2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

(1) THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WOULD BE WHILE SPEEDING UP AND SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND SOME OTHER TIMES IT POPS OUT OF GEAR TOTALLY. (2) THE FAILURE THAT IS OCCURRING IS THAT SOMETIMES IT POPS OUT OF GEAR AND THEN THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COME WITH THIS IS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IF YOU SPEED UP AND YOUR CAR POPS OUT OF GEAR IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO CRASH. ALSO IT IS CAUSING INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CAR. (3) HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL AFTER THE COMPLAINTS COME IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE, THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED MINUTES LATER, BUT WOULD STALL EVERY TIME SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE'S AIR FILTER WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FILTER BEING EXTREMELY DIRTY. THE OLD FILTER WAS PLACED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE POSSIBLY DERIVED FROM A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT SENDS SIGNALS TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER REGULATING THE ENGINE SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE DUPLICATED BEFORE THEY COULD OFFER A SOLUTION. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,880 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,914.

ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2007 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ALONE IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX ON A DIRT ROAD. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT ROUTE FROM MY NORMAL ROUTE AND MISSED THE S CURVE IN THE ROAD. MY CAR WENT TO THE DITCH ROUGHLY 3 FEET DEEP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, HITTING THE DRIVERS FRONT, ROLLING THE CAR ONE TIME, LANDING ON THE WHEELS AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I THEN GOT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WAS SMASHED COMPLETELY DOWN NOT ALLOWING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR OR THE WINDOW. I COULD NOT FIND MY CELL PHONE AND WENT AND LOOKED INTO THE FIELD AND FOUND WHERE MY CAR ROLLED AND FOUND THE PHONE WITH THE GLASS FROM MY WINDOW. I THEN CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO SIDNEY, NE WHERE AFTER A CATSCAN THEY FOUND THAT I HAD A BROKEN NECK IN 2 PLACES C6 AND C7. THEY THEN TRANSFERRED ME BY AMBULANCE TO FORT COLLINS, COLORADO WHERE I HAD SURGERY TO FUSE THE BROKEN VERTEBRAE. I AM NOW OUT OF WORK AND OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR NOW UNTIL I AM HEALED. I CALLED HONDA WORRIED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RATING BECAUSE I WANTED MY FAMILY TO BE SAFE IN ANY EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HONDA AFTER I CALLED THEM BACK 2 TIMES FINALLY TOLD ME THAT (CASE# N012007-11-2900916) HONDA DOES NOT DESIGN THEIR AIRBAGS TO GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER. FUNNY HOW WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH 1 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN A ROLLOVER. WHY WOULDN'T THAT BE A SAFETY CONCERN?? SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS NOTHING DONE TO FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

THE SUSPENSION ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CANNOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO INCORRECT MANUFACTURING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS ALL 2006 HONDA CIVICS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY WITH EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR BUT THE HANDLING OF THE CAR IS NOT AS IT SHOULD BE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I TRIED EVASIVE ACTION WHILE THE SUSPENSION IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY. THERE IS A VERY BIG ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO SPEC (OVER 2 DEGREES IN THE REAR SUSPENSION). I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS WAITING FOR ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO BE FILED TO JUSTIFY A RECALL. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW THAT MY SUSPENSION WAS SO OUT OF ALIGNMENT HAD I NOT GONE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIRS.. *TR

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN JUNE 2006. ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SURGE HAPPENS WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN, IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN SURGE FORWARD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT AM CONCERNED IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK, AFTER NORMAL DRIVING FOR 2 MILES, THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S POWER STEERING. I WAS JUST ENTERING THE FREEWAY, SO I GOT OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT WOULD NOT REMAIN ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR MY TURN. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND VOILA, THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS GONE. I EXPLAINED TO THE TECH ALL THAT HAD TRANSPIRED. HE TURNED THE IGNITION AND POINTED TO AN IDIOT LIGHT AND ASKED ME IF THAT WAS THE ONE I HAD SEEN. I SAID YES BECAUSE IT LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE IT. I LEFT THE CAR THERE FOR THEIR TESTING. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND ALSO THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES THAT REGISTERED. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AND MAKE A ROARING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TWO REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD WAS WORN AND UNEVEN AT AN ANGLE BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY. THE CONTACT HAS THE TIRES AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,737 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,237.

2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH A RECALL FOR REAR ABS SENSOR O-RING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIS SON THAT THEY HAD INSPECTED DOZENS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT WOULD BE FINE. *KB RECALL# 07V399000. *JB

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING INTO RACK NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAK. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 3 TIMES. CAR IS NOW BACK AT DEALER 11/16/07 FOR FORTH ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. WE ARE AFRAID OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN POWER STEERING FAILS SINCE STEERING BECOMES HARD. HONDA CASE NUMBER : 12007-11-1601-339. *TR

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2006 PROBLEM WITH RANDOM SURGING: I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 50 EASTBOUND TO SACRAMENTO, WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STANDSTILL, THEN STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN SLOWLY. OTHER CARS WOULD FILL UP THE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME-I COULD NOT KEEP A CAR-LENGTHS DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I WAS STOPPED AND THEN AS TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING FORWARD, I TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR OF MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2006, AND INSTEAD OF SLIGHTLY MOVING FORWARD, MY CAR SURGED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A HIGH ACCELERATION-I DID NOT SEE THE EXACT DEGREE ON MY DASH, BUT HEARD THE ENGINE REVVING LOUDLY. I NOTICED THIS (TO GREATER OR LESSER DEGREES) A HANDFUL OF TIMES AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, BUT IN THOSE INSTANCES, THE ACCELERATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AS GREAT AND/OR I HAD A MUCH SAFER DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS AND I HAD TIME TO PUT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT, I BOUGHT A HYBRID-LEMON AND HONDA WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS-BUT I FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND OTHER REPORTS THAT HONDA WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS MAY BE IN PART AS THE EVENTS CANNOT BE READILY REPRODUCED TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. HTTP://WWW.HYBRIDCARS.COM/FORUMS/HYBRID-DIESEL-T436P10.HTML I HAVE OWNED 2 HONDA CIVICS (NON-HYBRID), AND I HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED HONDA CUSTOMER UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS HYBRID. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALER WITH THE DAMAGE BEING ASSESSED (CANNOT CHECK MILEAGE ON THE CAR AND OTHER INFORMATION TO FILL OUT ALL THE INFO YOU WANT), AND NO ONE YET HAS CALLED ME BACK FROM HONDA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE ABOVE, AND WHETHER OR NOT HONDA WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE RANDOM ACCELERATION-SURGES ARE UNCOMMON OCCURRENCES, THEY MAY BE DEADLY OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, THESE OCCURRENCES SHOULD BE PREVENTABLE, IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INVESTIGATE. SINCERELY, G. MELENDRES, MD *TR