2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WAS DISCOVERED AFTER COOLENT ESCAPED AND CAR OVERHEATED AND STALLED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE OF OUR 2006 CIVIC DEVELOPED A MAJOR LEAK AS A RESULT OF CORROSION OR ABRASION, LEADING TO A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND SEVERELY DIMINISHED BRAKING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON 110 FWY THE REAR SUSPENSION BOUNCED LIKE NO SHOCKS ON IT THAT REALLY SCARED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V399000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING BEING PAINTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXCESSIVELY WEAR DOWN TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,838.

KNOW PROBLEM WITH 2006 HONDA CIVICS THAT HONDA FAILED TO RECALL-- CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK CAUSED 2006 CIVIC EX COUPE TO OVERHEAT AND BREAK DOWN IN RALEIGH NC. WAS STRANDED FOR 4 HOURS IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE BLOCK RATHER THAN RECALL IT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALER AND SAYS THAT THE HEAD IS WARPED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS EXPENSIVE COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF THE WARPED HEAD BECAUSE THEY ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE BLOCK EVEN THOUGH THE FAULTY BLOCK CAUSED THE HEAD DAMAGE. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE IMPLIED THAT I HAD BEEN NEGLIGENT IN SOME WAY, PERHAPS BY IGNORING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAUSING THE DAMAGE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNTIL THE MOMENT THE CAR BROKE DOWN. HONDA IS ACTING IRRESPONSIBLY WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE REAR WINDSHIELD STARTED TO DEVELOP A CRACK AND THE CRACK WAS EXPANDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

RETURNING HOME, I STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY PASSENGER FRONT, SUSPENSION & FENDER. THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS EVEN BROKEN BUT NO PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN & I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO AVOID AN OBJECT ON THE HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE HIT THE RAILING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A COMPLETE LOST AS OTHER DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OCCURRED, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. *JS

DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER A RECENT HONDA IMA HYBRID BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE ELECTRONIC BATTERY HAD TURNED ITSELF OFF IN ORDER TO EXTEND ITS LIFE. WHEN THE BATTERY TURNED OFF, THE PRIMARY ELECTRONIC BRAKES WERE ALSO TURNED OFF. WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE OPPOSING DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC, IT SENT DEBRIS ACROSS THE FREEWAY BARRIER INTO MY LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO DECREASE MY SPEED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER AROUND THE DEBRIS, BUT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER. IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT DISABLED IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE BATTERY LIFE AND DECREASE HONDA OF AMERICA'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE BATTERIES UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT HAVE RAN OVER THE DEBRIS THAT ALMOST SENT ME STRAIGHT INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. I HAD SEEN THE ACCIDENT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND I WOULD HAVE MADE IT SAFELY AROUND THE DEBRIS IF I HAD PROPER WORKING BRAKES. THE BRAKES REMAIN INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES WORKING AS THEY SHOULD, OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL AS STATED ABOVE. *TR

THE GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING AND I FOUND OUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL BUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE GAS TANK IN WHICH HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES. HONDA KNOWS THERE ARE DEFECTIVE GAS TANKS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM IF THE CAR HAS OVER 120,000. WHAT DOES MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH A GAS TANK THAT JUST HANGS UNDER A CAR THAT HAS SO LITTLE GROUND CLEARANCE YOU WOULD GET STUCK ON A ROUGH ROAD. THEY KNOW THE GAS TANKS WILL LEAK AND BECOME DANGEROUS AND YET THEY WON'T REPLACE THEM AND GET THEM OFF THE ROAD. *TR