2007 Honda Civic complaints

SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT WILL NOT STAY UP OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC EX, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR BREAKS AND FLOPS/HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING VISION. OCCURRED ON DRIVERS SIDE FIRST - REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, PASSENGER SIDE OCCURRED A YEAR LATER BUT NOT REPLACED BECAUSE NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR

AT ISSUE IS DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FOR 2007 HONDA, PER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP, THERE IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THAT LEAD TO A SEPARATION OF THE VISOR ON THE SEAM SO THAT THE VISOR DOES NOT GO UP AND STAY UP CAUSING ISSUES WITH VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING, SEAM SEPARATED FURTHER WHILE TRYING TO HOLD UP THE VISOR TO SEE A ROAD SIGN WHICH LED TO THE VISOR HANGING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF OF THE HINGE AND TOSS IT ON THE SEAT AVERTING AN ACCIDENT. PER SERVICE DESK PERSONNEL, NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE PART HAS BEEN MADE BY HONDA TO DATE. AS PER REVIEW OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET, SOME OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THE VISORS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR SPLIT AND NO LONGER LAYS FLAT AGAINST THE ROOF, CREATING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT AROUND 50,000 MILES WHEN THE CAR WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR OVERHEATED ONCE. I TOOK INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, VERY INFORMAL, THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK OR PROOF THAT THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE, THEY CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLACE UNDER UNUSUALLY HARSH CONDITIONS OR THE EXTREME OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE OVERHEATING. THE HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC DID NOT OBSERVED THE VEHICLE TO BE OVERHEATING, AND COULD NOT REPLICATE ANY ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. THINKING THAT THEY MADE A FULL DIAGNOSIS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND THE CAR WAS VERY HESITANT TO MOVE, I PLACED THE VEHICLE ON PARK AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT AND I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE ANTIFREEZE WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO MAKE ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS, THIS TIME THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OVER THE DESIGNATED WARRANTY MILES TO BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, ABOUT 5,000 DOLLARS. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT COVER

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA 'HYBRID'. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA REFERENCE TO THE BATTERIES. AS INSTRUCTED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A NEW COMPUTER CHIP INSTALLED. PROBLEM, MY ACCELERATION FROM START IS GREATLY DIMINISHED AND MY FUEL ECONOMY HAS GONE DOWN ABOUT 3 MPG AROUND TOWN. PLEASE ASSIST. THANKYOU. *TR

CAR SITS IN THE SUN WHILE AT WORK. I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS, LEAVE THEM SLIGHTLY CRACKED TO GET SOME AIRFLOW, AND ALSO USE A SUN SHIELD ON THE WINDSHIELD TO KEEP AS MUCH HEAT OUT AS I CAN. STILL, THE SUN VISOR HINGES FAIL AND THE VISORS HANG DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY EXCEPT REMOVING THEM FROM THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAD ONE VISOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR, AND NOW BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER VISORS ARE BROKEN IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER, INCLUDING THE VISOR THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE VISOR FLIP DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY IS A BIG PROBLEM. I'M A PRETTY TALL GUY, AND THE VISOR IS DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION WHEN IT FALLS DOWN. HOLDING IT UP OUT OF THE WAY WITH ONE HAND, SECOND HAND ON THE WHEEL, AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE TO REMOVE THE VISOR IS NO EASY TASK... AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE HAS BEEN NO REDESIGN OF THIS PART, SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN (SEEMINGLY EVERY SUMMER) EVEN IF I WERE TO PAY TO GET THE VISORS REPLACED EACH YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TWO NEW TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A THIRD OPINION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPAIRED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORN TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,623.

NOTE: I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT GET PAST FORDS "BRICK WALL" TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER! 1. 1997 AEROSTAR - ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN QUICKLY TO PASS (2 LANE HIGHWAY). 2. NOW IN THE LEFT LANE, NOT FAR AHEAD OF PASSED THE CAR - I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER - HARD RIGHT OVER TO SOFT SHOULDER - AVOIDED AN ONCOMING HEAD ON COLLISION - L JUST MISSED THE CAR BEING PASSED BY INCHES AND STOPPED. THE CRIMPED END OF CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. 3. I CLAMPED THE CABLE BACK ONTO THE PEDAL WITH VICE GRIPS. (DROVE TO DEALER). FORD REPLACED THE CABLE. THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. (I DO NOT PRESS DOWN HARD EITHER!) *TR

PLASTIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED AT SEAM DURING WARM WEATHER AND NO LONGER MAINTAINED UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR BECAME AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD ONLY BE REMOVED FROM VIEW WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE OR COMPLETE REMOVAL. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHERE THE HYBRID BATTERY LOSES CHARGE OVERNIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY WHILE DRIVING. IN SOME CASES, THE DISPLAY SHOWS THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS ENOUGH CHARGE TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT THE CAR REACTS EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. YESTERDAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM A LANE OF STOPPED TRAFFIC TO A LANE OF MOVING TRAFFIC, THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO USE BATTERY TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WHEN I ENTERED THE LANE, THE NEXT CAR BEHIND ME WAS 30-40 YARDS BACK, BUT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION TO MATCH THE SPEED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THANKFULLY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION. DUE TO THE EXTREME LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOP IN THESE SITUATIONS, AND THE UNPREDICTABILITY AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER, AND THEY APPLIED THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THE UPDATE, I HAD THEM TEST-DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS LOOSE AND DID NOT STAY IN THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION RELIABLY, TROUBLE BEGAN A YEAR AFTER DELIVERY AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE. IN JUNE, 2010, THE VISOR SUDDENLY SPLIT OPEN AND THE VISOR HUNG LOOSELY AND WOULD STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I REPAIRED THE VISOR BY CLAMPING THE SPLIT PARTS TOGETHER WITH A U-SHAPED PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL. SEEMS TO BE HOLDING FOR NOW. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS FREQUENTLY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS RAPIDLY AS I WAS USED TO WHEN IT PERFORMED BETTER. NOW, WHEN I'M TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH OR NOT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S FINE. MORE RECENTLY I REALIZED IT WAS BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING ITS PREVIOUS LEVEL OF BATTERY ASSIST BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS PERFORMING MUCH WORSE THAN IT USED TO. I RELUCTANTLY DID THE SOFTWARD UPDATE HONDA IS RECOMMENDING TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE, BUT HAVE SINCE REALIZED IT IS PROBABLY MAKING THE ISSUE WORSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE YEAR, OR SLIGHTLY MORE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA 5 TIMES. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR TWICE PER DAY THAT I DON'T ACCELERATE WITH THE CAR'S FULL POWER. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS BREAK AND WILL NOT STAY UP. DRIVER CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITHOUT HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UP WITH HIS/HER HAND. VISOR FALLS BACK DOWN AS SOON AS IT IS PUSHED UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S VISION IS IMPAIRED. DRIVER'S VISOR JUST BROKE, WHILE PASSENGER VISOR ALSO BROKE A FEW MONTHS AGO -- SUGGESTS THE VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE. CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX IS DANGEROUSLY WEAK. THE SLIGHTEST SIDE WIND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSES THE FRONT END TO LIFT UP ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSTABLE. TWICE I HAD TO SWERVE ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO ROLL DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR, THE REAR END STILL HAD SOME SWAY, SO I REPLACED IT, TOO. ONLY EIBERG MAKES REPLACEMENTS SO FAR FOR 2007 & UP FOR THE CIVIC EX. THE CAR IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. *TR

THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SYSTEM ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES THIS YEAR. THE SYSTEM BEHAVES ERRATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING AN EXTREME DECREASE IN THE HYBRID MOTOR BATTERY CHARGE AND OVERALL VEHICLE POWER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. THIS LOSS OF POWER CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT POWER TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE (PASS) OR TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED RELATIVE TO OTHER CARS WHEN ON AN INCLINE, WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE GAS ENGINE RPM. ADDITIONALLY, THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A COMPARABLE RATE TO OTHER VEHICLES IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE IMA, CAUSING UNEXPECTED BACKUPS OF TRAFFIC BEHIND MY VEHICLE. AT TIMES (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) THE REGENERATIVE CHARGING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FIGHTING WITH THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS CAUSES RANDOM CHANGES IN THE BRAKING POWER AND THE RESULTANT BRAKE PRESSURE REQUIRED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS RESULTS IN SMALL AND UNEXPECTED POWER/ACCELERATING SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHICH COMPROMISES THE ABILITY TO SAFELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE AND SPEED AT WHICH TO BEGIN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN ANTICIPATION OF AN UPCOMING STOP. *TR

1. IT HAS BEEN A HOT SUMMER, AND THE CAR IS PARKED IN PARTIAL SHADE DURING THE DAY. 2. THE SEAM ON THE SUNVISOR AT THE ARM HAS CRACKED OPEN RENDERING THE SUNVISOR INEFFECTIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SUNVISOR CAN ONLY BE MOVED WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED; IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS AND SOME TIME TO MOVE UP OR DOWN. 3. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET, BUT HONDA SAID THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $60. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR CRACKS/SPLITS AND DROPS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING..... VERY DANGEROUS. COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY HONDA. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK BELOW : HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/181-8TH-GEN-HONDA-CIVIC/296797-SUN-VISOR-SPLIT-OPEN.HTML. *TR

I WAS ON A 700 MILE TRIP TO VISIT MY FAMILY MEMBER. IN THE MIDWAY THE A/C CONDENSER GOT DAMAGED AND A/C STOPPED WORKING THAT LEAD TO SUFFOCATION DUE TO HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 7 HOURS IN 110 F TEMPERATURE WITH OPEN WINDOWS ON HIGHWAY. I DEHYDRATED AND FELL SICK AND VOMITED COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE IS NO SAFETY FOR CONDENSER TO PROTECT IT TO GET HIT FROM PEBBLES ON THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM AND HONDA IS NOT FIXING IT. THIS INCIDENT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR SPLIT OPEN ON HOT DAY AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP OR DOWN. IMPACTS VISIBILITY. *TR

IMA BATTERY DETERIORATION AND/OR IMA BATTERY DRAINING RESULTING IN LITTLE POWER/PICKUP. *TR

WE NOTICED OUR 2007 CIVIC VIBRATING BADLY IN LATE 07. ON A LONG TRIP, THE REAR TIRE BLISTERED AND SHREDDED; THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND JUNE 2009, WE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS AND PUT ON 4 NEW REAR TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BAD REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE. MANY DRIVER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE DUE TO MILEAGE (IT'S A COMMUTER CAR SO WE PUT ON A LOT OF MILES PRETTY QUICKLY) AND SINCE IT WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE CONTROL ARM, JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED )SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2008), THAT WE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING REGARDING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE SPENT AN ESTIMATED $1200 IN REPAIRS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. HONDA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY CONTROL ARMS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN AND DANGLES. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC DEFECT WITH THE SUN VISORS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE VISOR TO THE CURVED BAR ATTACHED TO THE ROOF SEEMED TO BE SPLIT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. THE DESIGN FLAW, ALLOWED THE SUN VISORS TO MOVE FREELY AND NOT STAY IN PLACE IN THE UP POSITION AND THEY MOVED FREELY ABOUT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN IMA BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT CHARGE IN HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATING THE SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS JUST SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45500. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10

IGNITION KEY MAY BE REMOVED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTED INTO "PARK." UNLESS THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED, THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FROM AN APPARENTLY PARKED POSITION, CREATING A RISK OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY IS SUDDENLY DRAINED OF ITS CHARGE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN I AM AT A STOP. THIS CAUSED ME TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH LITERALLY NO ACCELERATION. THIS HAS LED ME TO ALMOST BEING CALLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I KNOW HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING AS THEY HAVE SENT OUT A NOTICE TO HAVE THE BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATED SAYING THAT THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED AND DETERIORATING OVER TIME. I THINK THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING IT. HONDA HAS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR SUDDENLY BURST OPEN, IT WILL NOT GO IN THE UP POSITION NOW. IT IS A HAZARD WITH NIGHT DRIVING SINCE IT WON'T GO UP. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

SUN VISORS FOR HONDA CIVIC 2007 COUPE CRACK (BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TREAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS ALSO WORN PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,802.

1. NOTHING HAPPENED TO LEAD UP TO IT. IT JUST BROKE. 2. DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND WON'T STAY UP. IT IS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AS IT'S ALWAYS FALLING DOWN AND CONSTANTLY TAKING MY ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD TO TRY AND GET IT TO STAY UP OR TO THE SIDE. 3. TRIED TO FIND A USED ONE, BUT NO LUCK. HONDA WANTS ME TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT APPROX. 45 MPH IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC.SEEING THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL HAD JUST TURNED RED I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AT THAT INSTANT I HEARD A "POP" AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON MY DASHBOARD. FORTUNATELY I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT STRIKING ANYONE. I "NURSED" THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A BLOWN BRAKE LINE. A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED , AT A COST OF $280.00. I WAS TOLD THAT "YOU MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING WHICH SHOT UP AND STRUCK THE LINE". I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT, JUST AS I STATED ABOVE, "I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND HEARD A POP! I DEFINITELY DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING! I THEN REQUESTED THE REPLACED BRAKE LINE WHICH I NOW HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC EX FAULTY AC CONDENSER. STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY. DEALER TOLD ME BEFORE LOOKING AT IT THAT IT WAS A ROCK THAT HAD PUT A HOLE IN IT. INDICATED THEY HAD SEEN NUMEROUS CONDENSERS ON 2007 HONDA MODELS THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT, EVEN WITH IT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE A ROCK THAT CAUSED THIS SMALL HOLE. I FOLLOWED UP ON INTERNET AND SAW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DEFECTIVE MAKE IN THIS VEHICLE. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A CAR 3 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS HAPPENING TO IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR WITH ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURE IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTED THE VISIBILITY. THE SUN VISOR WAS DETACHED FROM THE SUPPORT MOUNT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON 2/2009 I WAS REAR ENDED IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI DURING A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT (5MPH) THE REPAIRS COMPLETED WERE A NEW REAR BUMPER COVER AND PAINT BY A HONDA DEALER BODY SHOP. ABOUT 11 MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD FLICK ON AND OFF ON THE DASH. DURING WARRANTY REPAIR WORK TO 3RD GEAR ISSUES (1/2010) THAT I'VE NOW HAD MULTIPLE TIMES, I ASKED THAT HONDA LOOK INTO THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY REPLACED WHAT THEY SAID WAS A BAD SENSOR IN THE REAR BUMPER. 5 MONTHS LATER, ON 6/22/2010 DURING THE 3RD GEAR ISSUE BEING FIXED AGAIN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS RANDOMLY COMING ON AGAIN. ONCE MORE, I ASKED THAT HONDA LOOK INTO THIS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AGAIN AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT, IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE A FLOORING HARNESS. ALL AIRBAG SENSOR WORK DONE HAS BEEN PAID FOR BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT ON 2/2009. ON 7/30/2010 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE SIDE IMPACT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MINOR INJURIES TO MYSELF (JAW PAIN, SORE RIBS, AND EAR ACHE) LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION. AFTER TALKING TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE, I WAS ADVISED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE NHTSA. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISORS BREAK - REPEATEDLY, AND HANG IN VIEW OF DRIVER. I HAVE HAD DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISOR BREAK AND UNDERSTAND IT IS A DEFECT THAT HONDA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE OR SUPPORT. HONDA DEALER ADMITS THAT NEARLY ALL HONDA CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE SPLITS OPEN CAUSING IT TO SAG AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VIEW. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE IT STAY UP. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC THAT WAS BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2007. IN AUGUST 2007 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR CAME APART AND WAS HANGING DOWN MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER REPLACED IT FOR FREE. AT THE TIME THEY HAD TOLD US THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS VISORS. NOW IT'S AUGUST 2010 AND IT'S BROKEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE VISOR FOR THIS REASON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES APART IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN AND CAN'T BE PUSHED UP TO STAY. I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I LIVE NOW IN TENNESSEE THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED A 'TON" OF THE VISORS. OBVIOUSLY HONDA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WOULD LOSE ITS BATTERY CHARGE AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 MILES OF DRIVING TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. DURING THIS RECHARGING TIME THERE IS NO ASSIST FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO AID THE GAS ENGINE WHEN MORE POWER IS NEEDED SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE BATTERY LOSING ITS CHARGE IS CALLED A RECALIBRATING. IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT EVERY 5 TO 8 MILES OF DRIVING BUT IT IS RANDOM AND CAN HAPPEN AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME. THE BATTERY PACK IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AS IT IS DETERIORATING. EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAD WARRANTY COVERAGE IN THE 3YR/36000 COVERAGE, HONDA REFUSED 5 TIMES TO REPLACE THE BATTERY.THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SHOULD NOT BE SOLD WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OWNERS. YES, THE CAR OPERATES WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST BUT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING MORE POWER FOR THE MANEUVER YOU ARE GOING TO DO AND THE RECALIBRATING KICKS IT IN IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS! I USED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE AND HAD MY PROBLEM ARBITRATED AND THE DECISION WAS MY CAR WAS A LEMON AND HONDA HAD TO REPURCHASE IT. THE ARBITRATOR RULED THE CAR A LEMON AND ONE REASON WAS IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN ALL NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS! GET THIS CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MATTER. FOR THE FIRST COMPLAINT I DID NOT HAVE THE LEMON LAW DECISION BUT NOW I DO AND THIS CAR IS OFFICIALLY DECLARED A LEMON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. HE CONTACT THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST HIM WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES. HE LOCATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IDENTIFIED THE REAR TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,391. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES; YET INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD FROM A STOP RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HONDA CIVIC 2007 VISOR POPS OPEN AND DOES NOT GRAB. VISOR FLOATS DOWN INTO FIELD OF VISION. HONDA NOT ISSUING RECALL THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MAYBE A LAWYER WILL CONVINCE THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS WERE WARPED AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SWING DOWN AND FLAP BACK AND FORTH, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO OVERHEAT FREQUENTLY AND THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES WOULD NOT PROPERLY MONITOR THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD OFTEN EXHIBIT AND ABNORMAL INCREASE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD ON THE RAMP. THE CONTACT BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THEY WOULD COVER NINETY PERCENT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR OVER ONE MONTH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,900.

SUNVISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ANNOYING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE SAME THING WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE HONDA REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA HAS NOT GIVEN THIS ISSUE SOME ATTENTION IN REDESIGNING. I GUESS ITS A GOOD MONEY MAKER BECAUSE THE COST IS NOT CHEAP. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ON A CAR. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST POWER IN MAY 2010 WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED LOW POWER ASSIST AND (WITHOUT CONFERRING WITH ME) REPROGRAMMED THE POWER ASSIST SOFTWARE AND PRONOUNCED IT FIXED. ONE OR TWO DAYS AFTER THIS SERVICE CALL, I AGAIN NOTICED WEAK ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST ON ANOTHER HILL IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AGAIN, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY COULD REPLICATE THE ANEMIC POWER CONDITION, BUT SAID THAT HONDA USA SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS INTENDED WITH THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE, AND THAT THERE IS NO MORE TO BE DONE. I SAID THAT I HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOMOBILE, SINCE I CONSIDER IT A DRIVING HAZARD NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE ADEQUATELY IN SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SAID THAT I WANTED HONDA TO BUY BACK THE CAR, BUT THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HONDA WOULDN'T DO THAT. I HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR, BUT STILL OWN THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID; I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, SINCE I DON'T FEEL GOOD OFFERING IT TO ANYONE OTHER THAN HONDA FOR SALE. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR WEAKENS AND BREAKS IN THE HEAT, AND THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN PLACE. IT CAN DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AT ANY TIME, POSING A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN, SO VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN AS WELL. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON 3 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE THAT'S 4-SETS OF TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE 70,000 MILE RATED TIRES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER IN LITTLE ROCK, AR AND THEY ADVISE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO A DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER ARM. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY BULLETIN 08-001ON THE PART. BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER ARM THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONES. THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR CAUSED BY THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAN EASILY RESULT IN TIRE BLOW-OUTS, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND HIGHWAY FATALITIES. THE FACT THAT A KNOWN SAFETY DEFICIENCY EXIST THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF BUT UNWILLING TO CORRECT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

PASSENGER SUN VISOR CRACKED DUE TO HEAT AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION OR CORRECT SLANTED POSITION FOR CORRECT VISIBILITY. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON GOOGLE BLOG SITES WHERE HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING THE ISSUE (I.E., REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT FAILS AGAIN). *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR WEAKENS AND BREAKS IN THE HEAT, AND THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN PLACE. IT CAN DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AT ANY TIME, POSING A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN, SO VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN AS WELL. *TR

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH 2007 HONDA CIVICS, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE SUN VISORS SPLIT IN HOT WEATHER, WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NO LONGER BE ADJUSTABLE TO BLOCK THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. *TR