2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT PROVOCATION. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN HAD GONE OFF BESIDE MY LEFT EAR. I WAS STUNNED AND MY EAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FULL OF COTTON. THERE WERE NO CARS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME AND NO CURBS. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AFTER REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS FULL OF DUST AND MY SEATBELT WAS SO TIGHT THAT I FELT LIKE IT WAS CRUSHING ME. THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AS WELL. I TOOK MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN SET OFF BY DAMAGE DONE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BY MERELY DRIVING OVER A CURB, WHICH HAPPENED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG AND REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF FIXING IT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. HONDA'S ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $2787 AND THEY CHARGED ME $51.29 TO GIVE ME THAT ESTIMATE. MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. *TR

AFTER NORMAL USE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BROKE. THE INSIDE OF THE VISOR APPARENTLY HAS SUBSTANDARD PARTS AND MANUFACTURING ALLOWING THE PLASTIC INSIDE TO BREAK. THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP AND BECOMES A DISTRACTION. *TR

HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AND SUSPENSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN THE SPEED IS INCREASED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MANKATO HONDA AND THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE TIRE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITIES SO THE TIRE COMPANY REPLACED THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. 10,000 MILES LATER I RETURNED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, MANKATO HONDA WOULD NOT HELP ME SO I WENT TO BURSVILLE HONDA. THEY DID HELP ME, THEY CHECKED MY TIRES, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. BURSVILLE HONDA DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ONLY UNEVEN WORN OUT TIRES. ABOUT EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES I HAVE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. BURNSVILLE HONDA HELPED ME 2 MORE TIMES THEN THE BUSINESS WAS SOLD TO WALSER HONDA. I RETURNED TO MANKATO HONDA AND THEY SHOWED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHERE IT STATED THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT 06-07 HONDA CIVIC'S HAD UNEVEN OR RAPID TIRE WEAR, THAT WOULD NEED TO REPAIR REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT AND FLANGE BOLTS. I RETURNED TO WALSER HONDA TO HAVE THEM DO THE REPLACEMENT, NOW 10,000 MILES LATER I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS ISSUES WITH THE GAS MILEAGE, ROAD NOISE, BROKEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATING LEFT SIDE MIRROR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RECEIVED 28-30 MPG GAS CONSUMPTION ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

DURING WARMER TIMES OF THE YEAR (60-90 F), MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WILL SUDDENLY LOSE 75-100% OF THE CHARGE IN THE HIGH-VOLTAGE HYBRID IMA BATTERY WITHOUT WARNING. THE IMA HYBRID SYSTEM THEN FAILS TO FUNCTION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE DEPENDENT UPON THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ENTIRELY FOR PROPULSION. WHILE THE BATTERY DOES HAVE SAFEGUARDS BUILT IN TO PROTECT IT DURING EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES, IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I HAVE HAD THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY TEMPORARILY FAIL AT TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 60 DEGREES F, WHILE GARAGED AT MY HOME OR PARKED IN A SHADED, LOWER SPACE IN A PARKING DECK. DURING COLDER PERIODS, THE PROBLEM APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY AT MOST. THE VEHICLE MUST THEN RECHARGE THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY, WHICH CAN TAKE VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME FROM SEVERAL MINUTES TO OVER A HALF HOUR. THE IMA HYBRID SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION ON A LIMITED LEVEL WHEN THE HYBRID BATTERY IS PARTIALLY CHARGED, THOUGH OBTAINING FULL FUNCTION OF THE IMA SYSTEM FOLLOWING A "CRASH" CAN BE A PROLONGED EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CIVIC HYBRID IS MARKEDLY SLOWER WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, CREATING A HAZARD IN ADVERSE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 1 NEAR MISS WHEN THE ELECTRIC ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPTING SUCH A TURN. CURRENTLY, HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TSBS OR RECALLS REGARDING THE ISSUE. *TR

WHEN GOING UP A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE RPMS WILL INCREASE IN ORDER TO CLIMB THE HILL WHILST MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED. ONCE THE PEAK OF THE HILL IS REACHED, THOUGH, THE RPMS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL RANGE (BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000). THIS WILL CONTINUE INDEFINITELY UNLESS I SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH, OR SHIFT FROM D TO S AND THEN BACK TO D. WHILE I HAVE INCLUDED OCT 5TH, 2007 AS THE INCIDENT DATE, THAT IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE. NO DOUBT IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR, BUT THIS IS WHEN I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS WASTING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GAS, AS WELL AS PUTTING UNNEEDED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN. HONDA MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NOT TRIGGERING ANY ERROR CODES WITH THE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE CAR. HOWEVER, THIS BEHAVIOR IS SURELY NOT INTENDED, AND OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME BEHAVIOR ON ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR IN THE VEHICLE BREAKS VERY EASILY DURING NORMAL USAGE. HE HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT SUN VISOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

DESIGN DEFECT OF SUNVISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LEADS TO FAILURE OF SUN VISOR TO STAY IN UP POSITION. SUNVISOR FALLS DOWN TO BLOCK DRIVERS VISION. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY MANY OWNERS ON WEB SITES SUCH AS HTTP://WWW.USRECALLNEWS.COM/2007/09/MAJOR-HONDA-CIVIC-RECALL-OF-2006-AND-2007-MODELS.HTML TO MY KNOWLEDGE HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR REDESIGNED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS STILL UNDEVELOPED. THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I HIT A RAISED SEWER DRAIN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WOULD ESTIMATE APPROX. SPEED OF 10MPH. THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HIT MY WIFE IN HER HEAD AND ARM. SHE INCURRED A HEADACHE AND BRUISE ON HER RIGHT ARM. THE INCIDENT FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG DUST AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING IN PAIN. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AT SUCH A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WITH IMPACT ONLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR PILLARS AND INJURY TO MY WIFE. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 20,500 MILES. REAR TIRES ARE NEARLY BALD. DEALER INDICATES THAT THERE IS A KNOWN REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. HONDA NOTIFIED DEALERS OF PROBLEM IN APRIL 2008 AND DEALERS ARE ADDRESSING CONCERNS WHEN THE VEHICLES ARE BROUGHT IN. MY SON DRIVES THIS VEHICLES TO AND FROM COLLEGE AND WE BOUGHT THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE EXPECT THAT HONDA WILL REPLACE THE WORN TIRES SINCE IT WAS THEIR DEFECT BUT THE DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. *TR