2005 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE FRONT SEATS IN MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE ROCK CONSTANTLY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILS MORE OFTEN THAN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY BOTH ROCK DIAGONALLY - BACK LEFT TO FRONT RIGHT. ABOUT EVERY 10,000 - 15,000 MILES, I NEED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM "FIX" THIS PROBLEM. THEY USUALLY REPLACE SOME BUSHINGS IN THE SEAT BASE, WHICH HELPS FOR ABOUT 10-15,000 MILES, AND THEN THEY START ROCKING AGAIN. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IS DONE TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I DRIVE MY CAR NORMALLY, DON'T FLOP DOWN IN THE SEAT, AND DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT SHOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I INCLUDED THE DATE THAT THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED. *TR

WAS THE 3RD CAR IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT ON I-5 NORTH HEADING TO SEATTLE GOING 60MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THERE WAS ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE CAR. *TR

A/C STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A ROCK HIT CONDENSER AND CAUSED THE FREON TO LEAK. $900 TO FIX AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

AT ONLY 4 YEARS OF AGE, MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NEEDS A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, COMING ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES, IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEIR HONDA CIVIC CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEFORE THE CAR TURNS 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART, OVER $1200 TO REPLACE, SO WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS PART. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED IN CARS, I AM TOLD THAT THE CAR EMITS BAD GASES IN THE AIR. I LIVE IN A COUNTY WHERE EMISSIONS IS NOT PART OF THE INSPECTION, SO I WANT IT REPLACED, BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT AND DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT. WITH THAT MANY GOING BAD, CAN'T THERE BE A RECALL SO THESE CARS DO NOT EMIT BAD GASES IN THE AIR??? *TR

AFTER ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC, I BEGAN TO NOTICE I GOT A HEADACHE AND UPSET STOMACH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER DISCOVERED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND INDICATED THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE CABIN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE CONDITION SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS VERY HIGH, ABOUT $1000. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND NOT A RESULT OF AGE OR ABUSE. *TR

HONDA RECALL FOR JUDDER IN CVT ON 2005 HYBRID. REPAIRED (I BELIEVE BY BURNISHING THE CLUTCH?); HOWEVER, CONDITION IS RECURRING, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER CVTS. MY SONS RECENTLY HAD THE SAME REPAIR DONE TO HIS. *TR

BOUGHT 1-OWNER CAR WITH APPROX 33,000 MI. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER NOTICED ROAR FROM LEFT OF CAR SUCH AS MIGHT BE PRESENT WITH BAD BEARINGS. HAVE NOT HAD DEFECT PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED YET. *TR

AFTER I PUSHED THE SEAT BACK TO ALLOW MORE ROOM BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR IS NOW NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER SINCE I HAVE READ WHERE HONDA HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CAR OWNERS CHARGING THEM FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS THAT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

OWNER OF A 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX FOUR-DOOR. HAVING 62,000 MILES ON IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE UNION PARK DEALERSHIP HERE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $448.00. I BELIEVE IT IS TOTALLY UNREASONABLE THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES, WAS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, AND AS A RESULT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF FUNDS TO HAVE ROUTINE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT FLUSHED/REPLACED BEFORE THIS COMING WINTER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PROOF THAT HONDA IS USING INFERIOR PRODUCTS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC VEHICLES, AS EVIDENCED BY ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS, AND THE REAR CONTROL ROD DEFECT RELATED TO THE 2007 CIVIC EX. THIS IS ONE OF MANY RECENT DEFECTS/RECALLS I HAVE EXPERIENCED RELATED TO HONDA'S CIVIC '07 AND '05 AUTOMOBILES. ALSO HAVING A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX, WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I HAD THE WHEELS ROTATED BY UNION PARK DEALERSHIP. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE BACK AND EXPERIENCING A HOWLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. AFTER DOING MY OWN INVESTIGATION, AND NEVER BEING INFORMED OF A RECALL ISSUE RELATED TO THE REAR CONTROL ARMS/RODS BEING DEFECTIVE BY HONDA, I HAD TO PAY $337.00 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. IT IS FROM THIS POINT FORWARD THAT I PRAY NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THAT LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, AFTER BEING A FOUR-TIME HONDA VEHICLE OWNER, I WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER HONDA VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.