2007 Honda Civic complaints

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 2007 AND I AM EXPERIENCING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY GOT 18,000 MILES. THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WERE WARRANTIED FOR 65,000 MILES AND I GOT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THE NEXT SET WAS 60,000 MILE TIRES AND ARE ALMOST WORN OUT AND WILL NEED REPLACING AFTER 22,000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND TOLD THEM OF MY PROBLEM. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? I AM REPLACING THE TIRES EVERY YEAR. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND FELL APART. VISOR WILL NOT FALL SUDDENLY AND OBSTRUCT MY VIEW. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE HONDA CIVIC (2007) AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THIS CAR IS 3YRS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THIS THE CENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IS A COST OF $500 BUT AFTER VIEWING ONLINE I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEARS I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE NEXT WEEK, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SPECIFIC UNKNOWN TIRE AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I GOT A NEW HONDA CIVIC EX 2007 SEDAN AND PERFORMING ALL THE REGULAR NEEDED MAINTENANCE AND WHEEL ROTATION. AFTER DRIVING 20,000 MILES, I FELT SHAKING AND VIBRATION OF THE CAR WITH LOTS OF NOISE COMING OUT OF THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA DEALER; THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND INFORMED ME THAT, THE WHEEL CUPS ARE UNEVENLY WORN DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL ARM AND IMPROPER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID HE FIXED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL BUT MENTIONED THAT THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE TILL THE WHEELS WEAR EVENLY (APPROXIMATELY 2MONTHS). I DROVE AGAIN FOR FOUR MONTHS WITH THAT NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CHANGE AND IN FACT THE NOISE HAS BEEN INCREASED. I BROUGHT THE CAR AGAIN TO DEALER AND TECHNICIAN VERIFIED AND SAID, I NEED TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES IN ORDER TO GET RIDE OF THAT ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLIANT TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMING THAT, THE WHEELS HAS BEEN PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CONTROL ARM FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THEY TOOK WEEK TIME AND INFORMED ME THAT, THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED MY HONDA WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ON THIS. I ARGUED WITH THE MANAGER WHO HANDLED THE CASE, THE LIFE OF THE TIRES WAS REDUCED TO HALF BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE CAR,..NO USE.. *TR

I AM ON MY 4TH SET OF TIRES FOR 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. ROTATED REGULARLY, SERVICED CAR AT DEALERSHIP, ONLY 52,000 MILES. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS DEFECT WITH REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 SHOWS HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. INITIALLY I WAS NOT AWARE I WAS DRIVING ON BALD TIRES UNTIL THE CAR DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION. I DISCOVERED PROBLEM ONLINE AND WENT TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER MAKING EXCUSES AND DENYING SCOPE OF PROBLEM SERVICE REP WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SHOWED HIM THE SERVICE BULLETIN. STATED CAR IS AFFECTED BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED HONDA CORP AND AM WAITING FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO RETURN CALL. HONDA WILL HAVE TO PAY. I WILL NOT PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS. I WILL GO TO BBB OR STATE AG. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2007 GOT OVERHEATED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 7 MINUTES FROM HOME ON MY WAY TO WORK EARLY MORNING. NEVER SEEN ANY VISIBLE LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE AND MOST OF THE TIME IS DONE BY THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS POROUS LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHEN THE CASTING OF THE ENGINE TOOK PLACE AT HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PLANT. THIS POROUS LEAK CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK AND LOSE COOLANT AND EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT THE CAR. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED ME TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. THE DEALER EVEN FAXED ME THE SERVICE BULLETIN FROM HONDA REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE CAR HAS PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 60,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND ADVISED ME TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA. AFTER CALLING AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND TELLING THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND INSISTED THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ENGINE INSTEAD IT WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT FOR LETTING THE CAR OVERHEATED. I TRIED TO CALL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THREE TIMES WITH NO RESULTS WHATSOEVER. THEY KEPT SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE THAT THE CAR HAS. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PUT MY SUN VISOR DOWN I HEARD SOMETHING CRACK, AND AFTER THAT THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED ANY MORE. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY 67 SOUTH NEAR NEWPORT, AR, MY REAR WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS HAPPENING ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ADHESIVE WHERE THE REAR WINDOW USED TO BE. I TALKED TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE WINDOW BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 43K MILES ON IT.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BREAKS AND THEY WEREN'T WORKING. I THEN RAN INTO A TREE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER I HIT THE TREE OR NOT. I KNOW THAT MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE, CHECKED TO SEE WHERE MY FEET WERE AFTER HITTING THE TREE AND TURNING THE CAR OFF. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN MY CAR. IT ONLY HAS 34000 MILES. IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SUCH AS OIL CHANGE AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING WAS OVER THE HALF WAY POINT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AND STEAM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,409.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISORS FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSING OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE SUN VISOR WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SUN VISOR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

BOUGHT A 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN 2007. TOOK CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES, AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND THERE WAS A VIBRATING NOISE AND RUMBLE,. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I GOT NEW TIRES IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP. NOISE NEVER DID STOP. REPLACED THE TIRES AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO OR LESS AND WAS ADVISED THAT WE NEEEDED STRUTS, WANTED A SECOND OPINION SO WE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONTROLS ARMS WERE BAD AND WE NEEDED NEW TIRES. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO. WE PURCHASED A $1000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR. WE CALLED THE WARRANTY PEOPLE AFTER HAVING NO LUCK WITH HONDA OF HIGH POINT, NC. THE WARRANTY COMPNAY SAID THAT HONDA TOLD THEM THAT THEY MADE THE PARTS WRONG. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. EVEN IF WE ARE OUT OF OUR WARRANTY PERIOD THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIABLE BECAUSE THEY MADE THE PART WRONG IN THE BEGINING. HAD THEY ADVISED US OF THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AHVE BEEN READING SEVERAL BLOGS AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL! I GUESS IF THE ARMS BREAK WHILE WE ARE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE CRASH AND DIE, THEN HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER . TURN OFF CAR TO RESET POWER STEERING. FOUND THIS IN THE MANUAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER - THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS FAILING AND IT WAS EFFECTING THE COMPUTER THAT RAN THE POWER STEERING. HAPPPENED ON 1/5/2010 AND AGAIN ON 3/19/2010 TOOK CAR TO DEALER AGAIN THEY SAID THAT THEY UNPLUGGED THE MODULES AND HOPE THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE MODULES UNTIL THEY TRY THIS "FIX".

THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID BATTERY LOSES ITS ABILITY TO HOLD A CHARGE LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ASSIST THAT SHOULD BE COMING FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR TO SUPPLEMENT THE GASOLINE ENGINE. IT CAN DROP ITS CHARGE AT ANY TIME AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATOR EXPECTS THE ASSIST SUCH AS FREEWAY MERGING AND THERE IS NO ASSIST. *TR

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS WHERE I SHOULD PUT THIS INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH 31,000 MILES THAT THE DEALERSHIP STATES NEEDS NEW FRONT BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME RIGHT UP FRONT THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE CIVIC AND IF IT WAS AN ACCORD, IT WOULD BE REAR BRAKES. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS FOR OVER 45 YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT REQUIRES A BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT THIS LOW MILAGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER RATINGS FOR RELIABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY WERE THE HIGHEST I COULD FIND. THEY DID NOT MENTION THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I AM NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT, BUT OTHER CONSUMERS WOULD SURELY LIIKE TO BE AWARE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEAR INDICATORS ON THE BRAKE PADS DID NOT INDICATE TO HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO CHANGE HER BRAKES, HOWEVER. SHE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATORS WERE NOT TOUCHED OR WORN TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE INDICATORS. THE CONTACT'S MAIN ISSUE WAS THE BRAKE INDICATORS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

FRONT BRAKE PADS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY 5K MILES OR SO SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. HONDA REPLACED THEM THE FIRST TIME BUT HAS SINCE TOLD ME THAT I BRAKE TOO HARD AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR DESIGN. I AM 50 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR YEARS...NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR

TIRES SEVERELY WORN AND CUPPED, CAR HAS SERIOUS VIBRATION ASKED HONDA DEALER FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS REAR CONTROL ARM SO THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED IT I HAD TO PAY 1/3, THE DEALER PAID 1/3 AND HONDA PAID 1/3 OR SO I WAS TOLD AFTER MUCH BICKERING. *TR

WHEN I LOADED MY STUFF INTO THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID DIDN'T STAY AND FELL DOWN AND HIT MY UPPER ARM. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BRUISE ON MY ARM. I'VE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2009, I PURCHASED A USED 2007 HONDA CIVIC FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN ALPHARETTA, GA. IT WAS PURCHASED AS IS SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO VOYLES HONDA IN MARIETTA, GA FOR A TOTAL CHECK-UP. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT. IT HAD 74,960 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. ON MARCH 8, 2010, ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM JACKSONVILLE, FL THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE QUICKLY. I WAS ON I95 NORTHBOUND WITH MY SON, AND IT WAS A VERY SCARY FEW MOMENTS FOR US. WE MANAGED TO PARK THE CAR ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS NO SMOKE BUT THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL. MY SON TOOK THE DIPSTICK OUT OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS MELTED! WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO YULEE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS GONE. AFTER STAYING IN A LOCAL HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT, MY HUSBAND PICKED US UP ON MARCH 9. WHEN I GOT HOME I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO GRAINGER HONDA IN SAVANNAH. GRAINGER GETS THE CAR IN AND AFTER A $92.00 CHARGE FOR LOOKING AT IT, TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE IS GONE AND THEY CAN GET ME A GREAT DEAL FOR $4,600.00 (A USED ENGINE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT). WELL IN THE MEAN TIME, MY SON HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY 2006-2007 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HE FOUND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-044 WHICH STATES THERE IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN SOME OF THESE ENGINES. THE BULLETIN ALSO STATES THAT CUSTOMERS THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THIS HAPPENS MAY BE ELIGIBLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. THE CONTACT REPLACED TWO SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. A FRONT END ALIGNMENT HAS ALSO BEEN PERFORMED TWICE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CALIBER PROBLEM ON THE REAR TIRES. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO SHRED ON THE SIDE VERY QUICKLY. HONDA HAS ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. A LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THAT THERE MUST BE A FLAW IN THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE TIRES HAVE SHREDDED EVERY 5000 MILES. HONDA INSIST THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE NOR IS THE FAILURE RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V399000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14000 MILES.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE (TURNING RIGHT INTO IT AND PARKING BETWEEN CARS), WAS ALMOST AT A FULL STOP, ABOUT TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WHEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO FULL SPEED. IT JUMPED THE LITTLE CURB AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND WENT THROUGH A SHOP WINDOW AT AN ANGLE, WEDGING IN THE DOORWAY. IT LEFT ACCELERATION MARKS ON THE SIDEWALK AFTER JUMPING THE CURB, AND THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING IN THE DOORWAY UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, THEN TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS TESTED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I NEVER DROVE IT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS REAR ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND HAD CAUSE THE TIRES TO FAIL. THE DEALER HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ROTATED WHICH INCLUDED AN ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE TIRES HAVE CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

RAPID AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WITHIN 5K MILES. WEARS DOWN TO BELT AND BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE HAD TO BUY THREE SETS OF TIRES. ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES. HONDA ADMITS TO INSTALLING FAULTY REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM UNLESS I PAY FOR THEM. IF A PART IS BAD FROM THE FACTORY WHY IS THE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBLE. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A CASTING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED. *JB

IT COULD BE SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I COULD BE DEAD, TOO. BUT HONDA DOESN'T GIVE ME A GOOD RESPONSE FOR THIS CASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR 35 MONTHS AGO, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE BY HONDA OF DECATUR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY WITH A TYPE B SERVICE. THE DEALER PERSONNEL DIDN'T MENTION ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AFTER THIS SERVICE. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2010 I NOTICE AN UNUSUAL SWEET SMELL AS I DROVE MY CAR TO THE AIRPORT. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON BUSINESS, I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND PICK IT UP ON FEBRUARY 11TH. SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010 THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND SOME SMOKE CAME OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER IN HUNTSVILLE, AL WHICH WAS THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE CAR WAS EXAMINED I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR THIS CRACK. AS I EXPLAINED ABOVE THE CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED FREEZE DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAS ESTIMATED THE REPAIR WILL COST $3,500-$3,700 AND BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY INDICATE THAT HONDA OF HUNTSVILLE WILL NOT ABLE TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM ON MY BEHALF. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW MARCH 2007 HONDA CIVIC ON MAY 2007. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT REMAIN IN UP POSITION NOR REMAIN ON THE SIDE. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AS IT BLOCKS AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW, AND WILL HIT THE DRIVER WITH VEHICLE MOVEMENT. IT CAUSES A HUGE ISSUE WITH VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD. NOT SO MUCH DURING THE DAY BUT VERY MUCH AT NIGHT TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO DRIVE WITH IT AT NIGHT. IT IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THREE YEARS BUT CAR DRIVEN MORE THEN 30,000 MILES. WHEN I GO TO SCHAUMBURG HONDA THEY SAID IT IS NEVER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS WEAR & TEAR. I ALSO HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT CARE TO VERIFY WARRANTY AND QUOTED ME PARTS $65.00 AND INSTALLATION CHARGE $36.00. THIS IS GIVEN IN WRITING BY DEALER ON 02/16/2010. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID PUSHES UP WHILE STEPPING ON BREAK, AND CAR IS STOPPED, MAKING THE CAR LURCH FORWARD. *TR

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE---THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE. VEHICLE: HONDA YEAR: 2007 MODEL: CIVIC: LX UPON BRAKING OF A BUMPY ROAD, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AT THE FRONT TIRES AND THE VEHICLES STOPS, BUT THEN SLIDES FORWARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING DOWNHILL ON WET SURFACE AND ON ROADS BEING REPAIRED WHERE THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED, "THERE IS NO PROBLEM." NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAT 10K MILES. VEHICLE STILL ONLY HAS ~36K MILES. SAFETY CONCERN: AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AS EXPECTED AND SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED BY THE DRIVER(S). *TR

UNEVEN AND RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR IN THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. THE UNEVEN AND RAPID TIRE WEAR IS ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTANT LOUD ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED REGULARLY ' I PAID THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE WHEEL AND TIRE ALIGNMENT, BALANCE, AND ROTATION EVERY 5000 MILES WHEN I TAKE THE CAR FOR A OIL-CHANGE, YET I ALREADY REPLACED 2 SETS OF TIRES AT 43000 MILES ' ONCE AT 19000 MILES AND ANOTHER ONE AT 39000 MILES. THE TIRES I USED WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA P/N 42751-GYR-036 H/G 8270498 P205/55R16. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MOST DRIVERS SINCE REGULAR DRIVERS DO NOT ANTICIPATE TIRE BALDING EVERY 20000 MILES AND PERHAPS THE DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE OF DRIVING ON BALD TIRES. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS PREMATURE WIRE WEARING IS CLEARLY A HONDA DEFECT AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *TW

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A BUSINESS. WHEN I WENT TO TURN, THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ACCELERATION THAN NORMAL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER RECALIBRATING THE BATTERY. THIS RECALIBRATING STARTED HAPPENING AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW DAYS AND THERE IS NO WARNING. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE COMPUTER ARTIFICIALLY LOWER THE CHARGE STATE FORCING THE CAR TO GO INTO REGENERATION STATE TO FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERS. EVEN THOUGH THE BATTER IS NOT REALLY EMPTY, SINCE THE COMPUTER SET THE BATTERY LEVEL TO BE EMPTY, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IS NO LONGER USED. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TONE OR SOMETHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA DID THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE TO MAKE THE BATTERIES SEEM TO LAST LONGER, BUT IT'S REALLY LESS SAFE! IT'S ALSO CAUSED MY MILEAGE TO GO DOWN BY ABOUT 10% BUT I REALIZE THAT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND POWER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT BRAKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED, BUT AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES AND ROAD TESTING, THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE BRAKING ISSUES, AND AFTER ALMOST HAVING A COLLISION DUE TO DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY, SHE AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALER EVALUATED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED A REPORT FROM HONDA STATED THE IMA WILL STOP CHARGING AND STOP WITH ASSISTED BRAKING IF TEMPERATURES ARE TOO HIGH AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING WITHOUT REGENERATION. HONDA ADVISED THAT THE CONSUMER DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND WHEN SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THEM DOWN AS WELL TO HELP COOL OFF THE HYBRID BATTERIES WHICH WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE SEAT. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO PERFORM A COMPUTER UPGRADE ON HER VEHICLE. THE REPORT ALSO STATED UPDATED IMA CONTROL UNIT AND BATTERY SOFTWARE. THE CONSUMER DROVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND NOTED SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH THE BRAKING ISSUE, BUT NOW THE IMA BATTERIES WILL NOT STAY CHARGED, AND IF THE BATTERY LEVEL GOES BELOW 4 BARS, WHICH IS 1/2 OF FULL BARS OR A COMPLETELY CHARGED BATTERY, THE VEHICLE'S POWER IS GREATLY DECREASED TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 M

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SUFFERS FROM THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM THEY ARE SAYING IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS IN SLOWING FOR STOP SIGN OR SLOWER VEHICLE , IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE CAR SPEEDS US JUST AS IF YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OF THE BRAKE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 REAR END CAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED CAUSING OVER $10,000.00 IN DAMAGE. I PAID THE FIRST ACCIDENT WITH MY OWN FUNDS TO AVOID MY INSURANCE FROM RAISING. THE SECOND ONE WAS PAID BY MY INSURANCE AS THE DAMAGE WAS MORE EXTENSIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AS THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT. ONE DEALERSHIP PUT ON NEW BREAK PADS, A NEW ABS MOTOR/SWITCH, AND DRAINED THE BRAKE FLUID. I AM SURE THE OLD PARTS WERE EITHER DESTROYED OR SENT BACK TO HONDA, BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WHEN IT IS VERY COLD AND DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. THE LAST OCCURENCE I HAD TO DRIVE INTO A CURB TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HONDA CONTINUES TO INSIST I AM AT FAULT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR BRAKES. WHEN I USE THE BRAKES DURING THE COLD WEATHER WITH EXTREME MOISTURE, THEY GRIND LIKE A DRILL IN CEMENT OR METAL. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT IS NOT THE ABS BRAKES MAKING AS THE NOISE IS MORE FLUTERING THAT OCCURS ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONT-END AND THE CAR STOPS WHEN YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THE LAST DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK ME ON A TEST DRIVE DURING SNOWY WEATHER, BUT IT DID NOT O

CAR MODEL: HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2007 THE CAR HAS A SLIPPING BRAKE. WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN THE BRAKE CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES SUDDENLY LET GO. WHEN LESS THAN FULL FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE ENGAGES NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR NEARS A FULL STOP THE BRAKE SUDDENLY LETS GO. THIS CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR BY APPLYING ADDITIONAL BRAKE FORCE, BUT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING CAN BE STARTLING AND DISORIENTING. THE DEFECT HAPPENS ALMOST CONSISTENTLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NAMELY LESS THAN FULL BRAKING FORCE. I PERSONALLY BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THE QUIRK. HOWEVER, MY WIFE HAS CLAIMED THAT THE DEFECT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER CAR AND HAS SINCE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

2007 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN: UPON A TRIP (60 MILES) HOME FROM THE CLEVELAND AIRPORT 1-26-10, I SMELLED COOLANT BURNING AND A SUDDEN CLOUD OF STEAM FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT, THE DETERMINED CAUSE WAS THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED ALLOWING COOLANT TO BE SPRAYED ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE BURNING SMELL AND CLOUDS OF STEAM. WHILE HONDA CANNOT PROVIDE A REASONING BEHIND THIS FAILURE, IT APPEARS OR WOULD SEEM TO BE A CASTING ISSUE FOR THE 2006-07 MODELS. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 35K MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE AND HONDA DECLINED ALL EFFORTS TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM HEARING AND SEEING NUMEROUS ISSUES EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO MINE WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR OTHERS AND HONDA IS CLAIMING THERE IS "NO" PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND HAS ALL HIGHWAY MILES DUE TO MY JOB. NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IT TAKES TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CIVIC ENGINE CASTINGS. THIS OVERHEATING COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A FIRE OR SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD A DRIVER NOT UNDERSTAND THE INDICANT AT HAND. I DO KNOW THERE IS A TSB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM #08-044. *TR

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC 4 DR AUTO TRANSMISSION, AND HAVE ISSUES WITH POOR QUALITY SUN VISORS. THE SUN VISORS BREAK APART EVERY SUMMER I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS AND CHANGED THE SUN VISOR ATLEAST THRICE TILL NOW FOR NO COST. BUT NOW I BEING CHARGED SINCE WARRANTY IS OVER. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR KNOWN QUALITY ISSUE? *TR

MY 2007 CIVIC EX COUPE CURRENTLY HAS A MILEAGE OF 66,000 AND I'M HAVING MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES INSTALLED TODAY, ALL OF WHICH WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ROTATED. I'VE HAD 2 HIGHWAY-SPEED BLOWOUTS IN THE LAST YEAR, AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO AVOID SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BOTH TIMES. ALL OF THIS IS ON TOP OF THE RIDICULOUSLY LOUD ROAD NOISE GENERATED BY THIS ISSUE. THE INSIDE RIM OF BOTH REAR TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY FAST. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY PEOPLE HAVE TO START DYING IN SUFFICIENT NUMBERS BEFORE HONDA WILL FIX THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL.*CW *TR

THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED BOTH REAR TIRES TO BECOME BADLY "CUPPED" AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. MY PERSONAL SAFETY WAS PLACED IN DANGER AS THESE REAR TIRES COULD HAVE FAILED AT ANY TIME POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS PROBLEM TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. *TR

EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND THE SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE ROUGH RIDE AS IF TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE. OEM DUNLOP TIRES WERE ROUTINELY ROTATED AND BALANCED AND STILL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 32K. NEW TIRES WITH 15K ARE SHOWING SAME ISSUES, CUPPING OF INNER TREAD EDGE. AT SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH, SHAKE WAS SO EVIDENT THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HANDLING ABILITY. CHANGED UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND TIRES WITH MINOR IMPROVEMENT. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT PARK ITSELF IN THE RIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING OFF. WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD THUS BLOCKING PORTIONS OF MY VIEW. THIS OCCURS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES F AND RAINING/SNOWING. WHEN THE WIPER FAIL TO PARK ITSELF IN THE CORRECT POSITION, IT BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ISSUE OCCURRED A FEW TIMES ON HIGHWAY TRAVEL AND PARTIALLY BLOCK MY VIEW OF A LANE BARRIER. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 80,000 MILES ON THESE 2007 HONDA CIVICS. *TR

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON 2007 CIVIC. FIRST SET OF TIRES ONLY LASTED 26,000 MILES. BROUGHT IN TO HONDA FOR UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND THEY BLAMED GOODYEAR FOR THE WEAR EVEN THOUGH THE CHANGED THE REAR CONTROL ARMS TO CORRECT THE IMPROPER CAMBER FROM THE FACTORY. SEE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR FREE REPLACEMENT OF REAR SUSPENSION. HONDA WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. HONDA OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER. WE WERE ABOUT TO GO TO ARBITRATION WHEN HONDA CALLED AND TOLD ME TO BRING THE 2007 CIVIC IN AND THEY WILL REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT NOT COST. IT TOOK ABOUT 4 MONTHS TO SETTLE, BUT EVENTUALLY ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, FILE WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEY WILL HOLD THE DEALER RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT CORRECTING THE ISSUE EARLIER TO SAVE THE TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SHE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES ROTATED. AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED SHE HAD TO HAVE A NEW SET OF TIRES INSTALLED. SHE NOTICES A PECULIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL BEARINGS. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES FROM THE INSIDE. HIGH AND LOW SPOTS ON TIRE THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

SIDEWALL OF TIRE CRACKED AND SPLIT FROM THE RIM. *TR

SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM THE WHEEL...CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. *TR

MY WIFE'S HYBRID HONDA CIVIC (2007) WHILE DRIVING, IF YOU OPEN THE TWO BACK WINDOWS, YOU GET THIS LOUD WHIPPING OF WIND SOUND THRU OUT THE CAR, ITS AN AERODYNAMICS FLAW I BELIEVE. IN ANY CASE ITS ANNOYING TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MUST ROLL THE WINDOWS BACK UP. *TR