2006 Honda Civic complaints

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO STOP PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. HAD UPDATE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER A HYBRID CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN NYC TRAFFIC AS IT NOW HAS NO BATTERY ASSIST WHEN THE BATTERY IS AT A 50% CHARGE. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2006. DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO CLOSE, AND IN THE FAILURE, POPS OPEN RESTRICTING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THE PLASTIC WELD HAS POPPED OPEN. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT (FOR YEARS) AND DOES NOT CARE TO REDESIGN OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CULPRIT WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAKING SUCTION LINE, PROBABLY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS DURING DRIVE. THE LOCATION OF THE SUCTION LINE IS IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS NOT PROTECTED BY A MESH GRILL. DUE TO ITS LOCATION, SUCTION LINE IS EASILY DAMAGEABLE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FAULT. THE DEALER FIXED THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING THE FRAGILE COPPER SUCTION LINE WITH A HEAVY DUTY RUBBER TUBE AND REDIRECTED IT BEHIND THE BUMPER INSTEAD OF IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAM. IT IS NOW EITHER STUCK UP OR DOWN AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO MOVE IT. *TR

HONDA 2006 CIVIC LX SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN WITH HEAT. *TR

SUN VISOR HINGE FAILS AND VISOR THEN HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER, POTENTIALLY CAUSING IMPAIRMENT TO VISIBILITY. HONDA WILL NO LONGER REPLACE AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *TR

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID--2006. IMA ASSIST ABNORMALITIES FOLLOWING MOST RECENT HONDA REPAIR CAMPAIGN. MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID WAS GIVEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE BY HONDA ON 8/5/2010 FOLLOWING A CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY HONDA TO ADDRESS LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO IMA HYBRID BATTERY DETERIORATION AND FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE UPDATE THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN LOSE BATTERY CHARGE SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND AT ONE POINT STRANDING ME IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN JULY, 2010. THE MOST RECENT UPDATE (I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FROM HONDA IN OVER THE 4.25 YRS OF OWNERSHIP) HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM TRANSIENT BATTERY FAILURES THAT OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING UP STEEP INCLINES OR ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING ISSUES, THE HYBRID BATTERY NOW FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE WHEN ACCELERATING, MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, ETC. AND EXPERIENCES WIDE FLUCTUATIONS IN CHARGE, JUMPING FROM 1/3 CHARGE TO COMPLETELY FULL WITH SUDDEN DROPS OF A SIMILAR FASHION. THESE FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ACCESSORY OR A/C USE OR OTHER EXTENUATING FACTORS AND OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY ON OCCASION (6 BATTERY FAILURES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE SINCE THE UPDATE). I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 1 NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT IN THE LAST 30 DAYS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND HONDA'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY AN EXCESSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V034000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE).THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE BATTERY NOT MAINTAINING A CHARGE; LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DECELERATING ISSUES. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

1. LOSS OF BATTERY POWER, OCCURS DAILY. 2. THE BATTERY DOES NOT CHARGE DURING DECELERATION NOR DOES THE ENGINE AUTO-STOP WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE OR AT A RED LIGHT AS OFTEN AS IT USED TO DO. 3. MORE THAN 30% DECREASE IN MILEAGE PER GALLON/FUEL EFFICIENCY OVER PAST 4 MONTHS. *TR

SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVICS ARE NO GOOD. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND ARE AVERAGING 1 SUN VISOR PER YEAR. IN FOUR YEARS NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HONDA IS OR HAS DONE NOTHING THE BETTER THESE VISORS. IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE SAME PRODUCT KNOWING THAT IT WILL DO SAME THING AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A BETTER DESIGN AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S BEFORE ONE FALLS DOWN IN SOMEONE'S FACE AND THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THE FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE STATE INSPECTION DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23000.

SUN VISORS HAVE A DEFECT WHERE THEY WILL NOT RETRACT AND HANG IN YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS DRIVING VISABILTY. THE VISOR EITHER MELTED OR HAS A DEFECT WHICH THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT BUT HONDA WILL NOT RECALL OR FIX. *TR

MY HONDA HYBRID 2006 LOOSES ALL ITS INDICATORS WHEN THE WEATHER IS EITHER HOT OR COLD; I LOOSE AIR CONDITIONING, AND SPEED INDICATOR; IMA SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE ALARMS GOES OFF. CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BY HONDA DEALER; COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. AFTER RECENT RECALL AND SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED YESTERDAY, THE CAR COULD BARELY START AT A LIGHT (RPM UP TO 6000, DRIVE ENGAGED, BARELY ANY MOVE FORWARD), AND NOT EVEN AN ALARM LIGHT ON ANYMORE; THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE PLASTIC SOFTENS/MELTS TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUN VISORS CANNOT BE PLACED BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION NOR DO THEY STAY PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS BLOCKS A PORTION OF THE NORMAL VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAN BE A HAZARD. IT IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FIX. I ORIGINALLY HAD HONDA REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT SINCE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT IT IS 4 YEARS LATER, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT NOT TO PUT THOSE INTO THAT CAR. IF I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HONDA AND IT HAS A PLASTIC SUN VISOR, I WILL NOT BUY IT. IT IS A DEAL BREAKER B/C IT IS SUCH A NUISANCE AND IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A COMPANY NOT LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN LESSONS LEARNED. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAIL WHEN THEY GET HOT AND START TO COME APART. EVENTUALLY THE VISOR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY UP IN EITHER THE FULL FORWARD OR FULL REAR POSITION AND JUST DANGLES IN THE TOP HALF OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW. THIS HAPPENED LAST SUMMER ON BOTH VISORS AND JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST SET UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE VISORS OF IDENTICAL DESIGN. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO STOP PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. HAD UPDATE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER A HYBRID CAR. IT BASICALLY RUNS OFF THE ENGINE. THE ONLY TIME THE INTEGRATE MOTOR ASSIST UNIT WORKS IS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST MOVING FROM A STOP, AND EVEN THEN IT IS RELATIVELY USELESS. THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY WAS EXCELLENT. MOTOR ASSIST WORKED GREAT. HONDA ISSUED RECALL UPDATE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS FOR EARLY BATTERY FAILURE. THEY HAVE SHUT OFF THE HYBRID SYSTEM IN ORDER TO STOP BATTERY FAILURE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST THEM OVER $2000 PER CAR TO REPLACE. THEY HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES OF EXISTING OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE 60,000 MILES. THE BATTERY WILL NOW LAST TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE IT NO LONGER NEEDS TO WORK. ACCORDING TO THE DASHBOARD, THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY CHARGING THE BATTERY, EVEN WHEN I PUSH THE PEDAL TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT THE HYBRID CAR I PURCHASED AND USED FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. IT IS BASICALLY A GAS ENGINE WITH 40 HP. THE CAR HIT OVER 6500 RPM TO GET UP A HILL WITH ONE PASSENGER, AND THE MOTOR ASSIST DIDN'T TURN ON..BUT THE POWER BARS STAYED AT THE MIDDLE RANGE AND HONDA SAYS IT SHOULD. HOW DOES A VEHICLE REDUCE IMA ASSIST WHEN HITTING THE GAS? WHAT IS ALL THIS RESERVE BATTERY FOR? PROBABLY TO KEEP THE FLASHING LIGHTS WORKING WHEN SOMEONE HITS ME IN THE BACK THINKING I AM ACTUALLY MOVING. THIS UPDATE IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A PASSENGER INFORMED HER THAT IT SMELLED LIKE ANTI FREEZE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED GREEN LIQUID UNDER THE FRONT END. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A LEAK WAS COMING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR FAILS. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND AFTER 2 YEARS IN 2008 THE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BLOCK MY VIEW. I WOULD HAVE TO QUICKLY RELEASE MY GRIP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH THE SUN VISOR OUT OF MY VIEW SO I COULD VIEW WHERE I WAS GOING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISORS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER (2010) THE VISORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN RESULTING IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR. I HAVE CONVERSED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL AND MANY HAVE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I MAY GET HONDA TO REPLACE THE SUN VISORS AGAIN BUT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DO THE SAME THING IN 2 YEARS. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKN !!!!!!!!!!!! 2006 HONDA CIVIC ..........SHAME ON YOU AMERICAN HONDA FOR NOT ISSUING A RECALL YET !!!!!!!!!! SHAME ON YOU !!!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE HER KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000.

THE SUN VISORS BEGIN SEPARATING, DANGLING AND INTEFERE WITH FIELD OF VISION DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY VISORS THREE TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND NOW THEY ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO DO IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IS BLOCKS MY FIELD OF VISION. *TR

UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SUN VISOR HINGE BREAKS, CAUSING THE VISOR TO SPLIT AT THE SEAM BY ITS MOUNT. THE VISOR IS DIFFICULT TO PUT BACK IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT STAY IN A FORWARD POSITION. IT FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN IMPEDING VISIBILITY. IF FORCED BACK INTO THE UPWARD POSITION, IT WILL STAY OUT OF VIEW, BUT WILL NOT FUNCTION FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO USABLE SUN VISOR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2006. THE VISOR WAS FIRST REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2008. IT BROKE AGAIN IN EARLY 2010. SEARCHING THE WEB, I FIND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE IMA SYSTEM AND SINCE THAT TIME THE ACCELERATION OF MY CAR HAS DRAMATICALLY (AND PERHAPS DANGEROUSLY) DECREASED. HONDA CLAIMS IT WAS DONE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY HOWEVER AT NO TIME DID THEY SAY IT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS ALSO SUFFERED BADLY. PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND I WAS GETTING EXCELLENT MILEAGE. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID DROPS BATTERY CHARGE AND ASSIST SUDDENLY, THEN SLOWLY RECHARGES, WITH NO WARNING, LEAVING CAR WITH LESS POWER AND ACCELERATION THAN EXPECTED. BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD ON FREEWAY ONRAMPS, PASSING OR ANY TIME YOU NEED TO MOVE FAST TO AVOID SOMETHING. CAR NEEDS TO BE REVVED TO 5K TO GET OVER 35MPH, AFTER THAT GAS ENGINE ITSELF STARTS TO PICK UP SPEED. MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 45+ TO MIDDLE 30'S SINCE IT STARTED HAPPENING 2 YEARS AGO. HAPPENING AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, SOME TIMES TWICE A DAY. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY FORCED ME TO CHANGE THE 12V BATTERY PACK AT MY COST, WHICH MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I HAPPENS MORE IN SUMMER. I CANNOT REPRODUCE IT AT WILL NO ERROR CODES ARE STORED AND NO PROBLEM LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, SO HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC FORUMS: HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F51/WHO-HAS-DAILY-BATTERY-DUMPS-RECALLS-24632/#POST225828 HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F51/MY-07-HCH-II-OFFICIALLY-DECLARED-LEMON-24744/ THE CAR HAS PUT ME ON SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE I EXPECTED A CERTAIN ACCELERATION, AND THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE IMA ASSISTANCE DID NOT MEET THAT EXPECTATION, CREATING SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED ON TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON A ONRAMP WITH A LIGHT. IF IT HAPPENS THEN, THE CAR MAY JUST BE AT BARELY 30MPH WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY, FULLY REVVED. OR MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CAR MAY MOVE SLOWLY FROM THE STAND STILL INSTEAD O

ON JUNE 29, 2010, SRS LIGHT ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG. HONDA ADVISED THAT AIRBAG DETONATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIRBAG HAD NEVER DEPLOYED, CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HONDA ORIGINALLY REFUSED TO COVER COST OF REPAIR AND THEN MADE "GOODWILL" ADJUSTMENT TO COVER 38% OF COST. THE IDENTICAL PART FAILED ON AIRBAG ON OTHER SIDE OF CAR 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY SUN-VISOR REPLACED ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE VISOR CLIP BREAKS, LEAVING THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN INTO YOUR FACE. THE VISOR WILL NEITHER STAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD DURING BOTH DAY TIME AND NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 9 MONTHS OLD; THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. YESTERDAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THEM FIX THE BROKEN VISOR AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 75$ FOR THE PART + LABOR + TAXES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD; ALSO THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I CAUSED BY ROUGH-WEAR--IT JUST FALLS APART! *TR

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE; LUCKILY SHE WAS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AND DROVE TO IT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED MY HUSBAND TO INFORM HIM THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THIS 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 25, 2009 AND HAS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER (8/3/10) AT 50,140 MILES!! IRONICALLY MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE HE WANTED TO PROVIDE OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER WITH A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE! WE ARE AWAITING TO HEAR IF DEALERSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO GET HONDA TO PAY FOR THIS. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS 1 WEBSITE, THEY BETTER OR I WILL BE CONTACTING EVERY MEDIA OUTLET UNTIL WE GET SATISFACTION! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED OPEN IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. FROM INFORMATION ON THE NET, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD. I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WHEN IT SUDDENLY FLIPPED DOWN IN MY FACE. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT TO DRIVE. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU 70.00 TO FIX THIS PLASTIC HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THERE WAS FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN CALIFORNIA IN JULY, 2006. I'M HAVING A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM (IMA AS HONDA CALLS IT), BUT HONDA KEEPS TELLING ME ITS NORMAL BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FAULT CODE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT LAST YEAR I STARTED TO NOTICE THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS HAVING INCREASING TROUBLE HOLDING A CHARGE AND ACCURATELY REPORTING IT'S CHARGE CONDITION. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM IS THAT I'LL START DRIVING WITH THE CHARGE BEING REPORTED AT 70% FULL OR SO, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CHARGE DROPS TO 0 AND THE CAR BEGINS TO AGGRESSIVELY RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THIS AGGRESSIVE RECHARGING TAKES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AFTER WHICH IS REPORTS IT IS FULL. BUT HERE'S WHERE THE DANGER LIES, IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES, THERE IS NO ASSIST AVAILABLE FROM THE HYBRID BATTERY. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR IS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND SLOW. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CASES WHERE I HAVE BEEN PULLING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC THAT DOESN'T STOP AND THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, HAD SLIPPED INTO THIS RECHARGE STATE AND NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT - THE ONCOMING CARS HAD TO BRAKE AS I MOVED SLOWLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. MY HONDA DEALER AND HONDA OF AMERICA WILL NOT LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM UNLESS THERE IS A FAULT CODE. I KNOW THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD ALMOST THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CIVICS. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE THEM HYBRID BATTERY AND THEIR PROBLEMS HAVE GONE AWAY. I AM INCREDIBLE UPS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY BLOW HOT AIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC SI VISORS HAVE FALLEN OFF RIGHT IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A REACTION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE POORLY MADE AS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS ALSO FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE READ THAT WHEN THEIR IS HIGH HEAT, IT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED 90+ HEAT FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC WON'T STAY UP OR GO COMPLETELY DOWN. WHEN PUTTING THE VISOR DOWN IT JUST SPLIT OPEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED. HONDA REPLACED THE PART ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS AGAIN BREAKING. IT WONT STAY UP AND IS SPLITTING DOWN THE MIDDLE. I HAD BOTH VISORS REPLACED BY HONDA ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BREAKS APART AND CANNOT BE POSITIONED SAFELY DURING DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY GRADUALLY OVER A COUPLE OF SUMMERS UNTIL IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE PLASTIC CASING HOLDING THE VISOR TOGETHER SPLIT AT THE SEAM. MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 30,050. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS (DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) SPLIT OPEN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THE PLASTIC CASING HOLDING THE VISOR TOGETHER SPLIT AT THE SEEM ON BOTH VISORS. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THEY CANNOT FOLD UP. THEY FALL AND PARTIALLY OBSTRUCT THE VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT VISORS ARE OF THE SAME CONSTRUCTION, AND THEREFORE OFFER LITTLE REMEDY SINCE THEY TOO WILL INEVITABLY SPLIT OPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SINCE THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ALIGNMENT BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WEARING FASTER THAN NORMAL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITHIN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HE NEEDED TO HAVE A CROSS BAR REPLACED ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY '06 HONDA CIVIC'S SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN AFTER A HOT DAY THIS SUMMER. THEY DO NOT STAY UP AND KEEP HANGING IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE I DRIVE POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, CLAIMING THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN SUBJECTED TO CAR'S INTERIOR HEAT. THIS IS A CRITICAL VISIBILITY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLY LOST OF LIFE. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX, SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED, BLOCKING VIEW. 1ST SET FAILED 6MO FROM PURCHASE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FAILED AGAIN BUT NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN INTERIOR OF CAR IS HOT PLASTIC ON VISORS SPLITS AND LOSES "DETENT" CAN NOT BE PUT BACK OUT OF VIEW. DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEMS. SEVERAL OWNERS BLOGS SHOW MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. SUN VISORS ARE UNUSABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE PROBLEM IS INFREQUENT BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSSES ALL POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUES RUNNING BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES CONTINUE WORKING BUT THERE IS NO POWER. IT LASTS SECONDS. I HAVE ALWAYS STOPPED THE CAR BY BRAKING AND THEN STARTED IT UP. IT TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE POWER RETURNS. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WITH TRAFFIC AROUND. A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING UP A 7 MILE DIRT ROAD GOING ABOUT 15 TO 25 MPH IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. IT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE ROAD. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ON THE HYBRID SHOWED IT TO BE ABOUT 60% CHARGED. NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TRIED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SINCE THERE ARE IDIOSYNCRASIES WITH THE SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT CAN SUDDENLY SHOWED THE BATTERY NEARLY UNCHARGED AND THEN SUDDENLY SHOW IT NORMALLY CHARGED. THIS SHOULD TAKE TIME SINCE THE BATTERY SHOULD CHARGE OVER TIME. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED DURING THE TIMES WHERE THE BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT SHOWS A SUDDEN CHANGE ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. HOWEVER, WITH THE 3 MOST RECENT EPISODES NO AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON AND THE BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT SHOWED A NORMAL CHARGE. ALSO THE INDICATOR THAT SHOWS THE MPG I AM GETTING AT THAT MOMENT CAN GO TO ZERO WHEN COSTING DOWN A HILL. I SHOULD BE REGISTERING A MAXIM

SUN VISORS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SPLIT OPEN NEAR THE PIVOT POINT AND DO NOT STAY UP. COST TO REPLACE AT HONDA DEALER IS $78 EACH PLUS $17 EACH TO INSTALL. PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I STARTED USING A SUN SHIELD PURCHASED FROM THE HONDA DEALER AND USED THE SUN VISORS TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. THE HEAT SOFTENS THE PLASTIC, AND THE VISORS SPLIT APART WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THEM BACK TOWARD THE ROOF. *TR

THE DRIVERS, AND PASSENGERS SIDE SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE , THEY FLOP DOWN AND DON'T STAY IN PLACE , THEY WENT BAD AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR , AND SINCE I DON'T USE THEM , I DIDN'T BOTHER COMPLAINING SINCE THEY STAYED IN PLACE AND DIDN'T POSE A HAZARD , BUT NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR JUST FELL OFF WHEN I USED IT THE OTHER DAY , AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS JUST AS BAD .... THEY WERE ALWAYS HARD TO USE SO I DIDN'T USE THEM ... *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS KEEP BREAKING AND WILL NOT STAY UP IN EITHER DIRECTION, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HONDA DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING FOR LABOR. IT TAKES 60 SECONDS TO REPLACE! THEY ALSO REFUSE TO JUST GIVE ME THE PART AND LET ME REPLACE IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND STOP CONSIDERING IT "A KNOWN PROBLEM". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACTS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT REPAIRS TO THE CLUTCH WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE, AND THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 09/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT NO COST TO HIM, EXCEPT FOR THE ALIGNMENT. UPDATED 10/01/00*JB

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH DISARMS AIR BAG SYSTEM ON CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , THEY STATED THE OPDS UNIT WAS FAULTY. THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE HAS A RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES A SENSOR PROBLEM WITH SRS SYSTEM THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A WHOLE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA ,THEY RESPONDED THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN MADE BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY PROOF OF PAPERWORK TO ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER TWO AND A HALF YEARS PRIOR THE ONLY PROOF OF ANY RECALL DONE WAS A REAR WHEEL BEARING DONE BEFORE MY PURCHASED IS SHOWN ON RECORDS. THE POINT IS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE , AMERICAN HONDA REFUSED TO FIX ON THEIR DIME BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS IN THAT CAR HAS A TRACK OF NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CAR IS UNDER 73,000MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR CONSUMERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS! I HAVE NOT DONE ANY REPAIRS AS OF NOW. *TR

WITH OUT ANY WARNING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC OVERHEATED I LET IT COOL DOWN ADDED THE 1 GALLON IT WAS DOWN ON COOLANT AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP {HONDA OF THE DESERET IN PALM SPRINGS CA (I LIVE IN PHOENIXL,AZ) I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T I HOSE BUT A PIN HOLE SIZE CRACK IN MY CYLINDER BLOCK THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE CASTING DEFECT AND THAT IT WOULD BE $ 4500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS I LOOKED INTO THIS ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE FLAW YET NO RECALL BUT THEY DID AGREE TO PAY FOR 90% OF THE REPAIR STILL WHY SHOULD I PAY $450 +TAX $225 FOR A RENTAL AND AN 8HR DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO PALM SPRINGS PLEASE HELP US OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS. *TR