2005 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY VEHICLE HAS WHAT HONDA HAS TITLED "A SLIP AND JUDDER" THAT OCCURS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES FAILURE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEEDS. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL OF 1ST GENERATION MODELS OF 2003-2005 CIVIC HYBRIDS IN JAPAN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY ISSUED A LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THESE CARS IN UNITED STATES. THE RESOLUTION HONDA RECOMMENDS DOES NOT REMEDIATE THIS FAILURE. HONDA RECOMMENDS BURNISHING THE STARTER CLUTCH AND CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. INDEPENDENT MECHANICS RECOMMEND REPLACING THE STARTER CLUTCH AND BEARINGS WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE COSTLY. IT WOULD SEEM THAT HONDA EQUIPPED THESE VEHICLES WITH A SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WITH ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS NOT ONLY DURING NEEDED ACCELERATION POINTS, BUT ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON INCLINES. THIS FAILURE CAUSES DANGER WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO AVOID COLLISIONS AND/OR WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE IS EASILY FOUND ON MANY AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WITH OWNERS REPORTING BETWEEN 100,000 AND 20,000 ODOMETER MILES. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THOSE DRIVING ALONGSIDE THEM. I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN A FACTOR IN COLLISIONS AND WILL INCREASE OVER TIME. IN SIMPLE TERMS, ONE COULD LIKEN THIS RESPONSE TO A DRIVERS FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

RAIN BEGINNING 2/1/14 FOR 4 DAYS (1 DAY 3 INCHES OF RAIN) RAIN RAN INTO CAR ON LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD SOAKING CARPET & MATS. WENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS BUT THEY DID NOT HANDLE WATER LEAKS, WENT TO WOLFCHASE HONDA WHERE I PURCHASED CAR SEPT 2005 SUPPOSEDLY NEW VEHICLE ON WED 2/5/14. AFTER 2 DAYS SAID IT WAS FRONT WINDSHIELD & IT NEEDED TO BE RESEALED . I PURCHASED NEW WINDSHIELD 2/17/14 AFTER CURRENT ONE CRACKED WHEN TRYING TO RESEAL AFTER REMOVING AT AUTO WINDSHIELD CO. RAIN STILL RAN INTO CAR AFTER FREEZING ICE, RAIN, SLEET & SNOW SEVERAL DAYS & NIGHTS 2/22/14 TO 2/25/14. TOOK CAR BACK TO WOLFCHASE HONDA BUT SERVICE MGR. ABDUL JONES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, 9 YRS OLD. JONES STATED NHTSA DON'T MEAN NOTHING, DON'T CARE ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM. WATER LEAKING IN TRUNK SINCE NOV. 2010 (ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS). I HAVE SPOKEN TO JONES 4 TIMES BUT HE DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. NOT ABLE TO REACH GEN. MGR. OF DEALER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, DO RECALL. CAR NOT DESIGNED OR MADE CORRECTLY. HOLE IN ROOF (NOT WELDED TO BODY RIGHT) WHERE RAIN RUNS DIRECTLY INTO CAR (SOURCE FOUND BY AUTO GLASS SHOP NOT DEALER). I SPENT MONEY ON WINDSHIELD BUT IT WAS NOT THE ISSUE AS TOLD TO ME BY DEALER. DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD AREA. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE WATER COULD HAVE BEEN SEEPING IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS ACCELERATED DANGEROUSLY WHEN I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, INCLUDING AT INTERSECTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. A DRIVER CAME UP BEHIND HIM SPEEDING AND REAR ENDED HIM PUSHING HIM INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE CAR IS TOTAL THE REAR IS SMASH IN AND THE FRONT IS COMPLETELY SMASH IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I BROUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2005 BECAUSE OF ITS SAFETY RATING. MY SON SMASH HIS FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. HE HAS MULTIPLY INJURIES HIS HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND LEGS AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION . THE HOSPITAL CALL THEM SOFT INJURIES .I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM HUNTINGTON HONDA IN 2005 AND NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR. I HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE CAR DAMAGE AND THE PICTURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS IT MIGHT JUST SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 1/13/2014. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE INJURY TO MYSELF, IN WHICH I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT AND IN A COMMA FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS, HOSPITALIZED FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS SO DAMAGED THAT THE TOWING COMPANY EXPRESSED THEIR BEWILDERMENT THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A SECURE LOCATION TO BE EXAMINED AND EVALUATED. I AM FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE, BUT AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. I OWN A HONDA FOR THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY, I NOW QUESTION THAT SAFETY FACTOR. *TR

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING US BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MILES PER HOUR, GETTING ON AN OFF RAMPS. SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD DRIVEN MY CAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY WOBBLY, THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SHE FELT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE; SHE HAD TROUBLE STEERING. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS AFTER THAT WHEN I HAD START-UP/JUDDER VIBRATION AND EXTREME GRINDING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. HONDA DETERMINED THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD; IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS SLIP/JUDDER IN HONDA'S SERVICE BULLETINS 07-049 AND 07-050 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HONDA PAID 50% OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE CLUTCH IN SEPTEMBER 2013 BUT THE SEVERE ACCELERATION/SLIPPING PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE CLUTCH REPLACED I SOLD THE CAR. I HAD BOUGHT IT USED WITH 28K MILES ON IT; I SOLD IT WHEN IT HAD 41K MILES (I HAD DRIVEN IT ONLY 12K MILES IN SIX YEARS AND TOOK A BIG LOSS ON THE SALE). I WAS AFRAID I WOULD HAVE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN IT AS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE. WHEN I TOLD HONDA I WAS STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AFTER THE CLUTCH REPLACEMENT THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN; THIS HAD BEEN FOUR MONTHS OF DEALING WITH CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND I HAD SPENT ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME ON TRYING TO FIX A KNOWN CIVIC HYBRID DEFECT SO I TRADED IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I NOTICE MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER/ JUDDER WHEN IT STARTS TO DRIVE/GO. THEN I READ ONLINE THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW CARS FROM 2003 TO 2005 EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT A EXTEND WARRANTY (7 YEARS) BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR ANYTHING ANYMORE. I RECOMMEND THERE JUST BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S DANGEROUS SITUATION. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0B3259/0. *TR

IN 2007 A HONDA DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED UPGRADES TO MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEM WITHOUT MY CONSENT. IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICES. IMMEDIATELY MY GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 52MPG TO 26MPG. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE DIMINISHED THE MPG. 2012 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE CAR, I GOT THE RUN AROUND BY THE DEALERSHIP ON WHY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS MISDIRECTED BY A TRANSMISSION COMPANY THAT SAID THEY COULD REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD TO STEP IN TO TRACK DOWN ISSUES WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAD TRANSMISSION PARTS. 2013 THE IMA AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. I AM UNABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE IMA AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISQUALIFY MY CAR FROM PASSING A SMOG TEST. THE 2007 COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE CAUSED MY IMA SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION FOR YEARS BY NOT HOLDING A CHARGE CAUSING LOW MPG. NOW THE IMA/BATTERY PACK IS MALFUNCTIONING TO THE POINT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX MY IMA SYSTEM. *TR