2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF REALLY BAD & MAKING BIG WHITE SPOTS ALL OVER ENTIRE CAR & IT'S A BLUE CAR. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE AND THE IMA LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VOLTAGE CONVERTER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HONDA CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN STARTING OUT , ESPECIALLY WHEN STARTING UPHILL . HAVE TAKEN TO HONDA AND PRIVATE MECHANICS NO SOLUTION. THIS THING SLIPPING WHEN I TRY TO START OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAN AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOMEDAY .

PULLING IN TO PARK VEHICLE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAR WOULDN'T STOP. CAR WENT OVER EMBANKMENT AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOTALED THE CAR. UNKNOWN WHETHER ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES WERE FAILING. CAR WAS IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND WAS SERVICED IN LAST 90 DAYS. SUSPECT ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION SENDING VEHICLE INTO OUT-OF-CONTROL SITUATION. CAR HAD NO KNOWN RECALL ISSUES.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2006 COULDN'T RUN SUDDENLY, EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED ACCELERATOR FULLY. IT WAS WHEN I DROVE ABOUT 30 MILES. ABOUT 5 KILOMETERS PREVIOUS FROM THE INCIDENT, IT BECAME TO HARD TO RUN GRADUALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REACTION OF THE ENGINE BECAME LATER THEN IT COULDN'T RUN ONLY 15 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED ACCELERATOR FULLY. FINALLY, MY CAR STOPPED ON THE BEACH BLVD.

VEHICLE TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE IN MOTION. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE, BUT HONDA WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AT LOW SPEED. CEL CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". VEHICLE COULD NOT GO OVER 10MPH. CAR RETURNED HOME AND CODE INDICATED MISFIRE IN 3RD CYLINDER. COOLANT WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE/STEAM COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM TAILPIPE. PRESSURE TEST OF COOLANT SYSTEM REVEALED LEAKS IN ALL CYLINDERS (PRIMARILY C3). COMPRESSION TEST INDICATED CRACK IN HEAD (NEAR INTAKE). POSSIBILITY DUE TO OVERHEATING AND WARPING OF HEAD. CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO VERIFY THAT ISSUES IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (SPECIFICALLY TSB 10-048). HONDA AMERICA DENIED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE TSB ONLY COVERS SPECIFIC EXTERNAL CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CRACKS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE LIKELY INSIDE THE HEAD, POSSIBLY INSIDE OF CYLINDER. CAUSE OF INITIAL OVERHEATING REMAINS UNIDENTIFIED. HONDA AMERICA MAINTAINS THAT THIS WARRANTY IS SPECIFIC TO EXTERNAL CRACKS.

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES AND HAVE WORN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES. TIRES GET ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 7,500 MILES AND TIRES ARE ALWAYS GOODYEAR BRAND. ON 8/15/2015 NOTICED THAT 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FLAT TIRE (REAR PASSENGER SIDE). AFTER REMOVING WHEEL AND INSPECTING TIRE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH ON INTERIOR TREAD (WIRE MESH WAS WORN THROUGH AND ACTUAL HOLE HAD DEVELOPED IN TIRE). IT WAS SHOCKING AN COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE AND BLOWOUT HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. INDEPENDENT GARAGE SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/AMENDED (ESTIMATED COST OF $1100.00) AND AT MINIMUM A NEW TIRE WAS NEEDED AS WELL AS NEW ALIGNMENT. NEW TIRE PUT ON, BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT OF ALL TIRES/WHEELS - $210.00 AS OF 8/18/2015. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE FAULTY CONTROL ARM ISSUES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE PREMATURE WEAR ON PREVIOUS AND CURRENT SET OF TIRES.

AS THE SINGLE OWNER AND DRIVER OF AN 06 HONDA CIVIC THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND PAID FOR IN FULL, I HAVE FULL SERVICE FOR THE VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED AT THE DEALER SITE WHERE IT IS PURCHASED. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR LUBE/OIL/& OIL FILTER CHANGE ON 7/27/2015 AND THEY ALSO PERFORM THE MULTIPOINT INSPECTION. IN JUST 12 DAYS, ENGINE OVERHEATING OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-95. UPON MY RETURN HOME FROM WORK, I HEARD A HUMMING I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO LISTEN CLOSER TO DETERMINE ORIGIN, I SEE THAT NO ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED SEVER OVERHEATING, THEN THE CAR SPUTTERS, RAPIDLY LOSING POWER -I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC ON I-95 WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND SMOKE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR EVEN A HINT OF A PROBLEM; NO NOISES, NO DASH LIGHTS ON, NO ISSUES WITH IGNITION, GEARS, OR DRIVING PERFORMANCE. I HAD TO ARRANGE THE CAR TOW TO MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER THAT, THE DEALER REPORTS ENGINE IS COMPLETELY BURNED, NOT DRIVABLE AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THE OIL STRIP BURNS HALF WAY. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THIS OVERHEATING PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO THE CRACKS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THEY DON'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST. IF WE WANT TO REPLACE A ENGINE, A USED ENGINE BLOCK IS $5600. IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL NEED TO RENT A CAR FOR AT LEAST NEXT TWO WEEKS BECAUSE I AM STILL NEGOTIATING WITH MY DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IF IT IS COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THEY ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER ME WHAT CAUSE THE ISSUE WHEN THE CAR JUST FINISHED ITS SERVICE AND EVERYTHING INCLUDING ENGINE CONDITION IS GREAT. I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON WITH THE COSTS INVOLVED, TIME INVOLVED AND THE INCREDIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF THIS EVENT.. NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY!!!

TIRE WEAR HAS BEEN UNEVEN IN THE REAR TIRES, I HAD RECEIVED A REPAIR NOTICE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR A LONG TIME AND MISSED OUT ON THE REPAIR WINDOW FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRES AND SUPER CONTROL ARM? I THINK THE RESULTING TIRE WEAR IS THE FAULT OF KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS AND HONDA IS ACTING VERY RESPONSIBLY IN NOT RECALING FOR THIS FAILURE/DEFECT