2011 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THIS 2011 CIVIC EX I OWN HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH 3 DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISORS. THE VISOR SPLITS, AND CAUSES A DISTRCTION TO THE DRIVER BY FLOPPING DOWN, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO LED TO AN ACCIDENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS, HONDA WAS SUED FOR 2006 - 2009 MODELS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM - AND LOST (YET NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY). I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE 2011 MODEL BEING A PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT TRUE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER, SAN TAN HONDA. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS HOT SO THEY SPLIT. MAYBE THEY SHOULD ONLY SELL THESE CARS IN ALASKA, AND NOT ARIZONA. THERE ARE NO GREY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISORS FOR THE 2011 HONDA CIVIC AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY ARE COMING IN. THAT SHOULD BE AN INDICATIOR OF A QUALITY PROBLEM. HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY NOTICE AND HAS DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS, NOR DONE THE REDESIGN FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE HELP TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE TO STOCK PARTS, AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THEY CANNOT SEEM TO LEARN THE LESSON OF THEIR LAWSUIT ON PREVIOUS MODELS. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REDESIGN THE PART, AND BE FINED FOR FAILING TO ADDRESS THE KNOWN SITUATION.

BRAKES WORE COMPLETELY DOWN AT 18K MILES ON A BRAND NEW LEASE WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED ABOUT 30K MILES. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT HAD CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD BECAUSE I ONLY APPLY THE BRAKES GENTLY AT APPROPRIATE TIMES. I FOUND THEIR EXCUSE TO BE A LITTLE FISHY AND WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME OF ONLINE RESEARCH I HAD REALIZED THAT THIS SCAM BY HONDA HAS TAKEN EFFECT ON MANY OTHERS SOME AT EVEN 10K MILES! THIS MATTER SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A TIMELY MANNER AS THIS IS A BIT RIDICULOUS. *TR

BRAKES BEGINNING TO SQUEAK AGAIN. BRAKES REPLACED TWO TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR- 2011 NEW HONDA CIVIC. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO CORRECT BRAKES! DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE" ISSUE OF ACCELERATION WHILE AT THE DEALER SO THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WERE LOCKING ON THEIR OWN, DEALER FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR ENGAGED BACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WAS A COMMON FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SLIPPING WOULD OCCUR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

(ODI NUMBER) IS: 10464481 ALREADY ON FILE. AUTOMOBILE IS AT DEALERSHIP, NO RENTAL CAR PROVIDED AS PROMISED BY AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE. DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT UNLESS THE DUPLICATION HAPPENS WHILE THE AUTOMOBILE IS AT THEIR LOCATION; NOTHING CAN BE DONE? CAR IS ACCELERATING AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE, AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. DOORS ARE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, LOSS OF ACCELERATION. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED, ONLY RPMS MOVED, THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND. NUMEROUS TIMES AT STOP LIGHTS, THE CAR RPMS WOULD ACCELERATE PASS 3 AND 4 WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION TO THE GAS PEDAL. TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT OCCURS ON THE PREMISES. *TR

MY SUN VISORS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AT THE SEAM AND DO NOT STAY UP. THEY OBSTRUCT MY VISION, ESPECIALLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS BROKE WITHIN ONE DAY OF EACH OTHER AT 37,700 MILES. HONDA REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY AND SAYS THAT I MUST HAVE DAMAGED THEM BY NOT USING THEM CORRECTLY! CAR IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A POP NOISE AFTER GOING IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD, ALSO A FEWS TIMES THE CAR BRAKES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT REALLY SLOWING THE CAR DOWN FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ALMOST CASUED A FEW ACCIDENTS BY NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH BRAKING POWER. THE SUSPENSION IS INADEQUET FOR THE CAR IT BOTTOMS THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH <100 LBS INSIDE. THE CAR TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING BY COASTING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES RIGHT BEFORE THE AUTO LEVEL IS REACHED HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS FROM THE CAR JUMPING FORWARD ABOUT 1-2 FEET ALSO FEELS LIKE A WHIPLASH EFFECT WHEN IT DOES THIS. ALSO WHEN GOING FROM 0 TO 10 AT AN INTERSECTION TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER AND MOVES AT A SLOW PACE COMPARED TO THE RPMS. DEALER SAYS THE POP NOISE IS A GAP IN THE BRAKE PADS AND THE JUMP EFFECT IS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE AC DISENGAGING BUT THE AC WAS NOT DISENGAGING AT THE TIME. *TT

MODEST AND CAREFUL DRIVING RESULTS IN MUCH LOWER GAS MILEAGE THAN EPA ESTIMATES. MPG EQUALS THAT OF THREE PRIOR CARS WITH ENGINES OF TWICE THE SIZE AND TWICE THE HORSEPOWER. DEALER SHRUGS, IGNORES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.