2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

DRIVING NORTH THROUGH INTERSECTION ABOUT 35-40 MPH IN KINSTON NC YESTERDAY CLOUDY BUT DRY DAY. AN AUTOMOBILE WAS DIRECTLY IN PATH HEADING WEST. I SLAMMED ON BREAKS BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A SMALL MINATA. POINT OF IMPACT WAS DEAD FRONT MIDDLE. I RECALLED THINKING TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS NOT THAT BAD OF AN IMPACT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RIGHT AT THIS POINT I WAS COASTING TO A STOP WHEN THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOYED. A LOT OF GOOD THAT DID! I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHERS SAFETY THAT THE AIRBAG ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC DID NOT DEPLOY AND HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. *TR

(A) NOTCHY SHIFTING (B) RESISTANCE GOING INTO 3RD GEAR (C) GRINDING RELATED TO 3RD GEAR (E) TRANSMISSION KICKING OUT/POPPING OUT INTO NEUTRAL FROM 3RD. *TR

WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING EXCESSIVE GRINDING OF GEARS, LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ENGAGING GEAR CHANGE ALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED IT TO BE BREAK IN PERIOD OR THAT I WASN'T USED TO A PERFORMANCE 6M TRANSMISSION (I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z 6M). NEXT VISIT, RESULTED FROM MORE OF THE ABOVE, I CITED WEBSITE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID NOT OF QUALITY. DEALERSHIP DID CHANGE AND PROBLEM WAS LESSENED. THIRD VISIT, HAD SERVICE TECH DRIVE VEHICLE AND HE CAME TO CONCLUSION THAT "IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH USE", I TOLD HIM THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA WOULD ACCEPT THAT SOLUTION. I THEN DROVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME THINKING IT WAS MY SKILLS AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER WHEN BROKEN IN, UNTIL FINALLY, I CALLED OUT OF FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTUALLY POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR TO NEUTRAL AFTER I FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGED, OR I WAS HAVING TO DOUBLE CLUTCH/SHIFT AND THUS, CAUSING ME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND NEAR COLLISION/REAR END DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED TIMES IT WOULD OCCUR. THIS LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE AND WE'D SCHEDULE A VISIT WHEN HE WAS IN TOWN. THIS TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND REPORTED THAT BOTH DM AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE WITHOUT ANY RECOGNITION OF REPORTED SYMPTOMS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS COMPLAINT, THEY TOOK SOME COMPRESSION READINGS AND THEY WOULD KEEP IN TOUCH. I ACCEPTED, BUT VISITED MY SALES PERSON, AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS AND SUGGESTED THAT I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS "NON-TYPICAL" HONDA RESPONSE THAT I SELL THE VEHICLE. THE SYMPTOMS PERSIST CAUSING ME A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, OTHER PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THUS, LEADING ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

VERY RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR DUE TO UNADJUSTABLE NEGATIVE CAMBER. WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND UNSAFE (HYDROPLANING AND POOR TRACTION). NOW, ON 4TH SET OF REAR TIRES WITH 40K ON THE VEHICLE AND REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AT WEBSITES SUCH AS ( HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F75F0/16 ). HONDA HAS FINALLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN CANADA FOR NEW UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS BUT BURDEN OF PROOF IS HIGH AND NOT RETROACTIVE; APPEARS 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT SPENT THREE HOURS AT THE DEALER BEFORE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V034000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,193.

IN THE PAST YOU DID A RECALL FOR THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID REGARDING A BATTERY CONNECTOR WHICH YOU STATE MAY CAUSE THE MOTOR TO FAIL AND CAUSE A CRASH. AT THE MOMENT I AM UPLOADING A VIDEO TO YOU TUBE UNDER USER 10P6 REGARDING A PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES NOT ONLY THE IMA MOTOR TO FAIL, BUT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING, BRAKES, ABS STEERING, AND EVEN THE AIRBAGS. EVEN THEN IT CAN CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO FAIL AND VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IN PARK. I HAVE PROVIDED HONDA (CORPORATE AND SOUTH TACOMA HONDA) WITH VIDEOS IN THE PAST BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING STATING THE VEHICLE IS FINE. IT IS NOT! IT IS DEADLY! PLEASE INVESTIGATE URGENTLY. I AM POSTING THIS ON THE NET SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE DANGERS WHICH HONDA HIDES; SOON I WILL TELL THEM THE ONE SIMPLE PROBLEM WHICH MAY KILL THEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR CORRECTLY AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GRIND AND POP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. HONDA DENIES THE PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL PETITIONS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS THE WORST WHEN IT IS COLD OUT AND THE CAR IS COLD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5,000 MILES. *TR

1. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FROM THE BEGINNING. 2. IN THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI THERE IS A GRIND GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AT TIMES, AND ALSO 3RD GEAR DOES NOT ALWAYS FULLY ENGAGE. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TURNED A SHOULDER AND STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE VERY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR CAMBER COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO. TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EARLY ON INSIDE EDGE. AFTER MARKET PART ALLOWS CAMBER TO BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CIVICS AND THE AFTER MARKET PART IS AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. SIMILAR STATEMENT WAS MADE BY PREVIOUS TIRE DEALER IN 2006 (30K MILES) BUT UNABLE TO ORDER PARTS AT THAT TIME. *TR

THE REAR TIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX ARE RAPIDLY CUP, WORN AND UNEVEN, AND MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. THE REAR SUSPENSION CANNOT BE ALIGNED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE REAR SUSPENSION DESIGN DEFECT. I NOTICE THE NOISE AROUND 3,000 MILES. *TR