2005 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2005 HONDA CIVIC WITH HARD TO CONTROL ON A STEEP HILL. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING DOWN A STIFF HILL, HE TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WENT LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND TOOK A LEFT TURN GOING TO FAST ABOUT 40-50 AND THE CAR ROLLED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF WHILE I WAS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA CIVIC EX AT/2D ON 1/31/05. UP TO TODAY IT HAS ONLY 22K. IN JUNE 07, THE BATTERY DIED. (WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES). IN JANURARY 08, THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED IT. IN FEBRUARY 08, THE BRAKE STARTED MAKING NOISE. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONE TIME AFTER ANOTHER. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN APRIL 08: THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PAD --- WITH ABOUT 21K MILES, THEY DID NOT EXPECT THE PAD WORE OUT. ALL I HOPED IS HONDA CAN OFFER ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IN CASE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED AS THE CAR GETS TO 25K MILES. BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, SAYING I CAN REFER TO IT IF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPEN AGAIN. I WISH I CAN HAVE AT LEAST AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HONDA: SINCE OBVIOUSLY THIS CAR IS WITH A POOR QUALITY. *TR

MY MOM JUST BOUGHT ME A 2005 HONDA CIVIC ABOUT 6 WEEKS. MY A/C WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR SO IT WAS TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP AND I FOUND OUT THAT A PEBBLE HAD HIT THE A/C CONDENSER CAUSING A LEAK. AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT 700 DOLLARS. ITS A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS RESEARCHING ON LINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND THERE ARE ALOT. HONDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF A NEW A/C CONDENSER BECAUSE OF THERE DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE VEHICLE HAS A SPECIAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,200. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF HORSE POWER AND DECELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK IN THIS MANNER AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A 1997 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP WHILE DRIVING HIS 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE DAMAGE TO THE HONDA IS EXTENSIVE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND HIS NECK WAS BROKEN. THE DAMAGE LITERALLY PEELED BACK THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND EXPOSED BOTH AIR BAG SENSORS. HE SURVIVED HE ACCIDENT AND IS NOW IN REHAB. WE HAVE TWO OBVIOUS QUESTIONS: 1) WHY DID THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY? 2) COULD A BROKEN NECK HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HE HAD TO RECEIVE A JUMPSTART. AS OF APRIL 11, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE DEAD BATTERY WAS THE WRONG BATTERY FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,727. UPDATED 04/25/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, IT LOCKED IN GEAR.

NEW 2005 HONDA CIVIC XL SPECIAL ADDITION 4-DOOR SEDAN PURCHASED FROM HONDA OF FORT MYERS 7-21-05. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM BEGAN TO LIGHT UP. IT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MANUAL STATED THAT YOU SHOULD GO TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE IT CHECKED IF THIS HAPPENS AS CONTINUED OPERATION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS 8-20-05, 8-30-05, 12-22-06, 5-9-07. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT FOR 2-3 DAYS AFTER BEING WORKED ON IN THE SHOP AND COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREME SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN. THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED AN ADDITIONAL SYMPTOM OF STUMBLING AND LOSING POWER WHEN TRYING TO BLEND INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE JUST LIVED WITH THIS THINKING "WELL, WHAT CAN WE DO". BUT I'M CONVINCED THAT SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE KNOWS WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS. I AM GOING TO MAKE IT MY PROJECT TO WORK TOWARD THAT END. THANKS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER. IF WE COULD GET A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO SHOW UP AT THE DEALER TO GET THEM TO FIX IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE, BUT THEY REPAIRED THE FRONT BUMPER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JANUARY OF 2008 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH JUDDER. A SECOND RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CRASH IN 2006 WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALLS, AND WAS THE CONTACTS FAULT. THE POWERTRAIN, SPEED, AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,946. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PLACED HIS KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SINK ROLLS FAILED. THE CLUTCH AND THE SINK ROLLS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,560 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,813.