2005 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE DEPRESSED A COUPLE TIMES, AND THEN THE BUCKLE LATCHED. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.

SINCE BUYING MY VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR WILL STALL. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR IT WON'T START UP AGAIN UNTIL I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AGAIN. SINCE THE 3RD DAY OF OWNING THE CAR THIS HAS HAPPENED . THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE BATTERY TERMINALS BUT IT CONTINUED. DOES THIS WHETHER IT'S RAINING OR NOT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER THE MECHANIC PUT MY CAR ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND CALLED THE CODE NUMBERS IN TO THE COMPANY WHO TOLD THEM WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN NOT TOO LONG AFTER. USUALLY, THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DO IT FOR THEM SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, I NOTICED A MEDIUM SIZED PUDDLE AHEAD - IN MY EXIT LANE. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BUT HAD NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO GO THROUGH THE PUDDLE. UPON DOING SO, THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PLASTIC COVER THAT GOES ACROSS THE BOTTOM UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BECAME UNHOOKED AND BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY PLACED THE CAR UP ON THE RACK AND SHOWED ME THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR - THE PLASTIC PIECE HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN AWAY FROM THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT INTO PLACE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ISSUE A WARRANTY REPAIR ON THIS PART, STATING THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY NEGLIGENCE. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT I HAD DONE THAT WAS NEGLIGENT THEY POINTED ME TO THE SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES ON THE PLASTIC AND SAID THAT I HAD OBVIOUSLY DRIVEN OVER THINGS (CURBS/SPEED BUMPS/ETC) THAT WERE TOO TALL FOR MY VEHICLE TO CLEAR. THIS IS NOT THE CASE - IT SEEMS TO ME MORE LIKE A CASE OF CHEAP PLASTIC NOT BEING ABLE TO WITHSTAND DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE! WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE SCRATCHES CAME FROM DRIVING FROM THE PUDDLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO REPLY OTHER THAN TO TELL ME THAT I COULD ORDER A PART AND PAY FOR SERVICE/LABOR. I DECLINED, AND CURRENTLY HAVE THE BOTTOM RIGGED ON WITH INDUSTRIAL ZIP TIES, AS I PAY ENOUGH FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN WITH. *NM

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING MY CAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, IT GRINDS GOING INTO GEAR. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE ARE ABOVE 4K. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF IT YET, BUT PLAN TO SOON. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC HOME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD, I DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT STARTED, ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIME IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 15 MILES. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. MONDAY MORNING THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM

2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAD RECALL REPAIR DONE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED IN GAS MILEAGE. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA THAT THROUGH A MISTAKE IN MANUFACTURING, THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED WITH A FUEL INJECTOR FUEL FLOW RATE THAT CAUSED IT TO RUN TOO LEAN. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A 10-15% DROP IN FUEL ECONOMY. *NM

ON THE DATE INDICATED, I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURER. THE ADJUSTERS THAT PERFORMED THE ASSESSMENT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *JB

REVERSE IN A HONDA CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS ENGAGING REVERSE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I NEED TO REVERSE I MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH. A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS AND THE GRINDING NOISE GETS LOUDER IF I GIVE IT MORE GAS WHILE THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. IT TAKES ME A WHILE TO TRY AND GET REVERSE ENGAGED AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS EVERYDAY WITH THIS AND I JUST HAD IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE DEALER LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN EVERY HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. REVERSE DOES NOT HAVE A SYNCHRONIZED GEAR AND I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. EVEN IF THEY REPLACED MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEM WILL STILL EXIST. I EVEN GOT A SERVICE TECH TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAD A CIVIC AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. THE DEALER SAID WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS (FOR ME JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I NEED REVERSE) I NEED TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR AND THEN TRY REVERSE. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THEN I HAVE TO TRY IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES I FIND MYSELF IN TIGHT SITUATIONS AND AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IF EVERY HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION IS LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IF I KNEW HONDA CIVICS WERE LIKE THIS, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ONE. *JB

LTR FM (TX) RE HIS WIFE NEW HONDA WHICH WAS TOTALED IN A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, HONDA WON'T ASSIST THEM OR RELEASE THE TITLE, CAR WAS PAID FOR. *TS THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. HER CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE PERSON ACCIDENT. HER BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY (BLUE SLIDE RD @ NEYMOUTH BLUFF RD). HE WENT OFF A 15 FOOT DROP OFF AND THEN ROLLED THE CAR 150 YARDS TO THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE. HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON. THE CAR HAD FOUR AIRBAGS - NONE OF WHICH DEPLOYED. THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HIM OUT AND THEN CUT OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF. THERE WAS NO FRONT BUMPER LEFT ON THE CAR. HE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR HEAD TRAUMA AND NO FACIAL BONE LEFT INTACT IN HIS FACE. IF THE AIR BAGS, EVEN ONE OF THEM HAD DEPLOYED THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS. *NM