2006 Honda Civic complaints

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 4DRSD DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO SUN/HEAT FALLING DOWN AND SUDDENLY OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION WHILE IN MOTION. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER COST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES THAT INCLUDING EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VISOR IS MADE FROM PLASTIC WITH PLASTIC INTERNAL PARTS. WHEN SUBJECTED TO PROLONG HEAT/SUNLIGHT THE VISOR POPS/CRACKS AND BECOMES DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES/COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH HONDA BUT THE COMPANY REFUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PARTS DEFECT. THE PART TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 60 PLUS DOLLARS W/O LABOR AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED IF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

06 HONDA CIVIC COUPE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AGAIN (SECOND TIME). SPLITS AND FALLS APART. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOW JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I EXPECT DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE. THIS PART IS A FAILED DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE A DRIVING HAZARD IF IT FAILS AND FLOPS DOWN AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR

I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NOISE AND UN-EVEN TIRE WEAR. I REPLACED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES AFTER THE NOISE BECAME SO BAD YOU COULD NOT HAVE A CONVERSATION WITHOUT SHOUTING. THE MILEAGE ON THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS 31,000. THE NEXT SET OF TIRES LASTED A LITTLE LONGER, ONLY BECAUSE I ROTATED THEM EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED OF AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS. HONDA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE PARTS OR LABOR BUT INSISTED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT WEAR EVEN UNLESS I HAD THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2006 PURCHASED IN THE FALL OF 2007, ATTEMPTED TO USE THE AIR IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 AND NOTHING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE CONDENSER, PROBABLY CAUSED BY A SMALL PEBBLE, WHICH IN-TURN CAUSED ALL OF THE FREON TO LEAK OUT. THEY CHARGED ME $135.00 TO FILL IT WITH FREON ONLY TO WATCH IT LEAK OUT AGAIN. THE CONDENSER, WITH THE HOLE IN IT, IS STILL ON MY CAR. FULL TIME STUDENT WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND OF COARSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. SURPRISED? I WAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH HIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES BECAME WORN AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SUSPENSION REPAIRS, BUT NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES AND THAT THE SUSPENSION DID NOT AFFECT THE TIRE WEAR. BRIDGESTONE DISAGREED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE TIRES FOR $650 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 24,000. UPDATED 07/14/09. *LJ THE DEALER OFFERED TO CORRECT THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PREMATURELY WORN TIRES. UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE CAUSING ROAD NOISE DUE TO A FAULTY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE WEARS THE TIRES DOWN AND COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT. A TSB WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT A RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS COMPONENT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,105 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, BUT RATHER POSITIONED INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $450 TO ADJUST THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE COST. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS AND FALLS INTO DRIVERS VIEW. *TR

SUN VISOR ON M,Y 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE ALONG ATTACH POINT. VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND OUT OF VISION, CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE OR ITS POINTING RIGHT AT MY FACE-IF IN A COLLISION, WOULD PROBABLY DECAPITATE ME. *TR

WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 20 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKE. BRAKE FADED, CAR SUDDENLY WAS ACCELERATED. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, IT ACCELERATED FOR APPROX. 2 SECONDS AND THEN WENT INTO IDLE. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE. SINCE THE PURCHASED, I HAVE NOTICED A CONSTANT CLICKING COMING FROM THE SUN VISOR. JUST RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY HANGING DOWN IN MY FIELD OF VISION. IT DOES NOT FOLD BACK UP AND IS BECOMING A DISTRACTION WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PLASTIC PARTICLES FROM THE CRACK FLY INTO MY EYES WHEN I HAD THE WINDOW DOWN. I'VE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. UNLIKE MANY OWNERS WHO HAD TO HAVE THEIR VISORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, I AM FORTUNATE TO SAY THAT THIS WILL BE MY FIRST. I FINALLY BROUGHT MY CAR IN TODAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $70 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS HAS CERTAINLY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM GIVEN THAT THE BROKEN VISOR IS HANGING DOWN AND BLOCKING HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS NO SUN AND WHEN THERE IS SUN, IT IS NOT PROPERLY BLOCKING IT. *TR

BROKEN SUN VISOR (DRIVERS SIDE). PULLED VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SHADE AND THE VISOR SPLIT APART FROM THE CENTER AND FELL APART. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN WITH 68,000 MILES HAD TWO CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALSO, THE REAR TIRES ONLY LAST ABOUT 15,000 MILES BEFORE THEY DEVELOP A FLAT SPOT. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY HONDA ON THESE MALFUNCTIONS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT ADMITTED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY RUNS OUT. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THESE ARE DEFECTS IN THE CAR AND ARE WIDELY KNOWN BUT HONDA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIRS OR WILL ONLY PAY FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A CASTING PROBLEM PER THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE A CONTROL ARM PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR AND POSSIBLE BLOWOUT. HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE CONTROL ARMS AT ALL. THANKFULLY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO CATCHING THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRST DEALERSHIP I WENT TO TRIED TO HIDE THE PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS WIDESPREAD IN 2006 AND 2007 CIVIC MODELS. I AM BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ALL OF THE CONTROL ARMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

ACCORDING TO SEARCHES DONE VIA THE INTERNET AND WITH ISSUES WITH MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN MODEL I HAVE NOTICED A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS TO THE 2006 AND NEWER MODEL CIVICS WITH VIBRATIONS ISSUES AND CONSTANT REPLACEMENT OF TIRES FOR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REAR TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS DUE TO UN-EVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES CAUSED BY THE REAR CHAMBER ARM. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NOTICED QUITE A NUMBER PF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE US WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. THE OUTCOME OF THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING GREAT HARM TO THE PASSENGERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF YOU NEED TO THE WEB LINKS WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME . *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC DIED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE RESULT WAS A CRACKED BLOCK. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THAT HONDA ISSUES A TSB 08-044 ON THESE ENGINES FOR THERE REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE DOCUMENTS THAT I CAN EMAIL TO YOU. THE ENGINES ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, BUT HONDA WAITS UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES TO AVOID FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES. SEE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND CRACKEDENGINES.COM FOR MORE CASES OTHER THAN MINE. LUCKY FOR ME, THAT WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, A QUICK THINKING CHP OFFICER PUSHED MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE 70MPH FAST LAST AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF THIS 'RECALL' IS ISSUED AND SAVES ONE LIVE, IT IS WORTH IT. *TR

SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAILS. THE FAILURE WILL KEEP THE VISOR IN THE DOWN POSITION THUS LIMITING PROPER OUTBOUND VISION. THE FAILED PART(S) WERE REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT THEREAFTER. *TR

06' HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DR, A/C STOPPED WORKING, BROUGHT IT TO HONDA AND WITHOUT HESITATION STATED IT WAS A SMALL ROCK OR PEBBLE THAT KNOCKED A HOLE IN MY CONDENSER, $700 PLUS TO FIX. WHY IN THE HECK WAS THIS NOT RECALLED AND SOMETHING PLACED OVER THE GAPING HOLE THAT ALLOWS A SMALL ROCK OR PEBBLE TO CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE? I HAVE READ UP AND SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF HONDA BUT ESPECIALLY PREVALENT ON THE CR-V'S. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND HONDA NEEDS TO MAKE A STATEMENT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH A POWER STEERING ISSUE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. GOT THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. DEALER STATED IT WAS A RARE PROBLEM. *KB THE DEALER REPLACED THE JOINT INLET AND CLAMP. *JB

CRACK ON ENGINE BLOCK. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2007, ONE OF MY TIRES HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY, I HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT MY TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE TREAD, THEY WERE ROTATED AT EVERY OIL CHANGE, UNEVEN WEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN EVIDENT PRIOR TO NEEDLESS REPLACEMENT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME DUNLOP TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE CAR ALONG WITH A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. ALL PAST VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE I HAD NO REASON TO EXPECT LESS FROM MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. FROM OCTOBER OF 2007 (NEW TIRES) THROUGH APRIL 2008 (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) I CONTINUED THE CONSISTENT AND REGULAR SERVICING OF MY HYBRID. THIS WOULD HAVE PUT MY NEW TIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OF USE. ON APRIL 22, 2009 I HAD MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID SERVICED, INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE WAS THE OIL CHANGE, AND TIRE ROTATION. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, MY CAR EXHIBITED EXTREME VIBRATION. I ASSUMED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 24, 2009 AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN, NOT ON THE WHOLE TIRE, ON THE SIDES OF THE TIRES AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BY A TECHNICIAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2008, BUT NO RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARMS FOR 2006-07 CIVIC HYBRIDS. SERVICE BULLETIN VERSUS A RECALL, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SA

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 36,900 MILES. 4/24/09 DISCOVER AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR, DRIVEN TO DEALER. DEALER TEST AC SYSTEM DISCOVERS "FREON LEAK IN AC CONDENSER WHERE STRUCK BY A ROCK OR SOME SORT OF ROAD DEBRIS". AC CONDENSER REPLACED. TOTAL COST OF $828. RESEARCH ON HONDA CIVIC AC CONDENSER THROUGH GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA/TQ02NF40877B57GF6/P6#LASTPOST MULTIPLE POST FROM HONDA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND "DIAGNOSIS" FROM HONDA. OBVIOUSLY, THESE COSTLY REPAIRS ARE DUE TO A POOR DESIGN FLAW IN LATER MODEL HONDA VEHICLES (I.E. ODYSSEY, ACCORD, CIVIC) AS CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM OVER, AND OVER AGAIN. HONDA TAKES NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING THE CONSUMER CAN DO TO PROTECT THE AC CONDENSER FROM BEING DAMAGED AGAIN BY "ROAD DEBRIS". *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 AND A 1/2 YEARS NOW. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. I SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN AT MY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I DID, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A "HAIR-LINE FRACTURE" IN THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT WAS CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK AND ALSO TO MIX WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME HAD ONLY 26,731 MILES ON IT, SO THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. ON TOP OF THE ENGINE TROUBLE, I HAVE ALSO HAD TO GET THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP REPLACED AND ALSO TWO SUN VISORS INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT FELL APART REPLACED AS WELL. ALL REPLACEMENTS, LUCKILY, WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND AT THAT TIME I INFORMED THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAT THE RPM'S ON THE CAR WERE STAYING HIGH EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW HERE WE ARE 16000 MILES LATER AND I HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE IN GEAR NO OTHER SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ARE ONLY WILLING TO HELP ME WITH 25% OF THE BILL BECAUSE I PERFORMED MY OWN TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND THE WARRANTY IS UP. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR IN THE THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. *TR

THE VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CRACKED AND HAS BEEN HANGING IN MY FACE BLOCKING MY VISION SINCE LAST SUMMER. IT IF VERY UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THESE VISORS HANGING IN THEIR FACES. THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP ONCE CRACKED. YOU CANT EVEN SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WITHOUT LEANING ALL THE WAY OVER. TODAY IT FINALLY FELL ALL THE WAY OFF. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND STILL NO RECALL FROM HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. A DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR ORDER IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,253.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. IM NOT SURE QUITE WHEN, AS I DIDN'T USE MY A/C ALL WINTER. AT SOME POINT ON A HOT DAY IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO TURN IT ON AND IT SIMPLY DID NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO SOUTH BAY HONDA (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND WAS TOLD THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER, RENDERING MY A/C USELESS. (WOW. MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PEBBLE)... I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. ESTIMATED COST: $1214.00 I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES OF HONDA VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE A/C. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DESIGN FLAW!! THE FRAGILE CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED AGAINST DEBRIS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. DID HONDA, A SUPPOSEDLY "TRUSTWORTHY" AND "REPUTABLE" COMPANY, OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT ROAD DEBRIS IS UNAVOIDABLE? SEEMS THAT A SIMPLE PROTECTIVE SCREEN WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNLESS HONDA HAS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM... OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON CARS THAT ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN IF I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, IF LEFT UNPROTECTED, THE UNIT WOULD BE VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE AS SOON AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! IF A MERE PEBBLE CAN RUIN THE CONDENSER, IT SHOULD [XXX] WELL BE PROTECTED! I WANT MY A/C REPAIRED - AT NO COST. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (IN FACT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY). I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CONDENSER UNIT AS WELL AS INSTALL A PROTECTIVE D

SUN VISORS DOES NOT STAY UP FLOPS DOWN AND IMPAIRS VISIONS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF ONTO MY LAP WHILE DRIVING. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WHEN NEEDED I MANUALLY INSTALL THE VISOR ONTO THE POST AND LOCK IT IN. IT SWINGS BACK AND FORTH UNDER ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. WHEN NOT NEED I REMOVE IT FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. I AM PLANNING ON HAVING IT REPAIRED BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *TR

HONDA IS AWARE OF UPPER CONTROL ARM DEFECT IN HONDA CIVIC 2006-2007, BUT HAS NOT ISSUE ANY PRODUCT UPDATE OR RECALL. FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS PARTS WILL RESULT IN UNEVEN WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. ALSO, I BELIEVE IT MAY REDUCE THE STABILITY OF THE CAR AND THEREFORE MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ACCIDENT. SO FAR NO INCIDENT OR CRASHES OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. I HOPE THAT HONDA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER. *TR

MY SUN VISOR ON MY BRAND NEW 06 HONDA CIVIC IS BROKEN FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. *TR

DRIVING IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON INTERMITTENT, AND THEY STARTED RUNNING FULL - NOT INTERMITTANT. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FULL, AND BACK TO INTERMITTENT, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FAST, AND BACK TO FULL AND INTERMITTENT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. TURNED WIPERS OFF, BUT THEY KEPT RUNNING WHILE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. MOVED SWITCH POSTION BACK AND FORTH AND THEN BACK TO OFF. WIPERS STILL KEPT RUNNING. TURNED OFF CAR, WIPERS STOPPED. WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED CAR, WIPERS STARTED UP EVEN THOUGH SWITCH STILL IN OFF POSITION. WIPERS SWEPT TWICE, AND THEN FROZE IN THE FULL UP POSITION. TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN. RESTARTED CAR, WAS ABLE TO GET WIPERS TO RUN INTERMITTENT AGAIN, BUT KEPT THEM THAT WAY FOR REMAINDER OF RIDE HOME. WAS AFRAID TO CHANGE SWITCH POSITION AGAIN FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE FAILURE AND BEING STRANDED FAR FROM HOME IN THE RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. AFTER RESEARCH, I NOW SEE THAT THERE IS A HONDA TSB 07-071 DATED NOV 22, 2007 FOR THIS ISSUE THAT SUPERSEDES ANOTHER FROM OCT 19, 2007. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AFTER ONLY 84,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR. THE ONLY INDICATION I HAD OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN MY CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY. WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE--DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'D HAD AN OIL CHANGE WITHIN THE PAST 4 WEEKS AND ALL FLUIDS HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF THEN. MY MECHANIC THEN DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM COMES ON WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING, AND I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR DID NOT BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT THINK OF ANY REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY HONDA AND APPLYING FOR AFTER-WARRANTY ASSISTANCE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 HONDA OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IF THIS IS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ITS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, WHY HASN'T A RECALL OR EVEN AN OWNER NOTIFICATION BEEN ISSUED? *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER LIVES IN ARGENTINA. *NJ ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER STATED 3 OF THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED AND THE OTHER WHEEL SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL# 07V399000. *JB

REAR CONTROL ARMS OF 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FAIL, DAMAGING TIRES AND BRAKES. HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OR ISSUE A RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS DEFECT IS PREVALENT IN MANY CIVICS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEPS BREAKING BLOCKING MY DRIVING VISIBILITY AND HONDA NOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR RECALL IT. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE COMPLETELY FELL APART. I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT MOVING HER VEHICLE AT THE TIME THEY FELL OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE INCREASING FREQUENCY OF THIS- I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS AND REPAIR THEM FOR FREE. BUT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $100. BUT, I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TIRE NOISE DURING DRIVING. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER 2 MONTHS. FOUND REAR TIRE INNER WEAR (CUPPING) ON DRIVER SIDE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT OF PAY PRO-RATED AMOUNT BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 25K MILES. I DRIVE 90% HIGHWAY AND TIRES STILL HAVE 40% LIFE REMAINING. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND HANGS DOWN AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. IT BLOCKS VISION FOR SAFE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE MOVED TO THE SIDE WHICH BLOCKS PERIPHERAL VISION. IT ALSO CAN'T BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN COMING IN THE WINDOW AT CERTAIN ANGELS. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR AWHILE BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO GET IN TO THE DEALER WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE. I AM WITHIN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT OVER THE 36K MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE QUITE A DISTANCE EACH DAY. MY CONCERN IS PAYING TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AND THE MANY REPORTS I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY TIMES SINCE THE DESIGN/MATERIALS ARE FLAWED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE FEATURE OF THE CAR AND I HOPE THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THEM. *TR

TIRES WEAR AND CUP. MAJOR VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEWEST SET OF TIRES HAVE REAR TIRES CUPPED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED AT 10,000 MILES. COMPANY HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE BUT NEVER INFORMED CUSTOMER. WE THOUGHT OUR FIRST TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE REAR ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO TRY TO FIX ISSUE. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WINTER OF 2007 HUSBAND DID 3 360'S ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR KEEPS CRACKING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC AND IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT HANGS DOWN IN THE VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THERE WAS NOISE IN THE BACKEND OF MY CAR. 2006 HONDA CIVIC COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE REAR CONTROL ARMS. THE CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE ON THE CAR NOW CAUSE THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY OR RAPIDLY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS SB08-100. THIS COULD CAUSE A BLOW OUT TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH AT THOSE SPEEDS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

09/07 - TOOK 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEED. WAS TOLD TIRES WERE CUPPING DESPITE EXCELLENT, DOCUMENTED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (TIRE BALANCING, ALIGNMENT AND ROTATIONS INCL.). DEALERSHIP/HONDA FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE 3 TIRES, I PAID FOR FOURTH. (DUNLOP TIRE DEFECT WAS ASSUMED CAUSE) 03/09 - VIBRATION AND TIRE NOISE BEGAN TO RECUR IN APPROX. FEB 09 BUT DIDN'T GET VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL 3/14/09. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED CUPPING AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A FEB 2009 HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN SUGGESTED TO DEALERSHIPS THAT IF THEIR CIVIC OWNERS COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH THE NEWLY REDESIGNED ARMS. THE DEALERSHIP REP STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE NO RECALL WAS REQUIRED. I DISAGREE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MY TIRES, AFTER ONLY 15,000 MI. ARE SERIOUSLY WORN. SO MUCH SO THAT HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR EVEN GIVE PARTIAL CREDIT. IF THESE TIRES WOULD HAVE BLOWN ON THE ROAD COSTLY PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN FATALITIES COULD OCCUR. IF THIS DEFECT WARRANTED THE REDESIGNING OF AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THEN I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO MANDATE THAT HONDA REPLACE THESE PARTS IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY REASON I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION ISSUE, NOT FROM NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT DON'T GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE? HOW LARGE DOES THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 78,000 MILES BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT. HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK AND WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS 2006-2007 WITH MILEAGE FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 13,000-120,000. IT IS REPORTED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CASTING ON THIS MODEL. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) POSTED. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED FROM HONDA FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC THE SUN WAS SHINING I MY EYES SO I WENT TO PUT THE VISOR DOWN AND IT FELL OFF IN MY LAP AND I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IT'S A NEW CAR. WHY DID HONDA FIX THE LATER YEARS IF THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US THESE NEW VISORS ARE $180.00 . *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX'S SUN VISOR BROKE... ON BOTH VISORS. THE COMPONENTS INSIDE THE VISOR SEEMED LIKE IT GOT MELTED AND THE VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN (WOULDN'T HOLD UP). IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD JUST DROP AND HINDER MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HONDA REPLACED IT SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BACK THEN. SAME PROBLEM WITH A FRIEND'S 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND SHE HAD HER'S REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS IS TOO MUCH FRUSTRATION. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE SUN VISOR AND REPLACED WITH BETTER QUALITY. RIGHT NOW (2009), I'M AFRAID TO USE MY CIVIC'S SUN VISOR COZ I CAN SEE/FEEL THE SUN VISOR BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN (THE PLASTIC VISOR IS BEGGING TO OPEN UP AT THE SIDE EVERYTIME I MOVE IT UP/DOWN). AND I'M OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY ALREADY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON HONDA CIVIC AND THERE IS NO NEWS OF WHAT HONDA IS DOING ABOUT IT. THESE SUN VISORS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED!!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA CIVIC, 2006 AND WITHIN ONE YEAR ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAD THEM REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE TIRES WERE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE BY THAT TIME AND THE MILEAGE WASN'T OVER 15K. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES - REAR CAMBER SETTINGS. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLE? THERE SHOULD BE. I LIVE IN THE NE WHERE THERE ARE MANY WEATHER SITUATIONS AND THE TIRES ARE OF GREAT SAFETY IMPORTANCE. I NOW HAVE A BABY IN THE CAR ALSO. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA CIVIC, 2006, AND WITHIN ONE YEAR, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID IT "HAPPENS". I HAD ABOUT 12K MILES ON THOSE TIRES. NOW, AGAIN AFTER ONE YEAR, I HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR TIRES DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A DESIGN FAULT OF THE CAR.- UPPER CONTROL ARMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SAVE MONEY, NOT TO HAVE TO BUY TIRES ANNUALLY AND HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. MY SISTER BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AT THE SAME TIME I DID AND HER TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONE YEAR ALSO. *TR

I'M AN OWNER OF A HONDA CIVIC EX '06, WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2006. AFTER GETTING A FLAT TIRE (REAR RIGHT SIDE), MY CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO ANOTHER DEALER (NOT HONDA) AND HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. THE CAR HAD 39K MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO HONDA TO BE INSPECTED FOR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL/YEAR OF CAR AND THERE WAS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT. AFTER THE INSPECTION, HONDA STATED THAT YES INDEED, THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND THAT IT MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT AT THE TIME SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. I JUST WANT TO WRITE THIS NOTIFICATION BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE SELLING CARS THAT HAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD (ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW). *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FLOPPED DOWN IN MY FACE UNEXPECTEDLY BLOCKING MY VIEW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS SUNVISOR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT HONDA STILL HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE PEOPLE HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBILITY BEING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE HONDA WILL ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, WHICH IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE INITIALLY REPLACED IN FEB. 2008, AND AGAIN IN JUNE 2008 (ALONG WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARMS). NOW, IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE REAR TIRES ARE WORN OUT AGAIN ON THE INSIDE, WITH CUPPING AND SCALLOPING OF THE TREAD. THESE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES SINCE NEW, AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR FIXED BY HONDA. *TR