2006 Honda Civic complaints

THIS 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WEARS OUT THE REAR TIRES WITHIN ONE TIRE ROTATION. THE INNER EDGES OF BOTH REAR TIRES WEAR AWAY CAUSING INSTABILITY OF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON WET SURFACES. HONDA IS REPLACING THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS UNDER WARRANTY AS PER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT ARE NOT COVERING TIRES WORN OUT AFTER 21,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND 2 TIRES REPLACED BY HONDA PRIOR TO GETTING CONTROL ARMS. I AM NOW TRYING TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE 2ND SET OF TIRES IT HAS WORN OUT. I BELIEVE THERE DEFECT IN THE REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY IS PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK BY WEARING OUT TIRES PREMATURELY. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN INCIDENT ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE IN WHICH THE TRUNK LID DOOR JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF OPENING THE TRUNK, ONE BEING ON THE REMOTE AND THE OTHER BEING THE LEVER IN THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT. (THE TRUNKS ON THESE CARS DO NOT HAVE A KEYED ENTRY.) UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRUNK HAS NO ACCESS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUNK IF THE LID DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THESE CARS HAVE A 60/40 FOLD DOWN REAR SEAT THAT IS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA, THEY CONFIRM THAT THIS IS IN FACT THE DESIGN IF THE CAR. MY FEAR IS THAT A SMALL CHILD WILL ACCIDENTALLY GET LOCKED IN THE TRUCK OF THE CAR AND THE DOOR JAMS. THIS COULD HAVE DEADLY RESULTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO QUICK WAY TO GAIN ACCESS. *TR

REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH MY '06 CIVIC LX LED TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HAVE AN ALIGNMENT POLICY WITH A LOCAL TIRE STORE & HAVE IT DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS. EVEN THEY COMMENTED ON THE WEAR AND SAID MUST BE ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH REAR SUSPENSION. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 DATED 2/8/08 ON THIS MATTER. JUST WANT THIS PROCEDURE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO MY NEW TIRES DON'T SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS THE OEM TIRES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE POINT OF BACK AND NECK INJURY. THE HEAD RESTS ARE TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN ON THE NECK. THE BACK OF THE SEAT DOES NOT FOLLOW A NATURAL SPINAL CURVE AND THEREFORE FORCES THE DRIVER TO HAVE HIS SHOULDERS PUSHED FORWARD. THIS INCREASES PAIN IN THE NECK. THE SEATS ARE TOO HARD AND IF THE DRIVER HAS A WIDE RIB-CAGE, THE BOLSTERS PUT PRESSURE ON THE BACK CAUSING BACK PAIN. I AM HAVING TO SELL THE CAR WHICH I JUST PURCHASED BECAUSE THE PAIN IS UNBEARABLE AND NO SEAT CUSHION HELPS THE PROBLEM. *TR

EXCESSIVE WEAR TO REAR TIRES ON A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. TIRES LASTED 26,000 BEFORE HAVING TO BE REPLACED. TIRES ROTATED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. WHEN WE LEFT AND GOT TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE KEPT THE SPEED DOWN AND MADE IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AND IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF IN ABOUT 500 OR 600 MILES. WE LEFT THERE AND WENT TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY TOOK OFF THE FRONT TIRES (THAT WERE ROTATED FROM THE BACK) AND NOTICED THEY BOTH HAD FLAT SPOTS ON THEM THAT WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS. WE ROTATED THE TIRES BACK TO GET US BY. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE FINE BUT WHEN WE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WE NOTICED THE FLAT SPOTS HAD COME BACK WITH LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. WE TOOK OUR HONDA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED ABOUT THE TIRES AND IF THEY COULD LOOK AT IT, THE DEALER TOLD US ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001. SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 IS TO CORRECT THE TIRE WEAR ISSUE BY REPLACING THE UPPER CONTROLLER ARMS ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. WE LEFT THE CAR, AND SOON GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING US THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE BECAUSE OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WILL WEAR THE TIRES OUT). FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE THERE THAT DAY THAT APPROVED THE REPAIR. WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS INCLUDED AND EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WE ALSO GOT NO COMP

THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. UPON TAKING IT IN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CONDENSER HAD A HOLE WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A ROCK/ROAD DEBRIS. I AM FORCED TO PAY OVER $500 TO REPAIR BECAUSE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER SINCE IT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, BUT UPON DOING RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND LIKELY BAD DESIGN ON HONDA'S PART. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA/TQ02NF40877B57GF6. *TR

STEERING LOCKS UP FROM TIME TO TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. APPROX. 12 MONTHS AGO & THEN AGAIN 4-27-2008. COMES AND GOES. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH. I CHECK ON HONDA WEBSIGHT AND NO RECALLS. *TR PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (SEPT. 8, 2008): MR. BITKER SAID THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL PRIOR TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE STEERING LOCKUP LASTED ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS EACH TIME DURING WHICH HE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE STEERING LOCKUP HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODE STORED IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND COULD NOT TELL MR. BITKER WHAT WAS WRONG.

THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY TARDY IN ITS RESPONSE TIME TO THROTTLE-PEDAL INPUT. THIS WAS ALREADY A "RECALL" FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE AFTER THE NEW SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. FOR INSTANCE, IF DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, QUITE OFTEN WILL THE ENGINE ACCELERATE ITSELF AND PUSH THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED AMOUNTS OF TIME (10-15 SECONDS) WITH NO PEDAL INPUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOT ONLY IN FIRST GEAR, BUT ALSO FOURTH GEAR AND SIXTH GEAR, NOT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING BUT DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES OF THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 10. LUCKILY I DO HAVE A CLUTCH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE WILL RAISE ITS REVS FROM ~2000 TO OVER 3000 AND THEN DROP OFF TO IDLE. AS WELL, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THROTTLE RESPONSE TIME FROM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS SLOW, AND WHEN RELEASING THE THROTTLE PEDAL THERE IS A 1.5-2 SECOND DELAY. NOT SO SAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AS NECESSARY BY HONDA OR FIRESTONE. *TR

LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. HE INITIALLY FILED A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE HE ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN VANDALIZED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V326000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSES EXTREME AND DANGEROUS REAR TIRE WEAR. MY NEW CIVIC WAS SHOWING STEEL BELTS ON THE REAR TIRES AT 19,000 MILES - DETECTABLE ONLY BY THE EXTREME NOISE AND KNEELING TO SEE THE TIRE SURFACE AND THE PROTRUDING STEEL BELTS. HONDA, AND ITS DEALERS, HAD CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE 2006 CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION, EVEN THOUGH I'D SPENT ALMOST 100 HOURS OF MY TIME, INCLUDING MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THEY BLAMED EVERYONE INVOLVED EXCEPT THEMSELVES - MY AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, THE OEM BRIDGESTONE TIRES, LACK OF ROTATION, THE PHASE OF THE MOON, YOU. ONLY WHEN THREATENED WITH MY LAWSUIT DID THEY ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND TELL ME THAT I COULD HAVE MY REAR END MODIFIED BY MY DEALER AT HONDA'S EXPENSE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. HAVING SAID THIS - THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED NO GENERAL RECALL OR NOTIFICATION ACTIONS, NOR HAS THE NHTSA - TO WHOM I'D COMPLAINED A YEAR AGO. ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE TENACITY AND DETERMINATION TO TAKE ON HONDA AND THREATEN TO SUE THEM DO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A FIX. THE COMPLICITY OF HONDA AND THE NHTSA ON THIS MATTER IS IMMORAL, IF NOT CRIMINAL. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC (2 DOOR EX) WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. MY INJURIES INCLUDED: INJURED TEETH, NECK, LEFT KNEE, LEFT ELBOW, RIGHT KNEE,AND BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CABLE, WHICH STATED THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. HE CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DEFECT IS THAT THE BATTERY MAY EXPLODE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC NEW. AT 18 MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING A ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR END. IT ALSO STARTED VIBRATING BADLY AT 65MPH. WHEN I GOT THE OIL CHANGED IN IT, I ASKED THE HONDA MOTORWERKS DEALER IN LA CROSSE, WI TO CHECK THE TIRES FOR ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE FINE. TWO MONTHS LATER AT 37,800 MILES I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR LOUDER ROARING AND MORE VIBRATION. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT HONDA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON 8FEB08 STATING THAT THE REAR CONTROL ON ALL 2006 AND 2007 HONDA CIVICS WERE EFFECTED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT EACH CASE WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE DEALER ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I ASKED ABOUT THE TIRES THAT WERE RUINED BY THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I THEY WERE COVERED UNDER THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, RATHER THEY WERE PREMATURELY WORN BECAUSE OF A HONDA DEFECT. SHE GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER AGAIN. IF THIS DEFECT APPLIES TO ALL 2006 AND 2007N CIVICS, THEN IT APPLIES TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND VEHICLES. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE CIVICS AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE OWNERS COMPLAIN OR GET HURT BECAUSE THE TIRES WEAR OUT EARLY AND CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK: WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS RELATING TO THE RECALL AND CHARGED THE CONTACT $150 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN OCTOBER HE INFORMED JOHNSON CITY HONDA ABOUT THE WHEEL BEARINGS MAKING NOISE BUT THE COMPLAINT WAS NEVER CONFIRMED AND 5 MONTHS LATER HE DISCOVERED THE REAR WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS PROBLEMS WITH GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF SMOOTH SHIFTING AND ERRATIC GRINDING RESULTING FROM SHIFTING THROUGH THOSE GEARS. GRINDING OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND THE CLUTCH IS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1). GRINDING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2), SECOND (2) TO THIRD (3), AND THIRD (3) TO FOURTH (4). THE GRINDING IS MOST PREVALENT IN THE SECOND (2) AND THIRD (3) GEARS, WITH FIRST (1) AND FOURTH (4) BEING MORE MINIMAL. THE GRINDING IS ALSO MOST PREVALENT DURING COLD WEATHER AND/OR WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION TO THE GRINDING ISSUES OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 CIVIC SI, SURGING AND JERKINESS CAN BE FELT FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1) AND FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2). NOTCHINESS CAN ALSO BE FELT WITHIN GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). *TR

I HAVE HAD MY '06 HONDA CIVIC IN 3 TIMES FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. THEY ARE SAYING THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER CAUSING A LEAK. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, SO THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHARGE $600 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THESE CASES WITH HONDA VEHICLES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE 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. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS AN ISSUE WITH "HANGING REVS" THAT EVEN AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS SEEMS TO STAY STEADY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THE INABILITY OF THE DBW SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE, ALSO THERE IS SURGING AND JERKING IN 1ST-2ND GEAR. I MUST SAY THAT IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT THE CAR WILL DO. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A NOTCHY, STIFF, AND GRINDING 3RD GEAR THAT WON'T SEEM TO GO AWAY EVEN WITH RECOMMENDED FLUID. *TR

DRIVING NORTH THROUGH INTERSECTION ABOUT 35-40 MPH IN KINSTON NC YESTERDAY CLOUDY BUT DRY DAY. AN AUTOMOBILE WAS DIRECTLY IN PATH HEADING WEST. I SLAMMED ON BREAKS BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A SMALL MINATA. POINT OF IMPACT WAS DEAD FRONT MIDDLE. I RECALLED THINKING TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS NOT THAT BAD OF AN IMPACT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RIGHT AT THIS POINT I WAS COASTING TO A STOP WHEN THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOYED. A LOT OF GOOD THAT DID! I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHERS SAFETY THAT THE AIRBAG ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC DID NOT DEPLOY AND HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. *TR

(A) NOTCHY SHIFTING (B) RESISTANCE GOING INTO 3RD GEAR (C) GRINDING RELATED TO 3RD GEAR (E) TRANSMISSION KICKING OUT/POPPING OUT INTO NEUTRAL FROM 3RD. *TR

WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING EXCESSIVE GRINDING OF GEARS, LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ENGAGING GEAR CHANGE ALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED IT TO BE BREAK IN PERIOD OR THAT I WASN'T USED TO A PERFORMANCE 6M TRANSMISSION (I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z 6M). NEXT VISIT, RESULTED FROM MORE OF THE ABOVE, I CITED WEBSITE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID NOT OF QUALITY. DEALERSHIP DID CHANGE AND PROBLEM WAS LESSENED. THIRD VISIT, HAD SERVICE TECH DRIVE VEHICLE AND HE CAME TO CONCLUSION THAT "IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH USE", I TOLD HIM THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA WOULD ACCEPT THAT SOLUTION. I THEN DROVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME THINKING IT WAS MY SKILLS AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER WHEN BROKEN IN, UNTIL FINALLY, I CALLED OUT OF FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTUALLY POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR TO NEUTRAL AFTER I FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGED, OR I WAS HAVING TO DOUBLE CLUTCH/SHIFT AND THUS, CAUSING ME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND NEAR COLLISION/REAR END DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED TIMES IT WOULD OCCUR. THIS LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE AND WE'D SCHEDULE A VISIT WHEN HE WAS IN TOWN. THIS TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND REPORTED THAT BOTH DM AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE WITHOUT ANY RECOGNITION OF REPORTED SYMPTOMS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS COMPLAINT, THEY TOOK SOME COMPRESSION READINGS AND THEY WOULD KEEP IN TOU

VERY RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR DUE TO UNADJUSTABLE NEGATIVE CAMBER. WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND UNSAFE (HYDROPLANING AND POOR TRACTION). NOW, ON 4TH SET OF REAR TIRES WITH 40K ON THE VEHICLE AND REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AT WEBSITES SUCH AS ( HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F75F0/16 ). HONDA HAS FINALLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN CANADA FOR NEW UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS BUT BURDEN OF PROOF IS HIGH AND NOT RETROACTIVE; APPEARS 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

IN THE PAST YOU DID A RECALL FOR THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID REGARDING A BATTERY CONNECTOR WHICH YOU STATE MAY CAUSE THE MOTOR TO FAIL AND CAUSE A CRASH. AT THE MOMENT I AM UPLOADING A VIDEO TO YOU TUBE UNDER USER 10P6 REGARDING A PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES NOT ONLY THE IMA MOTOR TO FAIL, BUT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING, BRAKES, ABS STEERING, AND EVEN THE AIRBAGS. EVEN THEN IT CAN CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FAIL AND VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IN PARK. I HAVE PROVIDED HONDA (CORPORATE AND SOUTH TACOMA HONDA) WITH VIDEOS IN THE PAST BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING STATING THE VEHICLE IS FINE. IT IS NOT! IT IS DEADLY! PLEASE INVESTIGATE URGENTLY. I AM POSTING THIS ON THE NET SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE DANGERS WHICH HONDA HIDES; SOON I WILL TELL THEM THE ONE SIMPLE PROBLEM WHICH MAY KILL THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT SPENT THREE HOURS AT THE DEALER BEFORE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V034000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,193.

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR CORRECTLY AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GRIND AND POP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. HONDA DENIES THE PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL PETITIONS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS THE WORST WHEN IT IS COLD OUT AND THE CAR IS COLD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5,000 MILES. *TR

1. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FROM THE BEGINNING. 2. IN THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI THERE IS A GRIND GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AT TIMES, AND ALSO 3RD GEAR DOES NOT ALWAYS FULLY ENGAGE. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TURNED A SHOULDER AND STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE VERY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR CAMBER COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EARLY ON INSIDE EDGE. AFTER MARKET PART ALLOWS CAMBER TO BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CIVICS AND THE AFTER MARKET PART IS AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. SIMILAR STATEMENT WAS MADE BY PREVIOUS TIRE DEALER IN 2006 (30K MILES) BUT UNABLE TO ORDER PARTS AT THAT TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE FRONT MIDDLE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED PAINS IN HIS RIGHT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

THE REAR TIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX ARE RAPIDLY CUP, WORN AND UNEVEN, AND MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. THE REAR SUSPENSION CANNOT BE ALIGNED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE REAR SUSPENSION DESIGN DEFECT. I NOTICE THE NOISE AROUND 3,000 MILES. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC REAR BROKE LOOSE. CONSUMER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE DIVISION WALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN AND THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW ON THE GROUND WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSUMER LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0025-90. *JB

09/04/2007 DRIVING EAST ON I-10, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT GO. COASTED OVER TO SHOULDER (WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN REAR BY LARGE TRUCK SOUNDING HIS HORN AND LOCKING HIS BRAKES; I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF HIS WAY). CAR WOULD SHIFT BUT WOULD NOT GO. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. INVOICE STATED, "FOUND CLUTCH DISC CAME APART." CAR HAD ONLY 26,232 MILES ON IT. REPLACED CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING. COST $1098.68. *TR

ON MY 06 CIVIC SI'S 6SPEED. THE THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR DO NOT ENGAGE, WHEN THEN DO THEY POPPED OUT AND ARE REJECTED. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT IS COLD HOWEVER IT ALSO DOSE IT WHEN WARM, RANDOMLY. THE GEARTRAIN SEEMS TO BE VERY NOTCHY OVERALL AND GETTING WORSE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY THE DEALER ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM QUICKLY CAME BACK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MUST BE FIXED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN VARYING CLIMATES WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.8THCIVIV.COM IN THE MECHANICAL SECTION FOR 200-300 MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE TIRES TO WEAR. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM FOR FREE, BUT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRE COST. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

2006 HONDA CIVIC PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP STATES OFF AND IS UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER RESET THE LIGHT TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE DEALER TRIES TO AVOID REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE OF THE COST. *KB

THE CURRENT MODEL (2006-PRESENT) HONDA CIVIC HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. ALL MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AS WELL AS A DASHBOARD THAT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. THESE TWO FEATURES COMBINED AT NIGHT FOOL DRIVERS INTO THINKING THAT THEIR EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON, WHEN IN FACT ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND AT REDUCED POWER. I HAVE NEARLY HIT ONE OF THESE CARS BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ITS LIGHTS ON. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE HONDA TO MODIFY ALL CARS TO EITHER GET RID OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR TO TURN ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT DUSK. *CN

I TOOK MY CAR IN AT THE END OF DEC .2007 BECAUSE IT WAS REVVING HIGH. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 01/27/08 AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DEALER MORNING OF 01/28. I CURRENTLY HAVE A RENTAL. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH WHEN STOPPED . I THOUGHT PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WOULD HELP,BUT IT ONLY MADE IT REV EVEN HIGHER TO EVEN AS HIGH AS SIX. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS. IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM SAFE. I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO HOLD MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CHARGING FORWARD. *CN

REAR CAMBER SET WRONG, NO ADJUSTMENT, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, BAD CAR HANDLING. ESPECIALLY ON IRREGULAR ROAD SERVICE OR MAN HOLE COVERS ,CAR SIDE JUMPS . HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR. *TR

THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL COVER FELL OFF CAUSING A SKI AND DAMAGED TO THE UNDERCARRAIGED AS WELL AS THE FRONT BUMPER. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FACTORY/HONDA DEALER INSTALLED FOG LIGHTS FOG LIGHTS LENS BREAKAGE (3 OCCURRENCES SINCE AUGUST 2006 WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM HONDA NEW) THE LENS FOR THE FOG LIGHTS IS MADE OF NON TEMPERED GLASS WITH NO PROTECTIVE COVERING. THE GLASS BREAKS FROM ROAD DEBRIS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FACTORY INSTALLED FOG LIGHTS HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES FROM IMPACTS OF ROAD DEBRIS. THE GLASS WAS NOT MADE TO WITHSTAND ROAD DEBRIS ON PAVED ROADS. WE DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS! *TR

THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 26,368. WE WENT ON A TRIP WITH THE CAR AND ON THE WAY WE NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE SO WE TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP ON 5/26/7. THEY REPLACED THE SMALL ENGINE BLOCK AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK ON 6/11/7. THEN ON 7/2/7 WE WENT TO VISIT A RELATIVE ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU TURNED AND THE CAR KEPT TRYING TO STALL. MILEAGE AT TIME 27,785. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, REPLACED THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AND REMOVED BROKEN PORTION OF THE TENSIONER BOLT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND RETAPPED HOLE. WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK ON 7/9/7. ON 1/5/8 THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MILEAGE AT TIME 38,897. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE AND THEN IT MADE THE TENSIONER HIT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AND GRINDED BOTH OF THEM TO EACH OTHER. THEY REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER/PULLEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,800.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM D TO R, ENGINE BEGINS TO REV UP RAPIDLY. SHIFTING TO N, DOES NOT HELP-ONLY SHIFTING INTO PARK-STOPS THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FROM RAPIDLY ACCELERATING.*CN

IN AUGUST OF 2006, I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC FROM BOB HOWARD AUTOMALL IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS CAR WAS FLAWED FROM THE BEGINNING AND HONDA AMERICA KNEW IT AND DID NOTHING TO LET ANY CONSUMERS KNOW ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THE FLAW IN THE CAR IS THAT THE REAR AXLE IS FLAWED AND IS CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR ABNORMALLY, THUS CAUSING FLATS AND BLOWOUTS THAT CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OFF. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FIX AND HONDA IS UNWILLING TO WARRANT ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE THAT THEIR MISTAKE HAS CAUSED. THIS CAR THAT WE OWN HAS HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR TIRES AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED WHEN WE HAD TO JUMP CURBS TO GET OUT OF THE CITY TRAFFIC FLOW. NOW HONDA AMERICA WANTS TO KEEP THIS FLAW QUIET AND LET CONSUMERS FOOT THE BILL FOR TIRES AND ANY DAMAGE THAT THIS FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURE HAS CAUSED. HONDA STILL HAS NO FIX AND EXPECTS CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. CHEERS AND CONCERNED CITIZEN*CN

I WAS THE DRIVER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY REQUIRING SIX STAPLES. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE A/C WAS NOT THROWING COOL AIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN BRANDON FL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONDENSER TO THE A/C WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD, SOMETHING STRIKING IT THROUGH THE GRILL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL THAT I PAID WAS OVER $400.00. MY CONCERN WAS ADDRESSED TO A DISTRICT MANAGER, HE STATED THAT DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD HONDA WOULD NOT PAY. I BELIEVE THAT A POOR DESIGN FEATURE BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOT COST ME. *TR

THE THIRD GEAR IN THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE UNDER HIGHER RPMS CAUSING GRINDING AND A MIS-SHIFT. CAUSES MAJOR WEAR ON THE GEARS AND SYNCHROS. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND IS CLAIMING IT IS THE DRIVERS FAULT. *TR

1ST GEAR LOCKS OUT ON A DEAD STOP, WHICH MEANS IF I WERE ON A HILL, I WOULD TRY TO GO INTO 1ST GEAR, AND INSTEAD OF GOING INTO FIRST, I ROLL BACK AND HIT WHATEVER IS BEHIND ME IF I CANNOT CATCH IT IN TIME. 3RD GEAR KICKS BACK AND GRINDS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO BEING REAR ENDED IF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME DOES NOT NOTICE THIS. *TR

(1) THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WOULD BE WHILE SPEEDING UP AND SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND SOME OTHER TIMES IT POPS OUT OF GEAR TOTALLY. (2) THE FAILURE THAT IS OCCURRING IS THAT SOMETIMES IT POPS OUT OF GEAR AND THEN THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COME WITH THIS IS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IF YOU SPEED UP AND YOUR CAR POPS OUT OF GEAR IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO CRASH. ALSO IT IS CAUSING INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CAR. (3) HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL AFTER THE COMPLAINTS COME IN. *TR