2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE CAR WAS SOLD AS STOLEN AND SALVAGED TITLE.. IT WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO SALE. IT IS UNABLE TO BE INSURED AND HAS BEEN REPOED. LOOKOUT FOR IT TO BE RESOLD!!!

AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN RT 102 WEST BOUND IN RHODE ISLAND, IN THE LEFT LANE OF A TWO LAND ROAD IN ROUGHLY THE 30 - 40 MPH RANGE WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD TODDLER IN THE CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT, THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT WAS A SMOOTH DRIVE UP UNTIL I HEAD A LOUD BANG AND WAS SMACKED IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED UP AS WELL. I WAS LEFT WITH A TEMPORARY RED MARK ON MY NECK AND A RINGING IN MY EARS. AFTER 3 HOURS THE HEARING IN MY LEFT EAR HAS YET TO RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED OR WHAT COMPONENT IS THE CAUSE. THIS INCIDENT ENGAGED MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR OVERHEATED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. QUICK CHECK FOUND COOLANT HAD DROPPED. ADDED COOLANT, LEAK UNKNOWN. TOOK TO HONDA, THEY SAID LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK HAD A LETTER FROM HONDA WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 06-09 ENGINES IT COULD HAPPEN. INSTEAD OF RECALL, THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS. MINE EXPIRED LAST 07-2016. FOUND OTHERS WHO HAD ISSUE AROUND 90K MILES. MINE IS AT 89,500 MILES. MANY OTHER MAY FACE SAME ISSUE, LEFT FACING AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR INSTEAD OF RECALL. HONDA WILL NOT BUDGE ANY REPLACEMENT DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE OR AID IN A REDUCED COST.

CAR OVERHEATED. LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED, ALONE, LATE AT NIGHT ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. LATER IDENTIFIED A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO HONDA. NOT REVEALED TO USED CAR BUYERS. HONDA WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND 10 YEAR WARRANTY. WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT CAR IF SHE HAD KNOWN. PREYS ON PEOPLE WHO BUY 10 YEAR OLD HONDAS, PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THIS BIG OF HIT. NOW SHE HAS TO PAY FOR A CAR SHE CAN'T DRIVE AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO WORK.

TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE MAY 23, 2016 AND HERE WE ARE NEARING 12 MONTHS LATER AND "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE" LANGUAGE STILL BEING DISPLAYED.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR OVER HEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN WHICH I WAS DRIVING 30MPH, JUST TWO MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND/ OR GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS? THE ENGINE HEAT GAGE WENT UP TO ONLY OF THE WAY HIGH AND SINCE THIS WAS NOT NORMAL THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR MY CAR, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. WHEN I HAD PULLED OVER MY CAR WAS SMOKING. I CALLED FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TAKE MY CAR TO A MECHANIC. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MINOR REPAIR BUT TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH HONDA. THE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE ENDED UP BEING A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IN WHICH HONDA HAD NEVER INFORMED OF ABOUT THIS KNOW FACTORY DEFECT/RECALL FOR CERTAIN YEAR HONDA CIVICS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK REPLACED. WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC I DID FOUND OUT, UPON MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, ABOUT HONDA CIVIC CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DEFECTS/RECALLS. I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ASKING IF WHAT I HAD FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET WAS TRUE THEY SAID YES. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND A CALL FROM HONDA ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH I PROMPTLY HAD FIX. IF I HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE AIRBAG, WHY WAS THIS NOT THE CASE OF A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK? HONDA TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I AM 4 MONTHS PASSED THE 10-YEAR WARRANTY, THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME AND THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPIRED. I WAS SHOCKED. HONDA HAD ALSO DELAYED MY CASE FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE BBB TO HELP ME WITH THIS. DEALING WITH HONDA HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING AND I HAVE LOST WORK AND HAVING FRIEND TAKE ME TO WORK. MY CAR WAS AT THE MECHANICS FOR ONE WEEK. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] ATTACHED ARE PICTURES AND RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE AS WELL AS MY COVER LETTER I SENT TO HONDA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE CIRCULATED COLD AIR INSTEAD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A FRACTURED BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE REPAIR THROUGH THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED LETTER FROM HONDA JULY 2016. MORE THAN 60 DAYS HAVE PASSED. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 260 DAYS SO I'M REPORTING THIS EGREGIOUS AFFRONT TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.

IN NOVEMBER 2016, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR AND DAMAGE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT. I LEARNED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT HONDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PART, BUT THAT IT HAD EXPIRED BEFORE THE HONDA MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE ISSUE TO ME. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MECHANIC, TO SEEK AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CASE NUMBER IS 05759414. UNFORTUNATELY, HONDA DECLINED MY REQUEST. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRIVING WITH TIRES THAT ARE UNEVENLY OR PREMATURELY WORN AND BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PARTY IT WAS AWARE OF.