2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHEN IT IS NEAR FREEZING OR BELOW OUTSIDE, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. THE INTERMITTENT SETTING STOPS WORKING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEEP GOING. THE SLOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEED WORK. HOWEVER, WHEN I TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF, THEY TAKE AWHILE TO STOP AND STOP IN RANDOM LOCATIONS ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 4/17/2014 AND I RECORDED A VIDEO WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES CAN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCT MY VISION. WE ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX IT AND THEY WANT TO GET PAID TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

HEAVY, LOOSE OBJECTS IN TRUNK STRUCK & BROKE OFF TRUNK LATCH ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING REAR HATCH FROM BEING OPENED IN ANY WAY, INCLUDING REMOTE. (NO EXTERNAL TRUNK KEYHOLE EXISTS.) SINCE REAR SEAT FOLD-DOWN RELEASES ARE LOCATED IN THE TRUNK, ONE OF THE REAR SEATS NEED TO BE UNBOLTED TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE SEAT RELEASE, REMOVE THE SEAT, AND MANUALLY UNLATCH THE TRUNK. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LATCH IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST STRIKES FROM HEAVY OBJECTS AND IS THEREFORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF THE LATCH WERE TO BREAK, THE VEHICLE GET A FLAT TIRE, AND THE DRIVER UNABLE TO REMOVE THE REAR SEAT FOR LACK OF TOOLS OR KNOW-HOW, THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND BE STRANDED. *TR

HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE REAR UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS INVOLVED SINCE I AM PAST THE DATE ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

LAST EVENING 5/28/2014 AT 10:10 PM MY WIFE AND I WERE RUNNING AN ERRAND WHEN A DRIVER FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED BLINDLY ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF US. DUE TO THE FACT A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER COMBINATION WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, STOPPED, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY VEHICLE IN THE SUICIDE LANE UNTIL HE WAS IN MY LANE OF TRAVEL. WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MPH WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE HIT A LATE 2000'S JEEP WRANGLER. IMPACT AREA WAS TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS WORKED AS DESIGNED, BUT NEITHER AIRBAG WENT OFF. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND THE LATERAL ACCELEROMETER ON THE RIGHT FRONT IS HANGING. THIS SYSTEM WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND HAD NO CODES STORED IN THE SDM NOR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 6 INCHES FROM THE SENSOR. MY QUERY IS TO WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED SHOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS THE AREA OF IMPACT. *TR

I RECENTLY JUST REAR ENDED SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY WHO CAME TO A VERY SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. MY CAR HAS $5,500 WORTH DAMAGES ALL IN THE FRONT END (AND IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE) FROM HOW HARD THE IMPACT WAS, FOR THE CAR I HIT HAD A STEEL RAMP ON THE BACK OF IT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AND I NOW HAVE A SPRAINED NECK, SHOULDER, AND NERVE DAMAGE SHOOTING DOWN MY LEFT ARM. MY SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT ANYMORE IT MUST HAVE LOCKED AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON EVEN MY DAMAGE ADJUSTER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF, FOR IT SHOULD HAVE! *TR

A FAULTY DESIGNED UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM CAUSES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT & BRAKING ISSUES. *TR

AS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL I STARTED A WEB SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ON WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TO THE HONDA CIVIC. WE FORMERLY OWNED A HONDA ACCORD AND NEVER HAD ANY SERVICE PROBLEMS (OTHER THAN REGULAR MAINTENANCE CONCERNS). I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS TAKING UP TIME TO CONDUCT DISCOVERY OF FACTS, REPAIRING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEN BUYING NEW TIRES. THE TIRE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER UNEVEN WEAR!!! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE AND FELL OFF IN AUGUST 2011 ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. PRIOR TO AUGUST 2011, WHEN MOVING IT BACK INTO THE NONUSE POSITION IT WOULD STICK AND HANG IN THE WAY CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THEN EVENTUALLY BROKE ALL THE WAY AND JUST FELL OFF. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO MISUSE OR OVERUSE!!!! THIS IS A FAULTY PRODUCT!!! I AM APPALLED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CORRECTIVE PRODUCT DESIGNED AND REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL SCENARIO!!!! IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PART!!!! IF YOU WILL SEARCH THE INTERNET AND EVEN THIS SITE, YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WARRANTS A RECALL! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU CANNOT SEE WHEN THE SUN IS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE SKY WITHOUT THE VISOR, AND YOU CANNOT SEE WITH A FAULTY VISOR THAT HANGS IN YOUR FIELD OF VISION WHEN IN A "BROKEN BUT HASN'T FALLEN OFF YET" SCENARIO. HONDA - YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!! PLEASE RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY DAUGHTER!!!! I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER, NEVER, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SUNVISOR. *TR

FLASHING IGNITION "IMMOBILIZER" LIGHT - SYSTEM CODE "C-1": WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, OR A DISCONNECTED OR "DEAD" BATTERY, VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED, EITHER BY "JUMP STARTING" OR REPLACING THE 12V CAR BATTERY. THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT, IN ALL "J VIN" CIVIC HYBRIDS, ON THE MICU BOARD LOCATED IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE RELAY BOX. DEFECT RESULTS IN THE ELECTRONIC KEY CODES BEING LOST WITH LOW OR NO 12V IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTAGE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO HAVE ALL KEYS (CAR COMES WITH 3 SETS OF KEYS) REPROGRAMMED TO THE IGNITION IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ONLY A HONDA DEALER CAN PERFORM THIS OPERATION. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, VEHICLE OPERATOR AND ANY PASSENGERS CAN BE LEFT STRANDED AND IN AN UNSAFE POSITION. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, IF AVAILABLE, TO HAVE THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM REPROGRAMMED. HONDA WILL NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER TO PERFORM THIS OPERATION BECAUSE OF SECURITY AND VEHICLE THEFT CONCERNS. DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE IMMOBILIZER FAILURE, THIS CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE OPERATOR, DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. IN ADDITION, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS REQUIRING THE VEHICLE BATTERY TO BE DISCONNECTED, WILL RESULT IN AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE AND REQUIRE THAT THE VEHICLE CAR KEYS BE REPROGRAMMED, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE PLANNED MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR AND THE KEY REPROGRAMMING WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT ONLY A HONDA DEALER.

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