1991 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH ALMOST MAY RESULT IN AN CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

I WAS INFORM BY A FRIEND THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING CV BOOT. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THIS CORRECT. I'M WONDERING THE SAME DEFECT THE 2ND TIME. IF NOT NOTICED THE AXLE WILL BREAK AND WILL CAUSE THE VECHICLE TO TURN TO LEFT WITHOUT NOTICE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

I GOT MY SEAT BELTS FIXED TODAY AND WAS CHARGED FOR IT. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED MY MANUAL AND IN IT SPECIFIED, " THIS WARRANTY CONTINUES FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CAR. HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY HONDA SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS INCLUDES ALL LABOR AND PARTS." I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T OF BEEN CHARGED ACCORDING TO THEIR WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO A REIMBURSMENT AS I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE SAFTEY SEAT BELTS. *AK

MY CAR CAME TO A STOP GOING UP A RAMP AFTER IT BEGAN "JERKING". I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT WAS THE COIL IN THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS BENT BOTH TIMES. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, BUT WAS URGED TO CONTACT HONDA TO FIND IF THERE WAS AN "OPEN RECALL" I WAS TOLD BY SHOCKLEY HONDA THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, THIS WAS IN 1996. SINCE THEN, MY CAR HAS HAD THHE EXACT SAME REPAIR 5 MORE TIMES, AND IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. I CALLED HERSON'S HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS A RECALL APPROX 5 YEARS AGO. I CALLED SHOCKLEY TO MAKE AN APPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, INSTEAD OF GETTING AN APPT I WAS TOLD "YOU'RE JUST NOW GETTING AROUND TO GETTING THIS FIXED?" AND "WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING IT IN WHEN YOU GOT THE RECALL IN THE MAIL?" IF I HAD GOTTEN THE RECALL, SURELY I WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS IN TOWING, PARTS AND LABOR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME. IF I WAS STILL PAYING ON THAT VEHICLE, I AM POSITIVE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN CONNTACTED. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL! NOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO? *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN 1996. CAROLINA IMPORTS REPLACED IT ($900), AND MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED MANY AIR CONDITIONERS FROM 1991 HONDA CIVICS. THE REPLACEMENT AIR CONDITIONER HAS SPRUNG AN UNIDENTIFIED LEAK TWICE, SPILLING OUT ALL FREON (@$250). IT ALSO SPRANG ONE IDENTIFIED LEAK, WHICH WAS FIXED. THE BACK TRUNK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR YEARS. WHEN THE TRUNK IS RAISED, WATER POURS DOWN IN THE TRUNK FROM THE RAISED SECTION. WATER ALSO LEAKS IN THE TRUNK WHEN IT IS CLOSED. HONDA SPECIALISTS (RTP, NC) SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN 1990 AND 1991 CIVIC MODELS, AND THAT IT IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WHICH CANNOT BE FIXED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTINIG FLICKERS AND GOES OFF ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. IT COMES BACK ON IF THE DASHBOARD IS BANGED ON. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LARGE HOLES IN THE EARLY 1990'S. THANKFULLY I GOT A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE MUFFLER, BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE. BOTH TIMES DUE TO HOLES. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED TO OPERATE ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 5 YEARS APART. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PART IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATOR. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

BROUGHT IN CAR FOR A FLUCTUATING TACHOMETER AT ZERO/MPH (+/- 1000 RPM WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD/NO NOTICABLE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM). I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (HOWDY HONDA) THAT THE BEARINGS ON THE DISTRIBUTOR ARE FAILING CAUSING THE SHAFT TO ROTATE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. CALLED AROUND AND OTHER MECHANICS SAID THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVIC'S.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. COLLISION CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO CONSUMER'S RIGHT FOOT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK