2009 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THIS IS A GRADUAL PROBLEM WITH A SEAT THAT CAUSES ORTHOPEDIC ISSUES OVER TIME. HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/UNCOMFORTABLE-SEATS/. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 MANUAL HONDA CIVIC WITH A 55K ON IT AND THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS -20 F, ON THE HIGH WAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH, NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WAS ON THE 5 TH TRANSMISSION THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED THREE TIMES BEFORE MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED, IT WAS FREEZING OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS A FROTH BITE WARNING. I PARKED SAFELY ON THE SIDE THANKS GOD THERE WERE NO MUCH OF A TRAFFIC ON THE HIGH WAY OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I CHECKED MY BATTERY AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, SO I CHECKED MY OIL WHICH I JUST CHANGED 10 DAYS AGO, I FOUND OUT THAT MY OIL CHECKING STICK IS COMPLETELY BURNT AND THE REMAINS WAS BLACK. AT THIS TIME I WAS SURE THAT IT SOMETHING BAD. I TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND ARRIVED SAFELY TO MY HOME. I CHECKED ONLINE ON MY WARRANTY AND RECALLS OR BULLETINS, I FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME SORRY YOUR CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS BULLETIN, AN UNRESPONSIBLE CAR MANUFACTURER WHO PRODUCED AN ENGINE THAT FAILS IN 5 YEARS AFTER 55K AND DOESN'T CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY, NO COMMENT!!!!!. AS IF SAFETY IS THE LAST THING THAT MATTERS FOR THOSE COMPANIES, PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK AND CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBLY FOR THEIR PRODUCT.

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR COMING FROM BOTH BACK TIRES.THEY BOTH WEAR FROM THE INSIDE. HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR,THEY BOTH ARE ALREADY WEARING ON INSIDE. HONDA DID AN ALIGNMENT WHEN TIRES WERE NEW. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE FRONT AND NOW I GETTING EXCESSIVE ROARING SOUND IN THE FRONT AND VIBRATION WHEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS.CAR ALSO NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY FIND NO PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT EMITTING ENOUGH LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED WITH BRIGHTER BULBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY HONDA CIVIC IS PEELING OFF. THIS FIRST HAPPENED FAIRLY EARLY ON AFTER I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT REGULAR OXIDATION, FROM HOW I SEE IT, AS I DO NOT TREAT MY CAR ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE, WHO ARE NOT EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THERE WAS A PAINT WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR DARK BLUE 2003-2005 ODYSSEY'S BACK IN MAY OF 2008--THIS WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO HONDA CIVIC 2009 VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO AN ISLE OF A PARKING LOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINDING A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING AROUND, JUMPING A CURB AND CRASHING INTO A TREE, AND FOUR OTHER AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON THE PARKING LOT CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE TO FIVE AUTOMOBILES INCLUDING MY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

STOPPED AT AN STOP LIGHT IN TOWN WHEN VEHICLE RPM SUDDENLY WENT TO 5900 RPM AND VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK BUT RPM STAYED AROUND 5900-6000. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THERE ARE OVER 50 CASES OF THIS SAME BEHAVIOR REPORTED ONLINE, IN ALL CASES THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

ENTERED THE VEHICLE, CLOSED THE DOOR, TURNED ON THE IGNITION, STARTED CONNECTING MY PHONE TO THE PHONE CHARGER AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS (CURTAIN AIRBAGS) DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAD ANY DAMAGE ON THE BODY. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER TO EXAMINE THE DATA EVENT RECORDER TO REVIEW THE COMPUTER FOR DEFECTS. ..UPDATED 12/11/14*BF UPDATED 06/2/2015 *JS...UPDATED 12/29/15 *BF HONDA FOUND THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY AN ANOMALY ON MICRO CHIP INSIDE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT, RESULTING IN A FALSE DETECTION OF IMPACT AND INCORRECT INSTRUCTION FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE ANOMALY ON THE MICRO CHIP HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED BY A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE DURING THE WAFER PRODUCTION PROCESS. THE CRASH SENSORS DID NOT HAVE ANY ANOMALIES. UPDATED 1/22/2015 *JS

AFTER HAVING THE 3RD IMA BATTERY INSTALLED IN MY HCH 2009, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE REASON THAT THE BATTERIES WERE FAILING AND WOULD CONTINUE TO FAIL AT A RATE OF ABOUT EVERY 2-3 YEARS, WAS THAT I "WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR ENOUGH". I DRIVE MY CAR PLENTY--45000 MILES ON IT. AND I WAS NEVER TOLD WHEN I WAS BUYING THE CAR THAT I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT LIKE A TAXI CAB TO INSURE THE BATTERY'S LIFE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH A FAILING BATTERY, I.E. SLUGGISH OR NEARLY NO ACCELERATION (OFTEN IN CRITICAL TRAFFIC SITUATIONS), AS WELL AS POOR MPG. I DID NOT BUY THE HONDA HYBRID FOR ITS SUPERIOR GAS MILEAGE--IF I WANTED THE BEST I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A PRIUS. BUT I DID WANT TO INVEST IN HONDA AND THE CONTINUANCE OF DEPENDABILITY, SERVICE, AND PERFORMANCE (THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA). I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN HONDA OFFERED ME NOTHING MORE THAN THE USUAL CUSTOMER WHEN I TRIED TO TRADE IN AND REPURCHASE A 2015 NON-HYBRID CIVIC. I PAID A LOT EXTRA FOR THEIR 2009 HYBRID TECHNOLOGY, AS DID MANY OTHERS, WITH NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY PROMISED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY AT ABUT 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ,I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO REDUCE SPEED TO EXIT, BUT THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T DISENGAGE, COULDN'T EXIT AND KEPT ON GOING AND KEPT ON HITTING ON THE CRUISE BUTTON TILL IT FINALLY DISENGAGE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT. THE CRUISE BUTTON STOPPED WORKING SINCE THEN. *TR