2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY 3 YEAR OLD SON UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT WHILE IN CAR SEAT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. HE MANAGED TO GET THE SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND HIS WAIST AND CHEST. HE STARTED SCREAMING, AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET SLACK IN SEAT BELT, THERE WAS NONE. IT KEPT RESTRICTING HIM AND STARTED TO EFFECT HIS BREATHING, WHICH BECAME LABORED AND SHALLOW. AS MUCH AS I TRIED I COULD GET NO SLACK. I WENT TO LOOK FOR A KNIFE AND HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE HIM. I TOOK IT INTO STEPHEN WADE HONDA. THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT AND SAID IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT HAD NO SLACK WHEN UNLOCKED LIKE THE OTHERS. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS. WHEN A SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED, THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO GET SLACK AND PULL IT OUT TO AVOID THESE VERY SITUATIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND THE CAM SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REDONE SO IT ALLOWS MORE SLACK FOR EMERGENCIES. *JB

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CAR ON 8 OCCASIONS HAS NOT RESTARTED WHEN IN THE AUTO STOP MODE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. I AM STUCK IN TRAFFIC UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR BY GOING TO PARK. I FEEL I AM A SITTING DUCK AND SOONER OR LATER WILL BE REAR ENDED. *NM

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THIS CAR IS EQUIPTED WITH A COMPLEX WEIGHT SENSOR SYSTEM WHICH ARMS/DISARMS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. WHEN THE CAR LEFT THE FACTORY THE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER ONE ROUND OF RECALL WORK, THE SYSTEM WAS STILL DEFFECTIVE. I DO NOT BELEIVE THE COMPANY HAS ANY CLEAR IDEA HOW TO MAKE THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM FUNCTION IN A RELIABLE MANNER. I WANT THEM TO FIX THE SYSTEM SO THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE ARMED ALL THE TIME. HONDA REFUSES TO ALLOW THIS TO BE DONE. MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO TURN ON THE ARIR BAGS ALL THE TIME.

PURCHASED NEW HONDA CIVIC EX ON 5/25/06 1ST FAILURE ON 7/21/2006: FRONT AND REAR (TAIL) RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED WITH 1666 MILES ON THE CAR ---- DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUSE BOX. KEPT CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS 2ND FAILURE ON 7/31/2006: FRONT AND REAR (TAIL) RUNNING LIGHTS AGAIN FAILED ---- HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, CAR DRIVEN BY DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS TO ENSURE REPAIR SUCCESSFUL 3RD FAILURE ON 10/22/2006: FRONT AND REAR (TAIL) RUNNING LIGHTS AGAIN STOPPED WORKING ---- HONDA AMERICA WANTED CAR BACK TO INVESTIGATE/REPAIR LIGHTS ---- DECLINED REQUEST AND INSTEAD HAVE ASKED HONDA TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE, INVOKING THE LEMON LAW BUYBACK PROVISION BECAUSE UNRELIABLE/INTERMITTENT REAR RUNNING LIGHTS FAILURE CAN LEAD TO DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND TWO FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO INVOKE THE BUYBACK PROVISION IN OUR STATE. HONDA SENT THIS DEMAND TO INTERNAL HONDA ARBITRATION BOARD. IT IS NOW 11/2/2006 - 11 DAYS AFTER NOTIFYING THEM OF LIGHTS FAILING FOR 3RD TIME. *NM

2006 CIVIC BRAKES FAILED WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. *TS THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY HAS A 6% GRADE AND IA APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET LONG. ON ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT REACHED THE SIDEWALK. THE CONSUMER RECOLLECTS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AT A LOWER LEVEL THAN USUAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CHECK VALVE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIES. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT START. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY OR GOING INTO A TURN I BELIEVE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR I COULD HAVE INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAN FRANCISCO DEALERSHIP (GREAT DEALERSHIP) AND THEY SAID THAT THE BOLT TENSIONER BROKE, "HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO BREAK A BOLT, IT WAS VERY THICK?". THEY REPLACED THE BOLT AND WATER PUMPTHE ,CAR RUNS FINE, BUT I STILL WORY THAT THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *NM

2006 CIVIC STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO TURN BACK TO STRAIGHT POSITION. * TS WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT LANE CHANGE AND ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO STRAIGHT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A CONCRETE DIVIDER. ONCE THE CONSUMER DID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT NORMAL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON CITY STREETS, THE PASSENGER AND BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT.

AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES AND PARKING, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. UPON BACKING OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AFTER THIS, THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE TO GO BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE CAR CONTINUED IN REVERSE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED 1 MINUTE LATER. EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED 11-OCT-2006 AND 1 PREVIOUS TIME LAST MONTH. HONDA HAS NO RECORD OF THIS ON 2006 CIVIC. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNT BY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN PART, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIDE ENGINE MOUNTS BUT THE NOISE RETURNED. THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING ELBOW INLET LEAKED. *NM