2007 Honda Civic complaints

I OWN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION 2007 CIVIC SI. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR AND STARTED MOVING. I THEN TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM. I HAD THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED BUT COULD NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 2ND GEAR. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED AGAIN TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. SECOND GEAR FINALLY ENGAGED BUT WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. I WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND COULD NOT FOCUS ON THE ROAD. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG.*CN

I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE LAST FEBUARY( HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS UNTIL TONIGHT CAR IS LEAKING RIGHT THERE AT THE SEAMS OF THE REAR AIR BAGS AND ROOF MEET, THE RIGHT SIDE, WATER RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES ONTO THE SEAT, DISCOVERED THE OTHER SIDE WAS LEAKING AT THE SAME PLACE BUT NOT AS BAD . FEEL A COOL BREEZE FROM BOTH SIDES. LEFT SIDE IN THE FRONT WHERE PLASTIC AND FABRIC MEET AT THE TOP WAS LEAKING AS WELL,THE INTERIOR IS SOAKED THROUGH. OBVIOUSLY THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAL OR SOMETHING BUT I AM ABSOLUTITLY FURIOUS ABOUT THIS SITUATION,I DID NOT SPEND $25,000 ETC. IN CASH,FOR MY DAMM CAR TO LEAK A RIVER,THATS SOMETHING I WOULD EXPECT FROM MY 35 YEAR OLD HOUSE,NOT MY UNDER A YEAR OLD CAR. AND A SIMPLE CLEANING FROM A DETAILER IS NOT GONNA FIX MY PROBLEM. I AM SO PISSED I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS IT. I JUST WANT TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED EVEN IF THAT RESULTS IN GETTING A NEW CAR AND STARTING OVER AGAIN,CAUSE THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT MY CAR IS DAMAGED GOODS, YES YOU CAN FIX THE PROBLEM (MAYBE) BUT THERES ALREADY WATER DAMAGE AND WHO'S KNOWS HOW FAR THE WATER HAS GONE OR WHAT IT HAS LEAKED INTO AND IF IT IS TO BE FIXED WHO DO I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I DON'T EXACTLY HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BY BUYING THIS CAR IT IS A HUGE PART OF ME THAT HAS TO LAST AND IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING I OWN I WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAVE THIS CHANCE TO OWN A NEW CAR AGAIN AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS SLIP BY LIKE ITS NOTHING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO EXACTALY IS IN CHARGE OR WHO TO GO TO SO IF CHANC

SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE NOTICED THIRD GEAR POPPING. THOUGHT BEING NEW CAR COULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. IT IS NOW 6 MONTHS LATER. CALLED SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. QUESTIONED WARRANTY AND EXPLAINED ISSUES WITH CAR, SUCH AS CLUTCH SLIPPING, SEEMS SYNC ROLLS ARE GOING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS DRIVER. CALLED AMERICA HONDA CORP. THEY ADMIT TRANSMISSION FIX WILL BE COMING OUT IN 2008, BUT ONLY CERTAIN VIN#'S ARE COVERED. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS SINCE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM EVEN IN OTHER YEAR AND MAKES WITH SAME ISSUES! THESE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER INTERNET!COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1200! EVEN WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PURCHASED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 65,000 MILES HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT/REPAIR ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; EACH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE ENGAGING FULLY IN DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAP FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STATING THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON CERTAIN MODELS OF HONDA FOR 2001. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RECURRED AT 65,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECT WHICH REPEATEDLY MANIFESTS ITSELF OVER THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS FULLY AWARE THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. HOW LONG WILL NHTSA ALLOW THE MANUFACTURER TO IGNORE A SERIOUS DEFECT AND LET A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION CONTINUE? JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE, THE PROBLEM IS FOUND ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF 2001 HONDAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OTHERWISE THESE VEHICLES WILL BECOME MORE DANGEROUS AS THEY AGE. *TR

THIRD GEAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT ENGAGE OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING, SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR IS NEVER RELIABLE. WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, IT GRINDS AND THEN POPS OUT. THIS LEADS ME TO OVER REV THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM NOR IS THEIR A RECALL. *TR

EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. PARTICULARLY THIRD GEAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT SHIFT LEVER INTO THIRD GEAR SYNCHRONIZERS GRIND AND ON OCCASION SHIFT LEVER POPS FROM GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

THIRD GEAR OF THIS CAR FREQUENTLY POPS OUT OF GEAR AND GRINDS GETTING INTO THAT GEAR. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS GIVING PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC MY 3RD GEAR POPS OUT WHEN IT'S ENGAGED AND IT SEEMS DANGEROUS AND HONDA OF AMERICA HAS NOT PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

(1) NORMAL DRIVING OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION. (2) EVERYDAY WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP 3RD GEAR MISSES, DOESN'T LOCK INTO GEAR, OR POPS OUT OF GEAR AND GRINDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND BACKS UP TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SLOW ACCELERATION. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SHOVES THE SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR AFTER SHIFTING INTO 3RD. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO GRINDS EXCESSIVELY GOING INTO SECOND AT HIGH RPM'S CAUSING BUCKING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF 3RD TRAVELING UP HILL, THIS CAUSING MY CAR TO SLOW WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS IN TRAFFIC (BECAUSE I AM NOT APPLYING BRAKES), WHILE I TRY TO GET IT INTO THIRD. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2007 CIVIC HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE WIPERS STREAK SO BADLY THAT I CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD SAFELY. UPON TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER VEHICLES, BUT THAT THE NEW WIPERS ARE ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THEY HAVE USED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS ON THE WINDSHIELD TO ATTEMPT TO "ERASE" WHATEVER PROBLEMS ARE CAUSING THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE USED A "CLAY" THAT IS USED IN BODY SHOPS TO "SCRUB" DOWN THE WINDOW. THIS WORKS MOMENTARILY. THERE IS A BIGGER ISSUE THAT HONDA IS NOT YET ADDRESSING. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS THE ELEMENTS WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO AGREE WITH THIS AS THIS IS MY 5TH NEW VEHICLE, AND THE OTHER 4 HAD WIPERS THAT WORKED PERFECTLY FOR OVER 2 YEARS BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I AM SEVERELY ANNOYED THAT I'VE HAD TO KEEP RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM STILL GETTING NO REAL SOLUTION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FOR 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SEEM TO NOT WANT TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING BLOCKING THE SHIFTER AND IT WILL GRIND THE GEAR OR POP OUT. POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. THE REAR TIRES ON THE INSIDE EDGE WERE WEARING OUT VERY QUICKLY DUE TO EXAGGERATED CAMBER SETTING. THE TOP OF BOTH REAR TIRES WERE LEANING INWARDS AND WEARING OUT THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,874 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,362. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

I OWN A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI. I HAVE HEARD A POPPING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR OR ON THE DRIVETRAIN. I HEAR IT WHEN GOING INTO OR OUT OF DRIVEWAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. ALSO I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIRD GEARIN MY TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO GRAB THIRD GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED AT 4K MILES. I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN MY "HARD SHIFTING". I WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS INCIDENT TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THEY SAY THEY CANT MAKE MY CAR DO THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE IT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT HONDA WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD THEY WANT TO BLAME IT ON MY "POOR DRIVING". *TR

MOTOR RPMS HANG BETWEEN SHIFTING WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR. *TR

HAD A FLAT TIRE TWO TIMES WHEN OUR CAR TOUCHED THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BELOW 10 MPH WHEN THE TIRE TOUCHED THE CURB. BOTH THE TIMES THE EDGE OF ALLOY WHEELS OF MY HONDA CIVIC CUT THROUGH THE TIRE EXACTLY AT THE POINT OF THE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. WE ALSO HAVE A HONDA ACCORD AND THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE WHEELS ARE STOCK WHEELS AND EDGES OF THE WHEELS ARE NOT CURVED OUT AS MOST OF THE VEHICLES HAVE THEM. SINCE THE EDGES ARE NOT CURVED OUT THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR ALONG WITH THE UNCURVED EDGES CAUSES THE TIRE TO BE CUT. *TR

MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLDER, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF THIRD GEAR/GRIND/OR WILL NOT EVEN ENGAGE IN THIRD. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHEN TURNING A CORNER BECAUSE IT CAUSES A QUICK DECELERATION AND THE PERSON BEHIND YOU CAN'T ANTICIPATE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO BRAKING INVOLVED. NOT TO MENTION, AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE REVS DUE TO THE MISSED GEAR, AND YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO SECOND OR FOURTH GEAR TO GET GOING ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS A HIGH RATE PROBLEM AND CAN BE PROVEN WITH A SIMPLE WWW SEARCH- IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET CAR FORUMS AND EVEN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EDMUNDS.COM. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEIR DEALER IS REPLACING THE TRANS FLUID AS A FIX AND IT HELPS, OTHERS ARE DOING IT AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE THEIR DEALER REFUSES TO ASSIST. MY DEALER WON'T ADMIT TO THE ISSUE. *JB

MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS GIVING OFF UNSAFE LEVELS OF EMF'S. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO FALL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL 3X AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE NAPS AFTER 1/2 HR OF DRIVING. MY B/P HAS BEEN OUT OF CONTROL SINCE USING THE CAR ALOT. MY DOG GOES INTO PRE-SEIZURE AFTER 5 MIN IN CAR. I HAVE TO GET RIDES WHEN I TAKE HER TO THE DR.HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. MY DEALER REFUSES TO DOCUMENT. THE FIELD ENGINEER WILL NOTO LOOK AT THE CAR WITHOUT DOCUMENTS. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH FATIGUE ALSO ONLY THE PRIUS. THINK OF ALL THE HYBRIDS OUT THERE WITH PEOPLE GETTING TIRED AND POSSIBLY FALLING ASLEEP. THESE CARS CAN BE SHIELDED FROM THESE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF EMF'S. THERE REALLY IS NO INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE THIS IS ONGOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE TILTED INWARD AS IF THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT WITHOUT HIS AUTHORIZATION AND WITHOUT HAVING A ZONE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,382 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,780.

I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX. AT 62,000 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE SRS CONTROL UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS. I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO. I SAID THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME IT ONLY COVERED THE SEATBELT BUCKLES. I TOLD THEM I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID NO, AND IT WOULD BE $800 FOR THE PART ALONE, NO LABOR, PAYABLE UP FRONT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO SENT IT IN TO BE REBUILT. THE UNIT WAS SO FAR GONE, THAT IT COULDN'T EVEN BE REBUILT. I WAS WITHOUT MY AIRBAGS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS WHILE ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON. THE PLACE OF BUSINESS THAT REBUILT THE CONTROL UNIT STATED THEY HAVE HAD MANY HONDA CIVIC SRS CONTROL UNITS SENT IN. I THINK THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, ON AUGUST 17,2007 AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I HIT A SMALL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT SPOT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK BUT MY CAR SUSTAINED OVER $7000.00 IN DAMAGES. I WAS JUST GLAD THERE WERE NO PEOPLE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE TRUCK, SINCE THEY COULD HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED BUT I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE DEALER DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND RPM'S RACING WHILE IDLE, AND WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN HAS EXHIBITED CHASSIS VIBRATION AND WHEEL NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE IS CUPPING. THREE VISITS TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE FACILITIES HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE RAMP WAS FULL AND TRIED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE OR STOP. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES. HONDA WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER (Q56) REGARDING THE WHEELS ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.

THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) INCLUDES A "DRIVE-BY-WIRE" FUEL THROTTLE SYSTEM THAT SIMULATES LEAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS OR ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SAFETY THREAT AS WELL AS NECESSITATING EXCESSIVE BRAKING FORCE CAUSING UNNECESSARY PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE LINING AND ROTORS. A TSB WAS RELEASED FOR THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI THAT ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THIS SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS CORRECTION IS EITHER NOT ADDRESSED ON THE 2007 MODEL OR NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY THREAT CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION. *TR

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ALL COMPLAINTS REGARDING A 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX TWO DOOR. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A WALL. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I BOUGHT MY NEW '07 CIVIC LX FOUR WEEKS AGO. WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER ON LOW: IT CONSISTENTLY CYCLES (A VERTICAL FAN NEAR THE ENGINE) AND MAKES A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE EVERY SEVEN SECONDS (LIKE DROPPING A MARBLE ON A PIECE OF METAL). THE NOISE CONTINUES--WHETHER THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING--AND SEEMS TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER; TO THE POINT WHERE OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY CAR ARE HEARING IT (EVEN IF I HAVE THE RADIO TURNED ON). THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE IT TO TURN THE FAN SPEED TO HIGH--SO THE "VERTICAL FAN" NEAR THE ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY RUNS (DOESN'T TURN ON AND OFF). THE NOISE DOESN'T OCCUR WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTO DEALER: THE FIRST TIME, THE MANAGER DIDN'T HAVE THE A/C INSPECTED--TOLD ME THAT IT'S NORMAL. A WEEK LATER, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME: THEY CLAIM TO HAVE "COMPARED WITH LIKE VEHICLE"..."AIR CONDITIONER OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY HONDA." (THAT'S WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON MY CUSTOMER COPY REPAIR INVOICE.) MY AUTO DEALER NEVER SHOWED ME THE "LIKE VEHICLE" TO PROVE TO ME THAT--THE CONSISTENT LOUD NOISE--IS A NORMAL PROCEDURE. I'VE DRIVEN LESS SUPERIOR CARS (FORD ESCORT AND CHEVROLET TRACKER) AND NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI THAT WE JUST BOUGHT THIS MONTH: 1) I WAS TOLD WE GET AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION. I GET ABSOLUTELY NO AM RADIO RECEPTION AND WAS OFFERED THE CHOICE OF HAVING HONDA INSTALL XM RADIO (FOR $500). I INSTALLED IT MYSELF FOR $150, BUT THIS ALL SEEMS LIKE A PLOY TO GET US TO BUY XM RADIO FROM THEM. 2) EVERY DAY THERE IS A NEW PAINT DEFECT TO NOTICE. MY HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS FRECKLES AT THIS POINT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'LL NEVER PATRONIZE THE HONDA CORPORATION EVER AGAIN. JASON WILLIAMS [email protected] (845) 452-2537

THIS IS A NOTIFICATION OF A DEFECT BEFORE IT BECOMES A FAILURE WHICH CAUSES ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY RETURNED MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SEDAN FOR SERVICE (4 TIMES) FOR A DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHICH COULD CAUSE STRUT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES MANY OTHER OWNERS (2006-07 MODEL YEAR) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED BATTERY IS DEAD IF VEHICLE IS NOT RUN FOR 5 OR MORE DAYS UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

EGR ON 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FAILED AT 55000 MILES, 5 YEARS. WARRANTY WAS FOR 50000, 3 YEARS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS WERE FLIPPED DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FLIP THE VISORS UP HE NOTICED THEY WERE STUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISORS BUT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,300.

INADVERTENTLY BUMPED INTO CURBING WHILE MAKING A TURN. SIDE WALL OF LEFT FRONT TIRE PIERCED, AND PLASTIC BUMPER MOVED. BUMPER EASILY SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE, TIRE REPLACED, AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. NO DAMAGE EXCEPT THAT SEAT BELT FAILED IN FULLY EXTENDED POSITION AFTER ACTUATION WITH SUDDEN STOPPING. HONDA REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY DESPITE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND TWO MONTHS OLD. CAR IS 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT HONDA ARGUED SUCCESSFULLY THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM FUNCTIONED PER DESIGN; THAT A "PRE-TENSIONING SYSTEM" IS PART OF THE DESIGN AND IS INTENDED TO PREVENT PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF AIR BAG. I CONTEND THAT ANY SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO MALFUNCTION TO PREVENT ACTUATION OF ANOTHER SYSTEM DEFIES GOOD DESIGN PRACTICE. I AM A SMALL PERSON (135 LBS.) AND THE ABRUPT STOP OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED. THE IMPULSE OF THE STOP SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

I TOOK MY BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE LX AND RIGHT AFTER I TOOK IT, I FOUND THE CAR IS DRIFTING TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FORM TOLD ME THAT IT IS WITHIN SPEC. IT TOOK ABOUT 7 SEC TO DRIFT FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS WITHIN THEIR SPEC. THIS IS HONDA'S QUALITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL FILED REPORT NUMBER FHPF07OFF049270. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC, DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE FREEWAY. I TOWED TO A FAMILY MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. IT WAS GOIN G TO COST ME $1800 FOR IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES, IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR THIS TO HAPPENED WHEN YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, I HAD JUST DONE DE 60,000 MILE SERVICE, AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL DIED. I HAVE CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THERE IS NMOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE, AND THERE IS A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME THING, IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. *TR

AC STOP WORKING ON MY NEW 3 MONTH OLD 2007 HONDA CIVIC. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER COIL RECEIVED DAMAGE APPARENTLY CAUSED BT A PEBBLE THAT WAS KICKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST HONDA OWNERS FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO PROTECTION AGAINST SUCH AN EVENT AND THIS PART APPEARS MUCH TOO FRAGILE TO BE EXPOSED AS IT IS. THE CONDENSER MUST BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $700. DEALER REFUSE TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CAR SEEMS TO HESITATE/FREEZES WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY IF I'M PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR FREEZES THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT THAT THE CAR IS FINE AND THE SYMPTOM IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." THIS BEING THE CASE, I FIGURE I SHOULD REPORT THIS INCIDENT. *JB

WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AND CAR IS AT IDLE (EITHER WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN PARKING BEFORE SHUTDOWN) AND YOU OPEN/CLOSE SUN ROOF AND/OR POWER WINDOWS THE RPMS DIP, CAR SHAKES, AND ENGINE ALMOST STALLS BEFORE RPMS RECOVER TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO DOZEN TIMES AND STARTED HAPPENING SOON AFTER TAKING DELIVERY. AT APPROX 400 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE AND ALSO REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER NEW CIVICS ON DEALER LOT. DEALER RESET PCM AND PERFORMED IDLE RELEARN PROCEDURE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED TO HONDA ENGINEERING AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ADVICE. ADDITIONALLY AT APPROX 600 MILES AFTER CAR SAT UNUSED ALL DAY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CAR DID NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. ON SECOND ATTEMPT AND AFTER CRANKING LONGER THAN USUAL FOR STARTUP, THE CAR STARTED ROUGHLY WITH A JOLT AND RAN ROUGH (CAR SHAKING) FOR 3-5 SECONDS. *TR

WATER PUMP BELT TENSIONER BELT BROKE OFF IN BLOCK, CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPING OF CAR CAUSING REAR-END CRASH. *JB

THROTTLE LAG. IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE HONDA CIVIC EX 2007 THERE WAS A DELAY IN RESPONSE FROM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASING THE ENGINE'S RPMS. THERE WAS A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CAR THAT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE THROTTLE LAG BETWEEN THE TWO CARS. THEY CONTACTED HONDA CANADA AND WERE TOLD TO PROPERLY "BREAK IN" THE ENGINE. THIS CONSISTED OF LUGGING THE CAR IN FIFTH GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) UP A HILL FOR APPROX 100 KILOMETERS. THEY FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS TIGHT AND THAT THIS MIGHT HELP THE THROTTLE LAG PROBLEM. IT DID, MARGINALLY. FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA CANADA WAS MET WITH A RESPONSE THAT THROTTLE LAG WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THROTTLE LAG IN DRIVE BY WIRE IS NOT UNCOMMON AND THERE ARE SOME AFTER MARKET PARTS (SPRINT BOOSTER) TO HELP THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR HONDA AND THEY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN EUROPE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE BUT NO SOFTWARE FIX HAS BEEN AVAILABLE THROUGH HONDA CANADA. THERE IS MOST DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE SENDING AND RECEIVING UNIT IN THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PRONOUNCED IN SOME CIVICS THAN OTHERS. ALTHOUGH MINE IS PRONOUNCED, HONDA CANADA DOES NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. IT IS MOST OBVIOUS ON A STEEP HILL WHERE YOU MUST USE THE HAND BRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS AS THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A ONE SECOND DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME YOU PRESS TH

BRAND NEW 2007 WITH TILTED HEAD RESTRAINTS WHICH CAUSED HEAD, NECK, BACK PAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATION AND AWAITING CALL BACK. THEY DID SAID HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, AND IN NO WAY AM I TO MODIFY HEAD REST FOR ANY REASON... FUNNY ,THERE WERE MULTI WEBSITES REGARDING CIVIC HEAD REST PROBLEMS. WHAT AM I TO DO?? A CONSTANT HEADACHE.*AK

I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN EX 2 WEEKS AGO. IT ONLY HAS 800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DONE NOTHING MORE THAN NORMAL DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. IT BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT A STONE HAD PUNTURED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNER WARRANTY FROM HONDA. IT COST ME $675.50. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE NEW HONDA'S. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S DESIGN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST CAUSED HIM TO LEAN HIS HEAD FORWARD AND PLACE HIS NECK IN A BENT POSITION. THIS AFFECTS PEOPLE WHO ARE 5'1 TO 5'5. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE, BEND, TURN THE HEADREST AROUND, OR PURCHASE A HEADREST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 76. THE ENGINE SIZE IS UNKNOWN.

2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT---TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE DESPITE HIGH REVVING DURING INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND CAUSED SERIOUS TRAFFIC HAZARD AS HAD TO COAST OFF ROAD AMID TRAFFIC. *TR

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BADLY, AND THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN COLD, AND IN LOWER GEARS, IT IS VERY HESITANT AND CHOPPY. I BELIEVE IT'S THE THROTTLE. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I'VE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT'S TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD. HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. THEY TREAT ME AS IF I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER BECAME WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING HIGH. THE VEHICLE MADE A BUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO DECELERATE. THE HONDA DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND DETERMINED THE HIGH IDLING FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL AND THAT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IDLE SPEED WAS CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT HAVE A SENSOR. THIS WAS THE REASON WHY THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 615, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07. *JB

A/C STOPPED COOLING. TOOK MY '07 CIVIC (FEWER THAN 6500 MILES) TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD A ROCK DAMAGED MY CONDENSER. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $550. GOT THE BEST WARRANTY I COULD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT STILL WON'T COVER IT DUE TO "PHYSICAL DAMAGE". AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, I'VE NOTICED COUNTLESS WEBSITES AND BLOGS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE A TEXTBOOK DESIGN FLAW TO ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA, WHO "STANDS FOR QUALITY" WOULD LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I'M GOING WITH THE CAMRY NEXT TIME. *JB

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS REGISTERING THE WRONG MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER. THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON, BUT HER VEHICLE DIDN'T APPLY. THE LAWSUIT WAS FOR CONSUMERS WITH ODOMETER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE LAW SUIT. SHE STATED THAT THE ODOMETER READING IN THE VEHICLE WAS 750 MILES WHICH WAS NOT ACCURATE. *AK UPDATE 04/17/07 *TR