2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AS NECESSARY BY HONDA OR FIRESTONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. HE INITIALLY FILED A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE HE ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN VANDALIZED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V326000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSES EXTREME AND DANGEROUS REAR TIRE WEAR. MY NEW CIVIC WAS SHOWING STEEL BELTS ON THE REAR TIRES AT 19,000 MILES - DETECTABLE ONLY BY THE EXTREME NOISE AND KNEELING TO SEE THE TIRE SURFACE AND THE PROTRUDING STEEL BELTS. HONDA, AND ITS DEALERS, HAD CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE 2006 CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION, EVEN THOUGH I'D SPENT ALMOST 100 HOURS OF MY TIME, INCLUDING MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THEY BLAMED EVERYONE INVOLVED EXCEPT THEMSELVES - MY AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, THE OEM BRIDGESTONE TIRES, LACK OF ROTATION, THE PHASE OF THE MOON, YOU. ONLY WHEN THREATENED WITH MY LAWSUIT DID THEY ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND TELL ME THAT I COULD HAVE MY REAR END MODIFIED BY MY DEALER AT HONDA'S EXPENSE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. HAVING SAID THIS - THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED NO GENERAL RECALL OR NOTIFICATION ACTIONS, NOR HAS THE NHTSA - TO WHOM I'D COMPLAINED A YEAR AGO. ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE TENACITY AND DETERMINATION TO TAKE ON HONDA AND THREATEN TO SUE THEM DO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A FIX. THE COMPLICITY OF HONDA AND THE NHTSA ON THIS MATTER IS IMMORAL, IF NOT CRIMINAL. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC (2 DOOR EX) WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. MY INJURIES INCLUDED: INJURED TEETH, NECK, LEFT KNEE, LEFT ELBOW, RIGHT KNEE,AND BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CABLE, WHICH STATED THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. HE CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DEFECT IS THAT THE BATTERY MAY EXPLODE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE HAD MY '06 HONDA CIVIC IN 3 TIMES FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. THEY ARE SAYING THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER CAUSING A LEAK. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, SO THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHARGE $600 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THESE CASES WITH HONDA VEHICLES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED AGAINST DEBRIS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNLESS HONDA HAS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS PROBLEMS WITH GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF SMOOTH SHIFTING AND ERRATIC GRINDING RESULTING FROM SHIFTING THROUGH THOSE GEARS. GRINDING OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND THE CLUTCH IS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1). GRINDING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2), SECOND (2) TO THIRD (3), AND THIRD (3) TO FOURTH (4). THE GRINDING IS MOST PREVALENT IN THE SECOND (2) AND THIRD (3) GEARS, WITH FIRST (1) AND FOURTH (4) BEING MORE MINIMAL. THE GRINDING IS ALSO MOST PREVALENT DURING COLD WEATHER AND/OR WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION TO THE GRINDING ISSUES OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 CIVIC SI, SURGING AND JERKINESS CAN BE FELT FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1) AND FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2). NOTCHINESS CAN ALSO BE FELT WITHIN GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK: WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS RELATING TO THE RECALL AND CHARGED THE CONTACT $150 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN OCTOBER HE INFORMED JOHNSON CITY HONDA ABOUT THE WHEEL BEARINGS MAKING NOISE BUT THE COMPLAINT WAS NEVER CONFIRMED AND 5 MONTHS LATER HE DISCOVERED THE REAR WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC NEW. AT 18 MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING A ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR END. IT ALSO STARTED VIBRATING BADLY AT 65MPH. WHEN I GOT THE OIL CHANGED IN IT, I ASKED THE HONDA MOTORWERKS DEALER IN LA CROSSE, WI TO CHECK THE TIRES FOR ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE FINE. TWO MONTHS LATER AT 37,800 MILES I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR LOUDER ROARING AND MORE VIBRATION. MY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT HONDA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON 8FEB08 STATING THAT THE REAR CONTROL ON ALL 2006 AND 2007 HONDA CIVICS WERE EFFECTED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT EACH CASE WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE DEALER ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I ASKED ABOUT THE TIRES THAT WERE RUINED BY THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I THEY WERE COVERED UNDER THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, RATHER THEY WERE PREMATURELY WORN BECAUSE OF A HONDA DEFECT. SHE GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER AGAIN. IF THIS DEFECT APPLIES TO ALL 2006 AND 2007N CIVICS, THEN IT APPLIES TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND VEHICLES. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE CIVICS AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE OWNERS COMPLAIN OR GET HURT BECAUSE THE TIRES WEAR OUT EARLY AND CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS AN ISSUE WITH "HANGING REVS" THAT EVEN AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS SEEMS TO STAY STEADY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THE INABILITY OF THE DBW SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE, ALSO THERE IS SURGING AND JERKING IN 1ST-2ND GEAR. I MUST SAY THAT IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT THE CAR WILL DO. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A NOTCHY, STIFF, AND GRINDING 3RD GEAR THAT WON'T SEEM TO GO AWAY EVEN WITH RECOMMENDED FLUID. *TR