2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT MECHANIC SAID UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO PROPER SETTING. MECHANIC INDICATED ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOUND THAT ISSUE APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THAT DETAILED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 08-001, ALSO DETAILED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10024687. *TR

EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE UNRELATED TO NORMAL HIGHER NOISE FROM ALL SEASON TIRES. THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT PASSENGERS CANNOT CONVERSE IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. EXCESSIVE UNUSUAL WEAR ON TIRES REQUIRING FREQUENT REPLACEMENT. HONDA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 FEB 5, 2009 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL OR OFFER TO PAY SOMETHING TOWARD THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY MENTION IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. A REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT, NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND LABOR CHARGES ARE NEEDED TO BE DONE AND PARTS WILL NEED TO BE SHIPPED TO ME FROM THE US SO I CAN HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE WHERE I AM STATIONED HERE IN GERMANY. I'M FRIGHTENED TO TAKE THE CARE OUT ON THE AUTOBAHN. THANKS. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY HONDA WAS ON FOR THE PAST MONTH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING LOTS OF HONDA CIVICS OF 2006 AND 2007 THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WEIGHT SENSOR, WHICH IS CLOSE TO A $2000 REPAIR. WHEN I ASKED HONDA CORPORATE (CUSTOMER SERVICE [XXX] AT 800-999-1009) I WAS ARROGANTLY TOLD THEY DO NOT CARE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT HONDA MARKETS SAFETY IN THEIR VEHICLES, BUT DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR SRS SYSTEM FAILING PREMATURELY. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAM ITEM AND NO ONE SITS IN MY CAR BESIDES ME. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SINCE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHETHER OR NOT WE WEAR SEAT BELTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SUN VISOR FALLS DURING DRIVING LIMITING VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CAN'T BE SEEN. IT IS A SAFETY AN HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. *TR

I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND MY CAR IS IMMACULATE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS FIXED: 3RD GEAR POPS OUT/ GRINDS AND KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT WHEN TURNING. I THOUGHT HONDA DEALER OR AMERICAN HONDA CORP. WOULD COME THRU AND FIX WHAT WAS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED/BUILT. THE DEALER TREATED ME LIKE I WAS AN IDIOT, AND HONDA CORP. SAID I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. $1700 FOR 3RD GEAR, AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT END. I DIDN'T EVEN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY REAR TIRES WEARING BADLY BECAUSE THEY WONT WRECK MY CAR, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS. DO THEY THINK I'LL TRADE THE CAR INTO HONDA, SO I WONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS, AND BUY A NEW CAR FROM THEM? I LIKE MY SPORTY CIVIC, BUT NO, I WONT GIVE THEM MY MONEY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT USE TO BE A GOOD CAR COMPANY. *TR

I GOT THE CAR FROM MY GRANDFATHER AND IT HAD ABOUT 20000 MILES ON IT, AFTER ABOUT PUTTING 6000 MILES ON IT MYSELF I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND I ALWAYS NOTICED THE CAR WAS LOUD WHILE DRIVING AND JUST FIGURED IT WAS NORMAL AND I GUESS I GOT USED TO IT ALTHOUGH ANYONE WHO RODE IN IT WOULD MENTION THE LOAD NOISE(LIKE HAVING MUD TIRES ON IT). WELL AFTER ABOUT 5 SETS OF TIRES(THE CAR NOW HAS 120,000 MILES) I JUST NOW (2013) STARTED LOOKING INTO WHY THE CAR HAS A LOUD NOISE AND CAME ACROSS THE SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUE INVOLVING THE REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. I CALLED CORPORATE HONDA AND THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THE CIVICS AND SAID I WAITED TOO LATE TO COMPLAIN!??? I EVEN TOLD HER I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE $ I WAS OUT ON ALL THE TIRE SETS I JUST WANTED THE ISSUE FIXED BY THEM. SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GO TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND READ THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND IT WAS MY FAULT THAT I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO BE LEGALLY TAKEN CARE OF! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND 9:30PM - 10:00PM IN THE RAIN. I HAD MY WIPERS ON, WHICH WERE WORKING FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF MY 40 MINUTE DRIVE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE WIPER BLADES OCCASIONALLY STOPPED RESTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE ON INTERMITTENT, BUT WOULD REST SLIGHTLY HIGHER. THEY WOULD ALSO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD BETWEEN 3-5 TIMES IN A ROW, WHEN THE INTERMITTENT WAS SET TO WIPE ONCE EVERY FEW SECONDS. I TRIED TURNING THE INTERMITTENT OFF AND WOULD MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPER BAR IN THE CAR WHEN NEEDING MY WINDSHIELD CLEARED, TO SEE IF THAT WORKED BETTER. I RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS, WITH THE WIPER BLADES NOT RESTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE BLADES WIPING 3-5 TIMES IN A ROW WITH ONLY ONE PUSH. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, IT RAINED AGAIN, AND I EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, EXCEPT IT HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE FIRST TIME. I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN THE SECOND TIME, INSTEAD OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

AFTER 16000 MI THE REAR TIRES WHERE CUPPED AND WORN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE EDGE, PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND 15000 MI LATER THE EXACT SAME ABNORMAL TIRE WARE WAS EXPERIANCED. DEALER REPLACED REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS WHICH WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR TIRES, LABOR, AND A 4WHEEL ALIGNMENT. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THAT ITS TSB SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! *TR

WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT $14,000 MILES I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO HEAR NOISE FROM THE TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL MY FAILED INSPECTION THAT I NOTICED THE SEVERITY OF THE UNEVEN WEAR/EAR ON MAINLY THE BACK TIRES. DUE TO A CONTROL ARM RECALL, I WENT TO HONDA IN ORDER TO GET THIS FIXED AND PURCHASED MY OWN TIRES AT THE TIME SINCE THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. UNFORTUNATELY, ABOUT 19,000 MILES LATER, AGAIN MY INSPECTION FAILED DUE TO THE TIRES. I HAD REPLACED IT AGAIN BUT AT THIS TIME HONDA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND TOLD ME THAT IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY POINT AND IF I BRING IT IN AND THEY FIND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER MY GENERAL WARRANTY. I DON'T GET THIS BECAUSE CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURES RECALL AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PLUS MY TIRES EVERY 19,000 MILES. I PURPOSELY CHOSE TO BUY A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE KNOWN TO BE ECONOMICAL AND RELIABLE. NONE OF WHICH MY '07 HONDA CIVIC EX HAS BEEN. I TRIED TAKING IT OUT WITH NEW TIRES DURING THE SNOW; BIGGEST MISTAKE. EVEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS A HAZARD. THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE WARNING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A HONDA CIVIC. THESE CARS ARE NOT WORTH THE PRICE IF THE TIRES ARE NOT RELIABLE. TIRES ARE AN IMPORTANT SECTOR OF A CAR. THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING AND I WOULD NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT TAKING THIS MATTER TO COURT. *TR

THE PRIMER/PAINT/TOP COAT BEGAN TO FAIL ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CONTAINED TO THE HOOD AND ROOF, AND IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF THE FINISHING PRODUCTS USED BY HONDA ON THIS CAR. *TR