2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONING VENTILATION BLEW HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHETHER THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER AND THE TRIP GAUGE DID NOT KEEP THE SIMULTANEOUS MILEAGE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RUBBED AGAINST A CURB AND THE AXLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS HIGHER TO THE GROUND, THE STEERING AND WHEEL AXLE WOULD NOT HAVE FRACTURED.*AK

I HAVE A CONSTANT BATTLE TO KEEP THE TIRE RIMS CLEAN TO PREVENT IMBALANCE AND VIBRATION. IN THE WINTER THE ICE AND MUD HAVE MADE IT SO BAD ONE CANNOT DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE REST OF THE TIME ITS JUST DIRT BUILD UP AND CLEANING REGULARLY IS NECESSARY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AT RED LIGHTS, IN BETWEEN THE TIME IT TOOK TO SWITCH PEDALS FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER EXPRESSED DUE TO THE LIGHTER TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS FOGGED UP DRASTICALLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN WITH ONLY 900 MILES ON IT. *NM

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS FELL APART AND WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HINDERED MY DRIVING ABILITY BY NOT BLOCKING THE SUN WHEN NEEDED AND BY FALLING OPEN WHEN NOT NEEDED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED VISORS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND TOLD ME TO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE EQUIPMENT IS FAULTY. *NM

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. 10 MILES AFTER A COLD START-UP, THE CAR WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WITH THE BRAKES. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF MOMENTARILY, BUT THE CAR WENT BACK TO FULL THROTTLE. I THEN TURNED IT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND THE CAR REVERTED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS "ON", BUT NOT ENGAGED. NO SPEED HAD BEEN SET AFTER THE INITIAL STARTUP. THIS IS A HYBRID WITH FULL THROTTLE BY WIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SELLING DEALER, WHO HAD NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS FAULT. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT UNTIL THEY COULD REPLICATE THE FAULT. KNOWING THE FUTILITY OF THIS, I DECLINED TO LEAVE THE CAR. THE FAULT HAS NOT REAPPEARED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TOO EASILY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD DURING ACCELERATION ON A LEVEL-DRIVING SURFACE.

REAR RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. FUSE BOX WITH ELECTRONIC CHIP REPLACED ON FIRST VISIT AND LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AFTER TWO DAYS. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON DURING FIRST VISIT FOR REAR RUNNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THE ABS MODULATOR AND BLED THE BRAKES BEFORE RETURNING CAR. SERVICE DEPT BAFFLED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CONSULTED WITH HONDA ENGINEERS IN LOS ANGELES WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING FUSE BOX WHICH IS NEW DESIGN AND HAS ELECTRONIC CHIP IN IT,UNLIKE EARLIER HONDA CIVIC MODELS. DEALER HAD DRIVEN APPROX. 30 MILES AND THOUGHT PROBLEM RESOLVED. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR HAS NO REAR LIGHTS VISIBLE AT NIGHT. *NM