2009 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

VISOR STICKS AND SEAM IS BROKEN CAUSING VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DUE TO INABILITY TO MOVE VISOR. HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR 2 YEARS YET BUT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 36,000 MILES IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED AFTER REPAIRS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE SLUGGISH AND THERE WAS LIMITED ACCELERATION POWER. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSIST DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,962. UPDATED 12/08/10 *BF

BOUGHT 2009 HONDA CIVIC WITH 5 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER OR "CATCH". BROUGHT IT TO DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR 2 DAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND REPLACED "SOMETHING" BUT I WAS NOT TOLD WHAT IT WAS NOR WAS I GIVEN PAPER WORK. CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE FOR THE SUMMER. NOW THAT WEATHER IS COOLING OFF, CAR IS EXPERIENCING SAME INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. CALL DEALER TO REPORT IT AGAIN AND WAS ASKED IF THE CAR HAD GAS IN IT.....SERIOUSLY? I RESPONDED YES AND THAT IT WAS THE 2 ND TIME IN 4 DAYS THAT IT WOULD NOT START, SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS. CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. LAST INCIDENT LASTED MORE THAN 2 MINUTES OF TRYING TO START ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE DEALER CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY KEY CHAIN WAS TOO HEAVY, THAT I SHOULD ONLY CRANK IT FOR MAX 15 SECONDS AND THEN WAIT AND TRY AGAIN, TURN KEY TO ACCESSORY AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE TAKEN OFF ALL "HEAVY" ITEMS OFF MY KEY CHAIN, CHANGED TO THE SPARE KEY AND YET NOTHING SEEMS TO RESOLVE. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD I HAVE BAD GAS IN VEHICLE. *TR

SUN VISOR IN 2009 HONDA CIVIC HAS EXPLODED AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN EITHER UP OR DOWN POSITION. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX NEEDED TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED (WORN TO MINIMUM) AT 11K MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 23K. NORMAL USAGE, PREVIOUS 5 VEHICLES SERVICED AT ~50K MILES UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. APPEARS TO BE DEFECT IN BRAKE PAD LIFE TIME. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. DEALER FOUND 2 BOLTS THAT HOLD DOWN STEERING RACK WERE LOOSE, BOLTS WERE TORQUED DOWN. OTHER MEMBERS ON FORUMS THAT WERE VISITED EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES BUT CERTAIN DEALERS BLAME AFTERMARKET PARTS RESULTING IN THE NOISE. IF THESE BOLTS WERE TO FALL OUT POSSIBLE STEERING LOSS COULD RESULT. *TR

NEW VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 6-7-10 TOOK INTO SERVICE RE INTERMITTENT CREAKING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP. PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED. 6-23-10 PROBLEM CONTINUES, NOW CONSTANT WHEN GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP WHEN TURNING WHEEL. LUBRICANT APPLIED TO STEERING COLUMN. 7-2-10 PROBLEM CONTINUES, SERVICE DEPARTMENT "HAD A CONFERENCE" WITH EXPERIENCED REPAIR EMPLOYEES. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED, PARTS ORDERED. 7-26-10 2 DAY REPAIR, "STEERING BOLTS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY", RETORQUED 8-4-10 PROBLEM CONTINUES, CREAKING NOW LOUDER. LEFT CAR WITH THEM FOR 3 WEEKS WHILE ON VACATION. "BOTH FRONT DRIVESHAFTS BINDING", BOTH REPLACED. 8-24-10 RETURNED FROM VACATION, PROBLEM CONTINUES. THEY WANT ME TO TAKE CARE IN AGAIN FOR SIXTH ATTEMPT TO FIX. MAJOR CONCERN: DOES THIS NOISE INDICATE A SAFETY CONCERN? THEY REASSURE ME THAT IT ISN'T BUT ALSO STATE THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN 5 OTHER CARS, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, "SOME WE COULDN'T FIX" DECISION TIME: RETURN THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT OR FILE THROUGH LEMON LAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED AND OVERHEATED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A BULB COULD NOT BE INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOT A HOUSING UNIT FOR A BULB. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB. THE VEHICLE AS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR STARTS TO REGENERATE (CHARGE THE HYBRID BATTERY) AND THEN A SHORT BURST OF ASSIST (ELECTRICAL DRIVE FROM THE HYBRID BATTERY) WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A WEEK AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I SOMETIMES GET INTO STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THIS MEANS THAT I COULD BE BRAKING AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE, POSSIBLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. *TR