2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I ON A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. YESTERDAY I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND AS I DID SO THE CAR STOPPED AND THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND ROAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER AS THE CAR BEGAN TO TRY TO JUMP FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION THE ENGINE RACED EVEN MORE AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING THE CAR BACK SO I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CARE ENGINE WAS NORMAL THIS TIME AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE SO I DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT WHEN THEY DID A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GAS PEDAL, THEY FOUND THAT THE GAS PEDAL HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTING. THEY TIGHTEN THIS PART AND CHARGED ME FOR LABOR AND THE TIME ON THE COMPUTER (WHICH CAME TO $104.). THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR SOME OF THE 2006 HONDA CIVICS, BUT THAT MINE WAS NOT THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL. WHEN I LOOK ON YOU WEBSITE IT TYPE IN MY VIN NUMBER AND MAKE AND MODEL, IT SAYS IT IS ON RECALL AND THAT THEY HAVE A MODIFICATION KIT FOR THE GAS PEDAL THAT THEY SEND TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE CAR FOR FREE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ORDER THE REPAIR KIT FOR MY GAS PEDAL AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD SERVICE MY CAR FOR FREE. MY LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S COULD HAVE BEEN AT RISK WITH THIS INCIDENT AND POSSIBLY WITHOUT THIS MODIFICATION KIT, IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET MY CAR INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND FREE INSTALLATION OF THE MODIFICATION KIT AS IT SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED SINCE I OBVIOUSLY SUFFER THE SAME RISK AS THOSE OTHER 2006 HONDA CIVICS WITH THE APPROVED VIN NUMBERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE A REFUND ON THE $104. *TR

THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS RECENTLY SETTLED REGARDING THE ISSUE. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT RAPIDLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. FOUND ALL ENGINE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT THROUGH CRACK IN ENGINE. *TR

THE FOLLOWING IS THE LETTER I SENT TO HONDA. THE LETTER GOT PASSED AROUND AND I WAS TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. PLEASE HELP SETTLE THIS MATTER. I WANT HONDA TO NOTIFY ALL CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO PAY FOR MY DAMAGES DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. ON MONDAY, MARCH 17, AROUND 9AM, MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND HAD NO STEERING. I HAD JUST TAKEN AN EXIT RAMP, 291B TOWARDS CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA AND MIRACULOUSLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE OFF RAMP WITH NO POWER. MY HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A POLICE CAR PULL BEHIND ME AFTER WAITING ABOUT 20 HORRIFYING MINUTES. THE OFFICER SAID SHE WOULD PARK BEHIND ME BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND CARS AND TRUCKS WERE FLYING OFF OF I64 ON TO THIS 291B EXIT RAMP. IT WAS A SHOCK TO LEARN LATER THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT SUDDENLY BROKE OFF AND CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO LOCK UP AND TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELTS TO BE DAMAGED. WHAT WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, WAS TO LEARN THAT CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS HAD THE DRIVE BELT RECALLED TO INSTALL THE LONGER, REROUTED DRIVE BELT. THIS OBVIOUSLY NEEDED TO BE DONE ON MY CAR AS WELL. I AM SHOCKED AND UPSET THAT I WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A POTENTIALLY KNOWN TRAGEDY THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN A VERY LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER TO THIS POINT, BUT REQUIRE THAT APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. HONDA SHOULD COVER REPAIRS RELATED TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY NOTIFY ALL CUSTOMERS PROMPTLY OF THIS KNOWN POTENTIAL DISASTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE BY MARCH 28, 2014. [XXX] PLEASE SEE ENCLOSURES BELOW. <IMG_8551.JPG><IMG_1045.JPG><IMG_2105.JPG> INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER WINDOWS ON FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE AND REAR DRIVER-SIDE NO LONGER GO UP AND DOWN. *JS

?UNEVEN OR RAPID TIRE WEAR" DUE TO DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM. CURRENTLY HONDA HAS A CAMPAIGN L-82 TO REPAIR THE C ARM BUT ONLY FOR THE CIVIC 2006-2007 SI OR HYBRID MODEL. MY CIVIC EX MODEL IS NOT COVERED. I TOLD THERE DEALER THAT HONDA HAD THIS SERVICE BULLETIN VIII-10-07 DATED BACK NOV 26, 2007. THIS SERVICE WAS ONLY COVERED OVER WARRANTY, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY 2006 CIVIC EX. IS THERE ANYTHING LEGALLY THAT CAN BE DONE, I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER CIVIC OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DILEMMA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SLOWING. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULDN'T DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. IT THEN STARTED SMOKING, SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID I HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND THAT THE OIL PROBABLY LEAKED COMPLETELY OUT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. *TR

I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE HUNTINGDON SIDE OF PINE GROVES MOUNTAIN ON PA 26 SOUTH. I DROVE A HONDA CIVIC 06 LX. WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, I APPLIED THE BRAKE NORMALLY TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE A CURVE WHEN THE SPEED WAS AT 60 MPH, BUT MY CAR WAS DRIFTING, NOT LIKE HYDROPLANING AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WATER TO CAUSE THAT BUT IT RAINED FIVE TO SIX HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE WHOLE COURSE OF INCIDENT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. WHEN IT STARTED TO DRIFT, IT SKIDDED TOWARDS THE INCOMING LANE. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY, IT TOOK MUCH MORE FORCE TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DIRECTION WAS NOT CORRECTED, SO I ADJUSTED IT MORE. THEN THE HEAD SUDDENLY TURNED 60 TO 80 DEGREES AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND THEN THE CAR TURNED MORE THAN 180 DEGREES CLOCKWISE; THEN THE TAIL HIT A STOP-SIGN POLE AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MUD. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE, I DID NOT CALL THE POLICE TO CHECK THE SCENE. I THINK IT WAS CAUSED BY HONDA'S DESIGN DEFECTS SINCE I HAD GOODYEAR FOUR-SEASON TIRES WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH GRIDS, SO I WANT TO HIRE AN INVESTIGATOR TO INVESTIGATE MY CASE AND ASK HONDA TO BUY THE CAR BACK. BUT NONE OF THE LAW FIRMS I CONTACTED COULD HELP ME. DURING THE WHOLE COURSE, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. TWO CARS PASSED ME BY WHEN I WAS PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MUD BUT NONE OF THEM STOPPED, SO I GUESS THERE WAS NO WITNESS. THE FIRST TIME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN AFTER THE INCIDENT, I FELT THE BRAKE WAS FLIMSY, SO I DROVE MUCH SLOWER LATER, AT AROUND 40 MPH. I AM NOT SURE IF THE BRAKE COULD HANDLE THAT WET ROAD AGAIN, BUT MOST OF TIME AT MOST PLACES THE BRAKE DOES NOT FAIL, SO I ASSUME I EXPERIENCED A CASE, ON WET ROAD WITH DOWNHILL GRAVITY, THAT THE CAR IS INCAPABLE OF HANDLING. *TT

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6/2013 CAR ACCIDENT I HIT A PARKED CAR TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COMPANY CHOSEN TO DO THE WORK (CUSTOM INNOVATIONS IN EUGENE, OREGON) DID NOT REPAIR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. WHICH IM VERY UPSET ABOUT AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH. AFTER HAVING THE WORK DONE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO HONDA (KENDALL HONDA ALSO IN EUGENE, OREGON) TO HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF MY CAR DIAGNOSED. THE WAS THE MOTOR MOUNT ISSUE AND OTHER ITEMS OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. HONDA SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE SRS AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY NEVER DID. APPROX 1MO. DIAGNOSIS AT HONDA, I WAS SITTING IN A PARK PARKING LOT CHARGING MY PHONE IN THE CAR WITH IT IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. I HAD BEEN THERE ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME AND MY DOG. I SUFFERED MINOR CUTS, ABRASIONS AND SEVERE BRUISING TO MY LEFT ELBOW AND TRICEP. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HONDA. IT WAS A SUNDAY SO ONLY THE SALES TEAM WAS THERE. I WENT AGAIN ON MONDAY ONLY TO BE SENT AWAY, WITH A WE WILL CALL YOU.....VERY DISMISSIVE AND VAGUE. THEN AFTER CALLING 5-6 TIMES THEY FINALLY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK INTO IT. AFTERWARDS, THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO TELL ME EXCEPT THAT IT WOULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND NO THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR WHY THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. ESSENTIALLY I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE SRS SENSORS ALL BEING REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THIS WAS ALL DUE TO THE RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM.....WHICH I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT NOR HAVE IT CHECKED PRIOR TO ANY OF THE MENTIONS EVENTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THE OTHER AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY AT RANDOM. I ALSO WOULD LIKE MY CAR TO HAVE ALL THE RECALLS COMPLETED. *TR