2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID TWO DEER AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AS DESIGNED INTO TINY PIECES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPLINTERED INTO SHARDS, RESULTING IN SEVERE EYE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS WERE REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. A FEW DAYS LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DOCTOR TO HAVE SEVERAL MORE PIECES OF GLASS REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST, AND PROVIDED HER WITH THE NUMBER TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

A VERY LOUD ROAD NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. MY CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE WORN DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT I NEED 4 NEW TIRES (33,394 MILES) BECAUSE THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE REAR CONTROL ARMS, AS PER HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN. WE ARE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE PARTS AND THE WORK WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 16TH. HOWEVER, THE TIRES ARE NOT COVERED AT ALL BY THE WARRANTY. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THERE MIGHT BE OTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION OR BEARINGS THAT THEY AREN'T ADMITTING TO. *TR

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. FAILED TO NOTIFY ME IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ABOUT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN MY CAR. *TR

1. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, A RANDOM ROAD PEBBLE PUT A HOLE IN OUR CAR'S AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER UNIT. 2. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT WORK; 3. THE DEALER SAYS THE DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $800 TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE UNIT AS WE FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER. BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG HONDA VEHICLES. *TR

I HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR HUB AND THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT 8-10 THOUSAND MILES. I LATER FOUND THAT THEY HAD ISSUED A RECALL. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND I AM READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND'S INTERNET SIGHT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2006-2007 CIVICS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION RUINED THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER DID CHANGE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE IN THE REAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME ITS THE TIRES AND THE CUPPING IN THE TIRES IS THE FAULT OF THE TIRE, NOT THE CAR WHICH IT NOT TRUE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THEIR CARS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED WHEN A TIRE BLOWS OUT TO NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THE PROBLEM? *TR

REAR TIRES ON 2006 CIVIC HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD HONDA INSTALLED REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT STATED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 DATED JAN 22 2008 I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TR

MY WIFE TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2006 SEDAN TO GOODYEAR TIRE FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATE. THEY DISCOVERED UNUSUAL UNEVEN WARE ON THE REAR TIRES. GOODYEAR WOULD NOT DO THE ROTATION AND NOTED LEFT REAR SHOCK BLOWN AND TIRES ARE CUPPED, NEEDS 4 TIRES AND ALIGNED SOON. THEY ADVISED TAKING IT BACK TO HONDA DEALER AND HAVE CHECKED. HONDA SERVICE AGREED WITH GOODYEAR THAT BOTH STRUTS ARE BLOWN AND NEEDS THE REAR CONTROL ARM KIT. THEY WANTED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM REPAIRS TOTALING $594.21 LEAVING ME TO FOOT $297.11. I WOULD PAY FOR NEW TIRES. I LATER BECAME AWARE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT KNOW BY HONDA AND THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS (08-001/NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10024687). I HAVE FOUND MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. I FEEL THEY ARE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND I PLAN TO CONTACT THE PA ATTORNEY GENERAL IF THEY DO NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. DESPITE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CIVIC, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES FOR MY DAUGHTER. *TR

PROBLEM: INTERMITTENT LOSS OF FULL BRAKING ABILITY. DETAILED DESCRIPTION: WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY DRIVING ROUTINE IS VERY SIMILAR DAY-TO-DAY. OF THE ESTIMATED 370 TIMES I HAVE LEFT WORK WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 TO 10 OCCASIONS. THE SCENARIO IS THIS: 1.START ENGINE, BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT, AND APPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM R TO D. 2.DRIVE 100 FEET THROUGH PARKING LOT AND APPLY BRAKES A SECOND TIME WHILE WAITING TO ENTER THE MAIN ROAD. 3.DRIVE ONE-QUARTER MILE AND APPLY BRAKES A THIRD TIME AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT IS THIS THIRD APPLICATION OF BRAKES THAT SOMETIME RESULTS IN BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKING CAPABILITY IS ABOUT 30% OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. IF I PUMP THE BRAKES, THE FAILURE WILL DISAPPEAR AND NORMAL BRAKING RETURNS. THIS RESULTED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, WHEN I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE HAD 36,801 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, AND NO BRAKE REPAIRS HAD EVER BEEN ATTEMPTED ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

CAR STARTED HAVING EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE IN THE REAR. THEN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE OF TIRES. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY SAID AGREED IT WAS A PROBLEM BUT COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HAD TO CONTACT THE TIRE COMPANY. TRIED TO DO THIS BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL. REPLACE REAR TIRES AT AROUND 29,000 MILES. NOW AT 45,000 MILES THE 2ND SET OF TIRES ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND HAVE SAME WEAR PROBLEM. FOUND OUT ON A BLOG SITE THAT HONDA HAS A TSB OUT NOW TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS EXCEPT SI MODEL. NOW TRYING TO WORK WITH DEALER TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH NEW CHANGED DESIGN. APPARENTLY HONDA NOW ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ORIGINAL CONTROL ARMS. WE WILL SEE HOW COOPERATIVE THE DEALER IS WITH REPLACING THEM. I HAVE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN COPY AND WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. BLOG SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE TIRES - EVEN THOUGH ALL THE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WITH CONSTANT EXCESSIVE WEAR TO TIRES. DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE CAUSE BY THIS. *TR