2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP ONTO THE WATER PUMP PULLEY. THE BOLT HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT AND THE WATER PUMP PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS BOLT BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. IT COST ME $1,100.91 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, STARTED NOTICING A SMALL AREA ON THE TOP OF THE TRUNK WHERE THE PAINT WAS COMING OFF. IT GRADUALLY SPREAD WHERE PAINT WAS COMING OFF FROM THE ROOF , TO THE FRONT HOOD TO THE SIDE PANELS OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DOWN TO THE FENDERS. THE CAR LOOKS TERRIBLE, BIG SPLOTCHES ALL OVER THE CAR WHERE PAINT HAS COME OFF. IT MAKES THE CAR LOOK REALLY OLD. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING WHERE THEY CAN RE-PAINT ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. JUST HAPPENED TO BE READING A MAGAZINE CALLED SHOPSMART WHICH IS PUT OUT BY CONSUMER REPORTS AND THERE WAS AN ARTICLE "FIX YOUR CAR-FREE". IT MENTIONED THAT 2006-2011 HONDA CIVICS HAVING ISSUES WITH CRACKING AND/OR CHALKING ON THE HOOD, ROOF, TRUNK OR FRONT FENDERS FOR CERTAIN COLORS. THE FIX WAS THAT THE DEALER WILL REPAINT THE AFFECTED AREAS AT NO CHARGE. IN THE ARTICLE, IT GAVE DIFFERENT WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT OTHER COMPLAINTS, FIND OUT ABOUT ANY RECALLS. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING WITH THE PAINT COMING OFF ALL OVER THE CAR. HONDA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOR DO THEY WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND SIMPLY RE-PAINT THE TROUBLED AREAS. SO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE STUCK WITH A CRAPPY LOOKING CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIVOT BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING PROPERLY - THEY FAIL TO STOP WIPING WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THE INTERMITTENT SETTINGS FAIL TO WORK AT ALL, AND WHEN THE WIPERS DO STOP IT IS OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A SWIPE, OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL BULLETINS DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WHEN ONE IS USING THE WIPERS. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WIPERS TO PARK PROPERLY BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR THAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME OR EVEN NOT GO OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT. BUT APPARENTLY THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED.

THIS CIVIC HAS A DEFECT ON REAR CONTROL ARMS CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR UNEVEN AND RAPIDLY AND MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK THIS IS UNSAFE ISSUE I REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS, THE WHELL HUBS AND OFCOURSE THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM STILL THERE UNTIL CONTROL ARM BE REPLACED FOR AN ADJUSTABLE ONE FOR PROPER ALIGMENT ,,, HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT PAYING FOR ANYTHING , I THINK COSTUMERS DON'T HAVE PAY FOR HONDA MISTAKES THAT'S NOT FAIR.

THE PAINT IS SEVERELY COMING OFF AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. AND I HAVE CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. *JS

I HAD THE HONDA DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE IMA SOFTWARE 'UPGRADE' IN 2010 AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE TO FURTHER EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE IMA BATTERY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE IMA BATTERY HAS FAILED TWICE. FIRST IN JAN 2012. THIS BATTERY WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART PROVIDED BY HONDA WHEN THEY INITIALLY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE WITH THE IMA BATTERY. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED A SHORT 3-YEARS LATER. EACH TIME, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OR PERFORM TURNS WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. EVEN THOUGH THE IMA BATTERY WAS ONLY 3-YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THIS SECOND FAILURE, HONDA IS NOT COVERING THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. THE IMA SOFTWARE 'UPGRADE' HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE RATE OF THE IMA BATTERY AND CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEN ACCELERATION IN UNEXPECTEDLY LOST DUE TO DRASTIC POWER FLUCTUATIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD FREELY REV TO THE REDLINE BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS GOING UP A HILL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS ROLLED BACKWARD, ALMOST INTO TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AT THE DEALER BIG ISLAND HONDA, THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE MALFUNCTION AND COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE DROVE THE CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM FLARED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALER IN TIME WHILE RISKING OUR LIVES TO GET IT THERE. HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED AND THE CAR WASN'T RELEASED TO US WHEN THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THE ISSUE COULD INDEED CONTRIBUTE TO CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SHUTTING DOWN ALL ENGINE OPERATION WHILE DRIVING! I WAS SHOCKED SINCE I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO UNDERSTANDS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN MACHINES. THEY TOOK TWO WEEKS TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE AND REPLACE COMPUTER CHIP. IS THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, DESIGN FAILURE, OR LIFE ENDANGERING MALFUNCTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE, A FRACTURED NOSE AND RIBS, AND A BRAIN INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 2/11/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS