS, JUDGING BY ALL THE ONLINE COMMENTS TO BE FOUND, FOR INSTANCE, HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SUN_VISOR_FALLS_APART.SHTML, AND HERE: HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/181-8TH-GEN-HONDA-CIVIC/296797-SUN-VISOR-SPLIT-OPEN.HTML. *TR

SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES DEFECT IS BAD CRIMP IN WIRING HARNESS BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER WARRANTY. REPAIR COST IS ASTRONOMICAL. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH 58,000 MILES AND THE ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR IS NOT WORKING AS DESIGNED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE ASSIST MOTOR. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

1. HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BATTERY LOSES POWER, DOES NOT PERFORM IDLE STOPS THAT RECHARGE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON FREEWAY ONRAMPS OR WHEN DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATE ACCELERATION, DECREASED GAS MILEAGE. 2. AT 34,347 MILES BEGAN NOTICING IMA BATTERY DOESN'T LAST LONG AND MAKES ACCELERATION DIFFICULT. AT 62, 430 MILES I AM CONCERNED FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE EVEN ON STREETS. AT 69,388 PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH A NOTICEABLE DIP IN GAS MILEAGE. AT 90,747 MILES IMA BATTERY SENSOR INDICATES A PROBLEM. BATTERY NOT WORKING PROPERLY. 3. PER HONDA AT EACH SERVICE ONLY SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. NO PARTS REPLACED. THEREFORE, BATTERY IS STILL ONLY CHARGES UP TO HALFWAY. THE BATTERY ISN'T CONSISTENTLY DEAD TO START WITH BUT IT DOES DIE DOWN AGAIN WITH DRIVING. *TR

FIRST SET OF TIRES REPEATEDLY BECAME CUPPED AND CAUSED HIGH ROAD NOISE. REAR END BOUNCED AND SWAYED. REPEATED TIRE ROTATIONS AND SPIN BALANCING OF ALL FOUR WHEELS FAILED TO RECTIFY. I REPLACED TIES AT 33,800. SECOND SET OF TIRE BECAUSE CUPPED, REAR END UNSTABLE. TIRE ROTATION MADE PROBLEM WORSE. REPLACED REAR SHOCKS. NO EFFECT; CONTINUED UNSTABLE AND REAR END SWAYED. WHEN ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. SECOND SET OF TIRES CUPPED AND NOISY BY 33,000 MILES. WENT TO HONDA DEALER ASKED FOR COMPLETE ANALYSIS. THEY SAID FRONT END AND SUSPENSION ARE SOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT WE HAVE "OUTDATED" UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR WHEELS THAT ARE "FAMOUS IN HONDA GARAGES FOR EATING TIRES." SERVICE MANAGER SAID THESE PARTS MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE ALIGNMENT IS POSSIBLE. HE SAID THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY INFORMED ME THEY DID WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A SMALL AMOUNT TOWARD MY REPLACING THE PARTS. THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PART EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ON NEWER MODELS. I CONSIDER THE CAR UNSAFE DUE TO REAR END INSTABILITY. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, QUIT WHILE DRIVING. LOST ALL POWER, HAD NO LIGHTS, BRAKE, TURN, 4 WAYS ETC. LUCKILY THE CAR QUIT ON A SIDE STREET HAD IT BEEN ON AN BUSY ROAD OR INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DISABLED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO WARN CARS COMING UP FROM BEHIND. CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE DC TO DC CONVERTER HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST THE ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE THE EXTRA BURST OF SPEED WHEN NEEDED, MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS AS I AM LEAVING MY SUBDIVISION I FEEL HELPLESS IN A SITUATION OF WHICH I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL. WHEN I NEED TO MAKE TURN FROM MY SUBDIVISION FROM A STOP, I NEED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH UPHILL. MUCH OF THE TIME THERE IS TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT WHICH I AM UNABLE SEE TO UNTIL THEY ARE ON THE CREST OF THAT HILL, APPROX. 150' AWAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, I DEPEND ON THE HYBRID SYSTEM WORKING PROPERLY FOR THAT EXTRA BURST OF SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I NOTICE THE IMA BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR SHOWING THE BATTERY IS IN A DEPLETED STATE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURS SO RAPIDLY WHEN 99% OF THE TIME IT IS JUST FINE. I WAS RELIEVED THAT HONDA MOTOR CO. WAS PROACTIVE IN NOTIFYING ME OF A SOFTWARE PATCH TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IMA SYSTEM OF WHICH I HAD IMMEDIATELY INSTALLED. WHAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE SOFTWARE PATCH WAS INSTALLED IS THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGHER DURING ACCELERATION THEN THERE IS A MOMENTARY HESITATION BEFORE THE IMA SYSTEM ASSISTED THE ENGINE TO GET UP TO SPEED. ALSO SINCE THE PATCH WAS INSTALLED, THE IMA BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR IS AT OR NEAR FULL CHARGE. I HAVE NOTICED AN APPARENT DECREASE IN FUEL EFFICIENCY, BUT I AM STILL COMPILING DATA TO MAKE AN EXACT DETERMINATION OF THE EXTENT OF THAT PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2006 SEDAN 4 DOOR. APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR (FAILURE OCCURRED AS SOON AS ODOMETER WENT PASS 40,000 MILES). CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. CONTACTED HONDA AND REP THERE SAID THE ISSUE COULD BE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. REP SAID HONDA HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL OF 07V402000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) SO TAKE CAR TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICING. MECHANIC REP SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL, BUT IN THE 07V402000 SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES 2006 CIVIC SEDANS. MAIN ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT HONDA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT THIS SAFETY RECALL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY CAR IS REGISTERED WITH HONDA. LAST TIME HONDA SENT ME A POSTCARD ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL 07V399000 SO I GOT IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY, WHICH PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE SINCE MY WHEEL WAS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OFF! *TR